Sessions Information

  • September 19 - 19, 2019
    4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
    Session Type: Member Engagement
    Session Capacity: N/A


    The ULI Global Awards for Excellence (uli.org/gae) recognize development projects worldwide that exemplify superior design and financing, relevance to contemporary issues and needs, and resourceful use of land while improving communities and the quality of the built environment. In 2019 projects from 11 countries and 26 US states and the District of Columbia submitted projects, resulting in 11 winners out of 19 finalists. In this panel, moderated by Jury Chair Jacinta McCann, Global Design Adviser, AECOM, many of the winners will share best practices from their projects, representing a range of product types: commercial office, retail, and mixed use, educational, and parks and public space, among others....

Session Speakers
Organization: Cornell Tech - Cornell University


Diana has over two decades of experience in the higher education sector encompassing many facets of planning, design and construction. Since 2013 she has overseen the design and construction of Cornell Tech campus on Roosevelt Island in NYC, a graduate education and research campus for the digital age. In 2017 the brand new 12-acre applied science and technology campus opened four major buildings


Organization: Shui On Land

Organization: Liberty Property Trust

Organization: WCIT Architecture


Born in 1979, Denis Leontev graduated from the St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering. In 2002, he founded Ludi Architects, a firm that specialized in exhibition design and public sector concepts. In 2004, he was selected as one of 15 emerging architects of Russia. Since 2006, he has collaborated with international architects on development projects in St. Peter


Organization: Taubman

Organization: AECOM


Jacinta McCann FASLA, FAILA
Global Design Advisor, AECOM

Ms. McCann has worked for more than 35 years to enhance the quality of cities and communities around the globe.  In the past 28 years while at AECOM, she has held both practice and management executive roles at regio


Organization: 505Design at Cooper Carry

Organization: Hoffman & Associates


Shawn Seaman has 25 years of development, design and planning experience. He joined PN Hoffman in 2001 and currently leads all acquisitions and development activities for the company. PN Hoffman is a private development company based in Washington, DC with over $1.5 Billion of development projects under construction. Between 2006 and 2017, Seaman also acted as the Project Director for The Distr


Organization: Studio V


Jay Valgora, AIA, AICP, LEED AP Principal, STUDIO V Architecture Jay Valgora’s Manhattan based practice, STUDIO V Architecture, is dedicated to the reinvention mof the contemporary city. The Studio addresses multiple themes in its designs including creating a new architecture of transformative edges and sustainable communities, radical adaptive reuse, and experiments in innovative structures


Organization: Columbus Downtown Development Corporation


Guy V. Worley, CEO/President CDDC and Capitol South A leading figure in central Ohio’s business, civic and public service community, Mr. Worley is a seasoned professional with more than 25 years of responsible leadership, management, and financial experience. Since January 2007, Mr. Worley has served as President/Chief Executive Officer of Columbus Downtown Development Corporation (CDDC) and Ca


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