📝 Brief

The 23rd LivCom Finals & Forum was successfully held in Avcilar Istanbul, Türkiye from 18- 21 November, 2025. The winners of LivCom 2025 covering categories of Whole City Award, Environmentally Sustainable Project Award, Technology and Solution Award were announced at the Avcilar Culture Center on the afternoon of 21st November. Dr. Arab Hoballah, LivCom Jury Chair, announced the winners of the Finals at the Awards Ceremony. This year, INIA’s Partnership Project – World Healthy & Positive Ageing City Pilot list was also released onsite. Ms. Angela Kane, LivCom Committee Chair & former UN Under-Secretary-General, along with several officials from UN agencies and special guests, as well as an International Panel of Judges, presented the awards to winners.

🏆 Winners

Whole City Awards
Category A (Up to 20,000)

1st Gold:Clonakilty, Ireland

2nd Silver:St Walburg, Canada

3rd Silver:Lytham, UK

Bronze:Ville de Rosemere, Echo, Nieuwpoort

Category B (20,001 – 75,000)

1st Gold:Kladno, Czech Republic

2nd Gold:St Cloud, USA

3rd/Silver:Chrudim, Utena, Newark, Hoover, Fayetteville

Category C (75,001 – 200,000)

Gold:Ipswich (Australia), Richmond (Canada), Oshawa (Canada)

Silver:Kakamigahra, Norwich

Bronze:Portsmouth, Pecs, Gran Canaria

Category D (200,001 – 750,000)

Gold:Malmo (Sweden), Lyon (France)

Silver:Toledo, Manukau, Edogawa, Wentjiang

Category E (Over 750,000)

1st Gold:Wujin District, Changzhou, China

Bronze:Arriyadh (KSA), Johannesburg (SA), Abuja (Nigeria)

Criteria Awards
  • Community Sustainability: St Walburg, Canada
  • Enhancement of Landscape: Lyon, France
  • Heritage Management: Manukau, New Zealand
  • Environmentally Sensitive: Gran Canaria, France
  • Healthy Lifestyles: Richmond, Canada
  • Planning For the Future: St Cloud, USA

Project Awards
Built Environment

Gold:King Abdulaziz Historical Centre, Flat Bush Town, Radisson SAS Malta

Silver:Urridaholt Masterplan, Iceland

Bronze:Retrofitting Soho (London), Asokoro Park (Abuja)
Natural Environment

Gold:Dorothy Nyembe Centre, Wadi Hanifah Restoration, Ivory Park, Greening of Soweto, Thokoza Park

Silver:Diepsloot Cemetery, Saltwell Park, Energy Project (Germany)

Bronze:Catton Park, Salam Park, Johannesburg EMS, Hoover USA

Chinese Built Projects & Special Recognition
Chinese Built Projects

Gold:Beijing Riverside, Arcadia, Oceanwide, Milky Way Jiang Shu

Silver:Sanshen Center Park
Individual & Financial Awards
Bursary Award (£10,000): Greening of Soweto, Johannesburg
  • 2007 Individual Award: For contribution to environmentally sustainable and community-based housing developments.

📸 Gallery

🔔 Announcements

LivCom 2025 Announcements

The 22nd LivCom Awards to be organized as an important parallel event of the WUF12 in Cairo Egypt this early November.

The LivCom Finals and Forum 2024 will be organized by the LivCom Committee in collaboration with ISOCARP, UNCRD, UN-INIA and supported by the Egyptian Government and [...]

09
Feb

LivCom 2023 Announcements

Important Notice: The 21st LivCom Finals will be postponed to April-May 2023

The 21st LivCom Finals originally scheduled in December 2022 will be postponed to April-May 2023, in order to ensure a large in-person participation, so as to [...]

09
Feb

LivCom 2021 Announcements

First Online International Livcom Awards will take place between 6-8 December 2021

More than 60% of world’s population will be living in cities and urban areas by 2030. Cities are powerhouses of economic growth contributing about 60% of [...]

09
Feb