Wakker Prize

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
We ask you, humbly: don't scroll away.
Hi reader, this Tuesday, for the 3rd time recently, we ask you to protect Wikipedia's independence. Thanks to the 2% of readers who donate, Wikipedia and the free knowledge movement are thriving. If you too have benefitted from using Wikipedia, take a minute to donate $2.75 to keep it growing for years. If you are one of our rare donors, we warmly thank you.
Please select a payment method

The Wakker Prize (in German: Wakkerpreis, in French Prix Wakker, in Italian Premio Wakker) is awarded annually by the Swiss Heritage Society to a Municipality of Switzerland for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage.

At the beginning, the prize honoured municipalities which did special needs for preservation of the old towns. Recently,[when?] the prize also honours municipalities that develop their townscapes on a specific leading point. This might be an estimated use of an old industrial facility or a successful combination between old and new basic structure of a building.

In 2005, the prize was given to the Swiss Federal Railways, rather than a municipality, because of the jubilee of the Swiss Heritage Society.

The prize is named for Henri-Louis Wakker.

Criteria[]

To get this prize, municipalities have to follow the named criteria:

  • A visible, qualitative development and upgrading of townscape in a contemporary manner.
  • To be respectful towards with old settlement pattern.
  • An active input for above-average architectural quality, due to a good example of the municipality.
  • The current place-planning prefers the development of the prize.
  • At the end are following issues important for the overall assessment, protection of the area, sustainability, traffic planning and residential quality.

Prize winners[]

References[]

External links[]

Retrieved from ""