Following on from their announcement at this year’s Congress Dinner, we are delighted to confirm the dates of this year’s 15 assessment visits.
With destinations including Italy, Sweden, Spain, Ireland and many places within the UK, Academicians and Young Urbanists are welcome to take part in this rewarding, shared learning experience.
More than just an opportunity to lend your expertise to one of our key activities, the visits are an inspirational way to pick up new ideas from a rich variety of places – find out what they are doing to make their place a success.
Join us on one or more of the visits to take a step back, think critically about how we overcome the challenges and opportunities facing all of our places, and take some important lessons away with you.
THE GREAT PLACE AWARD
IRVINE HARBOUR (Irvine)
24 July 2015 / 10:00-14:00
PEACE BRIDGE-EBRINGTON SQUARE (Derry~Londonderry)
27 July 2015 / 10:00-14:00
SCALE LANE BRIDGE (Hull)
7 August 2015 / 10:30-14:30
THE GREAT STREET AWARD
CAIRNS STREET (Liverpool)
13 August 2015 / 09:00-13:00
DEPTFORD HIGH STREET (London)
14 August 2015 / 13:00-17:00
OLIVER PLUNKETT STREET (Cork)
12 August 2015 / 09:00-13:00
THE GREAT NEIGHBOURHOOD AWARD
DEVONSHIRE QUARTER (Sheffield)
30 July 2015 / 09:00-14:30
HASTINGS OLD TOWN (Hastings)
31 July 2015 / 09:00-14:30
HULME (Manchester)
29 July 2015 / 12:30-17:30
THE GREAT TOWN AWARD
FROME (Somerset)
20 August 2015 / 10:00-17:00
HALIFAX (Yorkshire)
19 August 2015 / 09:45-16:45
MARGATE (Kent)
28 August 2015 / 09:00-16:00
THE EUROPEAN CITY OF THE YEAR AWARD
BOLOGNA
10-11 September 2015
SAN SEBASTIÁN
3-4 September 2015
STOCKHOLM
7-8 September 2015
How to sign up to one or more of the visits
Academicians and Young Urbanists are welcome to join as many visits as they like. On some, particularly the European City visits, we put a cap on numbers to ensure that the hosts who have volunteered to show us around do not get overwhelmed. Please use the form below to submit your interest. Academicians and Young Urbanists need to cover their own expenses, including subsistence, travel and accommodation.
How many visits should you attend?
Where possible, we encourage you to attend all three visits in a category. We understand this is not always possible due to timing and expense, but we feel the visits are most rewarding when you are able to compare and contrast candidates across a category.
Awards process and what we judge against
To find our more about our Urbanism Awards process please consult our Criteria and Manifesto.
Contact
If you have any questions about the visits, please contact Linda Gledstone or call +44 (0) 20 7251 8777.
Press
For press enquiries please contact Stephen Gallagher
[…] At the end of August, I was asked by Frome Town Council to record a visit to the town by the Academy Of Urbanism. What the Council had in mind was a series of sketches that could be presented to the Academy as a memento of their visit; one that might persuade them to think kindly of Frome while they deliberated upon who should win this year’s prestigious Great Town Award. […]