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Copenhagen’s Enghaveparken shortlisted for New European Bauhaus prize
A public park Enghaveparken in the Vesterbro district of Copenhagen has been shortlisted for New European Bauhaus Awards in the category ‘’Shaping a circular industrial ecosystem and supporting life-cycle thinking.’’
Awards will be given to innovative ideas and projects in Europe that best focus on sustainability, inclusiveness and aesthetics and rely on these concepts in order to improve the life of local communities.
Mayor of Copenhagen Sophie Hæstorp Andersen stated on social media: ‘’Have you seen that Enghaveparken in Vesterbro has been nominated for another prestigious award? This time for the EU’s New European Bauhaus Award, which honours sustainability, inclusion and aesthetics. Cool work. Makes me proud as mayor and Vesterbro’er.’’
Originally designed by architect Arne Jacobsen in 1929, the park has been transformed into one of the largest and most notable climate change adaptation projects in the Danish capital.
‘’The park is nominated as the only Danish out of 52 finalists worldwide, focusing on how the park is both an outdoor space for Copenhageners to visit, and at the same time manages to collect large amounts of rainwater in an underground reservoir. In other words, it is designed and built to be a sustainable urban space for many, many years to come,’’ mayor Hæstorp Andersen further stated.
Danish architecture firm Tredje Natur that participated in the project of transforming Enghaveparken also stated on social media that they were very honored to be shortlisted in the race for this prestigious award.
Next June, at the New European Bauhaus Festival, the winners in all categories will be announced. The Festival will be held as a hybrid event from June 9 to 12. The Festival’s main events will take place in Brussels, with side events taking place throughout the European Union. (photo credit: tredjenatur.dk)
