“Vršovice-Trains, Parks‘n Strolls” was distinguished for its complex yet clearly structured response to the challenges of a fragmented, rail‑dominated urban district, treated as a real place rather than a blank site. The proposal systematically works across scales: it redefines the role of the railway and main corridors, clarifies the network of local streets and passages, and carefully reshapes key public spaces, such as the station area, Eden and Kubánské náměstí.
The project stands out for its capacity to organise future growth around robust public transport and green‑blue infrastructure while respecting the existing urban fabric and the historic industrial identity of Vršovice. Instead of erasing difficult spaces, it transforms underused rail‑side and industrial areas into a sequence of accessible parks, promenades, improving everyday conditions for current residents.
The jury particularly appreciated the project’s complexity in the positive sense: mobility, landscape, public space and development potential are consistently integrated into a single, readable framework, rather than treated as separate themes. The work convincingly demonstrates how climate adaptation, sustainable mobility and heritage‑sensitive renewal can be combined into an implementable vision, which justifies the special distinction it received.
