PART I ABOUT THE FUNDACIÓN METRÓPOLI
4 KNOWLEDGE CREATION AND SHARING 4.5 RECOGNITIONS
4.5 RECOGNITIONS The Fundacion Metropoli found it important to attribute recognition and convey encouragement to outstanding achievements in the field of urban development. For that reason i t h as c reated t he Ci ties Awards for Excellence and has become k nowledge p artner i n t he creation of the Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize.
4.5.1 F unda ci ó n M e t r ó poli Cities Awards f or Ex cellence The Fundacion Metropoli Cities Award for Excellence highlights the strategic importance of cities and re gions a nd re cognises t he w orld c lass achievements made by individuals, institutions or cities in advancing the field of urbanism. The Award aspires to be one of the highest distinctions that can be internationally awarded to urban planning.The prestige of the Award is not derived from its economic value, but rather from the rigour, independence and capacity of the institutions which identify innovative projects as an active part in the Proyecto Cities initiative. The Award seeks to identify and internationally disseminate the most re levant and innovative advances in urbanism, city and regional planning. The candidates for the Award are individuals, institutions, cities or regions which have contributed significantly to the world of cities and whose work can be considered as a world class international reference.
Award ceremony of the Fundación Metrópoli Cities Awards at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao
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