Outstanding juries named for Professional and Student Awards programs
Washington, D.C., February 1, 2017—The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) announces its calls for entries for the 2017 Professional and Student Awards, the world’s most prestigious juried landscape architecture competition.
Each year, the ASLA Professional Awards honor the best in landscape architecture from around the globe, while the ASLA Student Awards give us a glimpse into the future of the profession.
Entry payments and submissions must be submitted online—asla.org/2017cfe. Go to the “Begin Your Submission” page to start the entry process.
Award-winning submissions will be featured in Landscape Architecture Magazine and in many other design and construction industry and general-interest media. Award recipients, their clients and student advisors also will be honored at the awards presentation ceremony during the ASLA Annual Meeting and EXPO in Los Angeles, October 20-23, 2017. Award-winning submissions will also be featured in a video presentation at the ceremony and on the awards website following the event.
The prestige of the ASLA awards programs relies on the high-caliber juries that are convened each year to review submissions. Members of this year’s professional awards jury are:
- Elizabeth Miller, FASLA, chair, National Capital Planning Commission, Washington, D.C.
- Diane Jones Allen, ASLA, DesignJones LLC, New Orleans
- Maureen Alonso, U.S. General Services Administration, Washington, D.C.
- James Brasuell, Planetizen, Los Angeles
- James Lord, ASLA, Surfacedesign Inc., San Francisco
- Janet Rosenberg, FASLA, Janet Rosenberg Studio, Toronto, Ontario
- Glen Schmidt, FASLA, Schmidt Design Group Inc., San Diego
- Todd Wichman, FASLA, Stantec, St. Paul, Minn.
- Barbara Wyatt, ASLA, National Park Service, Washington, D.C.
Joining the jury for the selection of the Research Category will be M. Elen Deming, ASLA, University of Illinois, Champaign, Ill., on behalf of the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) and Charlene LeBleu, FASLA, Auburn University, Auburn, Ala., on behalf of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA).
Members of the student awards jury are:
- Barbara Swift, FASLA, chair, Swift Company llc, Seattle
- Michael Albert, ASLA, Design Workshop, Aspen, Colo.
- Meg Calkins, FASLA, Ball State University, Muncie, Ind.
- Mark Focht, FASLA, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, New York
- Robert Page, FASLA, Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation, Boston
- James Richards, FASLA, Townscape Inc., Fort Worth, Texas
- Roberto Rovira, ASLA, Florida International University, Studio Roberto Rovira, Miami
- Meghan Stromberg, American Planning Association, Chicago
- Mercedes Ward, ASLA, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, Flushing, N.Y.
Both the ASLA Professional and Student awards feature five categories: General Design; Residential Design; Analysis and Planning; Communications; and Research. The Professional Awards also include The Landmark Award, while the Student Awards include the Student Community Service Award and Student Collaboration categories.
Entry submissions and payment must be received by:
- April 17, 2017 for ASLA Professional Awards
- May 15, 2017 for ASLA Student Awards
In need of inspiration? View the ASLA 2016 professional and student award-winning projects.
ASLA 2016 Honor Award, General Design Category. Converging Ecologies as a Gateway to Acadiana by CARBO Landscape Architecture. Rain chains direct roof water through runnels of gulf oyster shells (the Gulf of Mexico is approximately 70 miles from this site) and into collection areas vegetated with varieties of native Louisiana iris and grids of native bald cypress. St. Landry Parish, LA. Photo: Alan Karchmer.
About the American Society of Landscape Architects
Founded in 1899, ASLA is the national professional association for landscape architects, representing more than 15,000 members in 49 professional chapters and 72 student chapters. Members of the Society use “ASLA” after their names to denote membership and their commitment to the highest ethical standards of the profession. Landscape architects lead the stewardship, planning and design of our built and natural environments; the Society’s mission is to advance landscape architecture through advocacy, communication, education and fellowship.
