Call for Nominations for IFLA Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe Award 2026
8th October marks the 125th birth anniversary of ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฒ (๐ญ๐ต๐ฌ๐ฌโ๐ญ๐ต๐ต๐ฒ), one of the most visionary and influential figures in modern landscape architecture.
A founder and former president of the IFLA, he was instrumental in shaping the professionโs global identity. He described landscape architecture as โthe mother of all arts,โ emphasising its power to unite design, ecology, and human experience.
In celebration of his enduring legacy, IFLA announces the ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ก๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ — the highest honor bestowed by the Federation, recognising a living landscape architect whose lifetime achievements have had a lasting impact on the profession worldwide.
The ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ recognizes lifetime achievements that have made a lasting impact on society, the environment, and the advancement of landscape architecture worldwide. It honors individuals whose professional work and influence have elevated the global profile and understanding of the profession.
All nominations must be received by ๐ญ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ and submitted to the Secretariat for the Jellicoe Award at ๐ท๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ@๐ถ๐ณ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ.๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด.
The Jellicoe Award was initiated in 2004. Previous winners include Gรผnther Vogt (2025), James Corner (2024), YoungSun Jung (2023), Adriaan Geuze (2022), Jala Makhzoumi (2021), and Kongjian Yu (2020). Please refer to the IFLA website here for more information:
The award commemorates the outstanding contributions to IFLA of Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe (1900โ96), the President of Honour who served IFLA as founding president from 1948ยญโ54. Jellicoe was a leading landscape architect with a career spanning almost 80 years. Trained as an architect, Jellicoe devoted his career to landscape architecture after a year-long study tour of Italian renaissance gardens. Jellicoeโs rich contributions include the Kennedy Memorial at Runnymede and the gardens at Shute House, considered some of his greatest works. Jellicoe published over seventeen books including three with his wife and collaborator, Lady Susan Jellicoe. Jellicoe was a founding member and president of the British Institute of Landscape Architects, later the Landscape Institute. He received a knighthood for services to landscape architecture in 1979 and in 1994 was awarded the Royal Horticultural Societyโs highest award, the Victoria Medal of Honour.
More information here: https://www.iflaworld.com/jellicoe-2026-call-for-nominations
Let us continue Sir Geoffrey Jellicoeโs legacy by recognising and celebrating excellence in landscape architecture across the world.
For further information please contact Gareth Doherty, ASLA, Director of the Secretariat for the Jellicoe Award at: [email protected].