ASLA 2026 Awards: Calls for Entries Now Open!

November 18, 2025

Showcase the best of landscape architecture—ASLA’s 2026 Professional and Student Awards calls for entries are officially open.

 
Professional Awards
The ASLA Professional Awards honor the best built and unbuilt work worldwide. Submit early to save with tiered pricing: 
  • 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 and the Library of Congress.
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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 — Chair; PWP Landscape Architects (Berkeley, California)
  • Analysis & Planning, ASLA/IFLA Global Impact Award, Research, Communications, Landmark Award: Sierra Bainbridge, ASLA — Chair; MASS Design Group (Boston, Massachusetts). 
 
Begin your entry and see full details: Professional Awards.
 
Explore 2025 Professionals Awards winners for inspiration.
 
 
Student Awards
 
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 pm PST
  • Recognition: Student awardees and their advisors are honored at the ASLA 2026 Conference on Landscape Architecture and recognized in Landscape Architecture Magazine. 
 
Student Categories: 
  • General Design
  • Residential Design
  • Urban Design
  • Analysis & Planning
  • Communications
  • Research
  • Student Community Service
  • Student Collaboration 
 
Student Awards Jury Chairs: 
  • General Design, Residential Design, Urban Design, Student Collaboration:
    Ebru Ozer, FASLA — Chair; Florida International University (Miami, Florida)
  • Analysis & Planning, Communications, Research, Student Community Service:
    Nina Chase, ASLA — Chair; Merritt Chase (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). 
 
Explore past winners and start your submission: Student Awards.

  Why submit an award? 

  • Elevate exemplary practice and research across the discipline
  • 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 Early Bird deadline: January 9, 2026
  • ALL materials due for both Professional and Student Awards: February 6, 2026, 11:59 p.m. PST.
Central hub for both programs: ASLA 2026 Professional & Student Awards.