Ten developments from across North America have been selected as winners of the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) 2024 ULI Americas Awards for Excellence.
ULI began the Awards for Excellence program in 1979 to recognize superior development efforts in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. Winning projects represent the highest standards of achievement in the land use profession and encompass a wide range of land uses, sizes, investments, and geographic locations.
The winners of the ULI Americas Awards for Excellence become finalists for the 2024 ULI Global Awards for Excellence, competing against projects from the Europe and Asia Pacific regions. The awards are open to projects and programs in the ULI Americas region that are substantially complete, financially viable, and in stable operation. The program evaluates submissions on overall excellence, including achievements in marketplace acceptance, design, planning, technology, amenities, economic impact, management, community engagement, innovation, and sustainability, among others.
This year, 52 projects and programs from across the Americas region were submitted for the competition. From this impressive field, the 13-member jury composed of development, finance, planning, urban design, architecture, and landscape architecture experts selected 18 finalists.
The 2024 ULI Americas Awards for Excellence winners include:
- 550 Madison – New York, New York
- Austin Housing Conservancy – Austin, Texas
- Avivo Village – Minneapolis, Minneapolis
- Bottleworks District – Indianapolis, Indiana
- Canary Landing – Maple House – Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Cleveland Foundation Headquarters – Cleveland, Ohio
- East Campus Modernization Project – Redmond, Washington
- Lincoln Common – Chicago, Illinois
Lincoln Common creates an elegant density of old and new offering a unique variety at the intersection of Lincoln, Fullerton & Halsted. Anchoring the development are two multi-family towers, strategically set back from the street to reduce presence in the low-rise community. The tower façade profiles were inspired by the artistic terracotta profiles featured prominently throughout neighborhood architecture.
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- Mill Creek Valley – Pillars of the Valley – St. Louis, Missouri
- Omaha RiverFront Revitalization – Omaha, Nebraska
The public can view the winners, finalists, and submissions at the 2024 ULI Americas Awards for Excellence gallery. A video compilation of the winners can be found here.
In addition to an open category, which recognizes all product types, the categories for this year’s awards included Equitable Development, Low-Carbon Development, Program, Resilient Development, Small-Scale Development, and Urban Open Space.
The following projects received recognition in these categories:
- Equitable Development – Avivo Village
- Equitable Development – Cleveland Foundation Headquarters
- Low-Carbon Development – East Campus Modernization Project
- Program – Austin Housing Conservancy
- Urban Open Space – Mill Creek Valley – Pillars of the Valley
- Urban Open Space – Omaha RiverFront Revitalization
“This year’s winners set a high standard of excellence and innovation in social, environmental, and design values for our industry,” said jury chair Doug Voigt, Partner, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. “The ULI Americas Award for Excellence program plays a crucial role in advancing ULI’s mission and demonstrating how distinguished developments can positively impact whole communities and enrich the built environment worldwide. The jury was impressed by the high caliber of entries, notably the diversity of projects tackling the affordable housing crisis, and it was a privilege to work alongside my fellow jurors.”
For more information about the ULI Americas Awards for Excellence, visit uli.org/aae. For more information about the ULI Global Awards for Excellence, visit uli.org/gae.
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