Announcing the 2026 WLA Professional Awards Shortlist

The 2026 WLA Professional Awards received over 275 entries across 16 categories from landscape architecture firms worldwide. This year, the jury has had a hard time selecting the shortlist from entrants from over 25 countries.

The WLA Awards aim to celebrate the top achievements in global landscape architecture, acknowledging both built and conceptual projects. Many of these projects develop landscapes and spaces that tackle challenges faced by communities, cities, and the natural environment. This year’s shortlist highlights work that should inspire pride among landscape architects for their peers’ contributions.

Jury

Top Left to Right – Niels de Bruin, Kate Larsen, Stephanie Lau, Terance Lee;
Bottom Left to Right – Yuan Songting, Chris Tidswell, Cindy Zerger, Charles A. Birnbaum;

Niels de Bruin
Senior Landscape Architect and Head of Landscape Architecture at Kragh & Berglund

Kate Larsen
Director at Snøhetta

Stephanie Lau | 劉婕妤 PLA (US-CA), ASLA
Senior Project Manager at EADG

Terence Lee
Senior Landscape Architect Associate at DIALOG

Yuan Songting
Founder, Chairman, and the principal designer at DDON

Chris Tidwell
Director at Arcadia Landscape Architecture

Cindy Zerger
Urban Design Practice Lead at Toole Design

Special Juror – Charles A. Birnbaum
President + CEO, The Cultural Landscape Foundation (Bottom Far Right)

World Landscape Architecture is pleased to announce that the jury has selected the following entries for the 2026 WLA Professional Awards shortlist (alphabetical order by project name):

BUILT CATEGORIES

Built | Commercial Landscape Design

Conservation Centered Campus | OJB Landscape Architecture
Ecology as Infrastructure | OJB Landscape Architecture
Genesis Design California | Elysian Landscapes
Global Technology Company | Berger Partnership with OLIN
HAID Science Park | LOLA Landscape Architects B.V.
Stream Valley | Landscape Collaboration
Suan Dusit Arun | Landscape Collaboration
Timewalk Myeong-dong Shared Garden | Lab D+H Seoul (랩디에이치 조경설계사무소)

Global Technology Company | Berger Partnership with OLIN | Image Credit: BuiltWork Photography

Built | Commercial Residential Landscape Design

Brave Hill Land | Shenzhen L&A Design Holding Limited
Century Land (Phase II) | JTL Landscape Design
Greentown Yiwu · Fengqi Yilu | Change Studio
Guobin No.7 Residence | Change Studio
Oriental One | GM LANDSCAPE DESIGN & Gillespies
Riverside Mansion | Chongqing Donehome Landscape Architecture Planning Design Co.,ltd
The Brentford Project | Grant Associates
The Forest Threshold | Landscape Tectonix
Xi’an Imperial Mansion | JTL Landscape Design

Oriental One | GM LANDSCAPE DESIGN & Gillespies | Image Credit: Vanke & Ronshine

Built | Private Residential Landscape Design

House of Rain | TRUEFORM | Image Credit: Caitlin Atkinson

Built | Institutional Landscape Design

XYU New Campus Gateway | Sasaki | Image Credit: Holi Photography

Built | Hospitality & Tourism Landscape Design

Silver Sands | Hollander Design Landscape Architects | Image Credit: John Musnicki

Built | Small Public Space Design

LongiPark! | Shma Company Limited | Image Credit: Nawin Deangnul

Built | Large Public Space Design

16th Street Revitalization | Dig Studio
Benjakitti Forest Park | Arsomsilp Community and Environmental Architect + TURENSCAPE
Changchun Jingyue Central Park | Shanghai Shuishi Landscape Design Co.,Ltd.
Dumas Sea Front Development | INI Design Studio
Haitang River Eco Park Phase I AECOM
Hechai 1972 | Shenzhen L&A Design Holding Limited
Lakeshore Park | Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects
Leidsche Rijn Centre Utrecht | Baljon landscape architects
Moncus Park | Design Workshop
Returning to One’s Homeland | Janet Rosenberg & Studio Inc. (JRS)
Rihui Greenland | Lab D+H Shanghai
Suzhou Museum of Contemporary | Shanghai Shuishi Landscape Design Co.,Ltd.
Woolwich Town Centre | LDA Design
Xiaoxita Forest Park | HID Landscape Architecture

