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

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

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

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

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

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

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.