Valladolid, Spain

First prize

The Rivers of Light walk, designed by Rafael Gallego from Aureo Lighting and Lara Elbaz, flows through and connects different areas of the centre of Valladolid. Each area includes buildings and monuments as well as streets and squares. In Valladolid, as in many other Spanish municipalities, the city centre is the focus of active urban life and experience. People work, go shopping, meet and gather in a city centre full of bars, cafés, restaurants, public plazas with benches, street terraces in the summer. One of the many advantages of Rivers of Light has been the creation of a new night vision of Valladolid its most important historic monuments and squares have appeared: some dressed in a new, more comfortable and elegant light, whilst others have suddenly emerged from the darkness. Rivers of Light thus offers all the citizens of Valladolid a new vision of its heritage and of the urban environment, injecting pride, strengthening its social and cultural identity, and adding enjoyment to experiences of the city.

Second prize

The Broken Light project by Rudolf Teunissen was a social sculpture for the street's residents who literally and figuratively speaking welcomed a little light into their neighborhood – a street that until a few years ago was rife with crime. The project was subjected to several meetings with the local residents. The inauguration was organized in cooperation with all the residents of the Atjehstraat, where they organized a multicultural street party. The Broken Light project strengthens the bond between the residents of Atjehstraat and the surrounding streets. Atjehstraat has become through this project part of the social and cultural development of the neighborhood and contributes to the economic development of the area through the increased attractiveness of the street.

Kanazawa, Japan

Third prize

The Kanazawa Castle Park lighting plan illuminates the historic buildings and shapes the night view of the surroundings to create dramatic scenes that emphasize the history and culture of Kanazawa City. The lighting scheme represents the image and identity of the city of Kanazawa by creating a harmony between the nocturnal lighting scheme of the city of Kanazawa and Kanazawa Castle Park, protecting the natural environment by minimizing the impact of the lighting scheme on ecological preservation areas, and being energy efficient through the use of highly efficient lighting products.

Le Havre, France

Special Mention prize

In Le Havre a large breakwater protects the port and the city from the changing moods of the sea. The breakwater is a place for walking in calm weather and a place of spectacle during stormy weather. When the elements break out under a tormented sky both inhabitants and visitors come to see the explosion of the sea on the robust concrete line. The lighting project therefore had objectives, to enhance the vision of this popular tourist attraction during calm periods, and during stormy weather to generate a completely different perspective.