Private Plots and Public Spots Design Competition

The Lower Austrian government agency Lebensqualität - Aktion Natur im Garten is sponsoring the international garden architecture award “best private plots 08 – Die besten Gärten 2008” in order to foster and recognise achievements in the design of private outdoor space.

The competition is an important component of the discourse on the design of private outdoor space. The prize honours exceptional achievements in the design of private outdoor space and gardens. The competition highlights the garden as a place of innovation, as a space for creative expression and action, as contemporary dialogue between architecture and landscape.

Competition Theme
The international competition best private plots 08 – Die besten Gärten 2008 is being held for the third consecutive year. The award criteria include: idea, artistic and conceptual quality, use of plants and materials, relationship between inside and outside, delimitation of space and organisation of open space, technical and ecological planning. Special attention will also be given to the individual diversity of use and functionality. The open space must be clearly identifiable as intended for private residence and use.

The outdoor spaces must have been completed after January 1, 1998. Awards are in recognition of newly designed gardens or for redesign of existing gardens.

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