EDRA/PLACES Awards
In cooperation with Metropolis Magazine

In 2008, Metropolis Magazine will join EDRA and Places in recognizing professional and scholarly excellence in environmental design. The awards program reflects the related missions of the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA), Places, and Metropolis in their effort to create an expanded forum about environmental and urban design while enhancing awareness and concern for the public realm. Now in its tenth year, the program is distinguished by its interdisciplinary focus, its concern for human factors in the design of the built environment, and its commitment to promoting links between design research and practice. Entries represent the full breadth of environmental design and related social science activity, including architecture, landscape architecture, planning, urban design, interior design, public art, lighting design, graphic design, environmental psychology, sociology, anthropology and geography. Design Awards recognize completed projects that demonstrate excellence as human environments. Planning Awards recognize projects that make proposals for the future design, use or management of a place. Research Awards recognize projects that investigate the relationship between design and human behavior, culture or experience. In 2008, a new award category for outstanding books was added. Look for the fall issue of Places which will feature the 2008 winners.

NOTE: The deadline for the 2008 awards has passed. Please check back for the 2009 awards information.

Click here to view the 2008 Call for Entries.