{"id":124759,"date":"2025-10-16T00:42:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T00:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/124759\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T00:42:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T00:42:16","slug":"mexican-architect-mario-schjetnan-and-grupo-de-diseno-urbano-awarded-the-2025-oberlander-prize-for-landscape-architecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/124759\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexican Architect Mario Schjetnan and Grupo de Dise\u00f1o Urbano Awarded the 2025 Oberlander Prize for Landscape Architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"js-image-size__link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1035048\/mexican-architect-mario-schjetnan-and-grupo-de-diseno-urbano-awarded-the-2025-oberlander-prize-for-landscape-architecture\/68ef16afd88c70385b3df3dd-mexican-architect-mario-schjetnan-and-grupo-de-diseno-urbano-awarded-the-2025-oberlander-prize-for-landscape-architecture-photo\" rel=\"attachment nofollow noopener\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%;\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mexican Architect Mario Schjetnan and Grupo de Dise\u00f1o Urbano Awarded the 2025 Oberlander Prize for Landscape Architecture - Image 1 of 12\" data-nr-picture-id=\"68ef16afd88c70385b3df3dd\" fetchpriority=\"high\" height=\"360\" itemprop=\"image\" loading=\"eager\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1035048\/mexican-architect-mario-schjetnan-and-grupo-de-diseno-urbano-awarded-the-2025-oberlander-prize-for-landscape-architecture\/68ef16afd88c70385b3df3dd-mexican-architect-mario-schjetnan-and-grupo-de-diseno-urbano-awarded-the-2025-oberlander-prize-for-landscape-architecture-photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/oberlander-prize_5.jpg\" style=\"min-height: var(--featured-height, auto); aspect-ratio: auto 640 \/ 360\" width=\"640\"\/><\/a>Museum of the Northern Cultures, Paquim\u00e9, Mexico. 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The creation of the Oberlander Prize began in 2014, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1008480\/landscape-architect-kongjian-yu-pioneer-of-the-sponge-city-concept-wins-the-2023-oberlander-prize\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">the most recent laureate was landscape architect Kongjian Yu, the pioneer of the &#8220;Sponge City&#8221; concept<\/a>. This year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/the-cultural-landscape-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The Cultural Landscape Foundation<\/a> (TCLF) announced that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/mexico\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mexico<\/a> City-based landscape architect Mario Schjetnan and his firm Grupo de Dise\u00f1o Urbano (GDU) are the recipients of the 2025 Oberlander Prize. According to TCLF, Schjetnan belongs to a generation of landscape architects, architects, and urbanists who became aware of the environmental impacts of urban development and their consequences for life, the planet, and its inhabitants. He and the GDU team are the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/latin-america\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Latin Americans<\/a> to be awarded the Oberlander Prize laureate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"thumbs afd-desktop-e clearfix\"><a class=\"thumbs__link\" data-nr-picture-id=\"68ef161f98525e69a3246c54\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1035048\/mexican-architect-mario-schjetnan-and-grupo-de-diseno-urbano-awarded-the-2025-oberlander-prize-for-landscape-architecture\/68ef161f98525e69a3246c54-mexican-architect-mario-schjetnan-and-grupo-de-diseno-urbano-awarded-the-2025-oberlander-prize-for-landscape-architecture-photo\" rel=\"attachment nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mexican Architect Mario Schjetnan and Grupo de Dise\u00f1o Urbano Awarded the 2025 Oberlander Prize for Landscape Architecture - Image 2 of 12\" class=\"thumbs__img b-lazy\" data-nr-picture-id=\"68ef161f98525e69a3246c54\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/oberlander-prize_4.jpg\" height=\"125\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1035048\/mexican-architect-mario-schjetnan-and-grupo-de-diseno-urbano-awarded-the-2025-oberlander-prize-for-landscape-architecture\/68ef161f98525e69a3246c54-mexican-architect-mario-schjetnan-and-grupo-de-diseno-urbano-awarded-the-2025-oberlander-prize-for-landscape-architecture-photo\" title=\"Xochimilco Ecological Park, Mexico City, Mexico, 2025. Image \u00a9 Charles A. Birnbaum, courtesy The Cultural Landscape Foundation\" width=\"125\"\/><\/a><a