Call for Entries The Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence is seeking entries for its biennial award. “American cities embody our nation’s greatest triumphs and most daunting challenges. At their best they show case the rich diversity, cultural achievement, and democratic values that characterize the American spirit. At their worst they reflect our country’s most persistent social ills – economic disparity, hopelessness, neglect and abandonment. Yet there are those places that are developed with such vision and imagination that they transform urban problems into creative solutions. By recognizing these extraordinary places, the Award seeks to promote fresh and innovative thinking about cities, and to encourage us all to demand excellence in our urban environments,” according to the 2013 Call For Entries. (View official brochure.) One Gold Medal of $50,000 and four…