EDRA Great Places Awards
Forecasted
The EDRA Great Places Awards honor innovative, research-driven achievements in human-centered and sustainable environmental design across multiple disciplines.
Funder: Environmental Design Research Association
Due Dates (Anticipated): February 2027 (Submission deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: No direct monetary grant; recognition award. Winners receive conference registration and publicity.
Summary: Honors outstanding interdisciplinary achievements in human-centered, sustainable, and experiential environmental design.
Key Information: Application fees apply; discounts for students, early-career researchers, non-profits, and underrepresented groups.
Description
The EDRA Great Places Awards, organized by the Environmental Design Research Association, recognize exemplary projects and research that integrate design, research, and practice to foster engaging, humane, and sustainable environments. The awards celebrate interdisciplinary work that advances the understanding and creation of exceptional places, emphasizing human experience, innovation, and the dynamic relationship between people and their environments (built or natural). Categories include Place Design, Place Planning, Place Research, Place Book, and Place Art, welcoming entries from professionals, academics, students, and community organizations across the fields of architecture, planning, landscape architecture, public art, social sciences, and allied disciplines.
