objective

The objective of the Niagara Community Design Awards is to recognize and celebrate excellence in community design in the Niagara Region. This year’s awards will continue to focus on projects that enhance the built environment, efficiently use land, and demonstrate creativity and vision.

evaluation criteria

Project submissions will be judged on the basis of how well the project achieves the intention of the category, demonstrates Niagara’s Smart Growth Principles and how it considers issues such as the following:

award categories

  1. Small Scale Project
  2. Larger Scale Project
  3. Urban Design
  4. Adaptive Re-use
  5. Brownfield
  6. Policy & Plans
  7. Leadership & Legacy

submission deadline

The deadline for submissions is:

Tuesday, October 23rd at 2:00 p.m. in the Niagara Region Planning and Development Department located at 2201 St. David’s Road, Thorold ON, in the Regional Headquarters Building, Third Floor.

Submissions received after this time will not be considered. An email notification will be sent to confirm that your submission materials have been received using the email provided in the Nominator’s Contact Information.

eligibility & requirements

1. All projects must be substantially completed. For a project this means ready for occupancy and/or use. For a policy or plan this means approved or adopted by Council. 2. Projects that were completed after 1997 will be considered for award categories A through F. Projects completed up to twenty-five years ago may be considered for award category G. 3. Projects/person or groups must be in or have significantly contributed to community design in Niagara, Ontario. 4. Former award winning or honouree projects may not be resubmitted for the same category.

downloads

pdf logo event poster (PDF).

pdf logo info + forms (PDF).

pdf logo forms (PDF).

smart growth principles

questions?

contact Terri Donia
Tel: 905-685-4225 ext. 3374
Fax: 905-641-5208