General Design Category
Award of Excellence
A Floating Forest: Fish Tail Park in Nanchang City
Nanchang, China
Turenscape
Client: Nanchang Gaoxing Zhiye Property Development Investment Co. Ltd.
In Nanchang, within the Yangtze River floodplain, we revitalized a heavily degraded 126-acre landscape into a floating forest that manages stormwater, restores habitats, and provides diverse recreational spaces—all within a limited budget and a short timeline. This innovative urban nature model strengthens the district's identity and spurs surrounding development. Fish Tail Park offers a scalable solution for flood-prone regions, seamlessly integrating flood resilience, ecological restoration, and public engagement while redefining urban space for both people and natural forces.
Honor Awards

The Beach at Elliott Bay
Seattle, Washington
SurfaceDesign, Inc
Client: Expedia Group

Guitou Wetland Park: Reclaiming Public Space for the Rural Forgotten
Shaoguan City, China
YXDesigners
Client: Vanke

The Ellen DeGeneres Campus for the Dian Fossey Fund
Kinigi, Rwanda
MASS Design Group + TEN x TEN
Client: Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund

More than Human: A Land Bridge for Cultural and Wildlife Connections
San Antonio, Texas
STIMSON & Rialto Studio
Client: Phil Hardberger Park Conservancy

The Shepherd Arts Park: Community, Art, Play
Detroit, Michigan
OSD-Office of Strategy + Design
Client: Anthony and JJ Curis Library Street Collective

A Walk in the Woods: Re-Wilding, Experimentation and Pedagogy at UMass
Amherst, Massachusetts
STIMSON
Client: University of Massachusetts Amherst

Waterloo Park: Reclaiming Public Space in the Center of Austin
Austin, Texas
Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc.
Client: Waterloo Greenway Conservancy

Mill 19: A Catalytic Postindustrial Landscape
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
TEN x TEN + D.I.R.T. Studio
Client: Regional Industrial Development Corporation
Urban Design Category
Honor Awards

Jiaxing Station Park
Zhejiang, China
Z'scape + MAD
Client: Jiaxing Modern Service Industry Development & Investment(Group)Co., Ltd

Shanghai Underpass Hubs: Bridging Divides, Building Community
Shanghai, China
FISH DESIGN
Client: Shanghai Changning District Construction and Management Committee
Shanghai Changning District Planning and Natural Resources Bureau

China Basin Park: A Dynamic Urban Connector
San Francisco, California
SCAPE
Client: Mission Rock Partners: San Francisco Giants and Tishman Speyer, in partnership with the Port of San Francisco

Generosity of Place: Water Street Tampa's Continuous Canopy
Tampa, Florida
Reed Hilderbrand LLC
Client: Strategic Property Partners

Turning Gray into Green:Meishe River Greenway and Fengxiang Park
Haikou City, China
Turenscape
Client: Haikou City Government, China

UNIT.City: Transforming an Industrial Zone into an Innovation District
Kyiv, Ukraine
KOTSIUBA
Client: UDP, KAN Development
Residential Design Category
Award of Excellence
And the Wild Comes Right up to the Door
Princeton, Massachusetts
STIMSON
Charbrook is located at the foothills of Mount Wachusett in central New England. What began as a homestead crafted from the land, has evolved into a working farm and a landscape architecture studio. A mosaic of gardens, fields, woodlands and wetlands bridge between the homestead and the practice, grounding the family and the profession to this place. The land is a canvas for explorations in design, farming, and environmental stewardship. It is lived in, learned from, and unfolds as an ever-evolving dialogue between the agrarian and the wild. Charbrook will remain a lifelong project that explores how a homestead and a land-based profession can inform one another, inspired by the ecologies, materials, and traditions of a rural place.
Honor Awards

The Little Project: Unlocking the Potential of an Everyday Urban Lot
St. Paul, Minnesota
Ping Design LLC

Huckleberry Perch
Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts
Matthew Cunningham Landscape Design

Inez Point: Embracing an Old Growth Forest
Whitefish, Montana
Design Workshop, Inc.

Springy Banks
East Hampton, New York
LaGuardia Design Group

Sendero Verde
New York, New York
AECOM LAUD NYC
Client: Jonathan Rose Companies, L+M Development Partners, Acacia Network

Norweta
Chicago, Illinois
site design group, ltd.
Client: Broder
Analysis and Planning Category
Award of Excellence
Crownsville Hospital Memorial Park: A Landscape of Healing and Renewal
Crownsville, Maryland
Design Collective, Inc. with Carmichael Associates
Client: Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Crownsville Hospital Memorial Park is a transformative master plan that reimagines the former "Hospital for the Negro Insane of Maryland" into a powerful landscape of healing. Once a place of segregation and suffering, it now fosters mental wellness through remembrance, reflection, and community connection. By honoring those once forgotten and creating spaces for solace and renewal, the park confronts the past while shaping a more compassionate future. It stands as a testament to resilience—where isolation gives way to belonging, and suffering is met with hope—redefining how public spaces can promote mental health and inspire collective healing.
ASLA/IFLA Global Compact Award
Testing Ground: Adapting Fairways to Resilient Barrier Isle Ecosystems
Jekyll Island, Georgia
Design Workshop, Inc.
Client: Jekyll Island Authority
Honor Awards

Somerville Pollinator Action Plan: A Pollinator's Guide to City Living
Somerville, Massachusetts
Offshoots, Inc.
Client: City of Somerville, Division of Public Space and Urban Forestry

Rural Abundance & Vitality: The Chaobai River Basin
Tianjin Municipality, China
Sasaki Associates, Inc
Client: Tianjin Municipal Bureau of Planning and Natural Resources

Sea2City: Reimagining Reconciliation in Design and Policy
Vancouver, Canada
Mithun + ONE, and PWL Partnership
Client: City of Vancouver Real Estate and Environmental Services Department
Communications Category
Honor Awards

WORKS with Nature: Low-Carbon Adaptation for a Changing World
Boston, Massachusetts
Climate Positive Design
Client: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Changes (UNFCCC)

Empty Pedestals
Southwestern U.S.
Kofi Boone, FASLA
M. Elen Deming, FASLA
Client: LSU Press
Research Category
Honor Awards

About Time: Adaptive Management for Coastal Salt Marshes
Stone Harbor, New Jersey
University of Pennsylvania

Charles River Floating Wetland Pilot Project: Multi-Year Findings
Boston, Massachusetts
Sasaki Associates, Inc. + The Hideo Sasaki Foundation + Dr. McNamara Rome
Client: The Charles River Conservancy

LONGQUAN MOUNTAIN Park: Earthquake Disaster Mitigation Research
Sichuan, China
ZAP Associates LLC
Client: Chengdu Municipal Bureau of Planning and Natural Resources (n.d.b), Vanke Group
Landmark Award
The Landmark Award
Restoring the Glory, the Restoration of Forest Park
St. Louis, Missouri
HOK
Client: Forest Park Forever
Forest Park, at 1,370 acres, is one of the largest urban parks in the U.S. The park is one of St. Louis' greatest civic treasures and has been the site of events such as the 1904 World's Fair. However, due to limited funding and deferred maintenance during the 1970's and 80's, the park became less functional and unsafe. In 2000, the nonprofit conservancy Forest Park Forever (FPF) engaged the design team to restore some of the park's most iconic landmarks in preparation of the 100th anniversary of the Fair. The restoration modernized amenities, reintroduced natural systems and reconnected visitors to the magic of this beloved public space. Today, Forest Park proudly stands as one of America's most celebrated and well-visited urban parks.