Vision Award: Walter Moreau, Executive Director of Foundation Communities

The ULI Austin Vision Award recognizes an individual who has made an outstanding contribution in his or her lifetime within the Austin region. Winners are selected annually by the ULI Austin Governance Committee and represent a diverse range of sectors, including real estate, finance, public service, not-for-profit and education. The Vision Award represents the highest honor one can receive from ULI Austin, and it speaks to an individual’s impact not just within the real estate industry but to our community as a whole. Previous recipients of the award include Dr. Colette Pierce Burnette of Huston‐Tillotson University (2019), Gary Farmer of Heritage Title (2018), Senator Kirk Watson (2017), Alan Graham of Mobile Loaves & Fishes (2016) and Tom Stacy of CapRidge Partners (2015).  This year, we are honored to present Walter Moreau, Executive Director of Foundation Communities, with the 2021 Vision Award.

View Press Release for more information about Walter Moreau and ULI Austin’s Vision Award.

Winner: Heidi Cisneros, Structures

Other Nominees:

• Sarah Andre, Structure Development
• Lance Coplin, Frost Bank
• Dan Hennessey, City of Austin Transportation Department
• Jeff Nydegger, Winstead

Winner: Karly Houchin, Allensworth

Other Nominees:

• Andrew Grimm, Frost Bank
• Lexie Hall, Cushman & Wakefield

Winner: Dave Stauch, CPM Texas

Other Nominees:

• Phil Capron, Falcon Southwest
• Jeff Coddington, JLL Capital Markets

Most Influential Project – Q2 Stadium

This award recognizes a completed project that creates a positive impact beyond its immediate borders and energizes the development of the surrounding community, resulting in a lasting effect on the built environment.

Best Project Innovation – Preserve at 620

This award highlights originality and creativity in development and can include aspects of design, place-making, supporting public transit, sustainability, financing (including public/private partnerships), innovative land use or community planning or other inventive features.

Best Project Design – Alliance Children’s Garden

This award recognizes a completed project that demonstrates excellence in design for architecture, interior design, engineering, planning, or other project element.

Best Public Place – Montopolis Recreation and Community Center

This award recognizes a completed project that provides the public with enhanced civic, open or public space access or experiences.  The project may be public sector, non-profit, public/private partnership or entirely private sector, as long as the space itself is generally open to the public without charge.

Next Big Idea – Project Connect

The Next Big Idea Award recognizes an upcoming project, master planning effort, redevelopment, program, policy or even just an ‘idea’ that will transform the land use industry and our community.