2024 Urban Design Award Winners Announced

Published on November 08, 2024

TAOH Outdoor Gallery, the Peoples' Choice Award winner. Two pieces of art frame the edges of the photo in red and blue. Between them, we see more art throughout the urban gallery.

The TAOH Outdoor Gallery (pictured) won the People's Choice Award.

On Thursday, Nov. 7, the City of Charlotte Urban Design Center and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte David R. Ravin School of Architecture presented the city's fourth annual Urban Design Awards.

Organizers, jurors and awardees gathered in the city’s South End Studio for a ceremony dedicated to honoring excellent urban design in the Queen City – the places themselves and the people behind them.

“The Urbies are a shining example of partnership and community engagement, with city staff, UNC Charlotte, and residents coming together to highlight beautiful projects and places around our vibrant and growing city,” said Alyson Craig, director of the Charlotte Planning, Design & Development Department. “I look forward to this event every year as an opportunity to celebrate achievements of the design community and elevate the conversation of what our neighborhoods can look like.”

Award recipients:

  • Great Development Near Transit – 30Six NoDa
  • Great Walkable Neighborhood – Lockwood
  • Great New Life for an Old Place – American Legion Memorial Stadium
  • Great Public Space – The Green Uptown
  • Great Placemaking – Beatties Ford Road Corridor
  • Great Street – Selwyn Avenue
  • Great Urban Architecture – The Vantage
  • Great Suburban Design – The Bowl at Ballantyne
  • Great Student Project – Stitched at North Lake Vision Plan
  • Great Neighborhood Champion – CharlotteEAST
  • Great Urban Design Champion – Ely Portillo
  • People’s Choice Award – TAOH Outdoor Gallery

 

The Urbies is a yearly recognition and celebration of quality urban design in Charlotte. By engaging the community in the nomination process, it encourages continued discussion around what makes for unique and great places. 

Follow along with the city’s work by visiting the Urban Design Center website and the People Make Cities blog. You can learn how the Urban Design Center is increasing public awareness of urban design and growing its significance in Charlotte.

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