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Save the Date: 2011 Charter Awards Call for Entries
CNU is seeking submissions for the 2011 Charter Awards, its premier annual juried awards program. The awards recognize outstanding design, development and policy achievements from around the world that embody the principles of the Charter of the New Urbanism and expand understanding of their role in transforming communities for the better.
Awards are invited across the Charter's three scales, from broad regions to individual blocks and buildings. Chairing this year's jury will be CNU co-founder Elizabeth Moule, Principal of Moule & Polyzoides, Architects and Urbanists, Pasadena, California.
Submissions must be shipped to CNU (postmarked) by January 12 , 2011. Submission forms and guidelines will be available by November 1 at cnu.org/awards. View past winners below.
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 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 both the human experience of place and the relationship between the built and natural environments.
CNU's award books, available for purchase from CNU, feature in-depth profiles and more photos of Charter Award winners. Information on award winners from previous years can be found online. CNU extends its congratulations to this year's award recipients and its gratitude to the entire field of submitters that made the judging so competitive. Watch the video of the 2008 awards ceremony and plan to attend the presentation of the 2009 awards at CNU 18 in Atlanta, May 19, 2010.
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| The Region: Metropolis, City, and Town |  |
Southeast Lee County
Plan for Conservation and Development Lee County, Florida Submitted by Dover, Kohl, & Partners |
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Southlands: Agricultural Urbanism Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada Submitted by Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company |
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Lifelong Communities Atlanta, Georgia Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company |
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| Neighborhood, District, and Corridor |
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State Center Baltimore, Maryland Submitted by Design Collective, Inc. |
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Katy, Texas |
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Design Guidelines for Emory University’s Clifton Community Partnership |
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| The Block, Street, and Building |
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A Plaça in the Pyrenees |
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| Academic Award |
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Barrio Capital de Analco Santa Fe, NM Submitted by Andrews Univeristy, School of Architecture |
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| Honorable Mention |
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Redeveloping Rhode Island's Forgotten Riverfronts Westerly, Rhode Island Submitted by Jared D. Sedam, University of Miami School of Architecture |
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Western Riverfront Proposal Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom Submitted by Bath Summer Studio 2009, University of Notre Dame, School of Architecture |
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Alameda Market: A new Sustainable Urbanism Denver, Colorado Submitted by University of Miami, School of Architecture |
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| The Jury |
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From Left: Jacky Grimshaw, Elizabeth Moule, Paul Murrain, Joe DiStefano, Maggie Connor, Vince Graham and Dana Beach at the Fulton Lane Inn, Charleston, South Carolina. | |