CHARTER AWARDS 2026

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Meet the 2026 Charter Awards winners

15 winning projects embody and advance the principles of the Charter of the New Urbanism for the 26th year.
LAUREN MAYERAPR. 2, 2026
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New beach town is a model for regional growth

Seabrook, Washington, has created a model for Transect-based town design in an economically challenged region. Seabrook Land Company and Qamar & Associates won the 2026 Charter Award Grand Prize in the Neighborhood, District, and Corridor category.
ROBERT STEUTEVILLEAPR. 6, 2026
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Cute cottages fit context, landscape, and budget

South Street Cottages in Fayetteville, Arkansas, combine quality and design efficiency to make custom infill housing affordable. Range Co. won a 2026 CNU Charter Award in The Block, Street, and Building category.
ROBERT STEUTEVILLEAPR. 9, 2026
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Adaptive reuse of extraordinary impact

The 1907 Block in Rogers, Arkansas, catalyzed the redevelopment of downtown and established the city as a culinary hub. High Street Real Estate & Development won a 2026 CNU Charter Award in The Block, Street, and Building category.
ROBERT STEUTEVILLEAPR. 13, 2026
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French Garden City changes ugly to beautiful

The New “Cité-Jardins”— Le Plessis-Robinson, France, turned dismal blocks of modernist apartments into a beautiful new urban center. Atelier Xavier Bohl won a 2026 CNU Charter Award in The Neighborhood, District, and Corridor category.
ROBERT STEUTEVILLEAPR. 16, 2026
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Workforce housing, grounded in trade-offs, for a famous ski resort

The Northern South Park Neighborhood Plan and Code is providing desperately needed affordable housing in Jackson, Wyoming. Opticos Design won a 2026 CNU Charter Award in The Neighborhood, District, and Corridor category.
ROBERT STEUTEVILLEAPR. 17, 2026
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Innovative, affordable homeownership in Brooklyn

Belle Gardens uses creative design of small apartment buildings to provide affordable homeownership in a rowhouse neighborhood in Brooklyn. David Cunningham Architecture Planning won a 2026 CNU Charter Award in The Block, Street, and Building category.
ROBERT STEUTEVILLEAPR. 20, 2026
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Citywide strategy to promote Missing Middle housing

The Sacramento Citywide Missing Middle Strategy uses a sliding-scale FAR system to spur affordable housing development. Opticos Design won a 2026 CNU Charter Award in the Region: Metropolis, City, and Town category.
ROBERT STEUTEVILLEAPR. 21, 2026
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A town extension for the ages

New mixed-use development at Nansledan, Newquay in Cornwall UK is socially conscious and environmentally sustainable. ADAM Architecture won a Merit Award in the Neighborhood, District, and Corridor category of the 2026 CNU Charter Awards.
ROBERT STEUTEVILLEAPR. 28, 2026