In 2023-2024 Chapex was one of the projects in the exhibition As Found. Recently the Jury of the prestigious European Prize for Public Urban Space in its 2024 edition, promoted by the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona, CCCB, has chosen the project CHAPEX, located in Charleroi, as a finalist project to compete for the Award.
The International Jury of the European Prize for Urban Public Space 2024, organized by the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB), has chosen the 10 finalists of this edition, 5 in the General category and 5 in the Seafronts category.
The projects selected are located in Belgium, Spain, Georgia, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland and Switzerland. Most correspond to medium-sized cities, showing that sensibility and attempts to promote quality public spaces exist throughout European territory, beyond big cities.
The European Prize for Urban Public Space is an honorary biennial competition that, since 2000, has recognized the best interventions in the creation, transformation and recovery of public spaces in European cities. This edition exceptionally incorporates the Seafronts category in response to the particular vulnerability of coastal cities to climate change and in the framework of the Cultural Regatta, the programme of activities promoted by Barcelona City Council to accompany the celebration of the America’s Cup in the city.
On 9 September, the 5 finalists in the Seafronts category, and on 28 October those in the General category will present their projects to the Jury. The winning works in the two categories will be announced on 29 October. All the events will take place at the CCCB and will be open to the public.”
