In 1976, ULI issued their seminal report, Mixed-Use Developments: New Ways of Land Use. This report identified the then emerging land use trend and detailed the ingredients for success, as well as provided case studies for projects that were to become landmarks.
One case study highlighted the efforts by Hines Interests to bring a new high density, integrated urban form to north Houston. This project — The Galleria — highlighted the complexities and rewards involved in large-scale mixed-use development.
In 2002, ULI awarded Gerald Hines the J.C. Nichols prize for visionaries in urban development. That award’s honorarium established the ULI Gerald D. Hines Urban Design Competition. The goal of the competition was to bring together teams of graduate students that represent the architecture, design, and business disciplines to tackle urban problems in a unique inter-disciplinary approach and, thereby, raise the next generation’s awareness of the important role high quality urban design plays in creating living environments. In 2004, a Hines endowment permanently funded the competition to cultivate future land use leaders.
The 2008 competition saw 96 teams representing 25 U.S. and Canadian universities enter for the top $50,000-prize. Past locations and winners include:
Year
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Location
Washington, D.C.
Pittsburgh, PA
Salt Lake City Valley, UT
St. Louis, MO
Los Angeles, CA
Dallas, TX
Winner
Harvard
Arizona State
University of Colorado
Harvard
University of California Berkeley
University of Pennsylvania
