The Urban Land Institute (ULI) released the call for submissions for the Amanda Burden Urban Open Space Award. The award is given by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) in partnership with Amanda Burden, New York City’s Planning Commissioner. The winner, the site selected as the most outstanding public space that ”enriches and revitalizes a community” in the U.S., will receive a $10,000 cash prize. According to ULI, the prize is “intended to celebrate and promote vibrant, well-used urban open spaces.”
To enter the award competition, the space must be outdoors, at least 10,000 square feet in size and have been open to the public for at least one year and not more than ten years. The award seeks to recognize a public space that is:
- highly accessible to the public (regardless of who owns it)
- sociable and inviting and provides a range of amenities with “abundant and comfortable seating” in both sun and shade
- a “vibrant magnet” for a broad spectrum of public use and lively gathering space with an array of reasons for people to visit
- a destination throughout the year
- Has positively impacted the surrounding neighborhoods and communities
- Represents a sound investment of public funds
- Is worthy of emulation
The application deadline is February 19, 2010.
In addition to the cash prize, the winning project will be recognized in an awards ceremony held in conjunction with ULI’s Spring Council Forum, as well as showcased in ULI’s publications and conferences. Learn more about how to apply
Also, check out the Project for Public Spaces’s Great Public Spaces site, where you can nominate a great public space.
Lastly, The Huffington Post recently posted “Landscape Architecture around America,” featuring multiple parks and gardens around the U.S. You can vote and see which public spaces were listed in the top five by Huffington Post readers.
Image credit: Central Park ice skating rink, New York City. Wired New York.
