Active Mobility/Complete Streets Award Presented to Design Workshop, Inc. and Walter P Moore & Assocs. for the design of Bagby Street Houston An admirable reconstruction of a traffic-dominated road into a hospitable pedestrian-friendly street, using paving, lighting, seating, trees and rain gardens to improve safety and vitality. Neighborhood Plaza Award Presented to City of Mississauga … Read more
Walkable Neighborhood Award Presented to the City of Fort Myers for the redesign of the Downtown Streetscape In recognition of the extensive landscaping, refurbishment and traffic calming that greatly improved the quality of life for everyone, creating a downtown with a genuinely urban character. Urban Plazas Award Presented to Rundell Ernstberger Assoc. for the design … Read more
The 2012 International Making Cities Livable International Urban Revitalization Award to Ecuador’s Ministry of Cultural Heritage (Ministerio de Coordinación de Patrimonio) for their exemplary national program, The Plaza: A Place of Encounter (Proyecto Ciudades Patrimoniales del Ecuador), Jacobo Herdoíza Bolaños, Coordinador In recognition of this visionary national program to regenerate social and economic health in … Read more
2007 Mixed-Use Design Award The 2007 International Making Cities Livable Mixed-Use Design Award was presented to: Anderson Pacific LLC In recognition of their significant contribution to reviving the principles of true urbanism in their development of Livermore Village, CA Architects: Opticos Design Inc., Thomas Dolan Architecture. Consultant: Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. For more information: Livermore.pdf (PDF, 52 KB) 2007 Mixed-Use … Read more
2008 Mixed-Use Design Award The 2008 International Making Cities Livable Mixed-Use Design Award was presented to Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP In recognition of their significant contribution to reviving the principles of true urbanism in their Master Plan for Lakeside, Chicago To download the complete exhibit please click here (PPT, 4.4 MB) 2008 Mixed-Use Design Commendations The 2008 … Read more
Successful Urban Plazas & Nature Spaces Exhibit 47th IMCL Conference, Portland, OR May 10-14, 2009 Urban Plazas Award Jamison Square, Portland, OR City of Portland Parks & Recreation; Peter Walker & Partners Jamison Square is intended to reinforce the identity and image of the surrounding neighborhood; to enhance and foster retail uses on ground level … Read more
This year the International Making Cities Livable Council received many excellent projects for consideration. We are happy to present the 2010 Design Award winners for Community Places, Neighborhoods, Streetscape and Green Places. Community Places Award Presented to IBI Group & City of Kitchener or the redesign of King Street, Kitchener In recognition of the innovative design for … Read more