class=\"thumbs__link\" data-nr-picture-id=\"68ef161e98525e69a3246c53\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1035048\/mexican-architect-mario-schjetnan-and-grupo-de-diseno-urbano-awarded-the-2025-oberlander-prize-for-landscape-architecture\/68ef161e98525e69a3246c53-mexican-architect-mario-schjetnan-and-grupo-de-diseno-urbano-awarded-the-2025-oberlander-prize-for-landscape-architecture-photo\" rel=\"attachment nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mexican Architect Mario Schjetnan and Grupo de Dise\u00f1o Urbano Awarded the 2025 Oberlander Prize for Landscape Architecture - Image 3 of 12\" class=\"thumbs__img b-lazy\" data-nr-picture-id=\"68ef161e98525e69a3246c53\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/oberlander-prize_3.jpg\" height=\"125\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1035048\/mexican-architect-mario-schjetnan-and-grupo-de-diseno-urbano-awarded-the-2025-oberlander-prize-for-landscape-architecture\/68ef161e98525e69a3246c53-mexican-architect-mario-schjetnan-and-grupo-de-diseno-urbano-awarded-the-2025-oberlander-prize-for-landscape-architecture-photo\" title=\"Xochimilco Ecological Park, Mexico City, Mexico, 2025. Image \u00a9 Charles A. Birnbaum, courtesy The Cultural Landscape Foundation\" width=\"125\"\/><\/a><a class=\"thumbs__link\" data-nr-picture-id=\"68ef176c98525e69a3246c5c\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1035048\/mexican-architect-mario-schjetnan-and-grupo-de-diseno-urbano-awarded-the-2025-oberlander-prize-for-landscape-architecture\/68ef176c98525e69a3246c5c-mexican-architect-mario-schjetnan-and-grupo-de-diseno-urbano-awarded-the-2025-oberlander-prize-for-landscape-architecture-photo\" rel=\"attachment nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mexican Architect Mario Schjetnan and Grupo de Dise\u00f1o Urbano Awarded the 2025 Oberlander Prize for Landscape Architecture - Image 4 of 12\" class=\"thumbs__img b-lazy\" data-nr-picture-id=\"68ef176c98525e69a3246c5c\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/oberlander-prize_8.jpg\" height=\"125\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1035048\/mexican-architect-mario-schjetnan-and-grupo-de-diseno-urbano-awarded-the-2025-oberlander-prize-for-landscape-architecture\/68ef176c98525e69a3246c5c-mexican-architect-mario-schjetnan-and-grupo-de-diseno-urbano-awarded-the-2025-oberlander-prize-for-landscape-architecture-photo\" title=\"Chapultepec Forest and Park, Mexico City, Mexico. Image \u00a9 Francisco Gomez Sosa courtesy Grupo de Dise\u00f1o Urbano and The Cultural Landscape Foundation\" width=\"125\"\/><\/a><a class=\"thumbs__link\" data-nr-picture-id=\"68ef17c6d88c70385b3df3ee\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1035048\/mexican-architect-mario-schjetnan-and-grupo-de-diseno-urbano-awarded-the-2025-oberlander-prize-for-landscape-architecture\/68ef17c6d88c70385b3df3ee-mexican-architect-mario-schjetnan-and-grupo-de-diseno-urbano-awarded-the-2025-oberlander-prize-for-landscape-architecture-photo\" rel=\"attachment nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mexican Architect Mario Schjetnan and Grupo de Dise\u00f1o Urbano Awarded the 2025 Oberlander Prize for Landscape Architecture - Image 5 of 12\" class=\"thumbs__img b-lazy\" data-nr-picture-id=\"68ef17c6d88c70385b3df3ee\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/oberlander-prize_9.jpg\" height=\"125\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1035048\/mexican-architect-mario-schjetnan-and-grupo-de-diseno-urbano-awarded-the-2025-oberlander-prize-for-landscape-architecture\/68ef17c6d88c70385b3df3ee-mexican-architect-mario-schjetnan-and-grupo-de-diseno-urbano-awarded-the-2025-oberlander-prize-for-landscape-architecture-photo\" title=\"Bicentennial Park Nature Garden, Mexico City, Mexico. Image \u00a9 Sergio Medell\u00edn courtesy Grupo de Dise\u00f1o Urbano and The Cultural Landscape Foundation\" width=\"125\"\/><\/a><a class=\"gallery-link afd-desktop-e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1035048\/mexican-architect-mario-schjetnan-and-grupo-de-diseno-urbano-awarded-the-2025-oberlander-prize-for-landscape-architecture\/68ef16afd88c70385b3df3dd-mexican-architect-mario-schjetnan-and-grupo-de-diseno-urbano-awarded-the-2025-oberlander-prize-for-landscape-architecture-photo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mexican Architect Mario Schjetnan and Grupo de Dise\u00f1o Urbano Awarded the 2025 Oberlander Prize for Landscape Architecture - More Images\" class=\"thumbs__img b-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/oberlander-prize_5.jpg\" itemprop=\"image\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAUEBAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAACAkQBADs=\"\/>+ 