Urban Design Awards

Call for entries is now closed

The Urban Design Awards recognize, celebrate and inspire design excellence in London.

The awards raise the bar of local design and architecture by showcasing several exceptional projects that represent the very best in creativity and visionary thinking.

Categories include:

1. Urban Design Plans
2. Urban Architecture
3. Urban Fragments
4. Civic Design Projects
5. People’s Choice
6. People’s Choice Student Project

The 2025 call for entries ran from May 14 – June 20, and is now closed.

Stay tuned for how you can get involved by voting for the two People’s Choice categories. Submissions will be posted on the City’s website for public voting shortly.

Award winners will be announced later this fall.

About the Urban Design Awards

Urban design helps create an innovative and connected city through creative, engaging, and attractive architecture and design. The Urban Design Awards raises the bar on urban design in London by awarding projects that represent excellence, innovation and visionary thinking.

The awards take place every two years, and are intended to inspire developers, architects, landscape architects, planners and designers to advance excellence in their own projects.