CHARTER AWARDS 2024

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Using neighborhood DNA to catalyze urban regeneration

Back to Better is a series of interventions planned for the Near Northwest in South Bend, Indiana. Students at the University of Notre Dame won a Student Merit Award in the Neighborhood, District, and Corridor category of the 2024 CNU Charter Awards.
ROBERT STEUTEVILLEAPR. 17, 2024
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From industrial lot to urban wellness village

Casa de Luz is a community-driven, health-oriented urban village on the site of a former meatpacking plant in Austin, Texas. Shambala Corp. won a Merit Award in the Block, Street, and Building category in the 2024 CNU Charter Awards.
ROBERT STEUTEVILLEAPR. 18, 2024
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New neighborhood connects city to university

The Eddy Street Neighborhood is a mixed-use infill development in South Bend featuring a main street and many housing types. Looney Ricks Kiss won a Merit Award in the Neighborhood, District, and Corridor category of the 2024 CNU Charter Awards.
ROBERT STEUTEVILLEAPR. 19, 2024
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Attainable housing model for cities nationwide

Finley Street Cottages is a courtyard development on two Atlanta lots that offers an innovative model for missing middle housing. Kronberg Urbanists + Architects won a Merit Award in the Block, Street, and Building category in the 2024 CNU Charter Awards.
ROBERT STEUTEVILLEAPR. 22, 2024
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Community transformation through smaller-scale buildings

Rebuilding Tremont Street in Mission Hill is a collection of buildings that enhance a neighborhood in Boston. New Urban Partners and Principle Group won a Merit Award in the Block, Street, and Building category of the 2024 CNU Charter Awards.
ROBERT STEUTEVILLEAPR. 23, 2024
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Green corridor connects downtown to the water

RiverFront Revitalization connects Omaha to the Missouri River and creates a widely used public space. HDR and OJB won a Merit Award in the Region: Metropolis, City, and Town category of the 2024 CNU Charter Awards.
ROBERT STEUTEVILLEAPR. 24, 2024
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Smart streetscape to pilot mobility program

Smart Streets Design Plan creates a model for better streetscapes and mobility. Buffalo’s Office of Strategic Planning and Stantec won a Merit Award for Emerging Projects in the Neighborhood, District, and Corridor category of the 2024 CNU Charter Awards.
ROBERT STEUTEVILLEAPR. 26, 2024
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Reusing a cannery, connecting to the bayou

Trappey and Bayou Vermilion Waterfront District Vision Plan will revitalize a waterfront and reuse a vacant industrial site in Lafayette, Louisiana. Lake|Flato Architects won a Merit Award for an Emerging Project in the 2024 CNU Charter Awards.
ROBERT STEUTEVILLEAPR. 29, 2024
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Meeting 21st Century goals on a 19th Century ‘poor farm’

Veridian at County Farm is a compact neighborhood model of sustainability and affordability in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Union Studio and THRIVE Collaborative won a Merit Award as an Emerging Project in the 2024 CNU Charter Awards.
ROBERT STEUTEVILLEAPR. 30, 2024
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School bridges both sides of the tracks

Brookline High School Expansion knits the urban fabric with public school buildings that enhance the public realm in Brookline, Massachusetts. William Rawn Associates won a 2024 CNU Charter Award in the Block, Street, and Building category.
ROBERT STEUTEVILLEMAY. 1, 2024
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Mapping 50-year resilience in a vulnerable region

Just Imagine SWLA is a long-term resilience plan for Calcasieu and Cameron parishes in Louisiana. The Community Foundation Southwest Louisiana and Urban Design Associates won a 2024 CNU Charter Award in The Region: Metropolis, City, and Town category.
ROBERT STEUTEVILLEMAY. 2, 2024
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Legalizing the city and visualizing its potential

Kingston Forward takes the art and communication of a form-based code to a new level in a historic New York State city. Dover, Kohl & Partners won a 2024 CNU Charter Award in The Region: Metropolis, City, and Town category.
ROBERT STEUTEVILLEMAY. 6, 2024
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Honoring neighborhood history, building a garden

Winthrop Family Historical Garden redesigns an underutilized green space as a beautiful garden and public gathering spot in Chicago, Illinois. MKSK won a 2024 CNU Charter Award in the Block, Street, and Building category.
ROBERT STEUTEVILLEMAY. 9, 2024
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Extraordinary vision for urban church site

Revitalization of St. Patrick's and St. Hedwig's Parishes envisions a European-like village between churches in South Bend. The University of Notre Dame won a 2024 CNU Student Grand Prize Charter Award in the Neighborhood, District, and Corridor category.
ROBERT STEUTEVILLEMAY. 10, 2024
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Linear park alleviates social and environmental ills

Bulevar de Oriente converts a former sewage way into an exceedingly elegant linear park and a model for global green corridors. Alcuadrado Arquitectos SAS + Secretaria de Vivienda social y hábitat won the 2024 CNU Grand Prize Charter Award.
ROBERT STEUTEVILLEMAY. 13, 2024