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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS ANNOUNCE 2008 STUDENT AWARDS
Washington, D.C., September 9, 2008 — Today the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) announced the winners of the 2008 Student Awards. Representing the top student honors in the profession, ASLA will present the awards to 20 projects from 11 colleges and universities at the ASLA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. The ceremony and reception will take place on October 6 and is sponsored by Landscape Forms.
Detailed awards information may be viewed at www.asla.org/awards/2008/studentawards/.
General
Design Category
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Honor Awards |
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emergeMUMBAI
Robyn Perkins, Student ASLA
Harvard
University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Faculty Advisors: Niall Kirkwood, ASLA; Nazneen Cooper
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The
Lower Ninth Ward and Bayou Bienvenue: An Inherent Opportunity
Conners Ladner, Student ASLA, Christopher Barnes, Student ASLA and Robert
Bass, Student ASLA
LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Faculty Advisor: Cat Marshall
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Williamsburg
Bridge Park
Ji Hyun Yoo, Student ASLA
Harvard
University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Faculty Advisors: Craig Verzone, International ASLA; Charlie Cannon

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Adorning
Baltimore: A non-native solution to local problems
Amelia Magida, Student ASLA
University
of Pennsylvania School of Design, Philadelphia, Pennyslvania
Faculty Advisors: Lucinda Sanders, ASLA; David Gouverneur

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eRiver
Park
Laryssa M. Stecyk, Student ASLA
Cornell University,
Ithaca, New York
Faculty Advisors: Peter Trowbridge, FASLA; Dan Krall, FASLA

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Living
Grid Park - MAC Central Open Space
Shannon V. Scovell, Student ASLA
University
of Pennsylvania School of Design, Philadelphia, Pennyslvania
Faculty Advisors: James Corner, ASLA; Richard Kennedy

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Rainwater
Harvesting
Marti Mas Riera, Student Affiliate ASLA
Universitat Politecnica
De Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Faculty Advisors: Miquel Vidal; Jordi Bellmunt

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AGUA:
Infrastructure as Landscape Identity
Shanti Levy, Student ASLA and Elizabeth Hoogheem, Student ASLA
University
of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
Faculty Advisors: Mario Schjetnan, FASLA; Julie Bargmann

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Analysis and Planning Category |
Award of Excellence |

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Public
Space as Catalyst for the Regeneration of South
Los Angeles
Raphael Garcia, Student ASLA, Sarah Lopez, Student ASLA, Leslie Lum, Student
ASLA and Ana Tabuena, Student ASLA
California
State Polytechnic University Pomona, Pomona, California
Faculty Advisors: Joan H. Woodward, FASLA; Ken McCown, ASLA; Philip N. Pregill,
ASLA; Doug Delgado

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Honor Awards |

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Kids
at the Creek: Planting the Seeds of Stewardship
in Chollas Creek
Jacey Garrison, Student ASLA, Emily Kiefer, Student ASLA, Ceanatha La Grange, Student ASLA and Mario Benito, Student ASLA
California
State Polytechnic University Pomona, Pomona, California
Faculty Advisors: Ken McCown, ASLA; Joan H. Woodward, FASLA; Phil Pregill, ASLA;
Doug Delgado

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Wilbur
+ Waste: Challenging Trends in Waste Management
Jennifer Rueda, Student ASLA
California
State Polytechnic University Pomona, Pomona, California
Faculty Advisors: Edward Fonda; Susan Mulley; Andrew Wilcox

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The
Rebirth of the Tajo River
Joowon Im, Student ASLA, Ming-Jen Hsueh, Student ASLA, Radhika Garg, Student
ASLA, Ji Hyn Yoo, Student ASLA, Shi Park, Student ASLA, Monique Johnson, Student
Affiliate ASLA, Linda Shi, Student Affiliate ASLA, Ellen Oettinger, Student
Affiliate ASLA, Ahlam Abdulla, Student Affiliate ASLA, Alexis Peterson, Student
Affiliate ASLA and Quilian Riano, Student Affiliate ASLA
Harvard
University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Faculty Advisors: Christian Werthmann, ASLA; Carl Steinitz, Hon. ASLA; Juan
Carlos Vargas-Moreño, Associate ASLA; Stephanie Hurley, Student ASLA
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Rethinking
the Limits of Public Space
Cathrin Winkelmann, Student ASLA
University
of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Faculty Advisor: John Danahy, ASLA

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Research Category |
Honor Awards |

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Revealing
Climate Change Mitigation in the Landscapes of
the Future
Ellen Pond, Student ASLA
University of British
Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia
Faculty Advisor: Stephen Sheppard, ASLA
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Half
a Million Trees: Prototyping Sites and Systems
for Sustainable Cities
Jessica Canfield, Student ASLA, Sarah Carrier, Student ASLA, Christopher Dorr,
Student ASLA, Theodore Hoerr, Student ASLA, Yun Hye Hwang, Student ASLA, Filio
Illiopoulou, Student ASLA, Mi Jim Koh, Student ASLA, Dana Malas, Student ASLA,
Simón Martínez, Student ASLA, Elizabeth Randall, Student ASLA,
Emma Thomas, Student ASLA and Sarah Van Sanden, Student ASLA
Harvard
University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Faculty Advisors: Gary R. Hilderbrand, FASLA; Kristin Frederickson, Associate ASLA

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Communications Category |
Award of Excellence |
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SUBSURFACE Magazine
Joshua Llaneza, Student ASLA, Jennifer Rueda, Student ASLA, Courtney Embrey,
Student ASLA, Mitch Howard, Student ASLA, Lancelot Hunter, Student ASLA,
Joel Carrasco, Student ASLA, Bahar Mahgerefteh, Student ASLA, Judy Lee, Student
ASLA and Kimberley Kearney, Student ASLA
California
State Polytechnic University Pomona, Pomona, California
Faculty Advisors: Andrew Wilcox; James Becerra

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Honor Award |
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Shoshone,
CA
Joshua Llaneza, Student ASLA, Courtney Embrey, Student ASLA and Matthew Kizu,
Student ASLA
California
State Polytechnic University Pomona, Pomona, California
Faculty Advisors: Joan H. Woodward, FASLA; Andrew Wilcox

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Community Service |
Honor Award |
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The
Hills Project
Joseph Marwil, Student ASLA, Jack McGlasson, Student ASLA, Darren Ramler, Student
ASLA, Casey Counce, Student ASLA, Brock MacKay Student ASLA, Greg Combs, Student
ASLA, Heidi White, Student ASLA, Corey Wilson, Student ASLA, Jenna Bockey, Student
ASLA, Marc Bond, Student ASLA, Justin Cotton, Student ASLA, Travis Edelen, Student
ASLA and Jeff Chase, Student ASLA
University of Kentucky,
Lexington, Kentucky
Faculty Advisor: Brian Lee
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Collaboration Category |
Honor Awards |
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Remediation
as Catalyst: Transforming an Industrial Landscape
Laura Kamin-Lyndgaad, Student ASLA, Amanda Olson, Student ASLA and Malea Jochim,
Student ASLA
University
of Minnesota, College of Design, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Faculty Advisors: Lance M. Neckar, ASLA; John J. Comazzi

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Seeding
Stability: A Strategy for Relocation and Reorganization
in a Medellin Barrio
Rebecca Fuchs, Student ASLA, Keya Kunte, Student ASLA and Kimberly Cooper, Student
ASLA
University
of Pennsylvania School of Design, Philadelphia, Pennyslvania
Faculty Advisor: David Gouverneur

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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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