The European Prize for Urban Public Space is a biennial competition organized by seven European institutions with the aim to recognize and encourage the recovery projects and defense of public space in our cities. The award, created in 2000, celebrates its seventh edition in 2012.
JOINT WINNER
Preureditve nabrežij in mostovi na Ljubljanici Ljubljana (Slovenia), 2011
Renovation of the banks of the River Ljubljanica in the section flowing through the old city centre, a collective effort that concentrates resources in a range of specific interventions.
JOINT WINNER
Arranjament dels cims del Turó de la Rovira Barcelona (Spain), 2011
Landscaping and improved accessibility to a lookout where the remains of an anti-aircraft gun emplacement combine with those of a shanty village that was later constructed there.
SPECIAL MENTION
Exhibition RoadLondon (United Kingdom), 2011
A main road in one of London’s cultural districts has been repaved and rid of architectural barriers, while vehicular traffic has been regulated by means of a “shared surface” system that achieves a balance of consensus between traffic and pedestrians.
SPECIAL MENTION
Mémorial de l’abolition de l’esclavageNantes (France), 2011
A wharf on the Loire River where slave ships once docked has been renovated with a new riverside walk that replaces a car park, while a memorial space commemorates the slave trade.
SPECIAL MENTION
Annorstädes / Elsewhere / AilleursMalmö (Sweden), 2010
A permanent installation projects moving images on to the platforms of an underground railway station, thus making the waiting period more enjoyable for passengers.
SPECIAL CATEGORY
Acampada en la Puerta del SolMadrid (Spain), 2011
A large-scale demonstration by citizens demanding improvements in the democratic system by means of a temporary occupation of one of Madrid’s most representative squares.
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