- The project must be located in Ireland
- The project must be complete. However, the project need not be newly constructed or newly initiated.
- The project must demonstrate a high standard of excellence in design, planning, construction, economics and management.
- The project must demonstrate relevance to the contemporary and future needs of the community in which it is located.
- The project must be publicly accessible, free of charge and provide benefit for the community in which it is located.
- The project must provide lessons, strategies, and techniques that could be used or adapted in other communities.
Closing Date for Entries
Awards
A guiding principle of the Urban Land Institute is that the achievement of excellence in land use practice & design should be recognised and rewarded. Since 1979, ULI has honoured outstanding development projects in both the private and public sectors. In a similar vein, property consultants CBRE has been at the forefront of promoting excellence in placemaking across the globe. The Fifth annual ULI IRELAND EXCELLENCE IN PLACEMAKING AWARDS, supported by CBRE, rewards best practices in placemaking in the Irish market. The awards reward organisations and communities throughout Ireland that make genuine efforts to improve their local communities through the initiation of projects that add to the public realm and make better places in which to live, work and play.
How it works
The Urban Land Institute and CBRE formally invite the submission of projects for consideration in the 2023 ULI Ireland - Excellence in Placemaking Awards.
Completed application forms and accompanying photographs will be accepted electronically to Excellenceinplacemaking@uli.org. The closing date for receipt of applications will be September 30th, 2023. Those submitting applications may be contacted by the jury to obtain further information or to get clarification on certain items. If the submission advances to finalist status, at least one jury member will schedule and conduct a site visit to verify and possibly expand upon all submitted information.
Shortlisting and judging will be completed by October 2023 with winners announced in November 2023.
There will be a prize for the best community project and the best private/public sector project in each of the five category locations – (Dublin, Rest of Leinster, Munster, Connaught and Ulster). Each winning project will win a bespoke trophy and the project will be showcased in the Irish media.
The winning entries in each of the five locations will in turn be eligible for consideration for the overall national Placemaking award, the prize for which will be a contribution of €5,000 towards the design of a bespoke piece of sculpture, art or a community project for the benefit of the local community in which the winning project is based.
Project Submission information
Submissions are open to all public and private organisations and community groups and entry is FREE! The project will be judged by a jury of Irish and international representatives from relevant fields including real estate, planning, development and design. Jurors will operate independently, applying the highest standards of evaluation and professional practice as reflected in the code of ethics of the Urban Land Institute