Adare Manor (Ireland) 2nd Prize The natural, built and heritage assets of Adare Manor Estate provide several contrasting landscape typologies. Recent developments significantly improved the character and restored key views. The arboretum as a heritage feature has been supplemented with new trees. The ‘white’ Ballroom Garden is bursting with flowering plants set amongst an evergreen…
Kasteeltuinen Arcen 2nd Prize Arcen Castle dates from the 17th century. The original garden had a division of sixteen rectangles. Ten of these areas, each with a different theme, were reinstated. The rosarium, surrounded by a pergola, includes more than 250 species and many perennials and shrubs. There is also a lovely woodland garden with…
Image by kind permission ©John Sturrock Pancras Square (United Kingdom) 2nd Prize Close to London’s St Pancras Station, Pancras Square forms part of the 72-acre King’s Cross redevelopment with over 40% of public open space. Pancras Square, a 4.000 sqm ‘outdoor room’, has a strong sense of place inspired by the atmosphere of a continental…
Bartokpark (The Netherlands) 2nd Prize In March 2012, after the developments of the BK40 complex and the demolition of the Bartok Hall some years before, this square in Arnhem was a thorn in the eyes of entrepreneurs and local residents. The Departement Tijdelijke Ordening (DTO), however, together with BUROHARRO designed the Bartokpark, a mini piece…
Mihai Eminescu Trust (Romania) 2nd Prize Transylvania can be considered as a visual record of rural Europe with all its ancient richness and beauty intact. It offers more than just a panorama of evocative architecture and magnificent churches or a survival of the harmony between man and nature or traditional farming. Its secret lies in…
Stavros Niarchos Park (Greece) 1st Prize The new National Library of Greece and Greek National Opera House are sited in the Stavros Niarchos Park in Athens by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. This 17-hectare ensemble is located on an abandoned seafront piece of land – a parking lot left over from the 2004 Olympic Games. The…
Parkstadt Süd (Germany) 1st Prize Parkstadt Süd is Cologne’s largest urban development project. South of the railway ring, the Inner Green Belt will finally be completed towards the Rhine, creating new quarters for living and working. In Cologne – as in many other bigger cities – the development of the public green spaces faces challenges…
Kew Gardens (United Kingdom) 1st Prize Being a historical site, it is fascinating how Kew Gardens during its 250 years of existence is open to society and was never satisfied to work only in preserving the attractivity of the site and its collections, but instead opened its vision and knowledge to a world of knowledge…
Krajinski Park Ljubljansko Barje (Slovenia) 2nd Prize Ljubljansko Barje, an almost 160 square kilometres large plain, originated two million years ago through the sinking of the Ljubljana basin. Consequently, rivers deposited shingle and sediments, virtually damming the Ljubljanica river and inundating the entire Barje basin. Some 6,000 years ago, the Barje lake dried up, leaving…
Tirsbæk Manor (Denmark) 2nd Prize The garden of Tirsbæk is particularly special as its history leads back to the Renaissance, which is only the case for quite a few manor houses in Denmark. The main building is separated from the garden by a moat. There were only few remain of the original garden, and there…
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