PROFESSIONAL AWARD CATEGORIES

General Small Scale Design (Construction Cost < $500,000)

This General Design category recognizes site-specific works of landscape architectural design that have a construction budget of $500,000 or less. Typical entries in this category include: public open space, environmental, commercial, institutional or private landscapes, residential, historic preservation, reclamation, conservation, design for transportation or infrastructure, landscape art, interior landscape design, green roofs, etc.

For large incremental projects, at least the first stage must be completed to be eligible for an award. Design entries should exhibit a relationship to planning and a framework larger than the immediate site.

CRITERIA FOR JUDGING:

Quality of design
Functionalism
Relationship to context and environmental responsibility
Relevance to the profession, the public, and the environment

General Medium Scale Design (Construction Cost $500,000-$3,000,000)

This General Design category recognizes site-specific works of landscape architectural design that have a construction budget between $500,000-$3,000,000. Typical entries in this category include: public open space, environmental, commercial, institutional or private landscapes, residential, historic preservation, reclamation, conservation, design for transportation or infrastructure, landscape art, interior landscape design, green roofs, etc.

CRITERIA FOR JUDGING:

Quality of design
Functionalism
Relationship to context and environmental responsibility
Relevance to the profession, the public, and the environment

General Large Scale Design (Construction Cost $3,000,000+)

This General Design category recognizes site-specific works of landscape architectural design that have a construction budget of $3,000,000 or more. Typical entries in this category include: public open space, environmental, commercial, institutional or private landscapes, residential, historic preservation, reclamation, conservation, design for transportation or infrastructure, landscape art, interior landscape design, green roofs, etc.

CRITERIA FOR JUDGING:

Quality of design
Functionalism
Relationship to context and environmental responsibility
Relevance to the profession, the public, and the environment

Un-Built Works (Design)

The Un-Built Works category recognizes site-specific projects which have been designed but may or may not lead into construction. Projects can include conceptual site plans, site studies, site design competition submittals, master planning documents, etc.

CRITERIA FOR JUDGING:

Quality of design
Functionalism
Relationship to context
Environmental responsibility
Relevance to the profession, the public and the environment

Analysis and Planning

Typical entries in this category include: general development, government policies or programs, legislation or regulations, landscape analysis, natural and visual resource inventories, natural resource protection, or conservation.

CRITERIA FOR JUDGING:

Quality of planning and design
Relationship to context and environmental responsibility
Effective use, presentation, or programming of landscape architectural techniques
Impact on the environment or environmental decision making
Significance to the profession

Research

This category recognizes scholarly research that examines a problem using accepted methods and arriving at supported and original findings or solutions of value to the profession. A paper copy of the document may be submitted if a digital version is not available. Examples can include publications, thesis work, course work, etc.

CRITERIA FOR JUDGING:

Quality of presentation
Significance to the profession

Communication

This category recognizes design achievements in communicating landscape architectural information, technology, theory, or practice to those within or outside the profession. This category includes published or written documents, exhibits or video presentations. A paper copy of the document may be submitted if a digital version is not available. A five-minute maximum DVD presentation of the project may also be submitted.

CRITERIA FOR JUDGING:

Quality of content and presentation
Usefulness to the intended reader or viewer
Significance to the profession