Singapore Landscape
Architecture
Awards
The Singapore Landscape Architecture Awards aims to honor and set new benchmarks in design and best practices of landscape architecture. It celebrates the works of Landscape Architecture firms recognized in Singapore.
The quality of design based on sensitivity to the context, environmental sustainability, social value, and attention to detail, with consideration of the spatial experience for the various specific user groups, are all evaluated and part of the criteria of judging.
With the wide range and scope of Landscape Architecture, the awards have six general categories which differ in scale.
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Residential Landscape
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Commercial & Industrial Landscape
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Hotel & Resort Landscape
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Civic & InstitutionalLandscape
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Parks & Public Landscape
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Analysis and Planning
Part of the process is to have a two-stage judging procedure.
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1st Stage Online Judging by Online Jury Panel - selected the Merit Award entries for the 2nd stage Final Judging among all participating entries
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2nd Stage Final Judging by Final Jury Panel - awarded the Outstanding Final Award, Gold Award and Silver Award winners from the Merit Award entries.
Student
Design Awards
Under the key thrusts, SILA welcomes initiatives and collaborations with tertiary institutions, and works closely with them to continuously advance the learning and practice of landscape architecture. SILA believes in providing educational support to nurture the future leaders of the profession.
Therefore, the SILA Student Awards is organized with the following goals:
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To spread awareness of the courses available in Singapore and in the region for the pursuit of landscape design and disciplines in related fields, so as to nurture the future leaders of the landscape architecture profession.
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To publicly acknowledge the efforts and talents of future landscape practitioners from Singapore and regional institutions.
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To create an environment which will encourage, raise exposure and sustain the creative spirit of young landscape practitioners and enhance standards of landscape architecture in Singapore and the region.
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To establish strong ties between Singapore and regional institutions to promote networking and raise the profile of the landscape architecture profession.
The theme 'Beyond Just Green' epitomizes the intellectual rigor of the profession, inspiring creative design solutions within parameters determined by research and analysis. It aims to create awareness that landscape architecture goes beyond the 'green' norms of designing with plants and gardens.