Vaughan Urban Design Awards Return for 2017
urbantoronto.ca
June 29, 2017
By Greg Lipinski
The Vaughan Urban Design Awards are back for the 2017 edition, recognizing and celebrating a diversity of urban design and cultural heritage projects throughout Vaughan. Entries will be judged for their contribution to Vaughan, innovation, compatibility, execution, and creativity, while focusing on these six criteria:
- high-quality architecture and landscape architecture;
- public realm contributions, such as public spaces, streetscape, accessibility, etc;
- the preservation of heritage architecture and cultural landscapes;
- design that promotes the use of multi-modal transportation such as walking, cycling, and transit;
- environmental sustainability; and
- design for community wellness, social equity and universal accessibility.
Entries will be judged by a panel of five members that includes four panelists from relevant professional disciplines - two architects, an urban designer/planner, a landscape architect - and a member from the City of Vaughan, the Deputy City Manager, Planning and Growth Management. Awards will be given in two classes: Award of Excellence and Award of Merit, and are set to be handed out at the Awards Gala at Vaughan City Hall on November 15th, 2017.
The deadline to submit an application for consideration is September 22nd. More information for registration can be found on the City of Vaughan's website.