Dumas Sea Front Development | INI Design Studio | Image Credit: Vinay Panjwani

Built | Masterplanning & Urban Design

Greenford Quay | HTA Design | Image Credit: Greystar

Built | Sustainability & Resilience

104 Abu Dhabi Park | SLA
Benjakitti Forest Park | Arsomsilp Community and Environmental Architect + TURENSCAPE
Chenhu International Wetland | Shanghai WEME Landscape Design Engineering Co.
Dr. M.S. Swaminathan Wetland Eco Sponge Park | Sponge Collaborative (Samanea Consultancy Pvt Ltd)
Grand Junction Park and Plaza | DAVID RUBIN Land Collective
The Queen Elizabeth II Garden | HTA Design
Xili Lake Greenway | SWA Group
Yangtze Delta Living Loop | Arcplus Shanghai Xiandai Architectural Decoration & Landscape Design Research Institute Co., Ltd.

Yangtze Delta Living Loop | Arcplus Shanghai Xiandai Architectural Decoration & Landscape Design Research Institute Co., Ltd. | Image Credit: Arcplus

CONCEPTUAL AWARDS

Conceptual | Private Space Design

Ant Annual Ring | TLS Landscape Architecture
Central Yards | PWP Landscape Architecture + Urbis + Henderson Land Development Company Limited
Six Senses Belize | Cayo Rosar | Maat Handasa
Tianfu Zoological & Botanical | Grant Associates
TP-LINK LXD HQ: Ribbon Trail | TLS Landscape Architecture

Central Yards | PWP Landscape Architecture + Urbis + Henderson Land Development Company Limited | Image Credit: ©Henderson Land Development Company Limited

Conceptual | Public Space Design

**Al-Sulaimi Park** | KEO – InSite | Image Credit: InSite

Conceptual | Residential Landscape Design

62 Bayview Parkway | WW+P Architects & Planners | Image Credit: WW+P Architects + Planners

Conceptual | Analysis and Planning

Malmi Meadow Park | PORT | Image Credit: PORT

Conceptual | Masterplanning & Urban Design

Field Studies | Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects
Jefferson Memorial Forest Masterplan | MKSK, Inc.
Moline Riverfront+Centre Plan | MKSK, Inc.
OCVIBE: Planning for Wellness | Fletcher Studio
SeedCube: Agri-Urban Coupling | SHANGHAI EDGING Architecture&Landscape Architecture Co., LTD.
Shanghai Midtown Belt | MLA+ B.V.
Strategic Green Plan Leuven | Felixx Landscape Architects & Planners
The Living Ravine | Benoy

Moline Riverfront+Centre Plan | MKSK, Inc. | Image Credit: MKSK

The Cultural Landscape Foundation | Cultural Landscape Award – Design

Al Ain Oasis | WAHO Landscape Architects
Longjiang Time Town Phase I Guangzhou GVL International Planning & Design Co.,Ltd.
National World War I Memorial | DAVID RUBIN Land Collective
Park Borneoplein – Light of Re | Baljon landscape architects
Wenmiao Dongfang | GM LANDSCAPE DESIGN
Yitpi Yartapuultiku | WAX Design

Yitpi Yartapuultiku | WAX Design | Image Credit: Peter Bennetts Photographer

The Cultural Landscape Foundation | Cultural Landscape Award – Planning & Research

Charles River Wetland | Sasaki
Liberty Park CLR & Vision Plan | Mundus Bishop
Living Moso Cultural Landscape | LAY-OUT Planning Consultants Co., Ltd.

Liberty Park CLR & Vision Plan | Mundus Bishop | Image Credit: Mundus Bishop

Winners will be announced on Tuesday, July 21, 2026.

Shortlist/Finalist Certificates will be issued after the winners are announced.