The Second Round of Registration of LivCom Awards 2025 is Open

As of 30 June 2025, LivCom has received registrations of 147 applicants from 36 countries, covering Awards categories of Whole City, Environmentally Sustainable Project and Technology & Solution Awards. These applicants are required to provide Written Submission before 31 July for interim jury review.

After adjusting the demographic categories of Whole City Awards this year, LivCom is receiving increasing number of registrations from cities within Category E (population over 1,000,000). The global registrations are now scientifically and evenly distributed through all demographic Categories ranging from A-E. The well-known liveable cities from countries usually participated have registered, including UK, Austria, Poland, Italy, United Arab Emirates, Korea, China, Nigeria, USA, Canada, Brazil, Australia, etc.

LivCom values the diversity of international best practices, aiming to provide opportunity for sharing, exchange and partnership to a wide range of cities and projects at different population size and genre levels. The second round of registration is now open, with the deadline extended to 15 August; the Written Submission remains open for provision prior to 5 September. Applicants passing through the review of the International Panel of Judges will be invited to participate in the LivCom Finals and a wide range of networking events during the Finals.

Themed by Culture Innovation for Sustainable Urban Future, this year’s Awards center on promoting the inclusion of culture as a distinct goal in the global development framework and advance innovative practices and recent technologies for future sustainable development. As such, initiatives, actions and technological innovations related to the culturally-prosperous development are encouraged to be included in the Submission.

Media representatives are also welcome to attend the events. Please stay alert to the announcement for further details and contact info@livcomawards.org should you have any question with regards to registration and application.

LivCom T&S Awards Start to Call for Entries

Following the launch of the LivCom Whole City Awards and Environmentally Sustainable Project Awards in early March, the registration for the LivCom Technology and Solution Awards (TSA) is now officially open.

Echoing the cultural development initiative in the Pact for the Future of the United Nations, the theme of LivCom 2025 has been set as "Culture Innovation for Sustainable Urban Future", aiming to encourage local authorities to integrate culture into economic, social and environmental development policies and strategies, and effectively enhance the important role of culture in sustainable urban development.

1. Cultural Heritage Preservation in Urban Development

2. Smart Cities and Cultural Engagement

3. Sustainable Urban Mobility and Culture

4. Green Architecture and Urban Design

5. Digital Technologies in Cultural Preservation

6. Cultural Diversity and Inclusion in Urban Spaces

7. Public Art and Community Identity

8. Sustainable Tourism and Cultural Experiences

9. Community Resilience through Cultural Initiatives

10. Interdisciplinary Approaches to Urban Cultural Sustainability

11. Policies and Frameworks for Sustainable Urban Cultural Development

12. Climate Change and Cultural Resilience

13. Technology-Enhanced Community Engagement

14. Cultural Education and Sustainable Learning

Please refer to Registration TSA for details. Qualified technologies and solutions in these areas are welcome to apply for the T&S Awards.

More updates will be released soon. Please follow the Announcement in the website.

The 23^rd LivCom Awards is now open for registration to cities and projects from across the world. The annual Finals & Forum will be held in Avcilar City, Istanbul during 18-21 November 2025. Both deadline for registration and Submission is 30 June 2025 and 31 July 2025.

It is a critical year of 2025 for the acceleration to achieve the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The LivCom 2025 will welcome new partner organizations on board on the basis of past cooperation with UN and international organizations. The Whole City Awards and Environmentally Sustainable Project Awards of LivCom adopt upgraded Judging Criteria and demographic category this year. The application rules of Technology & Solution Awards will be released shortly.

Echoing the cultural development goals emphasized at UN Summit of the Future, the theme of LivCom Awards 2025 will focus on sustainable urban cultural development, in particular the creation of Future Culture Goal for cities. The annual LivCom Forum will unite multiple global and regional organizations, focusing on the important role and potential of culture in promoting sustainable urban development and sharing local best practices.

It’s subject to further notice on the LivCom technical conference, UN training programme and other series of events during the Finals.

Please stay alert to the announcement and further releases for more information on the website.