The Landscape Institute Awards 2025 celebrate people, place and nature, showcasing the very best in landscape planning, design, management and research in the UK and internationally.
The Landscape Institute (LI) is delighted to announce the finalists of the LI Awards 2025.
The LI Awards represent the pinnacle of the landscape profession and a highlight of the industry events calendar. The theme for this year’s Awards is ‘connecting people, place nature’, highlighting the vital role of landscape professionals in fostering sustainable, inclusive, resilient environments.
This year, we received more than 228 entries across 17 award categories, demonstrating the increasing importance and prestige of the LI Awards across the industry.
The Awards reflect the high standards of practice within our industry, with all categories judged according to core criteria in design, sustainability, value, and professionalism. After a detailed and thorough judging process overseen by the LI Awards Panel, our judges have now announced this year’s finalists.
The Landscape Institute extends its thanks to all those who submitted entries and congratulations to all those nominated as finalists. We look forward to celebrating with you and announcing the winners at the 2025 ceremony on 14 November at The Brewery, London.
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LI Awards 2025 Category Finalists
Small Garden & Landscape Design
- King Charles Street Quad by Gustafson Porter + Bowman
- Turing Lock Hotel by Robert Myers Associates
- Belfast City Quays Gardens by Gillespies
- The Paddock by HTA Design
Dame Sylvia Crowe International Award for Large Scale Projects (>10ha)
- Round Island Route Phase 1A by Stephen Caffyn Landscape Design Pte Ltd
- Haitang River Eco Park Phase II by LOLA Landscape Architects
- Jiaxing Station Park by Z’scape
Dame Sylvia Crowe International Award for Medium Scale Projects (<10ha)
- Aranya Stream Park by Z’scape
- Suzhou Mountain Kingston School by Z’scape
- Taikoo Place by Gustafson Porter + Bowman
- Shenzhen Guanlan Riverside Plaza by LAY-OUT Planning Consultants Co., Ltd.
Excellence in Collaboration, Engagement and Influence
- Runnymede Explored by The Paul Hogarth Company
- Down Lane Park by Levitt Bernstein
- Re-imagining Leeds Eastside by Urban Wilderness
Excellence in Biodiversity Conservation & Enhancement
- Eden Dock by HTA Design
- Sharaan Nature Reserve by WATG
- Lost Wetlands Landscape Recovery by The Environment Partnership (TEP) Ltd
- Beckenham Place Park East by BDP
Excellence in Climate, Environment & Social Outcomes
- Lower Darent Riverside Strategy by Arup
- Beckenham Place Park East by BDP
- West Dean Landscape Strategy by Cookson & Tickner
- Jersey Marine Spatial Plan by Fiona Fyfe Associates Ltd.
Landscape Legacy
- Yongqing Fang Guangzhou by Research Institute Of Historic Environment Conservation and Regeneration, South China University Of Technology
- Kingsbrook by Barratt David Wilson Homes
- Reviving Nan Tou by Lab D+H SH
- OPDC Public Realm and Green Infrastructure SPD by Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC)
Excellence in Landscape Design
- TTP Campus by CSA Environmental
- Urban Nature Project, Natural History Museum by J&L Gibbons
- Lost Shore Surf Resort by HarrisonStevens
- Terminal 2, Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru by Grant Associates
Excellence in Landscape Planning & Assessment
- Good Practice Guidance: Planning for the Conservation and Enhancement of Dark Skies in Wales by Natural Resources Wales
- Englishcombe Lane Supported Housing, Bath by Arcadis
- New National Character Area Profiles Website by LUC
- University of East Anglia Green Infrastructure Strategy by Wynne-Williams Associates
Landscape Parks & Management
- A Landscape Vision for Bedgebury by The Environment Partnership (TEP) Ltd
- Transforming Coventry – Urban Grey Morass into a Green Oasis for People and Wildlife by Coventry University
- City of London North London Open Spaces Management Plans by Land Management Services Ltd
Landscape Research & Digital Innovation
- Nature Talk to Me: Digital Environment Education of Bogong Island by School of Design, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Seeking Resilience and Equity in Transforming Cultural Landscapes by South China Agricultural University
- Digital National Character Area Profiles by LUC
Excellence in Public Health & Wellbeing
- Appleby Blue Almshouse by Grant Associates
- Royal Docks Corridor by London Borough of Newham
- SolarFlora (Oxygen House) by Plan Design Landscape Architects Ltd.
- Neath Hill Health Centre by Groundwork London
Excellence in Masterplanning & Urban Design
- AELTC Wimbledon Park Project by LUC
- Maryhill North TRA Glasgow by erz Ltd
- Thimphu Green Infrastructure and Open Space Masterplan by Arup
- Wellcome Genome Campus by Churchman Thornhill Finch
Excellence in Place Regeneration
- Black Rock, Brighton Seafront by LUC
- Hainault Forest by Arkwood Ltd
- Bradford Transforming Cities Fund by City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
- The Canal Quarter, Cardiff by AtkinsRéalis
Excellence in Heritage & Culture
- Plant, Basingstoke by Grant Associates
- Greenwich Park Revealed by The Royal Parks
- Belsay Awakes by Southern Green Ltd
- Saving South Cliff Gardens by Southern Green Ltd
Student Dissertation Award
- Dementia Gardens by Shannon du Hasky
- Living With the Wild: Navigating Human-Leopard Dynamics in Mumbai’s Shared Landscape by Aditi Nair
- Water Bodies: Reading Landscape Through Swimming by Alice Carrington-Windo
- Zemlya: How does connection to land in conflict regions contribute to resilience and cultural identity? by Camellia Taylor
Student Portfolio Award
- Embodied Landscape Explorations by Ana Garrido Chavez
- Tides of Heritage: A journey through the Scilly landscape by Aditi Sunder Nair
- Landscape of Memory and Resistance by Alice Carrington-Windo
- Design in the Territory of Water / At the End of Atomic Age by Zhuoer (Shannon) Yu
President’s Award
- Announced at the ceremony
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Carolin Göhler FLI, President, Landscape Institute, said:
“This year’s finalists represent the very best of our profession, demonstrating not only the exceptional talent and technical expertise that define landscape practice, but also the profound impact our work has on people, place and nature. The quality of submissions has been outstanding, reflecting the high standards that the profession upholds. These projects showcase the essential role of landscape architects in delivering more resilient, sustainable and multifunctional places. My sincere thanks go to everyone who submitted an entry, to our Awards Panel for overseeing the Awards, our judges for their time, insight and expertise, and our sponsors for their valued support.”
Paj Valley FLI, Chair, Landscape Institute Awards Panel, said:
“As Chair of the Awards Panel, I am immensely proud of this year’s awards. They not only reflect the highest standards of practice within our industry but also spotlight the profound ways in which landscape professionals are shaping better outcomes for our communities, environments, and the wider natural world. We are particularly proud of the diversity and quality of entries submitted this year. They reflect real-world impact and align with the Landscape Institute’s core themes.”