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What Award Categories Can You Enter?

Student Award Categories 

STUDENT MEMBERS

There are 3 award categories open to Student Members:

  • Student Design - Public Realm
  • Student Design – Domestic
  • Student Design – Sustainability
  • If you can’t decide what category to enter, simply use the 'Open Choice - Student Awards' from the entry form page and leave it to us to allocate the category.

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PRE REGISTERED MEMBERS (Please check T&C's to see if you are eligible)

There are still 3 award categories open to Qualifing Pre Registered Members:

  • Student Design - Public Realm
  • Student Design – Domestic
  • Student Design – Sustainability
  • If you can’t decide what category to enter, simply use the 'Open Choice - Student Awards' from the entry form page and leave it to us to allocate the category.

Click here to enter

FRIENDS of SGD  (Please check T&C's to see if you are eligible)

There are 3 award categories open to Qualifing Friends of the SGD:

  • Student Design - Public Realm
  • Student Design – Domestic
  • Student Design – Sustainability
  • If you can’t decide what category to enter, simply use the 'Open Choice - Student Awards' from the entry form page and leave it to us to allocate the category.

Click here to enter

Main Award Categories (NOW CLOSED)

REGISTERED MEMBERS AND PRACTICES

There are 15 Award categories open to Registered Members (MSGD and FSGD) or Registered Practices.

  • INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPES & GARDENS
  • INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC REALM LANDSCAPES & GARDENS
  • PUBLIC REALM LANDSCAPES & GARDENS
  • UK/INTERNATIONAL ROOF, PODIUM OR RAISED GARDEN
  • LARGE RESIDENTIAL GARDEN
  • MEDIUM RESIDENTIAL GARDEN
  • SMALL RESIDENTIAL GARDEN
  • GARDEN JEWEL
  • HEALING OR LEARNING LANDSCAPES & GARDENS
  • DESIGNER & LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR JOINT SUBMISSION
  • BIG IDEAS, SMALL BUDGET
  • DESIGN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
  • PLANTING DESIGN
  • BUILT LANDSCAPE DESIGN
  • VIRTUAL LANDSCAPE DESIGN

PRE REGISTERED MEMBERS ON THE SGD ACCREDITATION PATHWAY

If you are Pre Registered Member who has passed project one or two on the SGD Accreditation Pathway you can enter projects in 15 Award categories*: 

(*please check T&Cs for eligibility)

  • INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPES & GARDENS
  • INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC REALM LANDSCAPES & GARDENS
  • PUBLIC REALM LANDSCAPES & GARDENS
  • LARGE RESIDENTIAL GARDEN
  • MEDIUM RESIDENTIAL GARDEN
  • SMALL RESIDENTIAL GARDEN
  • GARDEN JEWEL
  • HEALING OR LEARNING LANDSCAPES & GARDENS
  • DESIGNER & LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR JOINT SUBMISSION
  • BIG IDEAS, SMALL BUDGET
  • DESIGN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
  • NEW DESIGNER
  • PLANTING DESIGN
  • BUILT LANDSCAPE DESIGN
  • VIRTUAL LANDSCAPE DESIGN

PRE REGISTERED MEMBERS

There are six awards categories open to Pre Registered Members:

  • BIG IDEAS, SMALL BUDGET
  • DESIGN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
  • NEW DESIGNER
  • PLANTING DESIGN
  • BUILT LANDSCAPE DESIGN
  • VIRTUAL LANDSCAPE DESIGN
 
 

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