2008 Jane Jacobs Medal Nominations Open

Beginning January 8, the Rockefeller Foundation will be accepting nominations for the 2008 Jane Jacobs Medal on its website through Monday, February 4, 2008.

The 2008 Rockefeller Foundation Jane Jacobs Medals will recognize two living individuals whose creative vision for the urban environment has significantly contributed to the vibrancy and variety of New York City. The Jane Jacobs Medal was created by the Rockefeller Foundation in 2007 to honor activist, author and urbanist, Jane Jacobs, who died in April 2006 at the age of 89. The awarding of the inaugural Jane Jacobs Medals in September 2007 coincided with the opening of the multi-faceted project, Jane Jacobs and the Future of New York, a partnership between the Rockefeller Foundation and the Municipal Art Society (MAS). Read the full press release.

The Jane Jacobs Medal recognizes visionary work in building a more diverse, dynamic and equitable city through creative uses of the urban environment. Medals are awarded to two living persons whose accomplishments represent Jacobsean principles and practices in action in New York City. The selection of the winners and allocation of the prize money -- totaling $200,000 -- will ultimately be decided by the members of a Medal Selection Jury. The first award recognizes leadership and lifetime contribution. The second award recognizes new ideas and activism. Together the medalists represent the creativity, innovation and dynamism of New York City.

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Read about the 2007 winners of the Jane Jacobs Medal.