Landezine is calling landscape architects and architects to submit their built projects to the tenth edition of the LILA – Landezine International Landscape Award. There are more than 50 possible recognitions (shortlists, special mentions, awards). All shortlisted entries will be published on the front page of the LILA website. All entries will be published on the LILA website on its own page with full material. Winners will be promoted on Landezine all year round and also in Landezine and LILA newsletters.
Landezine thanks the sponsor of the tenth edition of LILA, Landscape Forms for the support!
Projects will be evaluated by the invited jury:
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
Zaš Brezar – Founder of Landezine, SI
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.
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.
February 12th – Call for entries opens
Early bird registration deadline – 27 February: €150 per project
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.
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.
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.
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.
The personal portfolio must be a PDF booklet, A3 format (single page, not spreads), max 100MB, max 25 single pages, including the cover page.
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
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.