2nd Prize:Fort Saint-Jean (Lyon, France) Fort Saint-Jean perches on an imposing rocky spur on the gorge of the Saône River in Lyon. This 16th century military fortress now hosts the National School of the Public Treasury. The new constructions of Vurpas & Associates integrate smoothly into the fortress, employing the vocabulary of terraces, fortifications and…
2nd Prize:Gellerup Bypark (Denmark) Designed in the typical architectural style of 1960s modernism with un-programed areas between the houses, Gellerup is one of Denmark’s largest social housing estates with many social, cultural and economic challenges. Central to the recent transformation into an attractive part of Aarhus was adding a natural and human scale. It is…
2nd Prize:Mønsted Kalkgruber (Denmark) This limestone mine – the largest in the world – is an important part of the Danish cultural heritage. It has been used for lime mining between 1874 and 1980 and then for storing cheese. In 1997 the Danish Nature Agency acquired the limestone caves of Mønsted and initiated the protection…
1st Prize:Ilha do Pico (Azores/Portugal) Pico Island is one of nine volcanic islands in the Azores Archipelago. Listed by UNESCO, Pico’s landscape is an outstanding example of the adaptation of farming practices to a challenging environment. The island contains spectacular evidence of grape-growing and winemaking, with an imposing pattern of orderly, long, linear walls running…
2. Prize:Arnside & Silverdale AONB (United Kingdom) Designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), Arnside and Silverdale is characterized by a rolling landscape with scattered historic farming patterns and an overlay of mid-19th century coastal and inland villages. Many villas take advantage of the sea views and the River Kent estuary. There was…
1st Prize:Royal Horticultural Society (United Kingdom) Dowmload: Laudation by Prof. Ed Bennis The Royal Horticultural Society was founded in 1804. Its core objective was and is to be the world’s leading gardening charity by inspiring passion and excellence in the science, art and practice of horticulture. The guiding principles are summarized as “inspire”, „involve“, „inform”…
2nd Prize:Gärten der Welt (Germany) Gardens of the World offers unique opportunities to experience a range of garden styles from different eras and different parts of the world. Every culture regards the garden as a place of peace, beauty and happiness. Eleven themed gardens allow a journey around the world to Bali, Japan, China, Korea,…
1st Prize:Jardí Botànic Barcelona (Spain) Downlaod: Laudation by Lieneke van Campen The design for the Botanical Garden won the 1st prize of the international competition in 1989 and was built from 1999, with funds from the European Union. The site in the Monjuïc Mountain has been a landfill of urban detritus. The whole concept is…
2nd Prize:Vrtba Garden (Czech Republic) Vrtba Garden in Prague is one of several baroque gardens in the Czech capital. The garden was created in 1720 as an Italian style terraced garden by František Maximilán Kaňka. Situated on a hill, the garden is divided into several terraces, connected to each other by staircases. The lowest part…
1st Prize Jardins d’Étretat (France) Download: Laudation by Roswitha Arnold Inspired by Claude Monet, the renowned La Belle Époque actress Madame Thébault decided to create her dream garden in 1903, assisted by local landscape gardener Auguste Lecanu. The main terrace of Les Jardins d’Étretat sits on the famous cliff d’Amont. Claude Monet spent many hours…