Centipede success: it’s child’s play!

‘The final award for Our Space – voted for by the general public – at #MakingSpace2016 is won by … Muirhouse Avenue Play Space!’

The play space on Muirhouse Avenue has won the ‘Our Space’ category in the Making Space 2016 awards, which recognise well-designed spaces for children and young people. The Centipede Project’s entry came top of the public vote.

Where young people learn plays a huge part in how they learn. This is the philosophy behindMaking Space 2016,  an  international  programme run by Children in Scotland, celebrating excellence in the design of places and spaces for children, young people and communities.

As part of the programme, part of this year’s prestigious Festival of Architecture in Scotland, submissions were sought for an international competition, looking  for  examples of places and spaces designed for and with children and young people, which demonstrated innovation – and our local amphitheatre project certainly did that!

The Muirhouse Avenue project, a real team effort and a fine example of partnership working, was developed by The Centipede Project and the Old Kirk Muirhouse Parish Church in partnership with North Edinburgh Arts and the city council. Teams from Community Action North and Tomorrow’s People and scores of volunteers rolled their sleeves up and got stuck in too!

The Centipede Project’s entry was up against some very strong competition (see below) and the win was a notable achievement. Helen Fisher attended the awards event in Glasgow on Wednesday and said she was ‘absolutely thrilled’ to hear that the Centipede Project’s entry had scooped top prize at the gala event.

https://youtu.be/l9dWa2d4Y9E View the shortlisted submissions under each category

Winning entries each receive 500 Euros and were showcased at a major international conference at Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall on 28 and 29 November. They will also feature at an exhibition in March 2017 at the Lighthouse in Glasgow.

Making Space 2016 is a programme strand of the Festival of Architecture 2016. It is an international award for excellence in architecture and the design of spaces for children and young people.