The international jury of the European for Urban Public Space 2018, which met at the CCCB on 18 and 19 April, has selected the 25 finalist projects for this year’s award. Representing the best public space interventions in European cities in 2016 and 2017, these works are among the 279 candidates coming from 32 countries. The Prize recognises the creation, recovery and improvement of public spaces, and understands their state as a clear indicator of the democratic health of our cities.
This year’s jury, chaired by the architect Olga Tarrasó, representing the CCCB, consisted of Matevž Čelik, director of the Museum of Architecture and Design of Ljubljana; Hans Ibelings, Dutch historian and architecture critic; Ewa P. Porebska, Warsaw-based architect and editor-in-chief of the magazine Architektura-murator; Francis Rambert, director of La Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine in Paris; Peter Cachola Schmal, director of the Deutsches Architekturmuseum in Frankfurt; Katharina Ritter, representing the Architekturzentrum Wien (Vienna); and Ellis Woodman, director of The Architecture Foundation, London.
The final decision of the Jury will be made public at the awards ceremony which is to be held at the CCCB on 20 June. The 25 finalist projects will be published in the online Archive, which brings together the best projects that have been presented since the Prize was inaugurated in 2000.
This year will see the tenth award of the Prize, which has become a privileged observatory of good practices testifying to the prolific construction of public spaces all around Europe.
The European Prize for Urban Public Space is an initiative by the Center of Contemporary Culture of Barcelona (CCCB) co-organized by:
This year’s jury, chaired by the architect Olga Tarrasó, representing the CCCB, consisted of Matevž Čelik, director of the Museum of Architecture and Design of Ljubljana; Hans Ibelings, Dutch historian and architecture critic; Ewa P. Porebska, Warsaw-based architect and editor-in-chief of the magazine Architektura-murator; Francis Rambert, director of La Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine in Paris; Peter Cachola Schmal, director of the Deutsches Architekturmuseum in Frankfurt; Katharina Ritter, representing the Architekturzentrum Wien (Vienna); and Ellis Woodman, director of The Architecture Foundation, London.
The final decision of the Jury will be made public at the awards ceremony which is to be held at the CCCB on 20 June. The 25 finalist projects will be published in the online Archive, which brings together the best projects that have been presented since the Prize was inaugurated in 2000.
This year will see the tenth award of the Prize, which has become a privileged observatory of good practices testifying to the prolific construction of public spaces all around Europe.
The European Prize for Urban Public Space is an initiative by the Center of Contemporary Culture of Barcelona (CCCB) co-organized by:
- The Architecture Foundation (London)
- The Architekturzentrum Wien (Vienna)
- The Institut Français d’Architecture / la Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine (Paris)
- The Museum of Finnish Architecture (Helsinki)
- The Deutsches Architekturmuseum (Frankfurt)
- The Museum of Architecture and Design (Ljubljana)
Amsterdam (The Netherlands), 2016
Poblenou “Superblock”
Barcelona (Spain), 2017
Street Square
Barcelona (Spain), 2017
Playground Landscape “Be-MINE”
Beringen (Belgium), 2016
I'm a monument!
Berlin (Germany), 2017
Memorial 22/3
Brussels (Belgium), 2017
Monument for an Open Society
Brussels (Belgium), 2018
Community Kitchen in Terras da Costa
Costa de Caparica (Portugal), 2017
Temporary Stage
Dnipropetrovsk (Ukraine), 2017
Zollverein Park
Essen (Germany), 2018
Third Garden
Florence (Italy), 2017
Renovation of the Himara Waterfront
Himara (Albania), 2016
Rehabilitation of the Alameda Manuel Ricardo Espirito Santo
Lisboa (Portugal), 2017
Carmo Convento Chiado Connection
Lisboa (Portugal), 2016
Blue House Yard
London (United Kingdom), 2017
Lea River Park
London (United Kingdom), 2018
Recovery of the ENCI Quarry
Maastricht (The Netherlands), 2018
PC Caritas
Melle (Belgium), 2016
The Fold's Childhood
Meyrin (Switzerland), 2017
Bringing Gardens Back
Moscow (Russia), 2017
Refurbishment of Vacant Spaces «Les Courtillières»
Pantin (France), 2018
Skanderbeg Square
Tirana (Albany), 2017
Niel Garden
Toulouse (France), 2016
Renewal of the Seafront Promenade
Vlorë (Albania), 2017
A Square and a Playground below the Castle
Škofja Loka (Slovenia), 2017
Poblenou “Superblock”
Barcelona (Spain), 2017
Street Square
Barcelona (Spain), 2017
Playground Landscape “Be-MINE”
Beringen (Belgium), 2016
I'm a monument!
Berlin (Germany), 2017
Memorial 22/3
Brussels (Belgium), 2017
Monument for an Open Society
Brussels (Belgium), 2018
Community Kitchen in Terras da Costa
Costa de Caparica (Portugal), 2017
Temporary Stage
Dnipropetrovsk (Ukraine), 2017
Zollverein Park
Essen (Germany), 2018
Third Garden
Florence (Italy), 2017
Renovation of the Himara Waterfront
Himara (Albania), 2016
Rehabilitation of the Alameda Manuel Ricardo Espirito Santo
Lisboa (Portugal), 2017
Carmo Convento Chiado Connection
Lisboa (Portugal), 2016
Blue House Yard
London (United Kingdom), 2017
Lea River Park
London (United Kingdom), 2018
Recovery of the ENCI Quarry
Maastricht (The Netherlands), 2018
PC Caritas
Melle (Belgium), 2016
The Fold's Childhood
Meyrin (Switzerland), 2017
Bringing Gardens Back
Moscow (Russia), 2017
Refurbishment of Vacant Spaces «Les Courtillières»
Pantin (France), 2018
Skanderbeg Square
Tirana (Albany), 2017
Niel Garden
Toulouse (France), 2016
Renewal of the Seafront Promenade
Vlorë (Albania), 2017
A Square and a Playground below the Castle
Škofja Loka (Slovenia), 2017
