Good urbanism can only be delivered by pan-professional collaboration, support from central and local government and the will and determination of the wider community. To reflect this, membership of the Academy is broad and inclusive. It is a privilege to be a member and with that comes responsibility.

The Academy has been formed by invitation and consists of 100 people drawn from a wide range of backgrounds and with a shared passion for, and an acknowledged understanding of, the art of great place-making. As well as participating in the awards process, members are encouraged to initiate or give support to an educational event or activity on an annual basis appropriate to their own personal and/or professional capacity and drawing on the skills and enthusiasm of other academicians wherever possible.

The Academy of Urbanism is run by The Academy of Urbanism Ltd, whose Directors have been drawn from the founding members of its Executive Committee.

The Academy is a not-for-profit organisation.

In addition to the Executive Committee, the Academy is supported by the Academicians and named representatives of its affiliated organisations, sponsors and its education and media partners.

Linda Gledstone is the Academy’s Director of Communications and her work is supported by The Executive Committee, its Education and Awards Groups and Sascha Ritchie, the Academy's Events Coordinator.

The Academy is working with its Media Partners at a regional and local level to ensure that the Awards and the work of the Academy as a whole is promoted throughout Great Britain and Ireland. Throughout 2007, the Academy will be working more closely with media partners throughout mainland Europe in promoting European City of the Year, Europe-wide.

Ian McMillan is the Academy's Poet-in-Residence and he produced 15 individual poems for each of the short listed nominations for The Urbanism Awards 2006 and 2008.

A link to our Membership pages will shortly be added to this website. Please revisit the site soon for more details.

Directors

John Thompson (Chairman), Brian Evans, Chris Brett, George Ferguson, Kevin Murray, Sarah Chaplin, Tony Reddy and Trevor Osborne.

Academicians

Adrian Spawforth, Adrian Penfold, Alan Mee, Alan Simpson, Alastair Mellon, Alison Peters, Andreas Markides, Andrew Beharall, Andrew Burrell, Andy Karski, Angus Boag, Angus Kennedy, Anne Power, Barra Mac Ruairi, Ben Bolgar, Bernie Foulkes, Bob Young, Brian Evans, Catherine Teeling, Charles Landry, Chris Alexander, Chris Balch, Chris Brett, Chris Murray, Chris Oldershaw, Chris Winter, Clive Dutton,Darryl Flay, David Hughes, David Lock, David Miles, David Porter, David Prichard, David Rudlin, David J Taylor, David Taylor, Debbie Aplin, Demetri Porphyrios, Derek Latham, Dick Gleeson, Dickon Robinson, Douglas Evans, Elizabeth Motley, Emma Appleton, Eric Reynolds, Frank McDonald, George Ferguson, Gerry Grams, Gideon Amos, Gill Taylor, Godfrey Winterson, Hank Dittmar, Heather Hancock, Herbert Giradet, Hilary Satchwell, Holly Porter, Hugh Murray, Ian Mellor, Ian Tant, Ivan Ball, Jackie Sadek, James Pike, Jan Anderson, Jan Gehl, Jasvir Atwal, Jeremy Dixon, Jeremy Till, Joanna Averley, John Bell, John Betty, John Kennedy, John Muir, John Thompson, John Thorp, John Worthington, Jon Phipps, Jonathan Burroughs, Joyce Bridges, Jules Cocke, Karen Cooksley, Karen Escott, Kelvin Campbell, Kevin Murray, Killian O’Higgins, Lawrence Barth, Lindsey Whitelaw, Lora Nicolaou, Lucien Steil, Marcus Adams, Marcus Wilshere, Mark Davy, Martin Colreavy, Michael Bennett, Michael Lowndes, Mike Galloway, Mike Taylor, Ned Cussen, Neil Monaghan, Pam Alexander, Pankaj Patel, Paul Davis, Paul Newman, Paul Warner, Peter Crossley, Peter Heath, Peter J Ralph, Peter Murray, Peter Stonham, Peter Studdert, Phil Darcy, Philip Davies, Prashant Kapoor, Prof Peter Roberts, Prof Randall Thomas, Prof Richard Hayward, Prof Richard Parnaby, Prof Robert Tavernor, Rhodri Samuel, Riccardo Marini, Richard Rees, Richard Rogers, Richard Shaw, Richard Simmons, Rob Cowan, Rob Tincknell, Robert Adam, Robert Coles, Robert Seatter, Roger Madelin, Roger Zogolovitch, Ruth Morrow, Sarah Chaplin, Sarah Whittington, Sean O’Laoire, Sergey Bobkov, Simon Davis, Simon Guest, Simon Jenkins, Simon Ogden, Sir Bob Kerslake, Stephan Miles-Brown, Stephen Byfield, Steve Cannadine, Stuart Gulliver, Stuart Robinson, Sunand Prasad, Susan Parham, Terry Farrell, Terry Hodgkinson, Tim Farrow, Tim Stonor, Toby Shannon, Tom Bloxham, Tony Carey, Tony Edwards, Tony Reddy, Trevor Beattie, Trevor Davies, Trevor Osborne, Tricia Topping, Valli van Zijl, Vivec Nanda, Wayne Hemingway, Yolande Barnes.

Honorary Academician
Jan Gehl

Poet in Residence
Ian McMillan

Writer in Residence
Frank McDonald

Artist in Residence
David Garrison