The Urbanism Awards

Our flagship programme of learning from and celebrating great places across the UK and Europe

The international Congress

Our flagship conference that aims to understand what a host city can both teach and learn about successful urbanism

Upcoming events at the Academy

Finalist visit: Groningen, Netherlands

Urbanism Awards assessment visit to European City of the Year finalist Groningen, Netherlands
13 Aug 2026 9:00am
Members only

Finalist visit: Fort William High Street

Urbanism Awards assessment visit to Great Streets + Spaces finalist Fort William High Street
14 Aug 2026 10:00am
Members only

London YU Book Club: The Color of Law

The next meeting of the London Young Urbanist book club will discuss The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
8 Sep 2026 6:30pm
Members only

Finalist visit: Prato, Italy

Urbanism Awards assessment visit to European City of the Year finalist Prato, Italy
10 Sep 2026 9:00am
Members only

Authors of Urbanism: The Expressway World with Richard J. Williams

Join Richard J. Williams for an evening asking: how did we build the expressway world in the first place? And what are we going to do now with it now?
16 Sep 2026 6:00pm

The Urbanism Hour: Demystifying AI as a Planning Tool

A virtual lunch hour with Lauren Andres and Mike Raco, on demystifying AI as a planning tool - aspirations, reality and the journey ahead
25 Sep 2026 1:00pm
Past events