European Prize for Public Space 2014 – RESULTS

WINNER ex aequo: Revitalization of the Old Port, Marseille (France), 2013

The European Prize for Urban Public Space, established in 2000, is organized biennially with the aim of raising awareness and supporting the creation, revitalization, and improvement of the quality of public space in our cities. With an emphasis on European integration, the award highlights the social and political dimensions of architecture.
Over the past seven cycles, the prize has built an international reputation. This year's eighth "edition" featured 274 projects from 30 European countries.

WINNER ex aequo: Intertwined Valley, Elx (Spain), 2013

JURY:
— Carme Ribas (President and Representative of the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona)
— Matevz Celik (Museum of Architecture and Design, Ljubljana)
— Juulia Kauste (Museum of Finnish Architecture, Helsinki)
— Sarah Mineko Ichioka (The Architecture Foundation)
— Francis Rambert (Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine, Paris)
— Katharina Ritter (Architekturzentrum, Vienna)
— Peter Cachola Schmal (Deutsches Architekturmuseum, Frankfurt)
The jury met on April 3 and 4 at the headquarters of the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB) and awarded the following projects:


WINNER ex aequo:
• Revitalization of the Old Port, Marseille (France), 2013

WINNER ex aequo:
• "Intertwined" Valley, Elx (Spain), 2013

AWARDS:
• "Baana" Corridor for Pedestrians and Cyclists, Helsinki (Finland), 2012
• Accessibility of "Rainham" Wetland, London (United Kingdom), 2014
• Public Space "Theater La Lira", Ripoll (Spain), 2012
• Muslim Cemetery, Altach (Austria), 2012


The prize is organized by the following institutions:
Centre de Cultura Contemporània (CCCB, Barcelona – main organizer), Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine (Paris), The Architecture Foundation (London), Architekturzentrum Wien (Vienna), Museum of Finnish Architecture (Helsinki), Deutsches Architekturmuseum (Frankfurt), and Museum of Architecture and Design (Ljubljana).

In the interest of making information accessible to the public, the award has also established the European Archive of Urban Public Space – gathering 470 of the best works from 300 European cities selected from those that have participated in the competition in recent years.

For more information HERE