Diller, Scofidio + Renfro has been selected as the winners of the international South Sea Pearl Eco-Island competition. The competition ? hosted by Haikou Municipal People?s Government, organized by HNA Infrastructure, coordinated by HNA Design and CBC(China Building Centre) and lead by chief consultant Vicente Guallart, former Chief Architect of Barcelona ? saw 10 leading international firms compete for the design of an 250 hectare eco-tourism hub on a newly constructed island in the Haikou Bay of Hainan, which will contain housing, hotels, tourist attractions and a port with capacity for two large cruise ships.

Winner: Diller, Scofidio + Renfro. Image Courtesy of Guallart Architects

Diller, Scofidio + Renfro has been selected as the winners of the international South Sea Pearl Eco-Island competition. The competition ? hosted by Haikou Municipal People?s Government, organized by HNA Infrastructure, coordinated by HNA Design and CBC(China Building Centre) and lead by chief consultant Vicente Guallart, former Chief Architect of Barcelona ? saw 10 leading international firms compete for the design of an 250 hectare eco-tourism hub on a newly constructed island in the Haikou Bay of Hainan, which will contain housing, hotels, tourist attractions and a port with capacity for two large cruise ships.Beating out runner-up proposals from Foster + Partners and Morphosis, Diller Scofidio + Renfro?s winning proposal was selected after several rounds of voting by the ju...