WLA has opened the call for submissions for the 2019 WLA Awards (2019年度WLA奖参), the annual international landscape architecture awards that seek to honour landscape architects around with world for their outstanding work and promote the profession across the world. The Awards endeavour to recognise innovative work (conceptual and built) by landscape architects provides the opportunity for landscape architects from all countries to be recognised on the world stage by their profession.
Past winners of WLA Awards include Sasaki, dwg., OJB Landscape Architecture, MKSK, Stoss Landscape Urbanism, LandLAB + Monk McKenzie, SLA, PLACE, Rogers Partners, ASDISKY, Ken Smith Workshop, Turf Design Studio & Environmental Partnership.
Eligibility
All landscape architects who have are members of landscape architecture organisations (AILA, ASLA, CSLA, LI, HKILA, IFLA, ILASA, NZILA, MLAA, etc) or who have graduated from or currently studying in landscape architecture at a university are eligible to enter the World Landscape Architecture Awards.
Any client or organisation who wishes to enter a project must have written permission from the landscape architect or design firm.
Projects must be a concept or built during 2015-2018. Previous winners of WLA Awards cannot be submitted.
Categories
Entrants can enter the following categories:
– Built Design Award – Small (Smaller than 1,000 sq. metres/10000 sq. foot)
– Built Design Award – Large (Large greater than 1000 sq. metres/10000 sq. foot)
– Built Design Award – Residential Design
– Conceptual Design Award
– Student Award (Design or Research)
All categories require a minimum of 5 entrants to be eligible for judging if the minimum is not met then no awards will be awarded in that category.
Each category is awarded an Award of Excellence and Merit Award.
The Editor will also select one project from all categories to be the winner of the WLA Editor’s Award.
Jury
WLA is honored to have six experienced jurors who were selected from 15 nominations to judge the 2019 WLA Awards including
She has a PhD in Landscape Architecture gained at the Alghero School of Architecture, University of Sassari (2011) and obtained the first degree in Architecture at the Florence School of Architecture (1999). Since 2004, she has coordinated several international operative workshops, experimenting shared practices in urban interventions by using art as a vehicle for the redevelopment of open spaces, with the collaboration of local artists, communities and cultural foundations.
Chris Reed
Founding Director of Stoss Landscape Urbanism, and both Professor in Practice of Landscape Architecture and Co-Director of the Master of Landscape Architecture in Urban Design Program at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. He is recognized internationally as a leading voice in the transformation of landscapes and cities, and he works alternately as a researcher, strategist, teacher, designer, and advisor.
Martin Arfalk
The founder and one of the two partners of Mandaworks – a progressive and contemporary design studio engaged in the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, urban design and comprehensive planning.
Michael Grove
Michael is the Chair of Landscape Architecture, Civil Engineering, and Ecology at Sasaki. Leading much of the firm’s work in Asia, he is a fierce advocate for the vital role that landscape architects play in shaping contemporary cities.
Mohammad Motallebi
An Iranian environmental and landscape designer with 14 years of experience who is the IFLA Middle East President and also has extensive experience judging IFLA, SILA and other national landscape architecture associations.
Dr Rosalea Monacella
A registered Landscape Architect. She is a faculty member in the Landscape Architecture Department at Harvard University. Her research explores design at the nexus of the urban and natural environments evidenced through projects and masterplans completed around the world.
Judging Criteria
Built Award Categories are assessed on
- Design (Design Ideas and resolution of those ideas)
- Innovation (The level of innovation in the project)
- Implementation (Final Constructed project)
Conceptual and Student Awards are assessed on
- Design (Design Ideas and resolution of those ideas)
- Innovation (The level of innovation in the concept)
- Presentation & Supporting Information (how the design was presented and explained)
Submissions
Awards Submission
The Awards submission should include the following:
- One pdf file with the Entry Number, Category and Entry name in the pdf file name (e.g. 39000-Built-Residential-GardenRooms.pdf) including the following:
- Maximum five (5) page (A3 / 11×17 format) using the WLA template will only be accepted (supplied via email after purchasing an entry)
- This includes one (1) page of text (maximum 350 words) and four (4) pages of images with caption (25 words)
- The entry number (this is the invoice number provided via email after purchase) and project name shall be shown in the locations as per the template
- The entry shall not show any company or designers names within the text or images
- The entry shall not have any overlaying of text, graphs or numbers (exception for conceptual award entries)
- No Awards submission may be over 10Mb
- The Awards submission should be submitted via email to awards@worldlandscapearchitect.com by the deadline
FAQ: Can the first page with the text have images?
No. The first page has ONLY text.
FAQ: Can we have more than one image on each of the four pages?
Yes. You can have multiple images each of the four pages with a caption (25 word maximum per caption) for each image.
Publication Submission
All entries are eligible to be published on WLA and entrants should submit a separate submission for publication (if desired).
This should include the following:
- 350-700 words of text in Word Format
- Project Credits including the image/photography credits
- All images submitted in jpg format with minimum 1200 pixels wide at 150 dpi
The Publication submission should be submitted via email to awards@worldlandscapearchitect.com . Any submission over 10mb should be sent via dropbox, wetransfer.
Entry Fees
Built Award Categories (Small, Large, Residential) – $100USD
Conceptual Award – $100USD
Student Award – $25USD
Payment is via Credit Card or Paypal use the links above.
Prizes
Award of Excellence (Built and Conceptual) – WLA Award Trophy, Featured on WLA and published in the WLA Awards Magazine. Complimentary WLA Partner for one year.
Merit Award (Built and Conceptual) – WLA Award Certificate, Featured on WLA and published in the WLA Awards Magazine.
Student Award – Award of Excellence (Built and Conceptual) – WLA Award Trophy, Featured on WLA and in the WLA Awards Magazine. $250USD Reward (paid by Paypal)
Editor’s Award – WLA Award Trophy, Featured on WLA and in the WLA Awards Magazine. Complimentary WLA Partner for one year.
All entrants are eligible to be published on the WLA website during 2019.
Deadline
All entries must be submitted via email by:
Friday, March 1 at 11:59 Honolulu Time (UTC-10) equivalent to New York – March 2 4:59 am; London – March 2 9:59 am; Sydney – March 2 8:59pm;
FAQ
Can designers/firms enter more than once?
Yes. You will need to purchase one entry per award submission to obtain an invoice (entry) number for each entry.
What is my entry number?
You will receive an Invoice via Email which has an Invoice Number. This is your entry number.
