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Call for Jury Members

The City of Brampton is now calling for jury members for the 2025 Brampton Urban Design Awards. Applications are now open and will be accepted until Friday, May 16, 2025 11:59 PM EST.

Submissions for the Brampton Urban Design Awards

Submissions for the Brampton Urban Design Awards will open on April 14, 2025. Stay tuned!

​Density With Purpose

This year’s Urban Design Awards theme, ‘Density with Purpose’, highlights the need for intentional and future-focused urban growth. As cities like Brampton navigate unlocking more housing, simply building more isn’t enough — growth needs to be shaped by thoughtful planning and strong urban design that can enhance livability and long-term sustainability.

Thoughtful density, when planned with intention, can create high-quality, well-connected spaces that provide diverse housing options and cultivate vibrant neighborhoods, seamlessly integrating green spaces, public amenities, and resilient infrastructure. Urba​n design plays a key role in driving future development to be not only adaptable and resilient but also purposeful, ensuring growth is intentional and sustainab​le for generations to come.

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About The Awards

The Brampton Urban Design Awards is a biennial awards program that celebrates urban design excellence in the city of Brampton and acknowledge significant contributions made by city-builders, urban designers, architects, planners, landscape architects, artists and design students. These awards promote and celebrate innovation, creativity, and design excellence in the delivery of high-quality, sustainable, and inclusive urban-built environments in Brampton.

See Past Award Winners​​​​

Schedule and Event

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I​nterested individuals are invited to apply to be part of 2025 Urban Design Awards jury.

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L​ast day to submit jury applications for the Urban Design Awards.

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E​ntries to the 2025 Urban Design Awards officially open. Submit your projects online.

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L​ast day to submit entries to the 2025 Urban Design Awards.

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P​ublic voting for People's Choice Award officially opens. Individuals are invited to vote for projects from the entire submission pool.

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L​ast day to submit votes for People's Choice Award.

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A​ City-Building Gala event will be held to celebrate all winning entries in October.
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Visions, Masterplans and Large Places Design

Unexecuted visions – including studies, community design guidelines, tertiary plans, precinct plans and masterplans for large parks or area plans, neighbourhood plans, subdivisions, etc. that contribute to Brampton’s Vision and objectives.

Building Design

Precedent-setting design of individual or composition of buildings of all scales that demonstrates contributions to place-making, urban life and activity, including residential, commercial, educational, recreational, cultural, civic and mixed-use.

Heritage Restoration Design

Innovative design in the restoration, conservation, or reuse of built heritage.​

Public Realm, Public Space and Landscape Design

Engaging design that elevates the dialogue among place, people and landscape - including small-scale installation such as the design of stand-alone objects, art installations, site furniture, temporary activations.

Student Design Project

Design project by students from universities, colleges, high schools or similar educational institutions.

Award Jury

The Award Jury is a panel of Urban Visionaries comprised of design industry experts from across Canada in the fields of Urban Design, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Planning. Their talents and contributions to their respective industries are recognized and aspirational. Past jury members have had over a decade of cumulative experience in leading foundational roles with their respective organizations.

All jury evaluation will be guided by consistent criteria. Jury voting will take place online, while jury members will be provided a guided tour of all nominated sites prior to judging, led by City Staff and with attendance from Senior Leadership and representatives from the Mayor’s office. In addition, Jury members will be invited to participate in the City-building Gala Event planned for October 2025, to celebrate the achievements of the winning participants.

How to Apply to Be a Jury Member

Interested party are requested to email applications to urbandesignaward@brampton.ca, with subject line 2025 ​UDA Jury Application – [Your Name Here], with the following by Friday, May 16, 2025 11:59 P.M. EST:

  • Cover letter (100 words max. PDF, Word Doc, or in-line email)
  • Third-person Biography (100 words max. PDF, Word Doc, or in-line email)
  • CV (PDF or Word Doc Format)
  • Headshot (1200x1200 pixels, high resolution JPEG)​

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Sponsors

The Brampton Urban Design Awards are generously supported by the following sponsors:

Our Vision is the long-term goal for our city.

Learn about the 2040 Vision

For more information:

Email: urbandesignaward@brampton.ca

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