CNU 19 nearly ready to Go

Madison, Wisconsin, beckons brightly over the course of June 1-June 4 this year, as CNU 19: Growing Local heads to town.

With a list of distinguished speakers such as Harvard economist and bestselling Triumph of the City author Ed Glaeser, Congressman Earl Blumenauer, Growing Power’s Will Allen, Athena Awards winners Fred Koetter and Michael Dennis, CNU founders such as Stefanos Polyzoides, Andres Duany, Peter Calthorpe, Elizabeth Moule, and many, many more, CNU 19 is shaping up to be one of the most highly anticipated Congresses yet.

In addition to the featured speakers, CNU 19 has a variety of tours, top-tier 202s, salons, breakout sessions and assorted social events woven throughout the four-day affair.

Design contest for city-owned site

And of particular note this year is AuthentiCity: The Madison Design Competition. CNU and the City of Madison have teamed up to develop a design contest that encourages innovative ideas for a municipally owned site in Madison. This competition aims to illustrate how the principles of New Urbanism can best be applied to the redevelopment site and to provide the 19th Congress for the New Urbanism’s host city with a collection of design ideas they can consider as the project moves forward. As a gateway to the state’s capital city, the Union Corners site on East Washington Avenue offers competition applicants an exciting opportunity to explore how the Charter principles can be employed in a transit-oriented development.

The following dates relate to AuthentiCity deadlines:

• 04.29.2011 Submission Deadline

• 06.04.2011 Winners Announced

• 06.1-4.2011 Exhibition - CNU 19 Madison Prizes: Up to $1000.00

Further details can be found by visiting the AuthentiCity website at: http://www.competition.creatingauthenticplaces.com