CNU Welcomes Your Submissions to the 2005 Charter Awards

Congress for the New Urbanism

The Charter Awards program recognizes design achievements that fulfill and advance the principles of the Charter of the New Urbanism, which defines the qualities of coherent, urban places from the scale of the region to the building and block. The awards program increases awareness of the Charter principles and recognizes exemplary efforts to achieve them. Winners show a deep commitment to placemaking.

The 2005 submissions will be reviewed by a panel of accomplished jurors, chaired by John Francis Torti FAIA, Principal, Torti Gallas and
Partners, Architecture and Urban Design.

Other jurors are:

Stephanie Bothwell ASLA, Urban and Landscape Design

Maurice Cox, Associate Professor, University of Virginia School of Architecture

Douglas Kelbaugh FAIA, Professor and Dean, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Michigan

Paul Murrain, Senior Design Director, The Prince's Foundation

Linda Pollak AIA, ASLA Associate, Marpillero Pollak Architects

Jeff B. Speck, Director of Design, National Endowment for the Arts

CNU welcomes professional submissions in three categories corresponding to the three scales of the Charter. Student/faculty submssions are invited in the Charter's middle scale: the Neighborhood, District, and Corridor.

Entries are due February 1, 2005. Visit the 2005 Charter Awards web page for details, instructions, and entry forms.

For more information contact:

Stephen Filmanowicz
Congress for the New Urbanism
140 S. Dearborn St., Suite 310
Chicago
IL 60603
USA

Phone: (312) 551-7300 x12
Fax: (312) 551-7300 x12
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.cnu.org

Posted December 15, 2004