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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 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 17 in Denver, June 13, 2009.
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| The Region: Metropolis, City, and Town |  |
Buffalo's
Comprehensive Plan Buffalo, NY Submitted by The Urban Design Project - The School of Architecture and Planning, University of Buffalo SUNY |
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Hertfordshire
Guide to Growth - 2021 Hertfordshire, UK Submitted by Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company |
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| Neighborhood, District, and Corridor |  |
Crystal
City Vision Plan 2050 Arlington, VA Submitted by Torti Gallas and Partners |
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East Riverfront Extension |
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The SmartCode Any Neighborhood, District, or Corridor Submitted by Center for Applied Transect Studies and Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company |
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Orlando,
FL |
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River
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House
Office Buildings Facilities Plan and Preliminary South Capitol
Area Plan |
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| Block, Street, and Building |
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Columbia Heights Washington D.C. Submitted by Torti Gallas and Partners |
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Artscape
Wychwood Barns Toronto, ON Submitted by du Toit Architects, Limited |
| Student Awards |
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Planning Abaco Great Abaco Island, The Bahamas Submitted by Andrews Univeristy, School of Architecture |
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Guo
He Lou Theatre Complex |
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| The Jury |
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From left: Ferhat Zerin, Gingko Planning & Design, Orland Park, IL; Jury Chair Victor Dover, Dover Kohl & Partners, Coral Gables, FL; Diane Miller, Envision Central Texas, Austin, TX; Evan Jones, Multuplex, Perth, Australia; Karen Parolek, Opticos Design, Inc., Berkeley, CA; Eduardo Castillo, Castillo Arquitectos, Guatemala City, Guatemala; Doug Farr, Farr & Associates, Chicago, IL. Special thanks to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago for providing the jury with the use of studio space in Louis Sullivan's Carson, Pirie, Scott Building. |
| Charter Award 2008 Winners | ||
| 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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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 |
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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 |
| 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) |
