On 26 January 2026, the bdla Bayern announced the 4th Bavarian Landscape Architecture Prize. The organising partners are the Bavarian Chamber of Architects and the Association of Garden, Landscape and Sports Ground Construction in Bavaria; the media partner is *Garten + Landschaft* (Georg Media).
The deadline for submissions is 6 April 2026.
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patron for 2026 is Reiner Nagel, an architect, urban planner and Chairman of the Board of the Federal Foundation for Building Culture.
The Bavarian Landscape Architecture Prize is an honorary award that has been presented every two years since 2020. With this prize, the bdla Bavaria, on behalf of the landscape architecture profession, honours outstanding projects and plans in Bavaria. These are characterised by innovative, sustainable and climate-friendly outdoor and landscape spaces of high quality – both in new developments and in existing sites. The bdla Bavaria also expressly invites the younger generation of planners to enter the competition in order to foster their professional ideals and visions.
In addition to the main prize, awards are presented in seven categories: Landscape Planning and Development / Use of Plants and Biodiversity / Public Parks and Green Spaces / Squares and Streets in Public Spaces / Open Spaces for People in Residential, Learning and Working Environments / Experimental Landscape Architecture and Construction in Detail / Graduation Projects – Projects 20 years old or older.
Submission: Full details of the competition are available at www.bdla.de/de/bayerischer-landschaftsarchitektur-preis/. Entries can be submitted there, and the detailed competition guidelines can be viewed. The deadline for submissions is 6 April 2026.
The following have been appointed to the jury: Claudia Blaurock (landscape architect, Dresden), Theresa Burmester (landscape architect, Frankfurt am Main), Christoph Elsässer (urban designer, Rotterdam), Johannes Kruck (landscape architect, Munich – standing in for mahl gebhard konzepte, the 2024 prize winner), Sonja Müller (landscape architect, Basel), Prof. Amandus Samsøe Sattler (architect, Berlin), Prof. Stefan Tischer (landscape architect, Berlin), Christian Ufer (landscape architect, Starnberg), Nicole M. Meier (landscape architect and board member of bdla Bavaria, Munich), Elke Berger (landscape architect, Munich – deputy judge).
The nominations will be announced on 13 July 2026 on the website mentioned above. Public voting for the People’s Choice Award will also begin there on that date. Anyone interested can vote for the ‘People’s Choice’ from among the nominated projects until 24 August 2026.
The awards ceremony will take place on 30 October at the Oskar von Miller Forum in Munich as a festive event. The official announcement of the winners will be made there and subsequently on this website.
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