For decades, the Urban Land Institute has set the standard in recognizing outstanding real estate development projects, related programs, and visionaries in urban development. ULI’s awards programs are highly selective and provide a prestigious reference for professionals involved in the built environment. Winners and finalists benefit from worldwide recognition among influential leaders in fields related to real estate and urban development.

ULI recognizes a wide range of project types, sizes, and initiatives in its award programs—from housing to commercial and mixed-use development and new communities, from open spaces to policy initiatives, both for profit and nonprofit.

Teams of experts serve on the jury for each program. These multidisciplinary groups typically include developers, planners, architects, public officials, community representatives, and other professionals as required by the award criteria.

Awards

• ULI Global Awards for Excellence
  Recognizing outstanding development projects globally.
  • ULI Americas Awards for Excellence
    Recognizing outstanding development projects in North and South America.
  • ULI Asia Pacific Awards for Excellence
    Recognizing outstanding development projects in the Asia Pacific region.
  • ULI Europe Awards for Excellence
    Recognizing outstanding development projects in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
  • ULI Urban Open Space Awards
    Recognizing transformative open spaces. The Urban Open Space Awards are now part of the Awards for Excellence.
• Terwilliger Center Annual Housing Awards
  • ULI Jack Kemp Excellence in Affordable and Workforce Housing Awards
    Recognizing exemplary developments that meet affordable and workforce housing needs in the local community.
  • Terwilliger Center Award for Innovation in Attainable Housing.
    Honoring developments that expand housing opportunities in their communities.

Competitions

• ULI Hines Student Competition
  An urban design and real estate development competition that challenges graduate students to collaborate across disciplines and imagine a better built environment.
• ULI Hines Student Competition – Europe
  An exciting opportunity for university and business school students across Europe to work in teams to engage in a challenging exercise in responsible land use.
• ULI Hines Student Competition – Asia Pacific
  An urban design and real estate development competition that challenges graduate students to collaborate across disciplines and imagine a better built environment.

Honors

• ULI Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development
  The ULI Prize recognizes an individual who has made a distinguished contribution to community building globally, who has established visionary standards of excellence in the land use and development field, and whose commitment to creating the highest quality built environment has led to the betterment of our society.
• ULI Apgar Thought Leader Award
  Awarding emerging writers and experts an honorarium for thought leadership in Urban Land magazine.

Local Programs

Please note that several ULI District Councils manage their own award programs. Please direct questions or comments regarding these programs to the relevant ULI District Council.

• ULI Austin Impact Awards – Email [email protected]
• ULI Atlanta Awards for Excellence – Email [email protected]
• ULI Baltimore WaveMaker Awards – Email [email protected]
• ULI Chicago Lifetime Award and Vision Awards – Email [email protected]
• ULI Colorado Impact Awards – [email protected]
• ULI Houston Developments of Distinction Awards – Email [email protected]
• ULI Nashville Excellence in Development Awards – Email [email protected]
• ULI New York Awards for Excellence – Email [email protected]
• ULI Philadelphia Awards for Excellence – Email [email protected]
• ULI Pittsburgh Placemaking Awards for Excellence – Email [email protected]
• ULI SE Florida/Caribbean Vision Awards – Email [email protected]
• ULI Washington Awards for Excellence – Email [email protected]
• ULI Germany Leadership Award – Email [email protected].

THE ULI AWARDS TEAM

ULI Main Phone: 202-624-7000

Terwilliger Center

The Terwilliger Center for Housing manages the Annual Housing Awards (the Kemp and Terwilliger Center awards). Learn about the Terwilliger Center team on their website and contact them at [email protected].

Americas and Global

For the ULI Hines competition, email: [email protected].

For other global or ULI Americas awards, email: [email protected].