The European prize is one of the rare prizes to reward works that respect the European tradition of town planning. It seeks to break the isolation and the silence that surround a large part of contemporary architectural production that does not find its way into pages of architecture journal or into the exhibitions halls. The European Prize promotes the characters of excellence in the designing and building of new urban neighbourhoods and aims at enhancing the European genius of building the fundamental matrix of the traditional city: the mixed-use urban neighbourhood. It aims also at encouraging the creation of new mixed-use urban neighbourhoods conceived and designed according to the principles of Sustainable Development and the EU Green Paper for the Urban Environment. In order to be eligible, proposed interventions should organically fit within the traditional urban morphology of the city and present an architecture that improves and enriches the regional character. Awarded every three years and created by the architect Philippe Rotthier in 1982, this prize acknowledges contemporary works, which respect the architectural and urban principles which formed the basis for the creation of Europe’s most beautiful cities.
EUROPEAN PRIZE 2008: THE BEST URBAN NEIGHBOURHOOD BUILT IN THE LAST 25 YEARS
BUCCI, Alessandro;DIOLAITI, Donatella;TAGLIAVENTI, Gabriele
2010
Abstract
The European prize is one of the rare prizes to reward works that respect the European tradition of town planning. It seeks to break the isolation and the silence that surround a large part of contemporary architectural production that does not find its way into pages of architecture journal or into the exhibitions halls. The European Prize promotes the characters of excellence in the designing and building of new urban neighbourhoods and aims at enhancing the European genius of building the fundamental matrix of the traditional city: the mixed-use urban neighbourhood. It aims also at encouraging the creation of new mixed-use urban neighbourhoods conceived and designed according to the principles of Sustainable Development and the EU Green Paper for the Urban Environment. In order to be eligible, proposed interventions should organically fit within the traditional urban morphology of the city and present an architecture that improves and enriches the regional character. Awarded every three years and created by the architect Philippe Rotthier in 1982, this prize acknowledges contemporary works, which respect the architectural and urban principles which formed the basis for the creation of Europe’s most beautiful cities.I documenti in SFERA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
