SLILA LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AWARDS 2025

The SLILA Landscape Architecture Awards celebrate the creativity, commitment, and professional excellence of Sri Lankan landscape architects.

These awards aim to:

• Recognize and honour exemplary works of landscape architecture across the country.
• Give due recognition to the profession of Landscape Architecture and its practitioners for their role in shaping sustainable, resilient, and meaningful environments.
• Promote public awareness about the importance of landscape architecture in improving the quality, resilience, and cultural identity of our living environments.

Through this initiative, SLILA showcases the role of landscape architects in guiding the planning, design, conservation, and management of Sri Lanka’s diverse landscapes — from urban open spaces and heritage precincts to rural ecological systems.

ELIGIBILITY

All submitted projects must be located within Sri Lanka and be designed by members of the Sri Lanka Institute of Landscape Architects (SLILA).

AWARD CATEGORIES

Entries are invited under two main categories

Category A – Built Landscape Projects

Category B – Unbuilt or Conceptual Landscape Projects

CATEGORY A – BUILT LANDSCAPE PROJECTS

 

Eligibility - Corporate Members of SLILA only

This category recognizes completed landscape projects that demonstrate design excellence, contextual sensitivity, innovation, and a measurable contribution to environmental and social well-being.

Entries should showcase the professional value landscape architects bring through creative problem-solving, ecological awareness, and design functionality.

Eligible Project Types

Category	Description / Examples
Residential Landscapes	Courtyards, private gardens, apartment rooftops, and vertical gardens.
Parks and Open Spaces	Urban parks, public plazas, recreational fields, botanic gardens, and streetscapes.
Institutional Landscapes	Universities, schools, hospitals, government or corporate campuses.
Waterfronts and Wetlands	Lagoons, beach parks, riverfronts, reservoirs, and coastal environments.
Trails and Recreational Routes	Nature trails, cycling paths, boardwalks, and interpretive or heritage trails.
Cultural, Conservation, and Restoration Landscapes	Ecological rehabilitation, cultural landscape conservation, heritage interpretation, and reforestation initiatives.
Industrial Landscapes	Industrial parks, factories, logistic zones, and brownfield regeneration projects.
Hospitality and Tourism Landscapes	Hotels, resorts, eco-lodges, and leisure environments that integrate cultural and ecological sensitivity.
Healthcare and Therapeutic Landscapes	Healing gardens, wellness environments, and therapeutic outdoor spaces.
Agricultural and Productive Landscapes	Agro-parks, community farms, irrigation-based landscapes, permaculture systems, and rural land management initiatives.
Community Development Landscapes	Resettlement programs, urban renewal initiatives, participatory public realm designs, and community-based rural development schemes.
Infrastructure and Urban Systems Landscapes	Green infrastructure, stormwater and flood management systems, transport corridors, and landscape integration within infrastructure projects.
Other	Projects of exceptional merit or innovation not listed above.

 

Special Notes

§  Each applicant may submit up to three (3) projects.

• Projects must be fully constructed and completed.
• Clear project completion photographs are required.
• Rendered or simulated images may be included to support the presentation, but must not replace actual completion photographs.

Submission Requirements

      I.         Project Information

·      Project Title and Location

·      Project type (refer to the table: 2. Eligible Project Types)

·      Site Area and Scope

·      Client / Institution 

·      Completion Year

     II.         Project Description (500–1000 words)

·      Design Intent and Objectives

·      Site Context and Challenges

·      Key Design Features and Innovations

·      Materials, Planting, and Construction Details

·      Demonstrated Environmental and Social Impact

   III.         Visual Documentation·      Minimum 5 high-resolution completion photographs (must show actual built condition).

·      Design Drawings (as relevant): master plan, sections, planting plan, and key details.

·      Before-and-after photos (optional but

 encouraged).

Submission Components and Format

Component 1- Project Dossier

The Project Dossier is a single PDF file prepared for jury review. It should concisely communicate the essence of the project through clear visual and written content consisting the above-mentioned requirements.

Technical Specifications:

§  File Composition: A single continuous document of A4 papers suitable for digital viewing.

§  Format: PDF

§  Orientation: Landscape or Portrait

Component 2- Project Panels

Project panels represent the visual showcase. Each submission should include four (4) landscape-oriented A1 panels arranged vertically to form one composite portrait-format display panel.

Drawings or layouts should not extend or split across multiple A1 panels when arranged vertically. Each panel should function as an independent, complete visual unit while maintaining continuity and flow when viewed together as a single vertical composition.

Technical Specifications:

§  Panel Size: A1 (841 × 594 mm each)

§  Orientation: Landscape (to be arranged vertically for exhibition)

§  Format: PDF (soft copy)

§  Resolution: 150 dpi

§  Submission: a single merged PDF containing all four A1 panels

Component 3- Supporting Documents

§  Payment slip (submission fee)

§  Declaration of authenticity (stating the work is original and self-produced)

 

Awards & Recognition

All submissions will be reviewed by an independent jury appointed by SLILA.
The evaluation will focus on design innovation, functionality, contextual sensitivity, and professional execution.

