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ABOUT THE AWARDS

JUDGING CRITERIA

GREAT PLACES
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The Urbanism Awards

2013 Awards Now Open
Nominate Your Great Places Here!

 

The following Finalists from previous years cannot be re-nominated

The European City of the Year
Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin*, Bordeaux, Bristol*, Budapest Dublin, Edinburgh*, Freiburg*, Glasgow*, Gothenburg, Helsinki, Lisbon*, London, Manchester, NewcastleGateshead, Oslo, Valencia

The Great Town Award
Bury St Edmunds, Cambridge, Chester, Chichester, Derry~Londonderry*, Hebden Bridge*, Kilkenny*, Lincoln, Ludlow*, Richmond*, Scarborough*, St Andrews, St Ives, Stirling, Stroud, Totnes, Westport, Winchester

The Great Neighbourhood Award
Accordia, Borough/Bankside, Cathedral Quarter (Belfast), Clerkenwell, Clifton, Coin Street*, Grainger Town*, Jewellery Quarter*, Lace Market, Merchant City*, Northern Quarter (Manchester)*, Old Town/Harbour (Margate)* Pollokshields, Ropewalks, Soho, St Paul’s / Montpelier, Stockbridge, Temple Bar

The Great Street Award
Arcades, Brick Lane, Buchanan Street*, Byres Road, Cockburn Street, Exmouth Market*, Grey Street*, High Street (Skipton)*, Kensington High Street, Marylebone High Street*, New Road (Brighton), O’Connell Street, Portobello Road, Regent Street/Portland Place, St Patrick’s Street, Steep Hill*, The Royal Mile, Union Street.

The Great Place Award
Borough Market*, Brindleyplace, Crosby Beach, Gillett Square, Grassmarket, Meeting House Square, North Laine (Brighton), Oxford Castle*, Peace & Winter Gardens*, Princesshay, Quayside (NewcastleGateshead), Queen Square, Sheaf Square*, St Andrew’s Square, St Stephen’s Green, The South Bank, Tobermory Harbour,* Victoria Quarter*

   

We are delighted to invite you to nominate places for contention in The Urbanism Awards for 2013.

The Awards do not simply judge on physical inheritance or appearance, but encompass what places have done to improve their contribution to economic, social and public life. We encourage you to think about places which have made a difference to themselves. For more information on what we are looking for please see the Judging Criteria page.

How to Nominate

Nominating places for The Urbanism Awards only takes a few moments and can be done below. The process is open to anyone to ensure the best possible spread of contenders.

1. Review the categories listed below and think about places you feel demonstrate great urbanism. You can nominate any number of places in each category, providing they do not feature on our list of previous Finalists to the right.

2. Enter details of your nomination in the form at the bottom of this page together with a 1 - 2 line reason for your nomination

3. Press submit

Categories

The European City of the Year
UK + Ireland + Europe > 150,000 population

The Great Town Award
UK + Ireland < 150,000

The Great Neighbourhood Awards
UK + Ireland

The Great Street Awards
UK + Ireland

The Great Place Awards
UK + Ireland

 
     
     
     

For more information on The Urbanism Awards please contact Stephen Gallagher on +44 (0)20 7251 8777