Uro is a multi-award winning publisher of architecture and design books.

Established in 2009, we have built a reputation for publishing authoritative and singular books that often break with the conventions of design publishing. ¶ Our collaborators in this endeavour have included renowned architectural critics and historians from around the world, as well as some of Australia’s most innovative graphic artists and highly regarded photographers. ¶ In a world awash in ephemeral media, we believe the unique rigours of the book publishing process remain a critical means of refining, testing, expressing and disseminating ideas.

 
Uro Publications directors Maitiú Ward (L) and Andrew Mackenzie (R) in the company’s specialist art, architecture and design bookstore, Bookshop by Uro.

  • 2021 Australian Book Design Awards: Best Designed Fully Illustrated Book Under $55

  • 2021 Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards: Gold (Editorial and Books)

  • 2019 Australian Book Design Awards: Best Designed Educational Tertiary Book

  • 2018 Australian Graphic Design Association – Distinction

  • 2016 Australian Institute of Architects Bates Smart Architecture in the Media Award

  • 2016 Australian Book Design Awards: Designers’ Choice Book of the Year

  • 2016 Australian Book Design Awards: Best Designed Fully Illustrated Book Over RRP $50

  • 2015 Design Observer/American Institute of Graphic Arts 50 Books/50 Covers

  • 2015 Australian Institute of Architects Bates Smart Architecture in the Media Award

  • 2015 Australian Graphic Design Association Pinnacle Award (Print)

Recognition

Uro Publications welcomes well developed book proposals and manuscripts for general and professional audiences in the following categories: architecture, landscape architecture, urbanism, design. ¶ Note we do not give feedback on unsolicited proposals and do not accept submissions sent via post or phone. If we are interested in your proposal, we will get in touch with you within two months. ¶ All proposals should include:

  • A provisional title and one-sentence summary of the book

  • Author and/or editor details with 80-word biographies

  • A 150-word synopsis

  • Expected audience/market and potentially competitive titles

  • Details on condition of manuscript (forthcoming/draft/edited) and likely completion date

  • Estimated image content and permissions (acquired/not), plus sample images if available

  • Promotional leads (social media presence, relevant experience and media contacts)

  • Details on any funding or prospective funding arrangements, institutional support and/or endorsements

  • Your contact details

All proposals will be treated as confidential, and any ideas or materials submitted to us remain the intellectual property of the author. ¶ Proposals should be sent as an email with links to any supplementary material (ie images/PDFs) to: team@uropublications.com

Submissions

Find us at:

5/30 Perry Street
Collingwood, Victoria 3066
Australia
team@uropublications.com
+61 466 901 200