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Previous Winners and Finalists

The following projects have been recognized as part of the ULI Urban Open Space Award since its inception in 2010.

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2020

Winners

  • Domino Park, Brooklyn, New York, United States
    Project Owner: Two Trees Management
    Designer: James Corner Field Operations
  • Trojan Park, Wellston, Missouri, United States
    Project Owner:  Great Rivers Greenway; City of Wellston
    Designer: Lamar Johnson Collaborative (formerly Forum Studio)

Winner press release
Urban Land finalist profiles (see page 47)

Finalists 

  • Historic Fourth Ward Park – Phase I, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
  • Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park, Tampa, Florida, United States
  • Salesforce Park, San Francisco, California, United States
  • Uptown Normal Redevelopment, Normal, Illinois, United States
  • West Eau Claire Park, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  • Yanaguana Garden at Hemisfair, San Antonio, Texas, United States

Finalist press release
Finalist Urban Land article

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, California
    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

  • Myriad Botanical Gardens, Oklahoma City, OK
    Project Owner: Myriad Gardens Foundation
    Designer: Office of James Burnett
  • 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
  • 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

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