7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mario Schjetnan, founder of Grupo de Dise\u00f1o Urbano (GDU), earned his architecture degree from the National Autonomous University of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/mexico\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mexico<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/unam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">UNAM<\/a>, 1968) and a Master of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/landscape-architecture\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Landscape Architecture<\/a> from the University of California, Berkeley (1970). In 1977, he established GDU with architect Jos\u00e9 Luis P\u00e9rez, joined by their respective spouses, Irma Schjetnan and Letty P\u00e9rez. Since then, the firm has worked extensively in Mexico, Latin America, the Middle East, China, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/united-states\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United States<\/a>, developing projects in landscape architecture, urbanism, and architecture. Nearly half of its work focuses on parks, alongside residential developments, post-industrial sites, museums, and other projects.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"js-image-size__link lazy-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1035048\/mexican-architect-mario-schjetnan-and-grupo-de-diseno-urbano-awarded-the-2025-oberlander-prize-for-landscape-architecture\/68ef17c6d88c70385b3df3ee-mexican-architect-mario-schjetnan-and-grupo-de-diseno-urbano-awarded-the-2025-oberlander-prize-for-landscape-architecture-photo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mexican Architect Mario Schjetnan and Grupo de Dise\u00f1o Urbano Awarded the 2025 Oberlander Prize for Landscape Architecture - Image 5 of 12\" data-nr-picture-id=\"68ef17c6d88c70385b3df3ee\" height=\"427\" itemprop=\"image\" loading=\"lazy\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1035048\/mexican-architect-mario-schjetnan-and-grupo-de-diseno-urbano-awarded-the-2025-oberlander-prize-for-landscape-architecture\/68ef17c6d88c70385b3df3ee-mexican-architect-mario-schjetnan-and-grupo-de-diseno-urbano-awarded-the-2025-oberlander-prize-for-landscape-architecture-photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760575335_683_oberlander-prize_9.jpg\" width=\"640\"\/>Bicentennial Park Nature Garden, Mexico City, Mexico. Image \u00a9 Sergio Medell\u00edn courtesy Grupo de Dise\u00f1o Urbano and The Cultural Landscape Foundation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Recognized for advancing urban design grounded in environmental awareness, cultural memory, and quality of life, Schjetnan has promoted a new ethical and aesthetic relationship with the environment. Defining GDU&#8217;s philosophy, he emphasized that &#8220;the landscape is really about culture&#8221; and that every project is &#8220;site-specific.&#8221; For him, &#8220;if you want to develop a site or a new area, you have to start with a park.&#8221; Reflecting on his career, he states that his central pursuit is &#8220;to improve livability in the poorest sections of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/mexico\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mexico<\/a> and Latin America to provide social justice and urban equity, and also in the richest sections.&#8221; He maintains that there is a &#8220;human right to open space.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>  Related Article <a class=\"rel-article__link\" data-insights-category=\"related-article\" data-insights-label=\"3\" data-insights-value=\"1035048\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1021225\/exploring-the-legacy-of-modernism-in-landscape-architecture?ad_medium=widget&amp;ad_name=related-article&amp;ad_content=1035048\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Exploring the Legacy of Modernism in Landscape Architecture<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Mario Schjetnan&#8217;s work draws from a wide range of influences, including Mexican modernist architects <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/luis-barragan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Luis Barrag\u00e1n<\/a>, Max Cetto, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/mario-pani\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Mario Pani<\/a>; landscape architects <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/roberto-burle-marx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Roberto Burle Marx<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/lawrence-halprin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Lawrence Halprin<\/a>; and artists and writers such as Diego