Project showcase

Gallery: Shortlisted entries for The Pineapples Awards 2023

Public Space

Mayfield Park, Manchester – The Mayfield Partnership (U+I, Manchester City Council, Transport for Greater Manchester and LCR) with Studio Egret West

Part of Manchester’s largest regeneration scheme, Mayfield Park is the city’s first new public park in over 100 years. What was industrial land is now home to diverse range of 120 mature and semi-mature trees of 43 different species, 120,000 plants and shrubs, wildflower and public lawns, tranquil riverside walkways and the city’s largest play area

Shortlisted for Public Space - The Pineapples Awards 2023

2023 Public Space

The Adelaide Street Project, Belfast – Belfast City Council and Department for Infrastructure (Collaborative Project) with OGU Architects and MMAS

Located in the Linen Quarter of Belfast, this masterplan has reactivated the street frontage of Adelaide Street by creating a new half-kilometre linear public park. A lane of vehicular traffic was removed and replaced with incidental play, planting and age-friendly accessible public space including various structures and arts installations

Shortlisted for Public Space - The Pineapples Awards 2023

2023 Public Space

Claremont Park, Brent Cross Town, Barnet – Related Argent with HTA Design, Townshend Landscape Architects, Erect Architecture

Claremont Park is part of the wider Brent Cross Town development. A natural amphitheatre and stage, the Water Meadows play park, nature trails including 300 new trees and a new community-run ice-cream parlour bring new amenities and leisure space to the rejuvenated space

Shortlisted for Public Space - The Pineapples Awards 2023

2023 Public Space

Camley Street Natural Park, Camden – London Wildlife Trust with Erect Architecture and HTA Design

In the middle of the King’s Cross regeneration area and on the bank of Regent’s canal, Camley Street Natural Park offers a wildlife oasis for those that work in the city. Improvements to pond access and paths, a floating viewpoint and a number of volunteering programmes and educational opportunities contribute to the London Wildlife Trust’s commitment to urban outdoor learning

Shortlisted for Public Space - The Pineapples Awards 2023

2023 Public Space

Alfred Place Gardens, Camden – London Borough of Camden with LDA Design

Transformed from a rat-run into a gathering place, Alfred Place Gardens is an example of ‘grey to green’ conversion, created as part of Camden’s wider West End Project. The project has displaced cars in the previously heavily parked street with pedestrian-friendly space, a forest-inspired walkway, play spaces, lawns and an event space

Shortlisted for Public Space - The Pineapples Awards 2023

2023 Public Space

Strand Aldwych Public Realm, Westminster – Westminster City Council with LDA Design

After the dramatic removal of traffic and pedestrianisation of the Strand in 2021, a safer and calmer space has emerged. Multi-coloured seating lines a large performance space with programming commissioned by the surrounding arts institutions. Communal dining, flowerbeds, new trees and cycle stands have increased dwell time in a previously busy and dense section of the city

Winner of Public Space - The Pineapples Awards 2023

2023 Public Space Winner