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INSIDE THE uli foundation
ULI's Apgar Thought
Leader Award
Promotes Original
Research and
Innovative Ideas
In 2020, Mahlon " Sandy " Apgar,
a ULI trustee and Julia Morgan
Society member, provided an
endowment to the ULI Foundation
to create the ULI Apgar Thought
Leader Award. The award program
encourages the sharing of original
research and innovative ideas
related to the real estate industry.
Every two years, a committee
chooses a winning article published
in Urban Land magazine and
written by a thought leader, awarding
a $1,500 honorarium and free
registration for the Institute's Fall
or Spring Meeting.
But the roots of the award go
back decades and reflect a long
dedication to sharing knowledge.
Apgar notes that he and his wife,
Anne, established their first awards
program in 1982 with the Apgar
Award for Innovation in Teaching
award at Dartmouth College in
Hanover, New Hampshire.
" The objective was to recognize
and reward teachers early in their
careers, before they receive recognition, "
Apgar says.
That led the couple to create
other awards, including the Apgar
Thought Leader Award for ULI, highlighting
the written word as its own
essential form of knowledge creation
and dissemination. The award
continues an annual program that
Apgar established during the 1990s
to reward writers for Urban Land.
Apgar himself has written numerous
articles on topics such as real
estate development, public/private
partnerships, and urban management
for Urban Land, the New York
Times, the Wall Street Journal, and
Harvard Business Review.
" I see writing as a way of distilling
complex topics across the
broad spectrum of real estate in
ways that are easily communicable
and more meaningful than
they would be if they were simply
indexed in an academic journal, "
he says. " That's been a career-long
mission for me. "
For the biennial award, a threemember
committee chooses the
winning piece from articles published
during the previous two
years. The committee evaluates
the articles for analytical clarity, relevance
to current land use issues,
and overall contribution to development
literature.
For 2021-2022, the committee
consisted of Chuck Schilke, senior
lecturer at the Edward St. John Real
Estate Program, Johns Hopkins
Carey Business School; Faron Hill,
president of Peregrine Oak and
ULI Foundation chair; and Sibley
Fleming, vice president and editor
in chief, Urban Land. To encourage
young practitioners and emerging
experts, preference is given to
authors who are not professional
writers or prominent authorities in
their fields.
The 2020-2021 winner, Hans
Papke, received the award for his
article titled " Using Biomimicry
to Design Smart Buildings, " published
in the Summer 2022 issue
of Urban Land. A senior associate
project architect at DLR Group,
Papke described how biomimicry
can enhance building performance,
optimize energy efficiency, and
incorporate aspects of the natural
world. He chronicled the design of
the Pinal County Attorney's Office
in Florence, Arizona, to illustrate
how emulating the natural flora of
the adjacent desert, particularly the
saguaro cactus, could reduce solar
heat gain and save energy.
Papke has long been dedicated
to educating clients about green
design strategies and integrating
sustainable principles so deeply
into the design that they endure
throughout the value engineering
process.
" I want to make sure we're
creating great environments, and
connecting to nature is one of the
best ways to develop and design
buildings, " he says. " That's what
I hope to spread, and I hope
people who read the article in
Urban Land-especially developers
and landowners-understand that
designing with biomimicry doesn't
mean a building is going to be
more expensive. "
" Hans's piece conveys an exceptionally
valuable set of ideas with
remarkable depth and clarity, "
Schilke says. " Biomimicry tends
to be outside the domain of most
real estate professionals. But this
article makes a compelling case
for including it in our core toolbox.
We hope Hans's piece provides a
roadmap for new developments in
similar environments. "
" Hans Papke's article rose to the
top in a pool of highly competitive,
strong pieces, " Fleming says. " It
was perfect for the award because
it was a a fresh approach to buildings
and communities. This award
inspires industry innovators to crysMahlon
" Sandy " Apgar provided
an endowment to the ULI
Foundation to create the ULI Apgar
Thought Leader Award.
tallize their ideas, to develop their
ideas in written form, and to seek
publication, which disseminates
these ideas across a global audience
of high-level thought leaders
and decision-makers.
" The true value of this award is
in inspiring innovators to put pen
to paper and share, " she adds.
" It draws attention to a unique
aspect of Urban Land, which is not
only to publish industry research
and trends, but also to provide a
platform for industry voices and the
sharing of best practices. "
The next award will be granted
by the end of 2024. UL
RON NYREN is a freelance architecture,
urban planning, and real estate writer based in
the San Francisco Bay area.
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COURTESY OF SANDY APGAR
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