In November, the Manuel Ribas Piera International Landscape Schools Prize was awarded to New Coasts from the University of Greenwich. The five projects represent the culmination of three years of creating landscapes as tapestries, an approach that tell stories of Thames and North Sea landscapes impacted by climate change.

The jury highlighted “the unique and rigorous pedagogy of the project, the representation of a highly collaborative and empathetic study culture as well as the recognition of the urgency of coastal adaptation projects in the context of contemporary regulatory environments.” You can see more about the winning entry here.

The award is part of the Barcelona International Biennial of Landscape Architecture, led by Marina Cervera. The Ribas Piera jury included Gary Hilderbrand, Huang Wenjing, Luis Callejas, Eulàlia Gómez-Escoda, and Hayriye Eşbah Tunçay.

[Feature image by Rachel Clements, MLA Landscape Architecture]