About Daniel Lobo

Daniel is the Manager Awards and Publications with the ULI Education and Advisory Group. He is responsible for managing several awards programs including the ULI Global Awards for Excellence program, the ULI Urban Open Space Award program or the J.C. Nichols Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development. He also coordinates research and manages book development projects on a range of topics related to land use, real estate development, and urban planning. In addition he provides support for other ULI Education and Advisory Group projects such as the ULI Advisory Panel Services or the Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition.Daniel has an extensive track record dedicated to built environment initiatives including project management, community participation, sustainable neighborhood development, disaster preparedness and response, cultural engagement, freelance reporting, and art proposals. Prior to joining the ULI Daniel's work included independent consulting in urban culture and visual communication, project management for the American Institute of Architects Center for Communities by Design, and planning and urban design for Skidmore, Owings, and Merill LLP.Daniel holds a MSc in City Design and Social Science from the London School of Economics, and an undergraduate degree from the School of Architecture and Spatial Design at the University of North London. Daniel can be contacted at daniel.lobo@uli.org and you can follow his ULI twitter stream at @lobouli

Tour FIRST — 2012 Global Award for Excellence Finalist

Tour First

Originally conceived as three identical wings around a central core, the refurbished Tour FIRST tower retains the integrity of the original whilst providing a modern interpretation of the concept and vastly improving the environmental performance and internal conditions and circulation….
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Tanner Springs Park — 2012 Urban Open Space Award Finalist

The local italian provides the gelato, this is the place to savor it. Photo credit: © Atelier Dreiseitl

Tanner Springs Park offers a unique, natural and contemplative oasis in the city. It offers a model of sustainable urban design articulated through its water management systems and rich features. Embraced by the community, the park offers an engaging respite embedded in the dynamic of a high density urban neighborhood….
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Pier 25 at Tribeca Section of Hudson River Park — 2012 Urban Open Space Award Finalist

Pier 25 at Tribeca Section of Hudson River Park

Pier 25, the longest active pier in New York City, recuperates the pier’s tradition of recreation providing a broad range of activities that encourage its use by the community at large. Part of the Hudson River Park, Pier 25 has provided an iconic driver of urban growth since it turned into this vibrant neighborhood destination….
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Five Finalists Selected for 2012 ULI Urban Open Space Award

RiverWalk Urban Waterfront, Calgary, Alberta

Parks in Birmingham, Calgary, New York and Portland Make the Cut: Winner to Be Announced in October

Five finalists have been selected for the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Urban Open Space Award, a competition that recognizes an outstanding example of a well-used public open space that has spurred regeneration and the transformation of its surrounding community….
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