2024 Edition Winners and Finalists

For the 2024 edition, more than 100 projects from across the world submitted The Bay Awards candidacies. From those, the Jury Members selected three finalists within each category, based on their originality and significance in creating longer-term impacts for their city-regions. Apart from those finalists, all the projects will also be promoted as part of our repository of great projects. On October 9 in Bilbao, the winners were announced at The Bay Awards Gala Ceremony.

The projects and cities finalist in the 2024 edition have been:

Urban Pioneers Award

Each year this overarching award represents the best global urban strategies.

These are places from around the world that offer proven models of success and that have become global benchmarks.

Partner: Bilbao City Council

WINNER
Curitiba

FINALIST
Vienna

FINALIST
Melbourne

Special mention to Glasgow

SDG Champions Award

This award recognizes places and projects from around the world that have tangibly implemented the SDGs and the 2030 Agenda in ways that are close to citizens and involve them.

Partner: Basque Government

WINNER

Bogota’s commitment to women and care

Colombia

FINALIST

Largest Youth-Led Climate Action in Philippines-Dubai

UAE

FINALIST

The Green Refugee Camp in Cameroon

Africa

Prosperity Catalyst Award

Places and projects from around the world that have succeeded in generating prosperity in their communities, as well as fostering wealth redistribution and social and territorial cohesion.

Partner: Regional Government of Biscay

WINNER

Social Employment: Work for the Common Good In South Africa

Africa

FINALIST

Places for London: Development & Partnership for Growth

FINALIST

Paths to Prosperity in Buffalo

USA

Horizon Shaper Award

This award is offered to initiatives from around the world that have conceptualized and cultivated a long-term, strategic vision of their urban future that has deftly orchestrated intricate initiatives and been manifested in real transformations.

Partner: BBK Foundation

WINNER

Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods in Singapore

Singapore

FINALIST

Regenerative Slum Redevelopment in Ahmednagar

India

FINALIST

The Gendered City in Amsterdam-Paris

Europe

Partners in Progress Award

The aim of this category is to find examples and projects from around the world that have developed public-private collaboration initiatives that result in a substantial improvement in the competitiveness and well-being of their citizens.

Partner: Bilbao Port Authority and Petronor