(AGENPARL) – Wed 10 September 2025 City of Toronto Media Relations has issued the following:
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News Release
September 10, 2025
City of Toronto to honour the 2025 Toronto Urban Design Awards winners 
 
This evening, Mayor Olivia Chow, Jason Thorne, Executive Director and Chief Planner, City of Toronto, and members of the design and development community will come together to celebrate the 2025 Toronto Urban Design Awards winners. 
 
Now in its 35th year, the Toronto Urban Design Awards celebrate the architects, landscape architects, urban designers, artists, students and city builders who shape the look and livability of Toronto. Held every two years, the awards program highlights recent achievements in city building and recognizes projects that advance accessibility, inclusivity, reconciliation and sustainability. 
 
An independent jury of architects, landscape architects, urban designers and academics have brought their expertise to recognize the projects that exemplify design excellence.
This year the jury selected a total of 24 projects: 12 projects for Awards of Excellence, nine for Awards of Merit, two Special Jury Awards for Integrated Approach and one Special Jury Award for Community Incubator. 
 
The full list of 2025 Toronto Urban Design Awards winners will be published later today on the City’s website: https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/awards-tributes/awards/toronto-urban-design-awards/awards-program/.  
 
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“The Toronto Urban Design Awards showcase the creativity and vision that make Toronto more vibrant, inclusive and livable. Congratulations to this year’s winners for helping us build a beautiful city we can all be proud of.” 
– Mayor Olivia Chow