Category of Recognition

1.     Recognition of Participation

2.     Recognition of Shortlisted Project

3.     Certificate of Merit

4.     Award for Excellence

5.     Outstanding Award- Bestowed as the highest professional honour

Selected and shortlisted works will be exhibited at the SLILA Landscape Architecture Awards Ceremony 2025, and will be published in the SLILA website celebrating the depth and diversity of Sri Lankan landscape design.

Submission Fees

 

Membership Category	Fee per Entry
Corporate Members only	Rs. 9,500

*All payments are non-refundable and must accompany the submission

Payment details

Account Name: Sri Lanka Institute of Landscape Architects
Bank name: Bank of Ceylon (BOC)
Branch: Battaramulla
Account number: 73742608

CATEGORY B – UNBUILT OR CONCEPTUAL LANDSCAPE PROJECTS

 

Eligibility- Corporate, Associate, and Student Members of SLILA

This category celebrates visionary and conceptually strong design works that demonstrate creativity, foresight, and professional insight into the future of Sri Lanka’s landscapes.

Submissions may include strategic masterplans, conceptual site designs, or research-informed proposals that clearly demonstrate how the design concept translates into spatial and material expression at a site-specific scale.

Eligible Project Types

*Same as those listed under Category A

 

Special Notes

§  Each applicant may submit up to three (3) projects.

§  Projects may be academic, competition-based, or self-initiated.

§  Regardless of scale, each submission must show how the design concept can be realized at a site level through illustrative plans, sections, or visualizations.

§  Masterplans without a clear spatial or design translation of ideas will be considered incomplete.

§  Projects should demonstrate professional-level communication of design thinking, including hierarchy, form, and experience of space.

§  Purely theoretical or policy-based research without design representation will not be accepted.

 

Submission Requirements

1.     Project Information

·      Project Title and Location (real or hypothetical site within Sri Lanka)

·      Project type (refer to the table: 2. Eligible Project Types)

·      Site Area and Scope

·      Client / Institution (if applicable)

2.     Project Description (500–1000 words)

·      Design Vision and Intent

·      Site Context and Analysis Summary

·      Key Design Strategies and Spatial Concepts

·      Environmental, Social, and Cultural Relevance

·      Innovation and Future Responsiveness

 

3.     Visual Documentation

·      Conceptual and design development drawings: master plan, sections, perspectives, and diagrams.

·      Rendered images and graphic representations clearly conveying material and spatial intent.

·      Optional: Models, simulations, or process diagrams.

 

Submission Components and Format

Component 1- Project Dossier

The Project Dossier is a single PDF file prepared for jury review. It should concisely communicate the essence of the project through clear visual and written content consisting the above-mentioned requirements.

Technical Specifications:

§  File Composition: A single continuous document of A4 papers suitable for digital viewing.

§  Format: PDF

§  Orientation: Landscape or Portrait

Component 2- Project Panels

Project panels represent the visual showcase. Each submission should include four (4) landscape-oriented A1 panels arranged vertically to form one composite portrait-format display panel.

Drawings or layouts should not extend or split across multiple A1 panels when arranged vertically. Each panel should function as an independent, complete visual unit while maintaining continuity and flow when viewed together as a single vertical composition.

Technical Specifications:

§  Panel Size: A1 (841 × 594 mm each)

§  Orientation: Landscape (to be arranged vertically for exhibition)

§  Format: PDF (soft copy)

§  Resolution: 150 dpi

§  Submission: a single merged PDF containing all four A1 panels

Component 3-Supporting Documents

§  Payment slip (submission fee)

§  Declaration of authenticity (stating the work is original and self-produced)

Awards & Recognition

All submissions will be reviewed by an independent jury appointed by SLILA.
The evaluation will focus on design innovation, functionality, contextual sensitivity, and professional execution.

Recognition will be presented across three participation groups — Corporate Members, Associate Members, and Student Members — with each group evaluated independently.

Category of Recognition

1.     Recognition of Participation

2.     Recognition of Shortlisted Project

3.     Certificate of Commendation

4.     Award for Design Distinction

5.     Award for Creative Excellence

Selected and shortlisted works will be exhibited at the SLILA Landscape Architecture Awards Ceremony 2025, and will be published in the SLILA website celebrating the depth and diversity of Sri Lankan landscape design.

Submission Fees

 

Membership Category	Fee per Entry
Corporate Members	Rs. 9,500
Associate Members	Rs. 4,500
Student Members	Rs. 1,500

All payments are non-refundable and must accompany the submission.

Payment details

Account Name: Sri Lanka Institute of Landscape Architects
Bank name: Bank of Ceylon (BOC)
Branch: Battaramulla
Account number: 73742608

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE

§  Submissions must be in English. Entries not in English will be disqualified

§  Email entries to slila.secretariat@gmail.com

§  Submission Deadline – 31^st October 2025

§  Late entries will not be accepted

COPYRIGHT AND CONDITIONS OF ENTRY

• By submitting, participants grant SLILA the right to exhibit, publish, and promote the submitted work for professional, educational, or awareness purposes.
• Proper credit will be attributed to the author or firm in all instances.
• The jury’s decisions are final and not subject to appeal.

INQUIRIES

For further information or clarification, please contact:

• Chathuranga   +94  772900079
• Mahesh           +94  716150531
• Kanishka          +94 710809939

 

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