{"id":40744,"date":"2026-02-24T18:34:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T18:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/landscapeinstitute.org\/?page_id=40744"},"modified":"2026-02-27T10:32:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T10:32:11","slug":"innovation-in-infrastructure-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/landscapeinstitute.org\/awards\/award-categories\/innovation-in-infrastructure-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovation in Infrastructure Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"40744\" class=\"elementor elementor-40744\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9359c77 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9359c77\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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href=\"https:\/\/landscapeinstitute.org\/awards\/frequently-asked-questions\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e26c13 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8e26c13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e872ade e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e872ade\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1729cb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b1729cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9e92a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9e92a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About this award<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7497b68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7497b68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This award, newly introduced for 2026, recognises excellence in landscape projects where infrastructure is not treated as a constraint, but as an opportunity. It celebrates designs that integrate transportation, utilities, flood control, energy, or civic systems into the landscape in ways that are functional, resilient, and meaningful to people and place.\u202f<\/p><p>Recognition will be given to projects that\u202fdemonstrate\u202fhow landscape can transform essential infrastructure into places that support ecological health, climate adaptation, and\u202feveryday\u202fpublic life. 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