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Recognizing Excellence in Design and Environmental Improvement
ELIGIBILITY
Participation in the Texas Excellence in Landscaping Awards program is open to all landscape architects, landscape designers, and commercial landscape firms that devote a major part of their business operation to landscape design, landscape installation, interior landscape and/or landscape maintenance. Work performed on entered projects must have been completed by private industry or governmental departments in the State of Texas. Membership in the Texas Nursery & Landscape Association (TNLA) is not required to enter, however members receive a discounted entry fee. A project that has previously won a TEIL Grand Platinum Award may not be entered for two years after receipt of award.
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ENTRY MATERIALS
For an entry to be complete, it must have ALL of the following:
• A completed Application and Entry Form.
• A CD or DVD with up to 15 photos. Please follow the Photo Guidelines.
• An electronic document/PDF file with a General Description and individual Photo Descriptions, numbered to correspond to the photos on the CD. Please follow Description Guidelines.
• A design plan, if applicable, in PDF format or on 8.5 x 11 paper (see Design Plan Guidelines).
• Payment of $200 (TNLA members) or $300 (non-members) per entry. Make checks payable to the Texas Nursery & Landscape Association (TNLA).
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JUDGING
A jury of experts judges the entries and determines award recipients. Work is judged on the basis of difficulty, craftsmanship, and attention to detail, in addition to specific criteria listed in each category. Each of the entry categories is evaluated independently. The type, size, and cost of the project are not criteria for judging. All entries are reviewed from the photos submitted, so photos must show sufficient details to allow judges to adequately determine the quality of work performed.
NOTE: As there is no set number of awards to be presented, judges may recommend as many entries as they determine deserving of special recognition or they may recommend that awards not be given in every category.
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