European Prize for Urban Public Space

The European Prize for Urban Public Space is an initiative of the Center of Contemporary Culture of Barcelona (CCCB) which, since 2000 and on a biennial basis, recognizes the best interventions of creation and transformation in the public spaces of European cities.

The Prize has an honorary nature, is awarded jointly to the authors and promoters of works carried out in the 47 countries that make up the Council of Europe and gives the maximum dissemination to the selected works through the network of European collaborators and partners of the project.

The Prize offers a unique perspective on European cities and aims to become a space of reference to discuss the challenges of urban public space, in collaboration with experts and architectural, academic, and cultural institutions from all over the European territory.

Throughout its 22-year history and 10 editions, 2,206 works have been submitted to the Prize and 19 prizes and 35 mentions have been awarded. A selection of the best 357 works from all editions is published on the project's website (www.publicspace.org).

PURPOSE OF THE AWARD: 11TH EDITION (2022)
After a hiatus since its last edition in 2018, the CCCB announces a new edition of the Award with the aim of valuing those works made between 2018 and 2021.

The call is open, free and takes place in two rounds. In the first round, the jury of this edition will select 25 works that will be published on the project's website and will become part of its archive. From among the 25 selected, there will be 5 finalist works that will go on to the second round.

In this second round of the call, the jury will award the finalist works for their quality and consistency with the criteria defined in these rules. As a result of this second round, the jury will designate a winner and the mentions that, optionally, they deem appropriate.

The award ceremony and associated activities will take place over two days during the fall of 2022 at the CCCB. The authors of the works included in the second round (finalist works) will be invited to present their projects and will receive a commemorative diploma. The selected works and finalist works will be the subject of a publication with contributions from the authors and renowned critics.

More: https://www.publicspace.org/the-prize/-/edition/2022/rules