Why Submit?

• Global Recognition: Winners will be celebrated at the World Congress in Hong Kong.

• Knowledge Sharing: Your work will join the IFLA Hub, influencing research and policy worldwide.

• Inclusive Categories: From Indigenous Knowledge to Food Systems, our 18 categories cover the full spectrum of the profession.

Key Deadlines to Watch:

• 📅 Early Bird Deadline: 15 April 2026 (Save on entry fees!)

• 📅 Standard Deadline: 15 May 2026

• 🚀 Final Deadline: 1 June 2026 
  

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In this unique episode, they bring together students and emerging landscape architects from ten European countries. Each participant responds to the same five thought-provoking questions, offering diverse perspectives on:

• personal ambitions and professional pathways

• key challenges shaping the future of the profession

• the responsibilities of the next generation

• the evolution of landscape architecture education

• the visibility and societal recognition of the discipline

The result is a dynamic and inspiring cross-European dialogue that captures the voices, concerns, and aspirations of the next generation of landscape architects.

Listen here: Link

We are delighted to share that Crystal Fountains has joined us as our newest corporate member

Founded in 1966, Crystal Fountains is a third-generation, family-owned and operated water feature design, engineering, and manufacturing firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with offices in the United Arab Emirates, the United States, Germany, and Singapore. With six decades of global experience and projects delivered across six continents, Crystal Fountains specializes in creating bespoke commercial water features for civic, cultural, hospitality, mixed-use, and large-scale urban developments.

Crystal Fountains combines art, engineering, and technology to deliver interactive, theatrical, traditional, and sculptural water features, supporting projects from concept through design and engineering, tender documentation, in-house custom manufacturing, programming and choreography, and commissioning, with ongoing technical support, upgrades, parts, and maintenance guidance across the fountain lifecycle.

With a strong commitment to innovation, Crystal Fountains invests in research and development to advance water feature technology, develop bespoke components and custom effects, and refine performance through simulation and testing, supporting long-term performance, reliability, and meaningful placemaking.

Website: Link

The Ramadan Night Journey – Utilizing Water & Light As Symbolic Design Elements

During Ramadan, cities across Saudi Arabia and the wider Gulf shift into a different rhythm. Public life moves later into the evening, streets and dining districts fill after Iftar, families extend their time outdoors, and public spaces take on a quieter sense of purpose. In hot climates, this seasonal change reshapes what people need from the public realm, comfort, legibility, atmosphere, and moments that feel culturally aligned rather than generic.

Crystal Fountains created The Ramadan Night Journey to explore how water features can operate as responsive public infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, supporting prayer, climate, and everyday ritual rather than functioning as fixed visual elements. Read more: Link

The Call for Abstracts for IFLA World Congress 2026 is now open!

We invite all interested participants to submit their abstracts in line with the Congress theme: ‘Liminal Landscapes: Shifting Boundaries of Watersheds and Coastlines’

Congress Sub-Themes:
1.⁠ ⁠Climate Action at the Edge: Adaptation Strategies for Rising Waters
2.⁠ ⁠Nature Conservation in Flux: Restoring Biodiversity in Watersheds
3.⁠ ⁠Cultural Landscapes of Water: Heritage, Identity, and Port Cities
4.⁠ ⁠Just Transitions: Equity, Access, and Indigenous Voices
5.⁠ ⁠Blue Urbanism: Healthy Cities and Settlements
6.⁠ ⁠Smart Coasts: Innovation, Practice, and Policy
7.⁠ ⁠Inclusive Waterscapes: Design for All Ages
8.⁠ ⁠Pedagogies of Flux: Education and the Future Profession

For more details, visit our website: Link
Submission deadline: 15th April 2026

In the latest edition of Landscape, Dr Bruno Marques, President of IFLA, sets out the importance of a landscape-led approach in the context of international development, and the vital role of the profession around the world.

In an era defined by the intersecting crises of climate change, biodiversity collapse and rapid urbanisation, the role of the landscape architect is undergoing a profound transformation. We are moving from the periphery to the very centre of global decision-making.

No longer confined to the aesthetics of place, our profession is now being recognised as a critical driver of social equity, ecological resilience and, crucially, commercial viability.

Read the article here: Link

IFLA experts played a key role in reviewing this vital resource, ensuring that landscape architecture principles are at the heart of future planning.

This playbook isn’t just theory. It’s a practical, action-oriented guide for urban actors to:

• Embed Nature-based Solutions (NbS) at every project stage.
• Build climate-resilient, biodiverse cities.
• Drive multi-level governance and context-sensitive design.

Landscape architects are leading the way in creating sustainable urban futures.

Download the playbook here: Link