The Rosa Barba International Landscape Prize, sponsored by Banc de Sabadell forms part of the European Landscape Biennial of Barcelona. We open Biannually the period for submission of landscape projects and planning created around the world during the five years preceding the announcement.  The International Jury will select the finalists among the projects presented and will assists to their projects presentation during the symposium. Afterwards they will be responsible for deciding the winner among the finalists and announcing it during the European Landscape Biennial. There will be one prize with a prize of 15,000 euros which will be presented during the symposium.  The International Landscape Prize Rosa Barba, sponsored by Banc de Sabadell is granted only to a work. If an award is allowed extraordinary ex aequo, in this case the prize is divided among the winners. It is envisaged that the prize should never be desert. The projects selected by the international jury will be published in the catalogue of the 8th Biennial and displayed on the Rosa Barba Prize exhibition, sponsored by Banc de Sabadell.

All work presented at the Biennial may compete to be awarded Rosa Barba International Landscape, sponsored by Banc de Sabadell, once, with the exception of works with renewed phases and other special situation to be judged by the organizing committee. One author (individual / company) can not be a finalist with more than one work. Both members of the jury and members of the organizing committee or people directly involved with the organization, are entitled to participate with their works to the stage of finalists.

They can not opt for the Prize. Once selected as finalists they will be automatically removed from the contest.

Any individual and work accomplished within the International context can participate. Landscape planning should be considered relevant as constructed.

Both the jury and committee members can present their projects to participate in the exhibition of the work done world wide since the exhibition and publication in the catalogue is a separate procedure.

 

International Jury

Definition and Designation of Jury

The jury must be formed by 3 or 7 members selected on every edition by the Biennial organizing committee. In case of a tie vote while In the internal voting , the president’s vote shall prevail. The International Jury is structured from a President and members and a Secretary, (non-voting) that will or Member of the Organizing Committee or the coordination team of the European Biennial of Landscape.  The position of Chairman, Members and the secretary, shall be appointed by the organizing committee of the Biennial.

Responsibilities of the Jury

The international jury will meet and attend to the finalists presentation of their work during the symposium and deliberate on the prize. In the absence of a member of the international jury, it shall be replaced by another person on behalf of the organizing committee. The jury is committed to deliberate after the finalists presentation in order to chose the winner before the next day at noon. The jury must select between 7 and 10 works as finalists. The number of participants will be justified in the minutes of their meeting. The Organizing Committee is responsible for the pre-election and must submit their evaluation to the to President of the Jury. In any case the organizing committee will meet with President of the jury on a previous meeting in order to justify the exclusion criteria.