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