The following projects have been recognized as part of the ULI Urban Open Space Award since its inception in 2010. Each project name is followed by its location, and typically by the prime sponsor of the submission.

This is a living listing, and corrections or updates are most welcome. For additional information or to address any issue, please email [email protected].
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2018

Winners

• Madrid Rio Park, Madrid, Spain
  Project Owner: Madrid City Council
  Designer: Burgos & Garrido, Porras & La Casta, Rubio & A-Sala, West 8
• Levy Park, Houston, TX
  Project Owner:  Upper Kirby Redevelopment Authority
  Designer: OJB Landscape Architecture

Special Community Impact

• Ricardo Lara Linear Park, Lynwood, CA
  Project Owner: City of Lynwood, Carlifornia
  Designer: SWA Group et al

Finalists

• Quequechan River Rail Trail, Fall River, MA
  Project Owner: City of Fall River
  Designer: Brown, Richardson + Rowe, Inc.
• Baxi River Forest Island, Changsha, China
  Project Owner: Changsha Xiandao Land Development & Construction Co., Ltd.
  Designer: SWA Group

2015

Winner

• Thousand Lantern Lake Park, Foshan, China
  Project Owner: Nanhai District Government
  Designer: SWA Group et al

Finalists

• Marina Bay, Singapore
  Project Owner: Urban Redevelopment Authority
  Designer: Urban Redevelopment Authority
• Washington Canal Park, Washington DC
  Project Owner: Canal Park Development Association, Inc.
  Designer: OLIN and STUDIOS Architecture, DCPC
• Tongva Park and Ken Genser Square, Santa Monica, CA
  Project Owner: City of Santa Monica
  Designer: James Corner Field Operations
• Myriad Botanical Gardens, Oklahoma City, OK
  Project Owner: Myriad Gardens Foundation
  Designer: Office of James Burnett
• Millennium Park, Chicago, IL
  Project Owner: City of Chicago
  Designer: Edward Uhlir, FAIA

2014

Winner

• Klyde Warren Park, Dallas, TX
  Project Owner: Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation
  Designer: The Office of James Burnett

Finalists

• The Railyard Park and Plaza, Santa Fe, NM
  Project Owner: City of Santa Fe, NM
  Designer: Frederic Schwartz Architects, Ken Smith Landscape Architects, and Missy May
• Washington Park, Cincinnati, OH
  Project Owner: Cincinnati Park Board
  Designer: Human Nature, Inc.
• Columbus Commons and Scioto Mile, Columbus, OH
  Project Owner: Capitol South Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation, City of Columbus
  Designer: MKSK, EDGE and Moody Nolan
• Guthrie Green, Tulsa, OK
  Project Owner: George Kaiser Family Foundation
  Designer: John Wong

2013

Winner

• The Parks and Riverfront at Southeast False Creek, Vancouver, BC
  Project Owner: City of Vancouver
  Designer: PWL Partnership Landscape Architects Inc.
• The Yards Park, Washington, DC
  Project Owner: District of Columbia
  Developer: Forest City
  Designer: M. Paul Friedberg & Partners

Finalists

• Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn, NY
  Project Owner: Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation
  Designer: Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc.
• Cumberland Park, Nashville, TN
  Project Owner: Metro Nashville Parks and Recreation Department
  Designer: Hargreaves Associates (Lead Design Consultant)
• Wilmington Waterfront Park, Wilmington, CA
  Project Owner: Port of Los Angeles
  Designer: Sasaki Associates, Inc.

2012

Winner

• Railroad Park, Birmingham, AL
  Project Sponsor: Tom Leader Studio

Finalists

• Pier 25 at Tribeca Section of Hudson River Park, New York, NY
  Project Owner: Hudson River Park Trust
  Designer: Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects P.C.
  Project Sponsor: Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects P.C.
• Riverwalk Urban Waterfront, Calgary, AB
  Project Owner: Calgary Municipal Land Corporation
  Designer: Ryan Mortson, Cathy Sears, Dave Spencer
  Project Sponsor: Stantec Consulting Ltd.
• Tanner Springs Park, Portland, OR
  Project Owner: Portland Parks and Recreation
  Designer: Atelier Dreiseitl GmbH
  Project Sponsor: Atelier Dreiseitl GmbH
• The High Line, New York, NY
  Project Owner: The City of New York; Friends of the High Line
  Designer: James Corner Field Operations; Diller, Scofidio, and Renfro; Piet Oudolf
  Project Sponsor: James Corner Field Operations

2011

Winner

• Citygarden, St. Louis, MO
  Project Sponsor: Gateway Foundation

Finalists

• Discovery Green, Houston, TX
  Project Sponsor: Discovery Green Conservancy
• Jamison Square, Portland, OR
  Project Sponsor: Peter Walker and Partners Landscape Architecture
• Raymond and Susan Brochstein Pavillion, Houston, TX
  Project Sponsor: Thomas Phifer and Partners
• Simon and Helen Director Park, Portland, OR
  Project Sponsor: Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects LLP

2010

Winner

• Campus Martius Park, Detroit, MI
  Project Sponsor: Detroit 300 Conservancy

Finalists

• Falls Park on the Reedy, Greenville, SC
  Project Sponsor: City of Greenville and Carolina Foothills Garden Club
• Herald and Greeley Square Parks, New York, NY
  Project Sponsor: 34th Street Partnership
• Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle, WA
  Project Sponsor: Seattle Art Museum
• Schenley Plaza, Pittsburgh, PA
  Project Sponsor: Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
• Bremen Street Park, Boston, MA
  Project Sponsor: Brown, Richardson & Rowe