Urban Realm
{{Short description|Planning magazine published in Scotland}}
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{{Infobox magazine
| title = Urban Realm
| image_file = Prospect (architecture magazine) cover Winter 2007.jpg
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| image_caption = Winter 2007 cover
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| frequency = Quarterly
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| publisher = Urban Realm Ltd
| founded = 1922
| founder = Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland
| country = Scotland
| language = English
| website = http://www.urbanrealm.com
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Urban Realm is a planning magazine published in Scotland, with a focus on Scottish issues. The magazine was established as Prospect in 1922 by the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland, and is the oldest architectural magazine in Scotland.{{cite web |url=http://www.urbanrealm.com/magazine/background |title=Background |publisher=Urban Realm |access-date=2010-09-03}} It was rebranded as Urban Realm in 2009{{Cite web |title=Background : Urban Realm : Architecture in profile the building environment in Scotland |url=https://www.urbanrealm.com/magazine/background |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=Urban Realm}} to reflect the wider environment in which architecture operates, covering policy, planning, engineering, and strategic issues, as well as new buildings.{{cite web |url=http://www.urbanrealm.com/downloads/UrbanRealm-ratecard.pdf |title=Urban Realm ratecard |publisher=Urban Realm |access-date=2010-09-03}} It is currently published by Urban Realm Ltd.
Carbuncle Awards
Intermittently from 2000-2015, the magazine promoted the Carbuncle Awards, which were aimed at highlighting poor design and planning in Scotland. The awards comprised the "Plook on the Plinth" award for "most dismal town", the "Pock Mark" award for the worst planning decision, and the "Zit Building" award for Scotland's most disappointing new building.{{cite web |url=http://www.thecarbuncles.co.uk/carb_noms.php |title=Carbuncle Awards: 2010 Nominations |access-date=3 September 2010}}
In 2005, the magazine published a list of the 100 best modern Scottish buildings.
Coatbridge in North Lanarkshire famously won the Carbuncle Award in 2007.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7110857.stm |title=Carbuncle 'crown' for Coatbridge |date=26 November 2007 | publisher=BBC | access-date=11 February 2016}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.urbanrealm.com/ Urban Realm website]
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Category:1922 establishments in Scotland
Category:Architecture magazines
Category:Magazines established in 1922
Category:Magazines published in Scotland
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Category:Urban studies and planning magazines
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