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

The Brussels Town Planning Federation Networking (Scotland)

The Brussels Town Planning Federation is coming to Edinburgh for an evening of informal networking
8 Oct 2026 4:30pm

Learning from Neighbourhoods

A webinar to hear from the 2026 Great Neighbourhood finalists and launch the voting for this category
9 Oct 2026 1:00pm

Learning from Towns / Small Cities

A webinar to hear from the 2026 Great Town / Small City finalists and launch the voting for this category
16 Oct 2026 1:00pm

Partner event: Cumbernauld and the Meme of the Italian Hill Town

Join John Duffy and the Glasgow City Heritage Trust online or in-person for this talk looking at Cumbernauld and the Meme of the Italian Hill Town
22 Oct 2026 7:00pm

Learning from European Cities

A webinar to hear from the 2026 European City of the Year finalists and launch the voting for this category
23 Oct 2026 1:00pm

Joyful Places: Creating places people love

Join for an afternoon session asking 'how does place contribute to a sense of play, joy, and delight?' ahead of the 2026 Urbanism Awards Party
11 Nov 2026 2:30pm

The Urbanism Awards Party + Joyful Places panel

Join the AoU this November to celebrate the Urbanism Awards finalists, learn from great places, and connect with fellow urbanists
11 Nov 2026 3:00pm
Past events