Welcome to the 2026 Charter Awards! For the 26th year, CNU's Charter Awards will recognize outstanding achievements in architectural, landscape, and urban design and planning worldwide. Regarded as the preeminent award for excellence in urban design, the CNU Charter Awards honor a select number of winners—including student winners. Winning projects represent major contributions to building more equitable, sustainable, connected, healthy, and prosperous communities. 

Use the menu at the top for more information on the Charter Awards or navigate to: cnu.org/charter-awards

Before starting your application, please have your CNU online 5-digit account number handy. You can find that number in your online profile by logging in here.

A CNU online profile doesn’t require a membership. If you don’t already have a CNU online account, you can create one here. 

Submit your project(s):