Dame Sylvia Crowe International Award for Large Scale Projects (10ha and above)
This award rewards landscape excellence around the world.
It is open to any individual, organisation, employer, government or university or combination of groups to enter.
This year the Dame Sylvia Crowe International Awards category has been split into two with this specific Award for entries that are large projects.
What we are celebrating
Dame Sylvia Crowe award is open to both UK and international entries, excellence in landscape practice worldwide. This category recognises outstanding contributions in any aspect of landscape work—including projects, designs, management plans, delivery, or research that develops knowledge, learning, and societal benefit.
This awards category acknowledges major achievements that have positively impacted people, places, and nature through innovative landscape-led approaches.
Entries should include the involvement of relevant landscape professionals or academics, such as members of IFLA member organisations or local professional bodies.
This award is open to different types of landscape works, including (but not necessarily limited to):
- Strategic Design: concept/outline
- Detailed Design: Technical / Construction
- Design implementation
Limitations
To enter this Award:
- Open to LI Members & Non LI Members
- Open to any individual, organisation, employer, government or university or combination of groups to enter
- The work must be a Large project from 10ha+
- Part of the awarded activity must have taken place between July 2021 and July 2025
- The work may be a stand-alone project or form part of a larger project
Judging criteria
The Small to Medium Project and Large Project awards will be scored by an independent panel of judges against our Judging Criteria:
- Sustainability
- Value
- Professionalism
- The relevant aspects of the Design criteria
Follow this link to read more details on these criteria and the sub-criteria to make sure you clearly identify how your work meets the specific requirements for your category.
Submitting your entry
This is an online entry.
Make sure you carefully read the How to Enter page for important information about the process and conditions of entry.
You should also read the Judging Criteria and the guide to entering Open categories for information on eligibility and what you will need to provide in your entry.