2024 APA Florida Gold Coast Section Awards Application

The APA Florida Gold Coast Section is pleased to announce the opening of its 2024 Project Awards Program application cycle. This awards program provides the section with the opportunity to recognize outstanding planning work created in and for Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties at our annual Awards and Holiday Celebration Event - this year scheduled for Nov. 14.

The program provides Gold Coast Section members with the chance to see and learn about conservation, development, environment and other projects, where planning has had a positive impact. The Awards Jury members will be reviewing submittals for their innovativeness, quality, and potential for replication/scalability.

Eligible planning projects are those completed within the last two years in Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties. All award applications must be completed by 5 pm on Friday, Oct. 28.

An entry fee of $50 for APA members, $75 for non-APA members is required per submittal.

Incomplete applications or those not received by the Gold Coast Section by the deadline will not be considered.

Please send any awards related questions to vice-chair@goldcoastplanning.org.

Good luck!

Which award you applying?

Project or StudySpecial AwardsStudent Award

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Name of project or study

Please describe your project or study.

For which category do you wish to enter?

How does the entry present a visionary approach or innovative concept to address needs?

How does the project represent excellence of thought, analysis, writing, or graphics, regardless of budgetary limitations?

Describe the significance and participation of planners in the Project or Study.

To what extent has the Project or Study demonstrated an improved quality of life for community residents, the locality, or the region?

For which Special Award do you wish to apply?

Oliver Kerr Lifetime Achievement Award - This award honors the contributions, dedication, spirit of service, professionalism, and actions of an individual planner.Gold Coast Impact on Planning Award - This award honors the contributions and actions of an individual, partnership, or firm in private practice in the region.

Please provide a two-page narrative (max.) for the Special Award for which you are applying. For the Oliver Kerr Award, provide the name, title, and brief history of the nominated individual. For the Impact on Gold Coast Award, provide the name, title, and brief history of the nominated partnership / firm and explain how the nominee(s) has made an impact on the greater planning profession. You can provide a summary here. Additional materials must be submitted at the end of this form.

Please provide a one-page narrative of the Project or Study that includes the Title and Date; names and titles of all Contributors and an abstract of its Intent and Goals. Please provide the Project or Study document to the Awards Jury via the upload files fields below.

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2024 APA Florida Gold Coast Section Awards Application

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