ULI began the Awards for Excellence program in 1979 to recognize truly superior development efforts in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. The Awards recognize the full development process of a project – including planning, partnerships, financing, community engagement, design, sustainability, economic impact, and more. Winners at the ULI Americas regional level become finalists in the ULI Global Awards for Excellence. In this session, representatives of four mixed-use projects in the United States will share the development story of their award-winning projects, with time for Q&A. One project is a large urban redevelopment and two are education campuses – one at the elementary and secondary levels and one at the university level. Learn directly from the developers and designers about the genesis for their award-winning projects, the challenges they faced, community engagement and financing strategies, innovative designs, and economic and community impact.