KPMB is proud to announce that Canada's National Ballet School and Radio City have been awarded the 2008 Urban Land Institute Award of Excellence:

"In a Class of Their Own: ULI Announces 10 Winners of the 2008 Awards for Excellence: The Americas Competition

Winners Announced at ULI Spring Council Forum in Dallas

For more information, contact Marge Fahey at 202/624-7187 or E-mail: mfahey@uli.org

WASHINGTON (May 9, 2008) — Ten outstanding developments from North America have been selected as winners of the Urban Land Institute's (ULI) Awards for Excellence: The Americas competition, widely recognized as the land use industry’s most prestigious recognition program.

The competition is part of the Institute’s Awards for Excellence program, established in 1979, which is based on ULI’s guiding principle that the achievement of excellence in land use practice should be recognized and rewarded. ULI’s Awards for Excellence recognize the full development process of a project, not just its architecture or design. The criteria for the awards include leadership, contribution to the community, innovations, public/private partnership, environmental protection and enhancement, response to societal needs, and financial success. [...]"

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