You Are Invited:
2020-2021 Prize for Cities Awards Ceremony
Tuesday, June 29, 9:30am - 10:30am ET
 

“Here is a project that started as having nothing to do with climate, but absolutely is climate and inequality related. I can really feel it resonating on the score of thinking differently.” -Jury Member

What makes a project resonate in this moment? That is the question put to our world-class jury of architects and planners, real estate developers, activists, leaders of major international urban agencies and NGOs. Each of the finalists is worthy. But which has the potential to inspire change in other cities? Which should be elevated for a global audience and recognized with the $250,000 grand prize?
  
Join us next week to find out who the jury selected – and decide for yourself!

Chosen for their outstanding impact addressing climate change and urban inequality, the 2020-2021 finalists are:
 

• DistritoTec, by Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico 
• Kibera Public Space Project, by Kounkuey Design Initiative, Nairobi, Kenya 
• London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone, by the Greater London Authority, London, United Kingdom 
• Sustainable Food Production for a Resilient Rosario, by the Municipality of Rosario, Rosario, Argentina
• Women’s Action Toward Climate Resilience for the Urban Poor, by the Mahila Housing SEWA Trust, Ahmedabad, India

 

The ceremony will feature the finalists, members of the jury, and award-winning master of ceremonies Femi Oke:

• Explore each finalist's unique approach to tackling climate change and inequality 
• Fireside chat on the future of cities post-COVID
• $250,000-grand prize presentation by Stephen Ross, as well $25,000 to each runner up
• Update from 2018-2019 Prize winner, SARSAI
• Insights from the Prize Jury on why urban changemakers are more important than ever

Join us for this interactive event to celebrate and explore these transformative projects.

 

COVID-19 Relief

COVID-19 has disrupted cities everywhere. Community groups, businesses, and governments are tasked with responding and rebuilding from the pandemic – while still striving to make cities more equitable and resilient for everyone. From India to Kenya, many projects and organizations that submitted to the Prize for Cities are responding to COVID and utilizing their unique approaches to find new ways forward.


Find out more about how projects are responding and support relief efforts at prizeforcities.org/covid.

We hope to see you soon.

Sincerely,