World Landscape Architecture received over 240 entries for the 2022 WLA Professional Awards from the greatest number of countries in the Awards history. The quality of the entries was high, with entries including art installations, sky parks, expo parks, wetlands, linear parks, pop-ups, masterplans, climate adaptation concepts, small gardens and industrial reuse.
Thank you to our jury for the 2022 WLA Professional Awards who volunteered time to review the entries over two rounds with a final review of the winner’s list.
Margot Long BCSLA, FCSLA, AALA, ASLA, LEED® GA
Principal – PWL PARTNERSHIP LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS INC.
Mindy Cooper PLA
Principal – at dwg. an Austin-based practice that is passionate about creating outdoor
spaces that inspire and delight.
Thanasis Polyzoidis
Architect-Landscape architect. co-founder of topio7 architects-landscape architects, Athens – Greece
Tompy Hoedelmans
landscape architect . urban designer
creative director at OMGEVING
Ziming Liu
French registered landscape architect
Expert consultant of major project decision-making in Shenzhen, China
Landscape planning judge of Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University
Winners
We are proud to announce the winners for the 2022 Professional WLA Awards is as follows (in alphabetical project order) for each category:
Built-Large
Award of Excellence
Little Island | MNLA
Juror comments: “An innovative project that created park space where there was none. The project should be noted for bringing the public closer to the river in a unique and creative manner.” and “An outstanding project with a contemporary and innovated design that takes into account the resiliency to the climate crisis, promotes ecology and biodiversity, uses innovated construction methods, and creates interesting public spaces with excellent spatial qualities that blur the boundaries between landscape typologies of a park and a public garden.”
Merit Award
Dale Hodges Park | O2 Planning & Design, Sans façon, Source 2 Source Inc., AECOM
Zhoukou Shahewan Wetland Park | Beijing Sunshine Landscape Co., Ltd
Honour Award
Wilderness Garden and Amphitheater | Z’scape
Etzenrade Castle Garden | LOLA Landscape Architects + Piet Oudolf
Built – Small
Award of Excellence
A Fairy Tale Tribute To The Ocean | AECOM
Juror comments: “A beautiful playful project filled with research and analytical research to support the design intent. Craftsmanship is outstanding and incredibly beautiful. It is wonderful seeing the effort spend on children who will be the next generation.”
The Origin of the River Plaza – Chengdu CIFI Cmall | Platform Design Group
Honour Award
New Entrance to Bispebjerg Cemetery | VEGA landskab
Built – Urban Design
Award of Excellence
Taichung Green Corridor | Mecanoo
Juror comment: “An interesting project that upgrades the site’s conditions while maintaining its characteristics, and creates a continuous green space of biodiversity that connects the different parts of the city in a sustainable way. The design covers a wide range of factors such as urban regeneration, public participation, historic preservation, green and water resources, and circulation routes for pedestrians and bikes.”
Merit Award
Urban Renovation of Jixiang Street, Chongqing | WTD Group
Honour Award
Guangzhou Shipyard Park Phase One | SWA Group
Yongtai Park | Ningbo Urban Construction Design And Research Institute Co.Ltd
Built – Private Residential
Award of Excellence
Quarry House | Design Workshop
Jury comments: “It is apparent that the design solution on this site came from a deep knowledge of and respect for the land and ecoregion. Thoughtful strategies were employed but were not heavy-handed. Photos and diagrams tell the story wonderfully.” and “A project that decodes and integrates successfully the “spirit of the place”, the surrounding landscape and ecosystems, the geological formations, and the natural forces and creates sustainable, poetic spaces with spatial qualities and quality in details constituting a sustainable landscape case study for its community.”
Merit Award
Prospect House | Design Workshop
Honour Award
Dry Garden Poetry | Arterra Landscape Architects
The backlit garden – Yosemite Villa garden design | Jianan Landscape Design Office
Built – Commercial Residential
Award of Excellence
CIFI Inner Peace Community | L&A Design
Juror comments: “This project has a playfulness to it that reflects the intent of the landscape architecture. The landscape design and master plan seems to put the landscape open space from and centre. Good innovation approaches to stormwater. “
Merit Award
CRCC Woshan Longfu | Guangzhou S.P.I. Design
Honour Award
Longfor Chunjiang Central | Guangzhou S.P.I. Design
Concept – Design
Award of Excellence
Hofbogen | De Urbanisten, DS Landschapsarchitecten and De Dakdokters
Juror Comment: “The extent of this concept into the environment is dramatic and incredibly substantial for a project of this nature. Though not a new idea, the integration into the surrounding context was well executed. I look forward to seeing this become a reality.”
Merit Award
Reimagining Great Ormond Street | LDA Design
The s.m.a.r.t. street concept | BoschSlabbers landscape architects
Honour Award
Zuiderpark The Hague | Flux landscape architecture
Concept – Analysis & Planning
Award of Excellence
Waterplan Antwerp | De Urbanisten, Witteveen + Bos Belgium and Common Ground
Juror Comment: “Inspiring approach to stormwater and community resiliency that could be applied in many cities around the world.” and “An interesting project that gives an inspiring vision of how a city can be resilient to the climate crisis, promoting a very interesting concept regarding water structures.”
Merit Award
Parc Jean-Drapeau | NIPPAYSAGE
Honour Award
Integral Design Method Public Space | City of Amsterdam, IOOR-team
Health Circle Strategies for Habitat Restoration and Landscape Planning of Beihai Wetland Nature Reserve | Guangzhou S.P.I. Design
Editors Award
The Editor’s Award is selected from the entries that did not receive a jury award but a worthy of a WLA Award as judged by WLA Editor – Damian Holmes
A Street Serves Life – Environmental Renovation of Xihongmen Venture Street | L&A Design
Editors comment: “Streets are often underutilised in cities. This project shows that a lively street can be created through “urban acupuncture” and take full advantage of the streetscape and underutilised adjacent spaces to create multi-generational places for all to enjoy.”