LILA 2026
Across the categories, more than 50 recognitions are possible, including shortlists, jury commendations, and awards. Every submitted project is published on the LILA website with a dedicated page and full material. Recognized projects and practitioners receive sustained visibility throughout the year on Landezine, as well as inclusion in Landezine and LILA newsletters.
With more than 50 years of experience, Landscape Forms has been shaping outdoor environments through thoughtful, well-crafted solutions that support designers and clients alike. Guided by the principles of Design, Culture, and Craft, their work consistently elevates both the function and character of public spaces.
What to submit?
1. Built Landscapes – Landscape architecture projects regardless of function, context, geography, or scale. Eligible projects include, but are not limited to: small and large projects, private and public spaces, urban and rural landscapes; parks, squares, streets, infrastructure, residential parks, private gardens, campuses, corporate and hospitality landscapes, schools, playgrounds, cemeteries, memorials, temporary installations, exhibitions, and related works. Eligible projects are those for which the last phase of construction was completed after 31 December 2020.
2. Landscape and Architecture – Projects that foreground the relationship between landscape and architecture, irrespective of typology, use, or size. Eligible projects are those for which the last phase of construction was completed after 31 December 2020.
3. Revisited Landscapes – Landscape projects of any typology, use, or size, presented through historical and recent(-ish) photographs that illustrate how the project has evolved over time. The last phase of construction must have been completed between 1 January 1991 and 31 December 2010.
The Revisited Landscapes category explicitly acknowledges the reality of long-term use. Traces of everyday life, such as wear, appropriation, graffiti, modification, or material ageing, are understood as normal conditions of lived landscapes and will not negatively affect a project’s chances of recognition. The professional jury will evaluate how forward-looking a project was at the time of its completion and how it continues to operate over time. Rather than rewarding perfected imagery, the jury will look beyond conventional signs of ageing and focus on designs that were ahead of their time and remain meaningful, robust, and actively used despite—or precisely through—these visible signs of life.
Editorial Awards
Editors of Landezine will select LILA Honour Award and LILA Office Award. There are no applications open for these two awards, and member offices of Landezine will be considered automatically. Students and young professionals are invited to send their personal portfolios to the LILA Portfolio Award. Read more below.
Deadlines and registration fees for offices
January 20th – Call for entries opens
Early bird registration deadline – on or before 20 February: €150 per project
Main registration deadline – on or before 26 March: €200 per project
Late registration deadline – on or before 7 May: €250 per project
Early June – shortlist announcement,
Late June – Winners announcement on landezine-award.com
The deadline for sending the material is only one, regardless of your registration date: 7 May 2026. You may register early to catch the low fee and submit the material whenever, but no later than 7 May. *Offices with an active Landezine membership can enjoy a 20% discount for registration fee. If you have an active membership, check your Trace account for the discount code. If you can’t find your trace access and believe you have an active membership, write to lila@landezine.com.
Submission material
Completing your registration consists of two parts. You may complete them separately: register first to secure the lower registration fee, and complete Part 2 later, but no later than 7 May 2026.
Part 1 – registration: Visit https://landezine-award.com/product/lila-registration-fee-offices/ to registerPart 2 – material submission: Enter project information (repeat for each submitted project), and upload images via landezine.wetransfer.com
