“In addition to its resilience to climate change, this audacious project is exemplary in terms of the requalification of abandoned spaces and industrial wastelands.“, commented the Victoires du Paysage jury on the Parc des Ateliers d'Arles. This bi-annual competition, organized by the French Interprofession of Horticulture, Floristry and Landscape (VAL'HOR), rewards all the two years since 2008 the most beautiful and relevant landscaping in France.
Wednesday December 11, 2024, on the occasion of the awards ceremony in Paris, the best distinction went to the Luma Tower: The Grand Jury Prize, for the Parc des Ateliers, a former wasteland and platform barren transformed into a lush park adapted to the current and future climate crisis. “Most of the developments visited during the summer with the members of the technical juries particularly reflect a desire to gradually adapt the living environment and the territories to the hazards linked to environmental and climatic crises.“, explains Michel Audouy, president of the Victoires du Paysage jury. If the Parc des Ateliers did well, it is because, according to the jury, it is the result of a “resilient project that addresses the challenges of the 21st century.”
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