The call for entries for the tenth edition of LILA is closed. The finalist will be announced in mid June 2025.

Landezine thanks the sponsor of the tenth edition of LILA, Landscape Forms for the support!

The Jury

Landezine is joined by four outstanding experts:
Maria Goula – Professor of Landscape Architecture, Cornell University, New York, US
Sotiria Kornaropoulou – Architect at 51N4E, BE
Martin Rein-Cano – Founder of Topotek 1, DE, CH
François Vadepied – Founder of Wagon Landscaping, FR

Read more about the jurors.

Award categories

1. Built Landscapes – any landscape built after 1/1/2020, regardless of its function and context – small, large, private, public, urban, rural, parks, squares, streets, infrastructure, residential, private gardens, campuses, corporate, hospitality, schools, playgrounds, cemeteries, memorials and others.

2. Landscape and Architecture – in this category, LILA focuses on the relationship between landscape and architecture, regardless of typology, use or size. Projects need to be built after 1/1/2020.

3. Revisited Landscapes – At least 15-year-old landscape projects, any typology, use or size, presented with old and new photos showing how the project has changed. The last phase of the project needs to have been built between 1/1/1990 and 1/1/2010.

Editorial Awards

Editors of Landezine will select LILA Honour Award and LILA Office Award. There are no applications open for these two awards.

Students and young professionals are invited to send their personal portfolios to the LILA Portfolio Award. Read more below.

Deadlines and registration fees for offices

February 12th – Call for entries opens

Main registration deadline – 10 April: €200 per project
Late registration deadline – 8 May: €250 per project

The deadline for sending the material is only one, regardless of your registration date: 8 May 2025. You may register early to catch the low fee and submit the material no later than 8 May.

Submission material

There is no printing or layout design necessary. After successful registration, entrants will receive a zipped folder that needs to be filled with material and uploaded via WeTransfer by the deadline. Each project presentation will need the following:

– Description text up to 5.000 characters
– Basic data, year built, location, collaborators
– Hero image, jpg, landscape format, at least 2500 px wide
– Gallery of up to 30 images, jpg, at least 2500 px by longer side
– Simple site plan (jpg)

All image files need to be in jpg or jpeg format only. All other image types (pdf, png, tiff, gif …) will be ignored. One photo means one image; collages of photos in one image will be ignored. One image may combine multiple sections or drawings, in case included.

Registration process

Download detailed step-by-step instructions (pdf, 876 kb).

1. Visit https://landezine-award.com/product/lila-registration-fee-offices/ to register.
2. Select the number of projects you are submitting and pay the corresponding registration fee.
3. After payment is received, you will be sent the submission folders via email automatically.
4. Uncompress the folders and fill them with photos and texts as noted in the folder.
5. Upload via landezine.wetransfer.com no later than 8 May.
6. You will receive confirmation once we download your entry material.

LILA Portfolio Award For Students and Young Professionals

Students and young professionals from the field of landscape architecture are invited to submit their personal portfolios for the LILA Portfolio Award. The winner can only be an individual, not a group or a brand name. The winning student or young professional will receive a monetary prize of 1000 euros in total. Only people born after May 8, 1989, can participate.

Download step-by-step instructions (pdf, 914 kb) for students and young professionals.

What to submit?

The personal portfolio must be a PDF booklet, A3 format (single page, not spreads), max 100MB, max 25 single pages, including the cover page.

Deadlines and fees for students and young professionals

The deadline for registration and submission for the LILA Portfolio Award is only one: 8 May

The registration fee is fixed and will not be changing: €40

Registration process

1. Visit https://landezine-award.com/product/lila-registration-fee-students/ to register.
2. After payment is received, you will be sent the submission folders via email automatically.
3. Uncompress the folders and fill them with photos and texts as noted in the folder.
4. Upload via landezine.wetransfer.com no later than 8 May.
5. You will receive confirmation once we download your entry material.