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ASLA ANNOUNCES 2008 PROFESSIONAL AWARDS
29 Projects Selected by Prestigious Jury
WASHINGTON, April 15, 2008—The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has announced the recipients of its 2008 Professional Awards. The jury considered over 500 entries and selected 29 projects to receive awards. The awards will be presented on October 6 at the ASLA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
“These awards represent the pinnacle of design achievement by the world’s leading landscape architects,” said ASLA’s President, Perry Howard, FASLA.
Click here to go to the Call for Entries and view the jury.
Click here to visit the main Awards page for details and high resolution images.
General Design Category |
Awards of Excellence |
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The Lurie Garden, Millennium Park, Chicago, Illinois
Gustafson Guthrie Nichol Ltd, Seattle, Washington
client: Millennium Park, Inc. |
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Honor Awards |
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Boston Children's Museum, Boston, Massachusetts
Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc., Landscape Architects, Cambridge, Massachusetts
client: Boston Children’s Museum |

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Walden Studios,
Alexander Valley, California
Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture, San Francisco, California |
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Lost Dog Wash Trailhead,
Scottsdale, Arizona
Floor Associates, Inc, Phoenix, Arizona
Architect: Weddle Gilmore Architects, Tempe, Arizona
client: City of Scottsdale |
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Fountain Promenade at Chapultepec Park, Mexico City, Mexico
Grupo De Diseño Urbano SC, Mexico
client: Citizen’s Regent Group and Revive Chapultepec Board of Donors |
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Lagoon Park: Living at the Edge of Wilderness, Santa Barbara, California
Van Atta Associates, Inc., Santa Barbara, California
client: University of California, Santa Barbara |
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Washington Monument, Washington, DC
Olin Partnership, Philadelphia, Pennslyvania
client: National Park Service |
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James Clarkson Environmental Discovery Center, White Lake Township, Michigan
MSI Design, Columbus, Ohio
client: Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority |
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Gannett/USA Today Headquarters, McLean, Virginia
Michael Vergason Landscape Architects, Ltd., Alexandria, Virginia
client: Gannett, Inc.
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Residential Design Category, co-sponsored by Garden Design Magazine
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Award of Excellence |
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Ketchum Residence, Ketchum, Idaho
Lutsko Associates, San Francisco, California |
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Honor Awards |
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Bassil Mountain Escape, Faqra, Lebanon
Vladimir Djurovic Landscape Architecture, Broumana, Lebanon
client: Jimmy Bassil
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New Poetic Mountain Habitat-the Fragrant Hill 81 Yard, Beijing, China
Zhu YuFan, Department of Landscape Architecture, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University
Research Center of Landscape vs. Design Study, Bejing Tsinghua Urban Planning & Design Institute, P.R. of China
client: Liu Yong |

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Unfolding Terrace, Dumbo, Brooklyn, New York
Terrain-NYC, Inc., New York, New York |

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Malibu Beach House, Malibu, California
Pamela Burton & Company, Santa Monica, California
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Coastal Island Retreat, Spring Island, South Carolina
Oehme, van Sweden & Associates, Inc., Washington, DC
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Passage to the Lake, Stoneham, Maine
Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc., Landscape Architects, New York, New York
client: Margaret Nomentana
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Beach House, Amagansett, New York
Dirtworks, PC, New York, New York |

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San Juan Island Residence, San Juan Islands, Washington
Paul Broadhurst & Associates, Seattle, Washington
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Altamira Ranch, Palos Verdes, California
Marmol Radziner & Associates, Los Angeles, California
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Analysis and Planning Category |
Award of Excellence |

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Viet Village Urban Farm, New Orleans, Louisiana
Mossop + Michaels
Urban Landscape Lab LSU, New Orleans, Louisiana
client: Mary Queen of Vietnam Community Development Corporation |
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Honor Awards |

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Port Lands Estuary: Reinventing the Don River as an Agent of Urbanism, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc., Landscape Architects, New York, New York
client: WATERFRONToronto
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New Terrain for the North Lake Region of Chongming Island, Shanghai, China
SWA Group, Los Angeles, California
client: Shanghai Urban Planning Administrative Bureau
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Orange County Great Park Comprehensive Master Plan "A Vision for the Great Park of the 21st Century", Irvine, California
Ken Smith Workshop West, Irvine, California, Team Lead, and Mia Lehrer + Associates, Los Angeles, California
client: City of Irvine / Orange County Great Park Corporation
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Porchscapes: An Affordable LEED Neighborhood Development
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
client: Habitat for Humanity of Washington County |

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New Orleans Riverfront: Reinventing the Crescent, New Orleans, Louisiana
Hargreaves Associates, Cambridge, Massachusetts
client: New Orleans Building Corporation |
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Communications Category |
Honor Awards |
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So What?
ahbe landscape architects, Culver City, California
client: ahbe landscape architects |
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Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of Landscape Journal: Design, Planning, and Management of the Land, Madison, Wisconsin
SUNY ESF, Syracuse, New York
client: Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA)
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Louisiana Speaks: Our Voice. Our Plan. Our Future
Center for Planning Excellence, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
client: LRA Support Foundation
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Bird-Safe Building Guidelines
SCAPE Landscape Architecture PLLC, New York, New York
client: New York City Audubon
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About ASLA
Founded in 1899, ASLA is the national professional association for landscape architects, representing more than 18,200 members in 48 professional chapters and 68 student chapters. The Society's mission is to lead, to educate, and to participate in the careful stewardship, wise planning, and artful design of our cultural and natural environments. Members of the Society use their “ASLA” suffix after their names to denote membership and their commitment to the highest ethical standards of the profession. Learn more about landscape architecture online at www.asla.org.
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