Past Finalists of The Urbanism Awards

(* denotes winner)

The European City of the Year Award

Aarhus
Amsterdam
Antwerp*
Barcelona
Berlin*
Bilbao*
Bologna
Bordeaux
Bristol*
Budapest
Copenhagen*
Dublin
Edinburgh*
Eindhoven
Freiburg*
Glasgow*
Gothenburg
Hamburg
Istanbul
Helsinki
Leipzig*
Lisbon*
Ljubljana
London
Lyon
Malmö
Manchester
Montpellier
Marseille*
Nantes
Newcastle Gateshead
Oslo
Porto*
San Sebastián*
Sheffield
Stockholm
Rotterdam*
Turin
Utrecht
Valencia
Vienna
Zurich

The Great Town Award

Aberystwyth, Wales*
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Beverley, Yorkshire
Blackpool, Lancashire
Brighton & Hove, East Sussex
Bury, Lancashire
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Buxton, Derbyshire
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Chester, Cheshire
Chichester, Sussex
Chelmsford, Essex
Clonakilty, County Cork*
Corby, Northamptonshire*
Cork, Ireland*
Coventry, West Midlands
Derry~Londonderry, Northern Ireland*
Dundee, Scotland
Falmouth, Kent
Frome, Somerset*
Galway, Ireland*
Halifax West Yorkshire
Hastings & St Leonards, Sussex
Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire*
Kilkenny, Ireland*
Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Ludlow, Shropshire*
Margate, Kent
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Paisley, Renfrewshire*
Penzance, Cornwall*
Richmond, Yorkshire*
Scarborough, Yorkshire*
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
St Andrews, Fife
St Ives, Cornwall
Stirling, Stirling
Stroud, Gloucestershire
Todmorden, West Yorkshire
Totnes, Devon
Westport, Ireland
Winchester, Hampshire

The Great Neighbourhood

Accordia, Cambridge
Ancoats, Manchester
Ashley Vale, Bristol*
Borough/Bankside, London
Bournville, Birmingham
Brixton, London*
Broughty Ferry, Dundee
Byker, Newcastle*
Cathedral Quarter, Belfast
Clerkenwell, London
Clifton, Bristol
Coin Street, London*
Creative Quarter, Folkestone
Devonport, Plymouth
Devonshire Quarter, Sheffield
Golden Lane Estate, London
Grainger Town, Newcastle*
Grand Canal Quarter, Dublin
Hackney Wick, London
Holbeck Urban Village, Leeds*
Hulme, Manchester
Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham*
Kelham Island, Sheffield*
Lace Market, Nottingham
Levenshulme, Manchester
Merchant City, Glasgow*
Newhall, Harlow
Northern Quarter, Manchester*
Old Town, Hastings*
Old Town/Harbour Arm, Margate*
Ouseburn, Newcastle
Pollokshields, Glasgow
Portobello, Edinburgh*
Ropewalks, Liverpool
Saltaire, Bradford
St Paul’s/Montpelier, Bristol
Smithfield, Dublin
Soho, London
South Bank, Leeds
Stockbridge, Edinburgh
Temple Bar, Dublin
West End, Glasgow*

The Great Street Award

Arcades, Cardiff
Argyle Street, Glasgow
Belgrave Road, Leicester
Brick Lane, London
Bridge St/North St, Taunton*
Buchanan Street, Glasgow*
Byres Road, Glasgow
Cairns Street, Liverpool
Chapel Street, Penzance
Cockburn Street, Edinburgh
Deptford High Street, London
Elwick Rd/West St, Ashford
Exhibition Road, London
Exmouth Market, London*
Grey Street, Newcastle*
High Street, Berkhamsted
High Street, North Berwick
Hope Street, Liverpool*
Humber Street Fruit Market, Hull*
Kensington High Street, London
Kirkgate, Leeds
Lamb’s Conduit Street, London*
Lark Lane, Liverpool
Marylebone High Street, London*
New Road, Brighton
Newry Street, Banbridge
North Street, Bristol
O’Connell Street, Dublin
Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork*
Park Lane, Poynton
Portobello Road, London
Regent St/Portland Place, London
Rye Lane, London
Skipton High Street, Skipton*
Smallbrook Queensway, Birmingham
South William Street, Dublin*
St Marks Road, Bristol*
St. Patrick’s Street, Cork
Steep Hill, Lincoln*
The Royal Mile, Edinburgh
Union Street, Aberdeen
Wood Street, Walthamstow*

The Great Place

Bishops Square, London
Borough Market, London*
Brindley Place, Birmingham
Brunswick Centre, London*
Cathedral Square, Peterborough
Christmas Steps Arts Qtr, Bristol
City Park, Bradford*
Connswater, Belfast*
Crosby Beach, Sefton
Custard Factory, Birmingham*
Gillett Square, Hackney*
Gaol Ferry Steps, Bristol
Granary Square, London*
Grassmarket, Edinburgh
Greenwich Market, Greenwich
Irvine Harbour, Irvine
Leicester Market, Leicester
Kilmainham Civic Space, Dublin
Kings Place, London
Maritime Quarter, Swansea
Meeting House Square, Dublin
North Laines, Brighton
Old Market Square, Nottingham
Oxford Castle, Oxford*
Peace & Winter Gardens, Sheffield*
Peace Bridge/Ebrington Sq, Derry*
Princesshay, Exeter
Quayside, NewcastleGateshead
Queen Square, Bristol
Roald Dahl Plass, Cardiff
Scale Lane Bridge, Hull
Seaburn, Sunderland
Sheaf Square, Sheffield*
South Bank, London
St Andrew Square, Edinburgh
St Nicholas Market, Bristol
St Pancras International, London*
St Stephen’s Green, Dublin
The Wharf, Sowerby Bridge
Tobermory Harbour, Mull*
Victoria Quarter, Leeds
Viking Triangle, Waterford*

There are 2 comments

  1. Andrea Titterington

    European City – Edinburgh
    Town – Ludlow
    Neighbourhood – Northern Quarter, Manchester
    Street – Hope Street, Liverpool
    Place – Peace and Winter Gardens, Sheffield

  2. Andrea Titterington

    I think that this is a great idea for a time when visits are not possible. It is impressive that the AoU has visited and assessed so many places in its short history! It has been valuable for the places and also for the assessors. Well done everyone.

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