Prague’s Čelakovský Gardens project wins environmental adaptation award

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A project implemented in Prague won the Adapterra award for environmental adaptation as winners were announced in October. This is the third time that the award went to a project implemented in the city headed by Mayor of Prague Zdeněk Hřib. This time, the prize went to the revitalisation project of the Čelakovské Gardens.

Deputy Mayor of Prague Jana Plamínková pointed out that she is happy to see that several inspiring projects implemented in Prague appeared again at the Adapterra competition, noting that four made it to the finals.

“The award-winning project in the Čelakovský Gardens near the National Museum underlines the importance of the correct design and implementation of all the details of the location of greenery in the city in combination with a high-quality site design,” she added.

Plamínková pointed out that innovative projects offer solutions to increasingly frequent phenomena including the drying of trees, heat waves, sewage congestions and torrential rains, among other.

The jury praised the garden restoration project for adaptation to the hot city centre and heavy traffic as well as elements aimed at solving rainwater retention problems with the use of paved surfaces.

Other projects that won the award include the renovation of a high school in Prague, the rainwater management project in the village of Ořechov and the self-sufficient house project in Kyselova, among other.

(Photo credit: Nadace Partnerství / Adapterra Awards / Vojta Herout)