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Jury participation
All these programs rely on the contributions
of ULI members who donate their time and
expertise as jurors and, often, cover the cost
of their travel to support the awards. There
are various pathways to becoming a juror.
Members can explore opportunities on
navigator.uli.org, or email awards@uli.org
or their national or local District Council to
express interest. A list of awards programs
and contact information is available at uli.org/
awards.
Because the opportunities are limited, ULI
typically seeks Full Members who have a history
of engagement with ULI and more than
15 years of experience in their discipline. At
the regional and global levels, jurors who represent
a range of disciplines and have broad
experience in several markets are critical to
jury success. ULI strives to convene juries that
are diverse, in support of the organization's
diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) goals.
Women are leading the selection process
for some of ULI's most illustrious awards.
Candace Damon, chair of the board at HR&A,
served as 2023 jury chair for the ULI Prize.
Sophie Henley-Price, of STUDIOS Architecture
in Paris, served as the chair of the 2022 ULI
Global Awards for Excellence jury, and Marilynn
Davis of HR&A served as the chair of the
2022 ULI Americas Awards for Excellence jury.
Lynn Carlton of Burns & McDonnell and Geeti
Silwal of Perkins & Will were chairs of the
2022 and 2023 ULI Hines Student Competition
juries, respectively.
The jury experience varies, depending on
the program. For the ULI Prize, a smaller
group of five jurors independently reviews
bios for a short list of candidates and then
meets once to deliberate and determine the
laureate.
For the ULI Hines Student Competition in
the Americas, jurors devote hours of pre-work
to reviewing student submissions-comprehensive
proposals consisting of designs, narrative
content, and development pro formas.
They then convene virtually in small groups,
and as a whole jury, to hash out which four
teams will make it to the finals. The same
jury travels to the site of the competition to
hear the finalists present and then selects the
winner.
The Americas Awards for Excellence jury
level of effort is similar, but instead of traveling
to one location, these jurors often visit at least
two project sites in one or more cities, which
can be in the U.S., Canada, or Mexico. During
the visit, jurors meet with representatives from
the project sponsor, designers, and often tenants
and community members. This effort
provides a third-party verification of application
materials the team submitted, adding an
important element to why the awards are so
trusted in the industry.
Orenda, a housing development
affordable to
middle-income households
in the Othello
neighborhood of Seattle,
won the 2022 Urban
Land Institute Jack
Kemp Excellence in
Affordable and Workforce
Housing AwardsSeattle,
Washington.
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