Rivera, Jos\u00e9 Clemente Orozco, Juan O&#8217;Gorman, Carlos Fuentes, and Octavio Paz. Rooted in Mexico&#8217;s pre-Hispanic heritage, his designs integrate cultural and ecological values. Before founding GDU, Schjetnan served as the first head of urban and housing design at INFONAVIT (1972\u20131977), where he oversaw projects in 110 cities across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/mexico\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mexico<\/a>, producing approximately 100,000 housing units, including 5,000 in Mexico City. His firm&#8217;s portfolio includes landmark works such as Chapultepec Park, Xochimilco Ecological Park, and Copalita Eco-Archaeological Park, along with large urban parks created on reclaimed industrial sites like La Mexicana Park and Bicentennial Park in Mexico City.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"js-image-size__link lazy-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1035048\/mexican-architect-mario-schjetnan-and-grupo-de-diseno-urbano-awarded-the-2025-oberlander-prize-for-landscape-architecture\/68ef161e98525e69a3246c53-mexican-architect-mario-schjetnan-and-grupo-de-diseno-urbano-awarded-the-2025-oberlander-prize-for-landscape-architecture-photo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mexican Architect Mario Schjetnan and Grupo de Dise\u00f1o Urbano Awarded the 2025 Oberlander Prize for Landscape Architecture - Image 3 of 12\" data-nr-picture-id=\"68ef161e98525e69a3246c53\" height=\"427\" itemprop=\"image\" loading=\"lazy\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1035048\/mexican-architect-mario-schjetnan-and-grupo-de-diseno-urbano-awarded-the-2025-oberlander-prize-for-landscape-architecture\/68ef161e98525e69a3246c53-mexican-architect-mario-schjetnan-and-grupo-de-diseno-urbano-awarded-the-2025-oberlander-prize-for-landscape-architecture-photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760575336_926_oberlander-prize_3.jpg\" width=\"640\"\/>Xochimilco Ecological Park, Mexico City, Mexico, 2025. Image \u00a9 Charles A. Birnbaum, courtesy The Cultural Landscape Foundation<\/a><a class=\"js-image-size__link lazy-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1035048\/mexican-architect-mario-schjetnan-and-grupo-de-diseno-urbano-awarded-the-2025-oberlander-prize-for-landscape-architecture\/68ef161f98525e69a3246c54-mexican-architect-mario-schjetnan-and-grupo-de-diseno-urbano-awarded-the-2025-oberlander-prize-for-landscape-architecture-photo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mexican Architect Mario Schjetnan and Grupo de Dise\u00f1o Urbano Awarded the 2025 Oberlander Prize for Landscape Architecture - Image 2 of 12\" data-nr-picture-id=\"68ef161f98525e69a3246c54\" height=\"427\" itemprop=\"image\" loading=\"lazy\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1035048\/mexican-architect-mario-schjetnan-and-grupo-de-diseno-urbano-awarded-the-2025-oberlander-prize-for-landscape-architecture\/68ef161f98525e69a3246c54-mexican-architect-mario-schjetnan-and-grupo-de-diseno-urbano-awarded-the-2025-oberlander-prize-for-landscape-architecture-photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760575336_456_oberlander-prize_4.jpg\" width=\"640\"\/>Xochimilco Ecological Park, Mexico City, Mexico, 2025. Image \u00a9 Charles A. Birnbaum, courtesy The Cultural Landscape Foundation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Schjetnan and Grupo de Dise\u00f1o Urbano were selected from more than 300 nominations worldwide by an international seven-member jury comprising leading landscape architects, urban planners, architects, and academics. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/cornelia-hahn-oberlander-international-landscape-architecture-prize\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cornelia Hahn Oberlander International Landscape Architecture Prize<\/a> recognizes practitioners who are &#8220;exceptionally talented, creative, courageous, and visionary,&#8221; with a significant body of built work that exemplifies the art of landscape architecture. Charles A. Birnbaum, President of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/the-cultural-landscape-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The Cultural Landscape Foundation<\/a>, highlighted Schjetnan&#8217;s &#8220;unwavering commitment to the human right to open space&#8221; and his integration of cultural values into design as &#8220;foundational requirements in shaping an equitable built environment for all.&#8221; The biennial Oberlander Prize includes a $100,000 award and two years of public engagement activities centered on the laureate&#8217;s work and the broader field of landscape architecture.