• Extraordinary vision for urban church site

    Revitalization of St. Patrick's and St. Hedwig's Parishes envisions a European-like village between churches in South Bend. The University of Notre Dame won a 2024 CNU Student Grand Prize Charter Award in the Neighborhood, District, and Corridor category.
    What to do with church properties, many facing dwindling congregations, is an issue across urban America. A team of University of Notre Dame graduate architecture students produced a vision for neighboring Catholic churches in South Bend, Indiana, that is extraordinary and powerful in its...Read more

  • Honoring neighborhood history, building a garden

    Winthrop Family Historical Garden redesigns an underutilized green space as a beautiful garden and public gathering spot in Chicago, Illinois. MKSK won a 2024 CNU Charter Award in the Block, Street, and Building category.
    In a walkable, growing neighborhood in the Northside of Chicago, a community garden tells an important historical narrative while providing a multi-use gathering space. Due to restrictive covenants, the 4600 block of Winthrop Avenue was the only area of the Uptown neighborhood where Black residents...Read more

  • New Urbanism and Its Influences in the Cincinnati Region

    On May 15, new urbanists will gather in Cincinnati for CNU 32 —with the chance to check out the city’s abundant urbanism for a few days. Unlike cities like Charlotte that have built a lot of New Urbanism in the suburbs, Cincinnati is all about infill. The Queen City boasts impressive examples of...Read more

  • Legalizing the city and visualizing its potential

    Kingston Forward takes the art and communication of a form-based code to a new level in a historic New York State city. Dover, Kohl & Partners won a 2024 CNU Charter Award in The Region: Metropolis, City, and Town category.
    New land-use codes may transform communities but are notoriously difficult to communicate. They involve abstract concepts that nevertheless impact local health, economy, sustainability, and the built form over decades—in ways that are not always obvious to citizens or political representatives...Read more