The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) is receiving contestants for their National Urban Design Award: 2024 competition. The National Urban Design Awards program encourages the submission of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary projects involving planners, landscape architects, architects and/or other disciplines. The program recognizes the importance and impact of teams in creating places that enhance the quality of life in Canadian communities.
Urban design plays an important role in maintaining and enhancing the quality of life in Canadian communities. The RAIC, Canadian Institute of Planners, and the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects—in cooperation with Canadian municipalities—work closely to promote awareness of that role. In 2006, the three organizations established the National Urban Design Awards program to recognize individuals, organizations, firms, and projects in Canada that have contributed to the quality of life and the sustainability of Canadian communities.
Categories:
- Urban Design Plans
- Urban Architecture
- Civic Design Projects
- Urban Fragments
- Community Initiatives Award
- Student Projects
Eligibility:
- Projects, plans, and studies completed or installed within Canadian urban
municipalities up to five (5) years prior to the entry deadline are eligible.- NOTE: In accordance with Statistics Canada, urban areas are defined as those that have a population of at least 1,000 and a density of 400 or more people per square kilometer.
- Winners from the immediately preceding cycle of municipal Urban Design
Awards programs will be invited to enter the National Urban Design Awards
program with the submission fee waived.
Jury:
- Martin Brière: Senior partner of BGLA.
- Audrey Farias: Project Manager at the City of Markham.
- Trevor McIntyre: Global Practice Group Director of Placemaking at Arcadis.
