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Europe’s best quarters shortlisted for DIFA-AWARD 2004

Europe’s best quarters shortlisted for DIFA-AWARD 2004

32 quarters in 10 countries go through to the next phase / Awards ceremony to be held at EXPO REAL in Munich on 5 October

There are now 32 European quarters in the running for the DIFA-AWARD 2004 organised by Hamburg-based DIFA Deutsche Immobilien Fonds AG. A jury of experts from Germany, Austria, the UK, France and the Netherlands met in Munich last Wednesday to choose the eagerly awaited shortlist. From a total of 101 entries, the jury selected 15 completed urban quarters from Germany: outstanding “contributions to revitalising quarters” in Berlin (x 3), Celle, Cottbus, Essen, Dortmund, Fürth, Hamburg (x 2), Mainz, Potsdam, Rostock, Stuttgart and Tübingen will now feature in the final stage of the competition. In addition, quarters have been shortlisted from Jyväskylä, Tampere, Malmö, Aarhus, Copenhagen, London, Birmingham, Manchester, Antwerp, Brussels, The Hague, Groningen, Lyons, Paris, Warsaw, Bydgoszcz and Basle.

“This shortlist epitomises the exemplary vision and creative variety to be found in the planning and management of urban quarters across Europe,” says jury member Dr. Irene Wiese-von Ofen, President of the International Federation for Housing and Planning (IFHP) headquartered in The Hague.

The towns and cities shortlisted now have until 31 May to submit more detailed descriptions of their projects. The three best quarters will be chosen as part of the DIFA Forum on 5 October 2004 at the EXPO REAL commercial property show in Munich. DIFA will also be presenting the best 15 shortlisted entrants in a special display on its stand.

Total prize money for the DIFA-AWARD 2004 amounts to 30,000 euros. Under the motto “City of the future. Future of the city” the competition is held on a bi-annual basis and recognises developments which significantly enhance the quality of urban life.

DIFA-AWARD 2004 Shortlist

   

Belgium:

  

Antwerp:

Renovation of the “De Coninckplein” Area

Brussels:

The Royal Military Academy of Belgium

   

Denmark:

  

Aarhus:

City Area

Copenhagen:

Christiansbro Area

   

Finland:

  

Jyväskylä:

Jyväskylä Interchange and Vicinity

Tampere:

Finlayson

   

France:

  

Lyons:

Cité international de Lyon

Paris:

Philidor-Maraichers

   

Germany:

  

Berlin-Neukölln:

Remodelling of the Bank of the River Maybach on Reuterplatz

Berlin:

Sony-Center on Potsdamer Platz

Berlin:

Helmholtzplatz/Berlin-Pankow

Celle:

Celle Redevelopment Zone – New Town

Cottbus:

Cottbus Old Town – The Central Public Spaces

Dortmund:

Brückstraßenviertel [Brückstrassen Quarter]

Essen:

Stadtwaldplatz

Fürth:

West of Fürth Town Centre

Hamburg:

Former “Falkenreid” Vehicle Workshops

Hamburg:

Alsterdorf Protestant Foundation

Mainz:

Mainzer Neustadt

Potsdam:

“Central Potsdam” Redevelopment Zone; The Potsdam Urban Canal in Yorckstrasse

Rostock:

Jakobikirchplatz

Stuttgart:

Zeppelin Carré

Tübingen:

Quarter Squares Französischer Platz and Lorettoplatz

   

Netherlands:

  

The Hague:

De Resident

Groningen:

Schots 1+2, Ciboga Terrain

   

Poland:

  

Warsaw:

Metropolitan

Bydgoszcz:

Bydgoszsz Waterfront; BRE Bank Headquarter

Malmö:

Bo01, Malmö Västra hamnen (Western harbour)

   

Switzerland:

  

Basle:

Gundelingen

   

UK:

  

London:

Butlers Wharf

Birmingham:

Brindleyplace

Manchester:

Millennium Quarter

   

Press contact

DIFA Deutsche Immobilien Fonds AG
Fabian Hellbusch
Caffamacherreihe 8, 20355 Hamburg, Germany
Tel: +49 40 3491 9160, Fax: +49 40 3491 9190
E-mail: fabian.hellbusch@difa.de