Barcelona

The jury of the ninth edition of the European Prize for Urban Public Space 2016has selected the 25 finalists, which represent the best public space interventions in European cities in 2014 and 2015.

The European Prize for Urban Public Space is a biennial contest organised by seven European institutions with the aim of recognising and giving exposure to projects that create, recover or improve public spaces. This year, 276 entries have been received from 33 different countries.

This year's Biennale is a clear sign that Catalan architecture is triumphing abroad. More than thirty Catalan firms are present at Venice's 15th Mostra Internazionale di Architettura, either showing their work as part of the 'Unfinished' exhibition in the Spanish Pavilion (where 40% of the architecture firms are Catalan), or taking part in the exhibition 'Aftermath_Architecture beyond architects', representing Catalonia at the Eventi Collaterali.