For decades, the Urban Land Institute has set the standard in recognizing outstanding real estate development projects, related programs, and visionaries in urban development. ULI’s awards programs are highly selective and provide a prestigious reference for professionals involved in the built environment. Winners and finalists benefit from worldwide recognition among influential leaders in fields related to real estate and urban development.

ULI recognizes a wide range of project types, sizes, and initiatives in its award programs—from housing to commercial and mixed-use development and new communities, from open spaces to policy initiatives, and both profit and nonprofit.

Projects are judged by teams of experts tailored to the requirements of each awards program. These multidisciplinary groups of experts typically include developers, planners, architects, public officials, community representatives, and other professionals as required by the award criteria.

Awards

ULI Urban Open Space Award
Celebrating and promoting vibrant urban open spaces that enrich and revitalize communities

ULI Global Awards for Excellence
Recognising best practices and outstanding development projects in the built environment.

ULI Asia Pacific Awards for Excellence
Acknowledging truly superior development efforts in the Asia Pacific region.

Competitions

ULI Hines Student Competition Asia Pacific

The ULI Hines Student Competition—entering its 21st year in Americas — will be launched in Asia Pacific in 2023. The competition offers final-year undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to form their own multidisciplinary teams and engage in a challenging exercise in developing a proposal for a site that reflects the responsible use of land in an effective creative, and sustainable way.   

The ULI Hines Student Competition Asia Pacific is open to final-year undergraduate students and graduate students currently engaged with a university or similar Institution in the Asia Pacific region. 

Urban Innovation Ideas
A Young Leaders initiative that challenges creative thinking of young professionals with inputs from industry leaders and sector specialists.