Projects showcase examples of inclusive design, innovative funding models, adaptive reuse, and sustainability
Seven impressive developments from around the world have been selected as winners of the 2024 Urban Land Institute (ULI) Global Awards for Excellence. This year’s winners include two from North America, three from Europe, and two from Asia Pacific.
ULI began the Awards for Excellence program in 1979 to recognise truly superior development efforts in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. Winning projects represent the highest standards of achievement in the land use profession.
In 2024, 109 projects and programs were submitted across the three ULI regions – the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific. Of those submissions, 27 were named as winners across the regions and were then considered as global finalists. From this impressive field, the jury ultimately selected the seven global winners. More information on each of the regional finalists can be found here: Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific.
“This year’s finalists demonstrate how pioneering developments and programs can create more inclusive cities through contextual design, thoughtful implementation, and innovative funding models,” said jury chair Doug Voigt, Partner, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) Chicago. “Each of the winners exhibits a deep commitment to tackling the most pressing local issues and positively impacting their communities and environments. Together, they showcase a diversity of inventive strategies for transforming cities around the world, serving as replicable examples on both regional and global scales that advance ULI’s core mission.”
The 2024 ULI Global Awards for Excellence winners are:
Austin Housing Conservancy, Austin, Texas, United States. Creators: Former Mayor Steve Adler and staff; David Steinwedell; ULI Terwilliger Center; Housing Authority of the City of Austin; NeighborWorks; HousingWorks; ULI Austin; Kirk Rudy – Endeavor; Steve LeBlanc – CapRidge; ARA Newmark; Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company; Employee Retirement System of Texas; Kathy Tyler. Implementers: David Steinwedell; Affordable Central Texas; Locke Lord; CDT; CapRidge;Endeavor; RedLeaf; Michael and Susan Dell Foundation; Austin Community Foundation; Amherst Holdings; Kresge Foundation; David’s Foundation; Wells Fargo Bank.
Bottleworks District, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Developers: Hendricks Commercial Properties. Designers: RATIO Design; EUA.
Grainhouse, London, United Kingdom. Developers:Hines. Designers: Barr Gazetas.
Minerve, Edegem, Belgium. Developers: Revive. Designers: Architecten Achtergael; OMGEVING; POLO; ECTV Architecten; Areal Architecten; Denc! Studio; Peritas; Dexco; Studiebureel Kennis; Defonseca; Sweco (Talboom); Warmte Verzilverd; Kelvin Solutions. Contractors: Vanderstraeten; Aertssen.
Nightingale Marrickville, Sydney, Australia. Developers: Fresh Hope Communities. Designers: SJB.
Nantou Ancient City, Shenzhen, China. Developers: Shenzhen Vanke Development Co. Ltd. Designers: Vanke Urban Research; vaLue. Consultants: reLifestyling Real Estate Management (Shanghai) Ltd.
Polish History Museum, Warsaw, Poland. Developers: Polish History Museum; Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. Designers:WXCA (team: Szczepan Wroński, Paweł Grodzicki, Krzysztof Budzisz, Marta Sękulska-Wrońska, Katarzyna Billik, Rafał Boguszewski, Kamil Cedzyński, Anna Dobek, Małgorzata Gilarska, Beata Głaz, Marcin Jurusik, Michał Kasprzyk, Ludwik Kaizerbrecht, Michał Kalinowski, Marcin Kruk, Paulina Kucharska, Jan Kucza-Kuczyński, Elżbieta Leoniewska, Michał Lipiec, Anna Majewska, Krzysztof Marciszewski, Adam Mierzwa, Mariusz Niemiec, Magdalena Nowak, Magdalena Julianna Nowak, Barbara Płonczyńska, Zuzanna Rosińska, Michał Staniszewski, Paweł Słupski, Łukasz Szczepanowicz, Kajetan Szostok, Krystian Tomczyk, Paweł Wolanin, Michał Żurek).
The three regional ULI Awards for Excellence programs are open to projects and programs that are substantially complete, financially viable, and in stabilized 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.
In 2024, global winners were selected by a multidisciplinary jury of nine ULI members who had served on their respective regional juries. The jurors represent a range of real estate and land use expertise, including development, finance, planning, urban design, architecture, and landscape architecture.
In addition to Voigt, the 2024 ULI Global Awards for Excellence jury members are Belinda Bentley, managing director, 9Springs, Sydney, Australia; Dan Cerf, principal, DevinQi Advisors, Singapore; Lisa Cholmondeley, principal, Gensler, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; Brigit Gerritse, head of research & strategy, Redevco, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Derek Goring, chief executive officer, Northcrest Developments, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Chris Law, founding director, The Oval Partnership, Ltd., Hong Kong, SAR; Dan Ringelstein, director – master planning and urban design – cities, planning and design, Arup, London, United Kingdom; Simone Santi, director & founder, VeO, Milan, Italy.
