Winners
of the 2014 Australia Award for Urban Design (AAUD) will be announced at an
awards dinner on Monday 14 July, 2014 at the National Portrait Gallery in
Canberra.
The
Australia Award for Urban Design program was created by Prime Minister Paul
Keating’s Urban Design Taskforce in 1996. Prime Minister, The Hon Julia Gillard
MP is current Patron of the Award.
The
AAUD recognises and honours urban design projects of high quality in Australia
with an aim to encourage cities, towns and emerging settlements to strive for
improvement.
The
award also acknowledges the critical role of good urban design in the efficient
and effective development of cities, towns and settlements.
