Winner: Benidorm Waterfront, Benidorm
(Alicante) Spain by Office of Architecture in
Barcelona
Benidorm is perhaps the one Spanish town where the massive industry of
leisure and tourism has turned into a paradigm, the promenade in
Benidorm, a new transitional location between built city and the natural
space of sea and beach, was officially opened in July 2009.
Shortlisted: Urban Park Railway Cover
Theresienhöhe, Munich, Germany by Topotek 1
An unusual open space project was opened in the Munich city quarter of
Theresienhoehe in June 2010. Built on the thin engineered membrane of a
railway bridge construction on the former site of the Munich fair, the project
represents an artificial and artistic landscape that is in many respects
multilayered and hybrid.
Shortlisted: Barry Curtis Park, Auckland, New
Zealand by isthmus
Barry Curtis Park is the largest urban park to be built in New Zealand for
over a century. The 100ha park has been masterplanned to closely
integrate with the new town of Flat Bush, which by 2020 is planned to
become a resilient, flexible and sustainable community of over 40,000
people.
Shortlisted: Conversion Old and New Harbour
Bremerhaven, Germany by Latz + Partner
Landscape Architects Urban Planners
The project's main objective has been to offer a strong and flexible
framework in terms of structure and material for the different urban
demands and building activities of a town, which has to make progress in
its social, economic and ecological change.
Shortlisted: Marina Bay Waterfront Promenade,
Singapore, Singapore by Cox Architects and
Planners
This important addition to Singapore's heart in Marina Bay exemplifies
advanced architectural and engineering design in the urban redevelopment
of a global city. The project's aesthetic and environmental initiatives
signposts a way forward for future urban design innovation.
Shortlisted: The Garden that Climbs The Stairs,
Bilbao, Spain by balmori associates
Diana Balmori and her landscape and urban design practice Balmori
Associates were invited to propose a temporary urban garden as part of
the second edition of the International Garden Competition of Bilbao, Spain
- Bilbao Jardín.