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The Academy of Urbanism is a high level, cross-sector group of individuals from a wide range of disciplines, brought together to champion the cause of good quality urbanism throughout Great Britain and Ireland. Through discourse, research, education and awards, the Academy actively seeks to promote good urbanism and works towards delivering best practice.
The Academy is currently working towards the creation of a substantial Education Programme that will draw on both the knowledge base of its members and the best practice exemplars that will be identified through The Urbanism Awards.
Finalists of the Urbanism Awards 2009 announced!
The Finalists of the Urbanism Awards 2009 were announced at the Nominations Dinner held at the Cutler’s Hall in Sheffield on Thursday 15 May 2008. The ultimate winners will be announced in Liverpool at St Georges Hall on the 26 November.
The Finalists are:
European City of the Year: Bristol, Manchester, Newcastle/Gateshead
Great Town of the Year: Chichester, England; Richmond, Yorkshire, England; Stirling, Scotland
Great Neighbourhood of the Year: Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham; Lace Market, Nottingham; Stockbridge, Edinburgh
Great Street of the Year: High Street, Skipton; Kensington High Street, London; Portobello Road, London
Great Place of the Year: Crosby Beach, Liverpool; North Laines, Brighton; Oxford Castle, Oxford
Find out who the winners are of The Urbanism Awards 2008 here.
The Academy’s first publication, Learning from Place 1, was launched at the Awards Ceremony at the Dorchester Hotel on the 9th November 2007. To obtain a copy please go to the RIBA Bookshop website using the following link
The Academy of Urbanism would like to thank the following Sponsors:
Principal Sponsors
Bevan Brittan
Crest Nicholson
Douglas Newman Good
DTZ
Howard De Walden Estates
Linden Homes
Manhattan Loft Corporation
St George plc
Taylor Wimpey Plc
The Trevor Osborne Property Group
Treasury Holdings
Co-Sponsors
Anthony Reddy Associates
Banner Homes
Barton Willmore
Broadway Malyan
City of Edinburgh Council
Crosby Lend Lease
Dublin City Council
Evans Property Group
EDAW
Glasgow City Council
Highland Homes
The Muir Group
Murray O’Laoire Architects
O’Mahony Pike Architects
Savills
South East England Development Agency (SEEDA)
Taylor Wimpey plc
Crosby Lend Lease
Supporters in Kind
Alan Baxter & Associates
Barton Willmore
BDO Stoy Hayward
Charles Russell Solicitors
Cityscape
John Thompson & Partners