Ed Bacon Memorial Committee announces the 2020 Edmund N. Bacon Urban Design Awards Student Competition. This annual competition, with a $5,000 first prize, challenges university-level students (undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral) from around the world to address real-world urban design issues in Philadelphia that have application not only to our city, but to urban centers around the globe. The most successful entries tend to come from diverse teams which include individuals from a variety of fields: architecture, urban planning, design (industrial, graphic, etc.), landscape architecture, public health, economic development, environmental science, real estate law, business, or other fields which might bring innovative ideas to your proposal.

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The 2019 Better Philadelphia Challenge, themed: Re-Imagining the Heart of Kensington, has been announced and opened for registration to all university-level students worldwide. This time the organizers are seeking creative concepts for the Kensington neighborhood in North Philadelphia. How can the design of public space in the neighborhood around McPherson Square, from sidewalks and streets to landscaping and street furniture, help address the effects of the opioid epidemic, make the community safer, and improve quality of life for those in the neighborhood? The first prize for 2019 is $5,000. Additional prizes will be announced as well.

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