FSU Department of Urban and Regional Planning students win APA award in ‘toughest ever’ competition
A team of students from Florida State University’s Department of Urban and Regional Planning (DURP) earned the top student prize at the American Planning Association (APA) Florida Awards.
FSU’s team topped the Outstanding Student Project category in the APA’s Florida Award of Excellence for its submission, North Star Legacy Communities: Gadsden County Community Heritage Project.
Dennis J. Smith, planner-in-residence with DURP, said Florida is home to one of the country’s largest populations of APA members.
“Florida hosts five nationally accredited graduate schools of planning,” said Smith. “To rise to the top amongst such a tight field, with the evaluations done by some of our nation’s most premier planners, is a testament to the dedication and commitment to excellence displayed by this team of students.”
The APA Florida Project Awards program aims to provide members with opportunities each year to recognize outstanding Florida-based planning projects in several different categories.
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