Following the successful Open Call last year, you are now invited to nominate candidates for the European Garden Award 2022 in these four categories: – Design or concept of a contemporary park or garden– Management or development of a historic park or garden– Protection or development of a cultural landscape and– new in 2022 ––…
Located at the Toelleturm (Toelle Tower) in the eastern part of Wuppertal’s Südhöhen (southern hills), this almost 6-hectare landscape park can be found at the edge of a historical villa district not far from the Barmer Anlagen parkland. The Vorwerk family park was founded around 1907 and has a spectacular topography that affords wonderful views…
2nd Prize: “Design or Concept of a Contemporary Park or Garden” Parc de la Senne (Brussels, Belgium La Compagnie du Paysage: Jean-Frédéric Gay, Nathalie Melin This linear park, located in the heart of the Masui district, was the only free space to develop a key public space in the area. It reinforces both the district’s…
2nd Prize: “Design or Concept of a Contemporary Park or Garden” Hauser & Wirth (Bruton, UK) Piet Oudolf Visitors to the art gallery enter a glazed lobby with a first glimpse of the Oudolf Field: 1½ acres of curving borders with interlocking waves of colour and delicately contrasting textures and winding paths. Some 26,000 plants…
1st Prize: “Design or Concept of a Contemporary Park or Garden” The Third Train (Compiègne, France) Paysarchitectures: Gilles Brusset, Francesca LiggieriAtelier eem: Marc Blume Heavily impacted by the 20’s century wars, the region Hauts-de-France chose to celebrate its heritage and resilience in the Gardens of Peace. The first of these gardens, “The Third Train”, is…
2nd Prize: “Management or Development of a Historic Park or Garden” Lowther Castle & Gardens (Penrith, UK) In 1957, James Lowther watched roof and stonework of his family home being removed for sale at auction to cover the taxes. The gardens were turned over to growing timber and to cultivate pigs and chickens. Restoration was…
1st Prize: Rundāle Palace (Pilsrundāle, Latvia) The grounds of Rundāle Palace amount to 85 hectares including the French Baroque Garden, which covers 10 hectares. Based on a layout by Francesco Rastrelli, the garden was created by Christopher and Michael Weyland between 1736 and 1740. The garden borders a former hunting park to the south and…
2nd Prize: “Protection or Development of a Cultural Landscape” Santar Vila Jardim (Santar, Portugal) Santar is a village in a valley of the river Dão region. There are remains from the Roman Empire, such as archaeological vestiges, roads and bridges. A series of manor houses stands with contiguous grounds that once were occupied by orchards…
2nd Prize: “Protection or Development of a Cultural Landscape” Insel Hombroich (Neuss, Germany) “Art in parallel to Nature” – the motto of Museum Insel Hombroich captures the spirit of the museum’s fostering concept of creating a space as an ideal in both museum and landscape terms. It is a daylight museum with ten walk-in sculptures…
1st Prize: “Protection or Development of a Cultural Landscape” Waterloopbos (Marknesse, The Netherlands) In 1951, Waterloopbos was created as a new forest in an area with natural water streams. For 40 years, it was the home of the Hydraulic Science Laboratory. In 35 large scale models of estuaries and ports, such as the Delta Works…