The Architect’s Newspaper Recognizes Folly Tree Arboretum in 2022 Best of Design Awards
Folly Tree Arboretum by LAMAS received a Best of Design Award in the Unbuilt Cultural / Civic / Education category as part of The Architect’s Newspaper 2022 Best of Design Awards program. The annual awards recognize projects across architecture, interiors, landscapes, and speculative design, highlighting work that advances contemporary approaches to the built environment.
The project was recognized within the unbuilt category for its proposal combining landscape infrastructure, ecological systems, and public programming through the framework of an arboretum. The Architect’s Newspaper awards program emphasizes projects that demonstrate conceptual clarity, environmental responsiveness, and innovation across cultural and civic scales.
Folly Tree Arboretum reflects LAMAS’ broader interest in the intersection of architecture, landscape, and research-based design. The proposal explores how public space and ecological stewardship can be integrated through a framework that combines planting, education, and spatial experience, positioning the arboretum as both environmental infrastructure and cultural landscape.