A look at recent winners of the prize.
The Swiss Heritage Society awards the prize every year to a town or village in recognition of successful urban planning developments.
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Wakker Heritage Prize
Wakker Prize 2009: Yverdon-les-Bains, the Vaud psychiatric centre was one of the buildings singled out
Keystone/Gaetan Bally
Wakker Prize 2009: Yverdon-les-Bains, a state-of-the-art bus shelter
Keystone/Gaetan Bally
Wakker Prize 2009: Yverdon-les-Bains, the Vaud school of engineering and management
Keystone/Gaetan Bally
Wakker Prize 2009: Yverdon les Bains, the Parc des Rives
Keystone/Gaetan Bally
Wakker Prize 2008: Grenchen, view behind the football stadium stands in Brühl
Keystone/Gaetan Bally
Wakker Prize 2007: Altdorf, the Uri history museum
Keystone/Gaetan Bally
Wakker Prize 2006: Delémont, the town hall
Keystone/Gaetan Bally
Wakker Prize 2005: the Biel-Bienne railway station
Photo: SBB
Wakker Prize 2004: Biel, old town
Keystone/Sandro Campardo
Wakker Prize 2003: Sursee, where old meets new
Keystone/Guido Roesli
Wakker Prize 2002: Turgi, the rounded railway station building
Keystone
Wakker Prize 2001: Uster, the "Lot" housing development
Keystone/Rolf A. Staehli
Wakker Prize 2000: Geneva, Chemin des Lavandières
Keystone/Martial Trezzini
Wakker Prize 1999: Hauptwil-Gottshaus, textile industry cottages
Keystone/Regina Kuehne
Wakker Prize 1998: Vrin, the church's charnel house
Keystone/Arno Balzarini