“It is important to understand that the square is also a political statement”
Interview with Erion Veilaj, Mayor of Tirana, and Johan Anrys, architect and author of the winning work of the European Prize for Urban Public Space 2018.
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“Public space should be seen in in its dual symbolic and material dimensions as a common good belonging to citizens.”
Interview with Raquel Rolnik
Professor Rolnik warns of the dangers of losing public space in cities governed by the logic of privatisation.
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Presentation of the European Prize for Urban Public Space 2018
At the award-giving ceremony for the 2018 Prize, held in the evening of 20 June, the six winning projects were announced and diplomas presented.
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In Defence of the European Urban Public Space
"At the basis of the European Prize for Urban Public Space lies the conviction that a well-designed and well-intended public space is conducive to bettering the lives of people and the health of society at large"
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"You certainly can't have democracy without public space"
Masha Gessen highlights the fundamental role of public space in democracy
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“Public space is shrinking, being sold, or being monitored”
The well-known gender theorist and professor of linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley offers her views on public space today and on the dwindling freedom of assembly.
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The Cities We Need
With the threat of climate change and the exponential growth of cities, Michael Kimmelman, art and architecture critic of The New York Times , calls for a twenty-first-century model of the city that is more responsible with its environs and towards the people who inhabit it.
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The 25 finalists of the 2018 Prize now published
The list of the 25 finalist works of the tenth edition of the European Prize for Urban Public Space is now available for consultation on this website.
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179 European cities in favour of public space
Entries for the 2018 Prize combine to offer an outstanding representation of cities which endorse public space as an essential aspect of urban improvement.
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Highlighted works
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Network of Footpaths and Cycling Routes on Cape Santa Pola
Santa Pola (Spain), 2015
A network of paths and bridges for walkers and cyclists has rescued from deterioration and neglect historical sites and natural areas on the rocky massif separating the town of Santa Pola from the Gran Alacant residential area.
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Protection Building of the Genovés Park
Cádiz (Spain), 2015
A seafront esplanade invaded by parked cars is replaced by an elongated building that shelters the Genovés park from winds, while containing public bathrooms, changing rooms and cultural facilities and featuring an elevated viewpoint overlooking the bay of Cadiz.
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Temporary Refurbishment of “Spanish House”
Belgrade (Serbia), 2013
Students, experts, artists, activists and local residents temporarily take over a ruined building and work together to improve the Savamala neighbourhood.
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Riu Sec Square and La Farigola footbridge
Cerdanyola del Vallès (Spain), 2013
The installation of a lift and footbridge provides a way of crossing the barrier created by the topography and the railway line which cut off the neighbourhood of La Farigola from the rest of the municipality.
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"Baana": pedestrian and bicycle corridor
Helsinki (Finland), 2012
A deep railway cutting which slices through the urban fabric has been converted into a pedestrian and bicycle corridor in a resource-saving collaborative process that also respects the memory of an industrial past.
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“Otets Paisiy” Temporary Library
Plovdiv (Bulgaria), 2011
A disused trolley bus is converted into a mobile library.
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Photovoltaic Canopy
Figueres (Spain), 2011
A large cover equipped with photovoltaic plaques provides shelter for a range of civic activities including the weekly market, gatherings and concerts.
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Sacred Art Museum and España Square
Adeje (Spain), 2011
The new Museum of Sacred Art takes advantage of its uneven site on the edge of a gorge to provide a flat roof which doubles as a square and lookout in the old town centre.
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"The Barley Field"
Madrid (Spain), 2010
Residents of the La Latina neighbourhood take over a site earmarked for the construction of a public facility, converting it into a meeting place for a wide-ranging series of events including inflatable pools, open-air cinema and neighbourhood breakfasts.
