Call for Nominations—Landslide 2026: Erasing American History
Help identify cultural landscapes that are threatened with erasure—deadline for submissions is June 12, 2026.
The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF)
connects people to places. TCLF educates and engages the public to make our shared landscape heritage more visible, identify its value, and empower its stewards.
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Oberlander Prize
The biennial Cornelia Hahn Oberlander International Landscape Architecture Prize includes a $100,000 award and two years of public engagement activities.
PLACES: What's Out There
This searchable database raises public awareness of the rich diversity and interconnectedness of our shared landscape heritage.
Check Out What’s Out There Washington, D.C. Cultural Landscapes Guide
Commemorate Women's History Month and discover more than a dozen landscapes designed by pioneering landscape architects, architects and artists, including Beatrix Farrand, Carol R. Johnson, Maya Lin, Cornelia Hahn Oberlander, Martha Schwartz, Alice Orme Smith, Elyn Zimmerman, and more.
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland Botanical Garden
Missouri Botanical Garden - Japanese Garden
Vintondale Reclamation Park
STEWARDSHIP: Landslide
The goal of Landslide is to draw immediate and lasting attention to threatened landscapes and unique features, and to encourage informed, community-based stewardship decisions.
East Potomac Park
READ ABOUT THE THREAT Originally part of the shallow underwater Potomac River Flats reclaimed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the late nineteenth century, this island was declared a public park in 1897 by an Act of Congress. The island was placed in the control of the Office
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Embarcadero Plaza
A Lawrence Halprin masterwork (and skateboarders' paradise) is threatened with demolition.
at-risk
Gas Works Park
Reflecting Richard Haag’s innovative approach to landscape architecture, this park is threatened by plans to extensively remove piping, catwalks, ladders, and support systems from the site’s prominent "Cracking Towers."
EVENTS: Lectures, Exhibitions, Tours
TCLF hosts events across the United States including excursions, dialogues, and tours that highlight the nation's rich and diverse landscape heritage.
Garden Dialogues 2026: Southampton, NY
Inspired by the serene English countryside, come explore two lush and luxurious private gardens in Southampton, NY. Created by landscape architect Quincy Hammond with plant lovers in mind, you won't want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Examples: Landscape name, designer, stytle, location, etc
Advanced SearchPEOPLE: Designers & Stewards
Pioneers of American Landscape Design chronicles the lives and careers of those who have designed our gardens, parks, streets, campuses, cemeteries, suburbs, and the innumerable other environments in which we live.
Julie Bargmann Oral History
The extraordinary life and career of landscape architect Julie Bargmann is the subject of this oral history in the award-winning Pioneers of American Landscape Design® Oral History Project.
Examples: “Dan Kiley” or “Modernist”
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