The European Prize for Urban Public Space is a biennial award established in 2000 to recognise public space projects.Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona: "History", retrieved 24 August 2013 It is organised by the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona together with six other European institutions: The Architecture Foundation, Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine, Architekturzentrum Wien, Netherlands Architecture Institute, German Architecture Museum and the Museum of Finnish Architecture.A10: "European Prize for Urban Public Space" , 1 May 2010 The number of nominations for the prize increased from 81 projects in 2000 to 347 projects in 2012, while the number of countries participating increased form 14 in the first year to 36 in 2012.Architecture Today: "Ljubljana/ Barcelona: Winners of the 2012 European Prize for Urban Public Space" , 27 June 2012
List of award winners YearProjectLocation 2000 Can Mulà new urban centre Mollet del Vallès, Spain Smithfield Public Space Dublin, Ireland 2002 New park and riverside walks Zuera, SpainStadtteilpark Reudnitz Leipzig, Germany 2004 New system of lifts Teruel, Spain Recovery of rubbish tip as a public park Begues, Spain 2006 A8ernA, space below the motorway A8 Zaanstad, Netherlands Sea organ on a new marine parade Zadar, Croatia 2008 Barking Town Square London, United Kingdom 2010 Open-Air-Library Magdeburg, Germany Oslo Opera House roof Oslo, Norway 2012 Ljubljanica river banks renovation Ljubljana, Slovenia Landscaping of Turó de la Rovira Barcelona, Spain 2014 Renovation of the Old Port of Marseille Marseille, France The braided valley park Elche, Spain 2016 Recovery of the Irrigation System at the Thermal Orchards Caldes de Montbui, Spain Dialogue Centre “Przełomy” at Solidarność Square Szczecin, Poland2018Skanderbeg Square, renovationRenovation of Skanderbeg Square, retrieved 6 July 2018Tirana, Albania2022Catharijnesingel restorationCatharijnesingel , retrieved 13 December 2023Utrecht, Netherlands2024Park at the Warsaw, Poland
References
Further reading Magda Anglès (2010) In Favour of Public Space: Ten Years of the European Prize for Urban Public Space, Actar, Diane Grey (2015) Europe City: Lessons from the European Prize for Urban Public Space, Lars Müller
External links Official website