Larry Enersen Urban Design Award

The Larry Enersen Urban Design Award was instituted in 1984 by the Urban Design Committee. Named in memory of the Committee's inaugural chairman, a prominent Lincoln landscape architect and urban planner, the awards are intended to "promote public education and appreciation of urban design: by recognizing outstanding public and private projects".

The Urban Design Committee's Enersen Awards program has operated under three general guidelines:

  • One or two awards are given annually; if two, they generally recognizing contrasting projects - one public, one private; or one small-scale, one large-scale, etc.
  • Projects are located within the Lincoln city limits.
  • Projects should be completed in the year preceding the recognition, although some projects, such as those involving landscape design or other long-term efforts may require a few years to mature and be recognized as "completed".

The Enersen Awards are presented as part of the Mayor's Arts Awards celebration, produced by the Lincoln Arts Council. Further information on the Mayor's Arts Awards can be found on the Lincoln Arts Council website.

The 2024 winners (awarded in 2025) of the Larry Enersen Urban Design Award were Scarlet Hotel Nebraska - Innovation Campus and Cascade Fountain. 

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Past Winners

Honor Roll of Winners(PDF, 139KB)  

 

 

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