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Gallery: Shortlisted entries for The Pineapples Awards 2024

West End Project, London Borough of Camden for Camden Council - with Central District Alliance, LDA Design, Norman Rourke Pryme, Arcadis and Michael Grubb Studio

West End Project, London Borough of Camden for Camden Council - with Central District Alliance, LDA Design, Norman Rourke Pryme, Arcadis and Michael Grubb Studio

Camden Council’s £35m investment into the area around London’s Tottenham Court Road aims to dramatically enhance urban public space. The project reclaims road space for 0.7ha of new parks, squares and incidental pocket plazas and the re-imagining of 0.3 hectares of existing space. Removing the one-way systems and reducing traffic on Tottenham Court Road and Gower Street. The planting plan includes over 1,000m2 of new beds and borders.

Winner of Public Space - The Pineapples Awards 2024

Bishops Square, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, for Spitalfields Development Group, with Foster + Partners and SEAM

Bishops Square, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, for Spitalfields Development Group, with Foster + Partners and SEAM

Bishops Square lies between Bishopsgate and Old Spitalfields Market, part of a £168m development in the area that includes 3,700sqm of retail space, 72,000sqm of offices, along with apartments, community facilities, cafés and restaurants. The space combines retail and food kiosks, a reimagined shopping street, and three landscaped areas with bespoke street furniture, double-sided and platform benches in the Lawns and a sheltered outdoor performance space.

Shortlisted for Public Space - The Pineapples Awards 2024

Eddington Hotel, Cambridge, for edyn, with dRMM, Robert Myers Associates and AvroKo

Eddington Hotel, Cambridge, for edyn, with dRMM, Robert Myers Associates and AvroKo

Eddington Hotel is part of Cambridge University’s 150-hectare Eddington development. The 180-key Turing Locke apart-hotel and the 150-room Hyatt Centric hotel create a courtyard configuration inspired by academic quadrangles, featuring a vibrant garden at its core. This space, designed by dRMM, serves as a communal area for hotel residents and the wider community, promoting relaxation.

Shortlisted for Public Space - The Pineapples Awards 2024

Regents Place, London Borough of Camden, for British Land, with Townshend Landscape Architects and Nex Architects

Regents Place, London Borough of Camden, for British Land, with Townshend Landscape Architects and Nex Architects

Fronting Euston Road, the 5.26ha Regents Place is a mixed use campus, with a focus on office space, owned and operated by British Land. Local communities were engaged to develop a design which incorporated significant public areas of new planting, paving and street furniture to create a habitable, attractive public realm where people can sit. A £200,000+ Regent’s Place Community Fund also supports 30 community projects across 15 local organisations.

Shortlisted for Public Space - The Pineapples Awards 2024

Union Terrace Gardens, Aberdeen, for Aberdeen City Council, with LDA Design, Stallan Brand, Arup and Balfour Beatty

Union Terrace Gardens is intended as a catalyst for further regeneration across 30 potential investment sites in Aberdeen. The £28.3m project equipped the sunken park with extensive seating, new lighting features, commissioned artworks, 122,000 plants, more trees, and the reinstatement of a planted city crest. The 2.5ha site has hosted various festivals and events that celebrate biodiversity and aesthetics of the gardens.

Shortlisted for Public Space - The Pineapples Awards 2024

Green Spine, City of Westminster, for Westminster City Council, with BDP, WSP and FM Conway

Green Spine, City of Westminster, for Westminster City Council, with BDP, WSP and FM Conway

The Green Spine is conceived as a new linear park that creates a pedestrian focused route running north-south along the Church Street Masterplan, linking Lisson Gardens and Broadley Gardens. Part of the Futures Plan, the park includes play areas, flexible spaces for local events, garden areas and fitness trails, providing public realm for local use.

Shortlisted for Public Space - The Pineapples Awards 2024

Glade of Light, Manchester, for Manchester City Council, with Galliford Try, BCA Landscape, Planit, Civic Engineers

Glade of Light, Manchester, for Manchester City Council, with Galliford Try, BCA Landscape, Planit, Civic Engineers

The Glade of Light memorial commemorates the 22 lives lost in the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017. The landscape features 28 semi-mature native trees and replaces 40% of the previous hard landscaping with biodiverse planting. Created with input from community engagement and consultation, natural elements create a tranquil environment.

Shortlisted for Public Space - The Pineapples Awards 2024

Pound's Park, Sheffield, for Sheffield City Council, with Get Building Fund, Planit, Henry Boot Construction, Whittam Cox Architects, Dudley Engineers, Riveline, Julian Stocks and Timberplay

Pound's Park, Sheffield, for Sheffield City Council, with Get Building Fund, Planit, Henry Boot Construction, Whittam Cox Architects, Dudley Engineers, Riveline, Julian Stocks and Timberplay

Pound’s Park sits at the centre of Heart of the City, a new £500 million development funded by Sheffield City Council. The park features play spaces and a meadow steppe and woodland planting of 70 species and 39 new trees. The mix of native and non-native species provides habitats for wildlife and adaptability to accommodate a changing climate.

Shortlisted for Public Space - The Pineapples Awards 2024

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28 November 2024

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25-27 February

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March

Pineapples at Festival of Place

2 July

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