World Landscape Architecture Awards 2023 — LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AOTEAROA

The World Landscape Architecture Awards (WLA) 2023 are now open for entries, seeking to honour outstanding work in the profession of landscape architecture worldwide. This annual international awards programme aims to celebrate the profession, showcase landscape architecture projects and inspire professionals and students.

The WLA Awards endeavour to recognise innovative work, both conceptual and built, and provides the opportunity for landscape architects from all countries to be recognised on the world stage by their profession. Entries must be in by March 24.

The World Landscape Architecture Awards 2023 are open for entry now.

This year WLA is inviting landscape architecture and landscape design firms to enter their projects in the professional awards category. Other design professionals such as architects, engineers, planners, urban designers, interior designers, horticulturalists can also enter projects when a landscape architect or designer (within or outside of the company) was involved in designing the project being submitted.

Organisations and companies such as developers, governments, and authorities, may also enter landscape architecture projects on behalf of the landscape architect/designer with written permission from the designer or design firm to submit the project. A submission cannot be submitted in more than one category, and entrants can enter multiple projects, but they must purchase a registration for each entry.

To be eligible, projects must be a concept or built during 2019-2023, and projects that have previously won a WLA Award (Award of Excellence, Merit, or Honour Award) cannot be submitted. However, any previously shortlisted entries can be entered in this year's WLA Awards if they meet the eligibility criteria.

The professional jury for the 2023 WLA Awards consists of experienced jurors from the industry. Anna Cawrse, ASLA, and Principal of Denver Office Co-Director at Sasaki, Jennifer Cooper, RLA, and Landscape Architecture Bureau Manager at San Francisco Public Works, Mohan Rao, Partner and Principal Designer at INDÉ, Kate Tooke, ASLA, PLA, and Principal Landscape Architect at Agency Landscape + Planning, Gerwin de Vries, Landscape Architect, and Owner of Flux landscape architecture, and Mike Wood, FLI, and Director of Landscape Architecture at Arup, are the esteemed judges for this year's awards.

The Professional Awards include various categories such as Built-Small Landscape Design, Built-Large Landscape Design, Built-Urban Design, Built-Private Residential Design, Built-Commercial Residential Design, Conceptual-Small Landscape Design, Conceptual-Large Landscape Design, Conceptual-Private Residential Design, Conceptual-Commercial Residential Design, and Conceptual-Analysis and Planning.

New York’s Little Island by MNLA won last year’s Award of Excellence in the Large/Built category.

The awards offer several prizes, including the Award of Excellence (1 per category), Merit Award (up to 2 per category), Honourable Mention (up to 3 per category), and Editor's Award. Winners of the Award of Excellence will receive the WLA Awards Trophy, WLA Awards Certificate, and will be featured on WLA during 2023. Merit Award winners will receive the WLA Award Certificate, which will be published on WLA during 2023. Honourable Mention winners will receive the WLA Award Certificate, and the Editor's Award winner will receive the WLA Awards Trophy and will be featured on WLA in 2023.

The Student WLA Awards will be held later in the year.