How climate and human physiology shape public spaces

• Philippe Rahm

The Swiss architect explains how public space has always been directly related to people's physiological needs and climatic conditions such as heat or cold.

Nzinga Biegueng Mboup: “We get in Senegal a lot of migrations from Europe”

Senegalese-Cameroonian architect Nzinga Mboup analyses the housing situation, the economy, the digital world and the energy and food model in Senegal. Mboup criticises the dominant narratives about migrants, proposes the creation of opportunities within African countries and defends a migration...

Margaret Crawford's favorite public spaces

Francis Rambert's favourite public spaces

The head of the Architectural Creation Department at the Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine in Paris and member of the 2024 Prize Advisory Commitee, Francis Rambert, shares his favorite public spaces in Paris, Oslo, and Bogotá.

Samu Szemerey's favorite public spaces

The Director of Contents at the Contemporary Architecture Center of Budapest and member of the Advisory Committee of the European Prize for Urban Public Space 2024, Samu Swemerey, talks about his favorite public spaces in Budapest and Prague.

The 2024 Jury of the Prize has met in Barcelona to decide on the selected and finalist works

297 projects from 35 countries have been submitted for the 2024 European Prize for Urban Public Space.

The finalists for the 2024 Prize

After meeting on 27th and 28th June, the international Jury of the 2024 European Prize for Urban Public Space has chosen the 10  finalists for this year’s award, 5 in the General category and 5 in the Seafronts category.

Nikolaus Hirsch's favourite public spaces

The director of the CIVA in Brussels  and member of the Advisory Commeetee of the European Prize for Urban Public Space 2024,  Nikolaus Hirsch, explains his favourite public space, located in Karlsruhe.

Maja Vardjan's favorite public spaces

What are the favorite public spaces of the director of the Museum of Architecture Ljubljana (MAO) and member of the Advisory Commeetee of the European Prize for Urban Public Space 2024?