Handsomely illustrated, this book showcases 21 extraordinary development projects in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. Each featured design is a winner in the Urban Land Institute's (ULI) 2010 Awards for Excellence competition--widely recognized as the most prestigious award in the real estate development industry--or the 2010 ULI Amanda Burden Urban Open Space Award, a new accolade recognizing public destinations that have revitalized their surrounding communities. This examination highlights a wide range of project types and sizes, from housing and commercial to mixed-use development and new communities, both for-profit and nonprofit. Beautifully photographed and packed with narratives and project data, this book conducts a tour of each inspiring structure, outlining how it was developed, how it met demand in the existing market, what worked, and why.