Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett honors the proprietors and designers who collaborated to make 20 city sites more bold and interesting when he presents the 2006 Urban Design Awards during a ceremony today at 5:15 p.m. at UWM's School of Architecture and Urban Planning.

“Each year we applaud the investment and innovation of property owners and individuals for taking the opportunity to do something unique and engaging with their design,” said Mayor Barrett in a statement. “It is their attention to detail that makes Milwaukee an exciting place to attract businesses, visitors and residents.”

The following are the winners of the 10th annual Mayor’s Urban Design Awards

AWARD CATEGORY: BETTER TOGETHER

Gee’s Clippers & Soche
2213-2215 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.
Design by: Cityscape

Kramer Foundry
The Social/Alterra Coffee /ModerneAire
170 S. 1st St.
Design by: Continuum Architects & Planners

AWARD CATEGORY: BIG DEALS

Marine Terminal Lofts
311 E. Erie St.
Design by: HGA Architects & Engineers

Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin
500 N. Harbor Dr.
Design by: HGA Architects & Engineers

Kenilworth Square
1925 E. Kenilworth Pl.
Design by: HGA Architects & Engineers

Palermo’s Pizza
3301 W. Canal St.
Design by: Excel Engineering

Park East Enterprise Lofts
1407 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.
Design by: Michael Jeffers (Gorman & Co); Brian Peterson, PDI

Toussaint Square
3401-3433 W. North Ave.
Design by: Engberg Anderson

AWARD CATEGORY: GREEN GIANT

Cherry Court Apartments
1525 N. 24th St.
Design by: Quorum Architects

Little Menomonee River Parkway & Lincoln Creed Restoration
Design by: Weston Solutions, Inc (Little Menomonee); Camp, Dresser & McKee (Lincoln Creek)

DPW Field Headquarters
3850 N. 35th St.
Design by: Briohn Construction; Mike Krause, DPW

AWARD CATEGORY: NICE TOUCH

Enderis Playfield
71st & Locust Streets
Design by: Tom Abraham, DPW (park); Nancy Metz White (sculture)

Alverno College
3400 S. 43rd St.
Design by: Scott Ramlow, Uihlein Wilson; Landscape Architect Joe Kresl (Hawks Nursery)

AWARD CATEGORY: NIP/TUCK

Café Hollander
2608 N. Downer Ave.
Design by: Jason Korb, Iveist LLC

AWARD CATEGORY: REINCARNATION

JH Findorff & Son Headquarters
1600 N. 6th St.
Design by: Plunkett Raysich Architects

Breeze’s Saloon & Residence
338 W. Reservoir St.
Design by: Two Hands Renovation

Hemingway’s
626 S. 5th St.
Design by: Luis Barbosa, BMR Design Group

Amaranth Bakery
3329 W. Lisbon Ave.
Design by: David Boucher, ACTS Community Development Corporation

Annona Bistro
2643 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.
Design by: Tim Dertz, Fifth Ward Development