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Call for Entries
The Mayor’s Urban Design Awards recognize and thank people who
contribute to Spokane’s quality of life and help implement the City’s
Comprehensive Plan through good urban design. The awards will highlight
the importance of creative thought, technical proficiency, and the
relationship of good urban design to our city’s economic health and
overall well-being. These bi-annual awards will be announced by the
Mayor during a Spokane City Council meeting. Award winners will receive
a Certificate of Recognition and be showcased on the City’s Urban Design
website.
Qualifications to Enter
An urban
environment is made up of many elements including buildings, bridges,
streets, sidewalks, parks, plazas, nature corridors, trees and public
art. So ANY project in the Spokane region—large or small, public or
private—is eligible for submission and will be considered if it:
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Has been completed between January 1, 2003, and
August 3, 2009 and has not been previously
submitted. |
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Can be judged against some or all of the “15
Qualities of Good Urban Design in Spokane” which are consistent
with Comprehensive Plan objectives and “Smart Growth”
principles. |
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Contributes to the City of Spokane’s quality of
life. |
Entry
Submittal Categories
Within Spokane
City Limits: 1. Completed Projects. 2. Visions and Master Plans.
Regional: 1.
Completed Projects. 2. Visions and Master Plans.
Project must be located in
the Spokane Region and clearly contribute to the City of Spokane’s
quality of life. Examples might include projects located outside the
City limits that have been designed to protect the Spokane River,
Spokane-Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer, transportation projects, or
recreation/tourism projects that directly benefit citizens of the City
of Spokane.
Levels of
Awards for Entries Submitted
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“Mayor’s Choice Award”
- highest honor for
overall urban design excellence. |
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“Urban Design Merit
Award” -
distinguished work in meeting specific criteria for good urban
design. |
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“People’s Choice
Award” - all
entries will be displayed for 3 weeks at River Park Square, thus
giving the public an opportunity to vote for their favorite
submitted design. |
Spokane Design Review
Committee Special Acknowledgements
In addition to
the awards for submitted projects, Spokane’s Design Review Committee
(DRC) will also nominate projects for special recognition by the Mayor.
The categories for these DRC Special Acknowledgements will be:
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“Creative Citizen(s)”
- person or group
whose work has enhanced Spokane’s urban fabric. |
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“Heritage Project”
- a design that has
significantly contributed to Spokane’s quality of life. |
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“Shrinking Lilac”
- when it becomes
apparent to the DRC that the designer/developer was too modest
to submit excellent work. |
Judging
The City of Spokane’s Design
Review Committee will develop recommendations to the Mayor who will make
the final selections for the Mayor’s Choice and Urban Design Merit
Awards. The identities of applicants will be concealed until all judging
is complete. Jurors will not review projects with which they’ve been
involved.
Use the link to view the
registration forms
 (333
KB) or visit the 3rd Floor, City Hall for paper copies.
Application deadline, 12:00 noon, Monday,
August 3, 2009.
For more information please contact:
Julie Neff, Urban Designer
(509) 625-6082 or
jneff@spokanecity.org
OR
Tami Palmquist, City Planner
(509) 625-6157 or
tpalmquist@spokanecity.org
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Call for Entries & Qualities
of Good Design
Registration Form
Deadline:
August 3, 2009
Press Release
Contact:
Julie Neff
(509) 625-6082
or
Tami Palmquist
(509) 625-6157
2009
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