The City of Fort Collins celebrates great places and people who design them. The Urban Design Awards promote awareness of urban design, and its importance for the quality of life in our community. Urban design ranges from a city or city subarea to a single outdoor space and considers the look and feel, as well as environmental, economic and social consequences of design. The awards recognize both new development and the maintenance and enhancement of existing development. 

The 2025 Urban Design Awards will be held from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, October 6 at the Drake Center. This year's Urban Design Awards will be hosted with generous support from Elevations Credit Union.

These awards were first given in the fall of 2006, again in 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019, and most recently in 2022. The selection process starts with a call for entries and ends with a committee (made up of local designers, city board members, and city staff) selecting winners from the applications. The process culminates with an awards ceremony.