The Municipality of Enying has been awarded the Urban Development Prize for the Enying Green City project, which will solve decades-old urban planning problems by 2023. DANU played a key role in both the initiative and the implementation: it prepared a complex urban development and rehabilitation programme with the municipality, which included support for the financing application and the implementation processes, from the strategy development through to the preparation of all plans.
The designers aimed to restore the historic urban fabric by developing a green infrastructure network in the city centre and surrounding area. The entire city centre was regenerated, with a new main square, the Cifra gardens were renewed and extended, including a new community centre, and the green area of the Cinca stream was reconnected with the city centre. The blue-green infrastructure development has also revitalised the lake, which had disappeared for half a century, and laid the foundations for a number of future developments. Together with complementary elements, this has helped to strengthen local identity, economy and tourism. Local communities and younger generations have been involved in the planning process to jointly assess needs and, once implemented, become true stewards of the area.
