European prize for urban public space

[i]Why public space?[/i] Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB) Montalegre, 5 E-08001 Barcelona Tel: +34.93.306.41.00 Fax: +34.93.306.41.01 Given the reductionism and programmatic simplicity of some of the large-scale urban projects implemented in Europe in recent years, and the risks of homogenisation and impoverishment of the urban landscape, we believe that promoting public space and making known the diversity of functions it can embrace and its intense, rich and plural character, is an ideal way of stimulating urban projects that aim to reinvent and enhance the structural role that public space has always played in European cities. The European Prize for Urban Public Space is a biennial competition that aims to highlight the importance of public space as a catalyst of urban life, and to recognise and foster investment by public administrations in its creation, conservation and improvement, while also understanding the state of public space as a clear indicator of the civic and collective health of our cities. TIMETABLE 15 January 2006 Opening of period for presenting projects 15 March 2006 End of period for presenting projects 5 May 2006 Meeting of the International Jury of the Prize July 2006 Award of the European Prize for Urban Public Space 2006 For more information [url=mailto:urban@cccb.org ]mailto:urban@cccb.org [/url] or visit the official site: http://www.urban.cccb.org