2025 Edmund N. Bacon Urban Design Awards | Student Design Competition , Philadelphia / Vereinigte Staaten

 

Founded in 2006 in memory of Philadelphia's iconic 20th-century city planner, Edmund N. Bacon [1910-2005], this annual program honors both professionals and students whose work epitomizes excellence in urban design. Each year, a professional who has made significant contributions to the field of urban planning - through conviction of vision, effective communication, and commitment to improving their community - is selected to receive the Edmund N. Bacon Urban Design Award. 

 

In addition, the winner of our student urban design competition is honored with the Edmund N. Bacon Student Urban Design Award. The student design competition attracts undergraduate and graduate students from around the globe and the competition focuses on an area or location in Philadelphia. Students are challenged to present bold ideas that will improve the area, while prioritizing community needs as a core tenet of design excellence.

 

The 2025 international competition is open to all college/university STUDENTS of any discipline and academic level (undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral) who are actively matriculating at a college or university during the fall 2024 or spring 2025 semesters (August 1 - May 31). 

 

Entries may be submitted by individual students or by student teams of any size, so long as members of each team are all matriculating students. Teams may include students from one school or from several schools, and from any department or major, but/ all team members must be currently matriculating students.

 

June 2024: Competition Brief Launches

September 28, 2024: AI Assisted Community Engagement Strategies Workshop 

October 11, 2024: Deadline for questions

January 31, 2025: Final date to submit entries

March 2025: Awards Ceremony in Philadelphia