Europan 10
Jun 2008 - May 2010
European Urbanity
Figures Europan 10
Participation
4,219 registrations
2,429 entries (56%)
123 prizes
56 winners and 67 runners-up
plus 85 honorable mentions
on 62 sites
Countries and sites
EUROPAN 10 - 16 participating countries
Europan Belgique/België/Belgien
Europan Danmark
Europan Deutschland
Europan España
Europan France
Europan Hrvatska
Europan Ireland
Europan Italia
Europan Latvija
Europan Nederland
Europan Norge
Europan Österreich
Europan Portugal
Europan Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/Svira
Europan Suomi - Finland
Europan Sverige
EUROPAN 10 - 3 associated countries proposing a site
Eesti
Magyarország
Polska
Cities of EUROPAN 10 - 62 urban situations
Belgique/België/Belgien: Gembloux, LIège
Danmark: Århus, Augustenborg, Kolding, København, Rudkøbing
Deutschland: Bottrop, Dessau, Elmshorn, Forchheim, Guben, Heidelberg, Leisnig, München, Nürnberg
Eesti: Tallinn
España: Cáceres, Elda, Madrid, Reus, Taboadela, Teruel, Valverde
France: Alès, Dunkerque, Isle d'Abeau, Saintes, Seilh, Triel-sur-Seine
Hrvatska: Rijeka, Zagreb
Ireland: Dublin, Galway
Italia: Genova
Latvia: Riga
Magyarország: Ajka
Nederland: Den Haag, Emmen, Maastricht, Utrecht
Norge: Oslo, Trondheim, Vardø
Österreich: Eisenstadt, Graz, Wien
Polska: Warszawa
Portugal: Cascais, Entroncamento, Lisboa
Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/Svizra: Dietikon, La-Chaux-de-Fonds, Montreux, Neuchâtel, Nyon
Suomi/Finland: Järvenpää, Tampere
Sverige: Kisa, Lerum, Mora, Östhammar
Theme
EUROPEAN URBANITY
Inventing Urbanity
Contributing to our urban character is the principal task for architects, landscape and urban design professionals. Public space is framed by buildings, occupied by street furniture, defined by routes that cross them, and create a dialogue with ‘soft’ landscaping – water, air, vegetation. These are the elements that inform the atmosphere of the place. Urban character is related to the landscape, the feel, the place. Public spaces are perceived from a variety of points of view, either static (from a building), or through the experience of moving, (by foot, or vehicle).
The Europan competition is concerned with the domain between urban planning and building construction: The intention is to elicit a discussion on public and private space, and to bridge between architecture and urbanism: to make urbanism more ‘architectural’.
LIVING IN TODAY’S RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS: DISTANCE AND PROXIMITY
Two tendencies are pulling home life in different directions: on one hand our growing individualism and autonomy, our professional mobility, the diversity of social groups within one family, the speed of communications and travel, and on the other hand a strong desire to have neighbourhood-scaled social networks.
This tension means we have to consider our residential areas in a new light.
How do we create new residential areas when there is so much change? How can innovative typologies and programmatic requirements play a role in addressing complex changing nature of urban space?
SUSTAINABILITY
Sustainability is a necessity, originating from the growing awareness of the interdependence of the entire planet. The contemporary Europan city needs to respect the principles of sustainable development.
Working towards this does not mean only performing to measurable criteria of sustainability, but also developing a strong message of the effects of sustainability on architectural and urban projects.