Honors & Awards

The ASLA Design Medal is awarded to an individual landscape architect who has produced a body of exceptional design work at a sustained level for a period of at least ten years.

Richard L. Haag, FASLA, of Seattle, Washington, will be awarded the ASLA Design Medal in honor of his exceptional accomplishments in design. Since 1958, Haag has participated in over 500 built projects, the majority of which are located in the Pacific Northwest. His two best known projects are Gas Works Park in Seattle and Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Haag was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study in Japan for two years and was named a Fellow at the American Academy in Rome. The most fundamental aspect of his work has consistently been a concern for landform and sculpting of the land. His choice of plants and their juxtaposition is often rich, bold, and strong, yet accomplished with the use of only a few species and groups at a time. In 2003, he received the ASLA Medal for his lifetime achievements and contributions. He continues to teach and lecture internationally while practicing as principal of Richard Haag & Associates.

Read the nomination letter from Charles Anderson, FASLA, and support letters from Lawrence Halprin, FASLA, Ilze Jones, FASLA, AIA, Grant Jones, FASLA, Patrick M. Condon, ASLA, Charles A. Birnbaum, FASLA, and Fritz Wagner PhD., FAICP.

Gas Works Park Seattle, Washington	Gas Works Park Seattle, Washington	Berkeley North Waterfront Park Berkeley, California
Victor Steinbrueck Park Seattle, Washington	Magnuson Park Seattle, Washington	Passage Point Park Seattle, Washington
Jordan Park Everett, Washington	Bloedel Reserve Bainbridge Island, Washington	Bloedel Reserve Bainbridge Island, Washington
Battelle Memorial Institute Seattle, Washington	Federal Building  Seattle, Washington	Federal Courthouse Spokane, Washington
Frye Art Musuem Seattle, Washington	Seattle Center Seattle, Washington	U.S. Embassy Lisbon, Portugal
Bluhm Residence	Stern Residence	Sommerville Residence