Awards of Excellence

Celebrating Landscape Architecture in Atlantic Canada

UPDATE: The Awards of Excellence will now be held bi-annually with the next Awards taking place in the Fall of 2026.

APALA encourages members to submit projects to the Awards of Excellence. The awards program works to recognize and promote excellence in all aspects of the profession in Atlantic Canada and to communicate a strong awareness of the profession of landscape architecture to related professions, potential clients, and the general public.

Award Categories

  • Large-Scale Landscapes Designed by a Landscape Architect (over 1 ha)

  • Small-Scale Landscapes Designed by a Landscape Architect (up to 1 ha)

  • Planning and Analysis

  • Communication

  • Residential Landscapes Designed by a Landscape Architect

Award Guidelines

2024 Award Winners

  • 2024 Awards of Excellence

    Category: Public Realm
    Project: UNB Harriet Irving Library Rose Garden
    Location: Fredericton, NB
    Firm: Brackish Design Studio

  • 2024 Awards of Excellence

    Category: Communication
    Project: Indigenize Downtown St. John’s
    Location: St. John’s, NL
    Firm: Mills & Wright Landscape Architecture

  • 2024 Awards of Excellence

    Category: Residential & Awards of Special Recognition
    Project: Riverside Ranch
    Location: Bayside, NB
    Firm: Brackish Design Studio

  • 2024 Awards of Excellence

    Category: Public Realm
    Project: National War Memorial & Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
    Location: Saint John’s, NL
    Firm: Mills & Wright Landscape Architecture

2024 Awards of Excellence Report

Former Award Winners

  • Firm: Brackish Design Studio
    Project:     Riverside Ranch
    APALA Award of Excellence: Residential & Award of Special Recognition

    Firm: Mills & Wright
    Project:     Indigenize Downtown St. John’s
    APALA Award of Excellence: Communication

    Firm: Mills & Wright Landscape Architecture
    Project:     National War Memorial & Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
    APALA Award of Excellence: Public Realm

    Firm: Brackish Design Studio
    Project: UNB Harriet Irving Library Rose Garden
    APALA Award of Excellence: Public Realm

  • Fathom Studio
    Queen’s Marque Public Realm
    APALA Awards of Excellence: Large Scale Landscape Architecture.

    Mills & Wright
    Grand Bay West Trail Renewal Plan
    APALA Awards of Excellence: Planning and Analysis

    Brackish Design Studio
    Ejetdaik - Government of Canada Pension Centre Landscape Revitalization
    APALA Awards of Excellence: Small Scale Landscapes

    Brackish Design Studio
    The Shore House
    APALA Awards of Excellence: Residential Landscapes

  • Virginia Burt Designs Inc.Art Belongs in the Garden
    APALA Awards of Excellence
    Residential Landscapes Designed by a Landscape Architect


    Mills & Wright Landscape Architects    First Light Residential School Survivors Memorial Garden Master Plan
    APALA Awards of Excellence
    Planning and Analysis


    Fathom Studio    Yarmouth Mainstreet Redevelopment Phase 2
    APALA Awards of Excellence
    Small-Scale Landscapes Designed by a Landscape Architect and Award of Special Recognition

    FULL REPORT

  • Outside! Landscape Architects
    Cabot Trail Retreat
    APALA Awards of Excellence
    Residential Landscapes Designed by a Landscape Architect

    Glenn Group
    Irving Oil Fieldhouse Enhanced Wetland
    APALA Awards of Excellence
    Large-Scale Landscapes Designed by a Landscape Architect

    Mills & Wright Landscape Architects
    Find your Centre Mount Pearl
    APALA Awards of Excellence
    Communication

    Tract Consulting
    Quidi Vidi Winners Circle
    APALA Awards of Excellence
    Small-Scale Landscapes Designed by a Landscape Architect and Award of Special Recognition

    Fathom Studios
    Word Murals
    HUDA Award of Excellence in Community Connections & Initiatives

    Outside! Landscape Architects Inc.
    Keshen Goodman Outdoor Library
    HUDA Award of Merit in Civic Design

    Outside! Landscape Architects Inc.
    Daffodil Garden for Cancer Survivors
    HUDA Award of Merit in Community Connections & Initiatives

  • BDA Landscape Architects
    Moncton Event Center Plaza
    APALA Awards of Excellence
    Small-Scale Landscapes Designed by a Landscape Architect

    Fathom Studios
    Argyle & Grafton Shared Streetscapes
    APALA Awards of Excellence
    Large-Scale Landscapes Designed by a Landscape Architect

    Mills & Wright Landscape Architects
    Discover Cows Head
    APALA Awards of Excellence
    Planning & Analysis

  • Fathom Studios
    Fort Needham Memorial Park
    APALA Awards of Excellence
    Large Scale Landscapes Designed by a Landscape Architect

    Mills & Wright Landscape Architects
    Mount Pearl Walks: A Master Plan for the City of Mount Pearl’s Trail Network
    APALA Awards of Excellence
    Communications.

    Outside! Landscape Architects Inc.
    Halifax Hospice Contemplative Garden
    APALA Awards of Excellence
    Small-Scale Landscapes Designed by a Landscape Architect

    UPLAND
    Cape d’Or Master Plan
    APALA Awards of Excellence
    Planning and Analysis