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The 2008 Winners of the Charter Awards
About the Charter Awards
Each year, CNU's Charter Awards recognize projects across the world that best embody and advance the principles of the Charter of the New Urbanism. As selected by a jury of leading urbanists, honorees set the gold standard for urban design and development and serve as powerful examples for future development.
The Charter Awards program is unique in its emphasis on the entirety of the built and natural environment -- from the function and sustainability of regions to the fine-grain architectural details that help strengthen people's ties to a place over time. The Charter Awards look at how plans and projects integrate with their contexts and, consequently, how they improve the human experience of the built and natural environments.
Our award books, available for purchase from CNU, feature in-depth profiles and more photos of our award winners.Information on award winners from previous years can be found online.
CNU extends its congratulations to this year's award winners and its gratitude to the entire field of submitters that made the judging so competitive. Watch the video of this year's awards here.
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| The Region: Metropolis, City, and Town |  |
Louisiana Speaks Regional Plan State of Louisiana Submitted by Calthorpe Associates |
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A Civic Vision for the Riverfront Philadelphia, PA Submitted by Wallace Roberts & Todd LLC |
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Vedanta University Orissa, India Submitted by Ayers/Saint/Gross Inc, Architects+Planners |
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King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Thuwal, Saudi Arabia Submitted by Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum Inc. |
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Neighborhood, District, and Corridor |
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Woodstock Downtown Woodstock, Georgia Submitted by Tunnell-Spangler-Walsh & Associates |
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Chicago, IL Submitted by FitzGerald Associates Architects |
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Rockville Town Square Rockville, MD Submitted by WDG Architecture |
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Mixson Avenue North Charleston, SC Submitted by I'On Group |
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Masterplan for Western Harbour Leith Edinburgh, Scotland Submitted by Robert Adam Architects |
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Block, Street, and Building |
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The Vision for Marion Square Charleston, SC Submitted by Fairfax & Sammons Architects |
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Atlantic & Pacific Development
Montgomery, Alabama Submitted by City Loft Corporation |
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Almeria Row Coral Gables, Florida Submitted by de la Guardia Victoria Architects & Urbanists Inc. |
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A Pattern Book for Neighborly Houses United States Submitted by Urban Design Associates |
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A Living Tradition: Architecture of the Bahamas The Bahamas Submitted by Mouzon Design |
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Student Award |
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The North End Plan Michigan City, IN Submitted by Andrews University, School of Architecture |
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The Jury |
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Back row, from left Peter Park Community Planning & Development Manager, City and County of Denver, Colorado; Ben Bolgar Director of Design Theory & Networks, Princes Foundation for the Built Environment, London, England; Victor Dover Principal, Dover Kohl & Partners, Coral Gables, Florida Geoffrey Dyer Placemakers, Director of Canadian Operations and Principal and Urban Designer, Tsix Urbanists, Calgary, Alberta Front row, from left Katharine Kelley President, Green Street Properties, Atlanta, Georgia; Andrés Duany, Jury Chair Principal, Duany Plater Zyberk & Company, Miami, Florida; Karen Parolek Principal, Opticos Design, Inc, Berkeley, California Stefanos Polyzoides (not pictured) Principal, Moule & Polyzoides Architects and Urbanists, Pasadena, California; with Eleanor and Alicia (dogs) |
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