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2025 ASLA Professional Awards General Design Award of Excellence. A Floating Forest: Fish Tail Park in Nanchang City. Turenscape. (Image Credit: Turenscape)

ASLA 2026 Professional Awards: Early Bird Deadline Approaching January 9

Showcase the best of landscape architecture—ASLA’s 2026 Professional and Student Awards calls for entries are officially open. With Early Bird pricing ending soon and a new webinar featuring jury members and past winners, now is the time to prepare your submission.

Professional Awards: Early Bird Deadline & Webinar
 
The ASLA Professional Awards honor the best built and unbuilt work worldwide. Submit early to save with tiered pricing—registration fees increase after the January 9 Early Bird deadline.
  • Professional Awards Early Bird deadline: January 9, 2026   
  • ALL materials due (all professional entrants): February 6, 2026, 11:59 p.m. PST 
  • Recognition: Winners are celebrated at the ASLA 2026 Conference on Landscape Architecture and featured in Landscape Architecture Magazine.                            
Professional Awards Webinar: Tips from Jury Members and Past Winners
  • Date: January 7, 2026   
  •  What you’ll learn: what juries look for, how to communicate your project’s impact, common pitfalls to avoid, and Q&A with jury members and past winners.       
 
Register Now (link)
 
Professional categories:
 
General Design · Residential Design · Urban Design · Analysis & Planning · Communications · Research · Landmark Award · ASLA/IFLA Global Impact Award · Community Service and other special recognitions.
 
Professional Awards jury chairs:
  • General Design, Residential Design, Urban Design, Landmark Award: Adam Greenspan, FASLA — PWP Landscape Architects (Berkeley, California). 
  • Analysis & Planning, ASLA/IFLA Global Impact Award, Research, Communications, Landmark Award: Sierra Bainbridge, ASLA — MASS Design Group (Boston, Massachusetts).
 
Begin your entry and see full details: Professional Awards.
 
Explore 2025 Professional Awards winners for inspiration.
 
Student Awards: Earlier Cycle & Upcoming Webinar
 
The ASLA Student Awards spotlight emerging talent and ideas. This year’s cycle is earlier than in previous years, and previously completed projects are eligible. 
  • ALL materials due (all student entrants): February 6, 2026, 11:59 p.m. PST
     
  •  Recognition: Student awardees and their advisors are honored at the ASLA 2026 Conference on Landscape Architecture and recognized in Landscape Architecture Magazine
A Student Awards webinar with guidance on preparing a strong submission will be held on Wednesday, January 14 at 1:00 p.m.
 
Student categories:
 
General Design · Residential Design · Urban Design · Analysis & Planning · Communications · Research · Student Community Service · Student Collaboration
 
Explore past winners and start your submission: Student Awards.
 
Why Submit?
  • Elevate exemplary practice, teaching, and research 
  • Gain national recognition in the profession’s leading platforms
  • Celebrate with peers, clients, and advisors at the ASLA 2026 Conference on Landscape Architecture   
 
Key Dates:
  • Professional Awards Webinar: January 7, 2026 
  • Professional Early Bird deadline: January 9, 2026
  • Student Awards Webinar: January 14, 2026
  • ALL materials due for both Professional and Student Awards: February 6, 2026, 11:59 p.m. PST                                                                        
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Central hub for both programs: ASLA 2026 Professional & Student Awards.

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