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The Student Design Awards (SDA) organized by the Singapore Institute of Landscape Architects (SILA) attracts international participation from various institutions teaching the landscape architecture discipline. Diploma in Landscape Architecture (DLA) wins four awards. Celebrating the winning designs, SILA highlights:

 “This year’s award-winning projects reflect the hard work, creativity, and dedication of our emerging designers. We congratulate all winners for their exceptional effort and vision!...

 A big thank you to all participating students and institutions. Your passion and commitment continue to raise the bar for landscape architecture and design excellence….

 We look forward to witnessing how the next generation will continue to challenge norms, explore new perspectives, and inspire the future of design.

Keep creating, keep imagining, and keep leading the way!”

Rong Chen and Yu Jun at the SDA exhibition with their poster showcasing RASA that won Outstanding Graphic Presentation.

In the 2025 SDA edition, one recently graduated student, Braydon Goon from Diploma in Landscape Architecture (DLA) bagged an award with his Final Year Project; while current Year 3 students bagged another three, the award winners are namely:

 Best Design Showcase (Bronze) project, Otter’s Lodge by Braydon Goon.

 Outstanding Graphic Presentation project, RASA by Lim Rong Chen and Sew Yu Jun.

Representing his team was Fatris with the poster of EcoUrban Spine that won Planting Design Excellence.

Outstanding Contextual Analysis and Investigation project, Bio+Connex by Lim Rong Chen, Elizabeth Lim, Joshua Teng, Koh Jun Xuan, Vo Phi Yen, Qua Ling Hui and Tan Yee Xuan.

 Planting Design Excellence project, EcoUrban Spine by Muhammad Fatris Bin Abdul Wahid, Charis Yeoh, Ong Jie Ying, Silver Sim, Then Jing ying, Ei Cho Zin Mon, Farall Chua, Nurul Safiyyah Binte Muhammad Sufi.

Representing his team was Fatris with the poster of EcoUrban Spine that won Planting Design Excellence.

Rong Chen representing his team with the Bio+Connex poster for Outstanding Contextual Analysis and Investigation award.

Rong Chen, Fatris and Yu Jun after the awards ceremony with the certificates of their wins.

NUS hosted this year’s awards ceremony and exhibition which is always a memorable event for past and present DLA students to be introduced and gather while they connect with the landscape architecture professionals who participate in the event, showing support for the awards.