In response to requests from certain port and local authorities wishing to apply for the AIVP Prize Antoine Rufenacht, and in agreement with Carola Hein and Geraldine Knatz the 2 co-chairwoman, we decided to extend the call for applications for this 1st edition by one month.

You now have until the 21th of July at midnight to apply and hope to become the 1st winner of the only international award dedicated to port cities and the port-city relationship!

How apply?

To apply, download the application form here and return it fully completed to the following address: submission@aivp-rufenacht-prize.org.

Focus on the Expert panel

Chaired by Carola Hein, founding director of the PortCityFutures programme, the Expert panel is composed of the following members:

• Sébastien Dupray (France), head of risks, waters, and sea technical division at Cerema
• Hilda Ghiara (Italy), researcher and professor at the university of Genoa
• Peter Hall (Canada), researcher and professor at the university Simon Fraser in Vancouver
• François Kern (France), architect and urban designer
• Eamonn O’Reilly, former executive director of Dublin port
• Isabelle Vries, senior advisor, expert of the port-city relationship

The Expert panel will assess all the applications. The members will meet in Brussels, Belgium, on the 6^th and 7^th of October to put in common their conclusions and identify a maximum of 5 projects to be voted on by the Grand jury.

Focus on the Grand jury

The Grand jury is chaired by Geraldine Knatz. She is the Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees of Altasea project. She is also the former Executive Director at the port of Los Angeles. the Grand jury will meet in Le Havre, France, on the 10^th and 11^th of October 2024. It is currently made up of the following members:

• Hélène Chartier (France), Director of urban planning and design at C40
• Deborah Dearing (Australia), a recognized leader in Australia in the field of urban planning and urban design, she is also a member of the New South Walles port authority
• Hoe Soon Tan (Singapore), Assistant Chief Executive (Corporate & Strategy) at the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)
• Gaetan Siew (Maurice), architect and urban planner, former President of the International Union of Architects and special envoy – UN Habitat

Every port-city should consider applying for the Prize. It would be an external validation on the fact that they have developped a project in line with the Agenda 2030 by AIVP, that brought together the city and the port at a critical interface that is the boundary between the port and the city.

Geraldine Knatz

Every port-city should consider applying for the Prize. It would be an external validation on the fact that they have developped a project in line with the Agenda 2030 by AIVP, that brought together the city and the port at a critical interface that is the boundary between the port and the city.

Carola Hein