Overall Jury Statement The final selection for Koppelbrug, Amersfoort demonstrates a shared commitment to combining urban density, mobility, and public life into an integrated whole. The winning project, A Good Sport, succeeds through its synthesis of structure, adaptability, and livability; the runner-up, Assembly City, reimagines flexibility and reuse as a dynamic architectural system; and the honourable mention, H.E.A.R.T.Y. HUB, enriches…
Overall Jury Statement The final selection for Kop van Isselt, Amersfoort reflects a collective commitment to shaping a sustainable, mixed, and resilient urban district rooted in the reuse of industrial heritage. The winning project, Re: Isselt, defines an adaptive and circular development framework; the runner-up, Parkplein aan de Eem, articulates a synthesis of architecture and landscape; and the special…
Overall Jury Statement The final selection for Stadhuisplein, Amersfoort reflects a shared ambition to craft a vibrant cultural quarter rooted in the city’s historical and spatial character. The winner, Cultural Archipelago, offers an adaptable framework that prioritizes reuse and small-scale cultural energy; the runner-up, Fragments of History, proposes an elegant urban composition that expands the network of public spaces;…
Overall Jury Statement The jury sees the Otto Scheltusflat as a key opportunity to transform a post-war housing block into a socially engaging and spatially open part of Amersfoort’s urban fabric. The winning proposal, ont mOeTTO me halverwege, succeeds through its integrated vision combining architectural renewal, social activation, and environmental awareness into a coherent and inspiring…
Overall Jury Statement The final selection for Amicitia, Amersfoort reflects a shared ambition to reweave a fragmented architectural object into the living tissue of the city. The winner, Capriccio: Beyond the Analogue, achieves this through delicate addition and reinterpretation; the runner-up, Old Walls, New Ties, through incisive transformation; and the special mention, Amicitia Exchange, through refined architectural cohesion and reconnection.…
Overall Jury Statement The final selection for Flint, Amersfoort highlights three distinct yet complementary strategies for transformation: Reverse Structuralism translates the site’s structuralist legacy into a framework for the future; Flintkwartier boldly reimagines it as a new residential fabric; and Ctrl Alt Flint preserves its cultural function through adaptive reuse. Together, they demonstrate that transformation is not only about architectural form but also…
E18_Awards Save the date! – Thursday February 5, 2026 | 17:30–19:30 The municipality of Amersfoort is the host city for the Europan18 session in the Netherlands, centred on the theme Re_sourcing. In close collaboration with local stakeholders, the Europan process in Amersfoort explores how existing spatial, social, material and institutional resources can be re-activated and re-interpreted…