大芝加哥水务局刊文表彰华裔景观建筑师王尔德：从业35年以上，以设计推动公平
伊利诺伊州库克县芝加哥市消息：大芝加哥地区水务局（MWRD）10月28日在官网刊文，回顾该局今年5月22日亚太裔传统月庆祝活动上华裔景观建筑师王尔德（Ernest C. Wong）的分享，并表彰他以景观设计推动公平与社区参与的长期贡献。
王尔德是芝加哥site design group公司的创始人和负责人，从业35年以上，主持设计了芝加哥河滨步道东段、先锋广场（Pioneer Court）、玛丽·巴特尔姆公园（Mary Bartelme Park）、亨利·帕尔米萨诺公园（Henry Palmisano Park）和华埠的谭继平纪念公园（Ping Tom Memorial Park）等知名城市公共空间。文章介绍，王尔德出生于移民家庭，从争取父亲的认同起步，逐渐走上以设计改变城市的道路，他的作品注重捕捉不断变化的社区风味，并回应气候与社会挑战。
水务局财务主席Marcelino Garcia在文中表示，王尔德"以设计推动公平的承诺，与水务局以正直和创新服务所有社区的使命相呼应"，他的分享对在基础设施、环境、创意与好奇心交汇处工作的人是一种启发。王尔德还长期投身公益，曾担任芝加哥华人服务社、芝加哥亚裔商会、芝加哥地标委员会等多个机构的董事或评审，并在地标委员会担任主席；他曾获《芝加哥论坛报》2010年度"芝加哥年度人物"荣誉，并于2021年获美国景观建筑师协会（ASLA）社区服务奖与Daniel H. Burnham杰出服务奖。
来源：GSM·美国
Chicago: MWRD Honors Landscape Architect Ernest C. Wong, Recapping May AAPI Heritage Month Event
CHICAGO, Cook County, Illinois — The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) published an article on its website on October 28 looking back at remarks by Chinese American landscape architect Ernest C. Wong at the district's Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month celebration on May 22 this year, honoring his long record of advancing equity and community engagement through landscape design.
Wong is the founder and principal of Chicago-based site design group and has practiced for more than 35 years. His work includes the east stretch of the Chicago Riverwalk, Pioneer Court, Mary Bartelme Park and Henry Palmisano Park and Ping Tom Memorial Park in Chinatown, among other well-known public spaces in the city. The article recounts how Wong, born into an immigrant family, worked his way from seeking his father's approval to reshaping the city through design, with work that captures the changing character of communities and responds to climate and social challenges.
Marcelino Garcia, the district's treasurer, said in the article that Wong's "commitment to equity through design mirrors our mission to serve all communities with integrity and innovation," and that his remarks inspire those working where infrastructure, environment, creativity and curiosity meet. Wong has also long served the community, holding board or jury roles with organizations including the Chinese American Service League, the Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Illinois and the Commission on Chicago Landmarks, which he has chaired; he was named a Chicagoan of the Year by the Chicago Tribune in 2010 and received the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Community Service Award and the Daniel H. Burnham Distinguished Service Award in 2021.
Source: GSM News
来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
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