OKRA   Netherlands   The reconstruction of this canal of Utrecht (Netherlands), carried out by OKRA, has won the 11th European Prize for Urban Public Space. Created by the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB), the award has since the year 2000 biennially h

Although the management difficulties involved in any kind of urban transformation are sometimes unsurpassable, at other times public space serves as material for the undertaking of extraordinary projects directed at serving the citizenry. Recognizing

Barking and Dagenham, London Awarded every two years and given jointly to the institution that promotes the project and to its author, the European Prize for Urban Public Space, organized by the CCCB with the Cité of Paris, the NAi of Rotterdam, the

Sea Organ/A8ernA Awarded every two years and organized by the Center of Contemporary Culture of Barcelona, together with other European institutions, this award puts emphasis on public space as a necessary element for the vitality of cities, and it p