<\/p>\n<blockquote wp_automatic_readability=\"12.896166134185\">\n<p>In a time of rapidly developing megacities and cultural homogenization, Grupo de Dise\u00f1o Urbano (GDU), founded and led by Mario Schjetnan, is a strong voice for social engagement and environmental justice in tandem with the art of landscape architecture. Their work bridges the ethical and the aesthetic, advocating for access to nature in the city as a fundamental human right. GDU&#8217;s portfolio of built work delivers tangible impact and a model for delivering public landscapes as essential infrastructure in a rapidly urbanizing world, home to more than half of the world&#8217;s population. \u2014 The Oberlander <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/prize\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Prize<\/a> Jury Citation<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>GDU&#8217;s current team includes: Mario Schjetnan (Founding Partner and Director), Ana Schjetnan (Partner), Manuel Peniche (Senior Associate), Marco A. Gonz\u00e1lez (Senior Associate), Carlos Rasc\u00f3n (Associate), Jos\u00e9 Luis G\u00f3mez Hidalgo, H\u00e9ctor Gonz\u00e1lez, Mar\u00eda de Jes\u00fas Tapia, Jimena Camacho, Estefan\u00eda Reyes, Brenda Arellano, Fernanda Garc\u00eda, Carmen Rodr\u00edguez, Ana Campos, Andrea Ram\u00edrez, Fernanda G\u00f3mez, Ulises Victores, David Aizenman, Rub\u00e9n G\u00f3mez, Gustavo Rojas (External Associate), Rodrigo Hern\u00e1ndez (External Associate), Daniel Ram\u00edrez (External Associate), Fabi\u00e1n Tron (External Associate), and Ingrid Schjetnan (External Associate).<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"js-image-size__link lazy-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1035048\/mexican-architect-mario-schjetnan-and-grupo-de-diseno-urbano-awarded-the-2025-oberlander-prize-for-landscape-architecture\/68ef155398525e69a3246c4e-mexican-architect-mario-schjetnan-and-grupo-de-diseno-urbano-awarded-the-2025-oberlander-prize-for-landscape-architecture-photo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mexican Architect Mario Schjetnan and Grupo de Dise\u00f1o Urbano Awarded the 2025 Oberlander Prize for Landscape Architecture - Image 9 of 12\" data-nr-picture-id=\"68ef155398525e69a3246c4e\" height=\"427\" itemprop=\"image\" loading=\"lazy\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1035048\/mexican-architect-mario-schjetnan-and-grupo-de-diseno-urbano-awarded-the-2025-oberlander-prize-for-landscape-architecture\/68ef155398525e69a3246c4e-mexican-architect-mario-schjetnan-and-grupo-de-diseno-urbano-awarded-the-2025-oberlander-prize-for-landscape-architecture-photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/oberlander-prize_2.jpg\" width=\"640\"\/>Mario Schjetnan (far right) and Grupo de Dise\u00f1o Urbano staff, Mexico City, Mexico, 2025. Image \u00a9 Barrett Doherty courtesy The Cultural Landscape Foundation<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"1177\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Other recent international recognitions in architecture and design reflect a growing emphasis on social engagement and cultural reflection. The Cr\u00e9ateurs Design <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/awards\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Awards<\/a> (CDA) announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1034951\/xu-tiantian-receives-the-2026-charlotte-perriand-award\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Xu Tiantian, Founder and Principal Architect of DnA_Design and Architecture, as the recipient of the 2026 edition of Le Prix Charlotte Perriand<\/a>, which honors architects whose work embodies innovation, social responsibility, and a deep engagement with community and place. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1034922\/madelon-vriesendorp-co-founder-of-oma-receives-the-2025-soane-medal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Dutch artist Madelon Vriesendorp, co-founder of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), was named the recipient of the 2025 Soane Medal<\/a>, becoming the first UK-based female artist to receive the award since its launch in 2017. Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1034763\/resa-architects-wins-the-lisbon-architecture-triennale-debut-award-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">the Lisbon Architecture Triennale selected the Indian firm ReSa Architects as the winner of the fifth edition of the D\u00e9but Award<\/a>, honoring their collective and socially oriented approach to spatial practice, which views architecture as a process of rewriting social and bodily relations.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Museum of the Northern Cultures, Paquim\u00e9, Mexico. 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