A2 and DLR Architects of DLRCoCo are delighted to be finalists for the European Prize for Urban Public Space for the Redevelopment of DLR Baths. From its inception, this Prize has aimed to recognise and make known the best works creating, recovering and improving public space in Europe. Well aware of the ambiguities inherent in the notion of public space, this is the only prize in Europe which recognises and promotes a space that is both public (open and of universal access) and urban. The Prize is therefore different from other initiatives focused on the figure of the architect, and awards given for landscaping projects, since it draws attention to the relational and civic nature of typically urban space. A2 presented our project in Barcelona before a jury including Beth Galí, Beate Hølmebakk and Manon Mollard.
