Linda Jewell, FASLA, to receive ASLA Medal, Andropogon wins Firm Award

Washington, D.C., June 26, 2018 – The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) announced its 2018 honors recipients. Selected by ASLA’s Board of Trustees, the honors represent the highest awards ASLA presents each year. The honors will be presented at the president’s dinner on October 22, held during the 2018 ASLA Annual Meeting and EXPO, October 19–22, in Philadelphia.

 

2018 Honors

ASLA Medal: Linda Jewell, FASLA
Linda Jewell’s career spans decades of continuously excellent, ground-breaking work in teaching, practice and writing. In a profession that is still woefully short of woman-owned firms, she has founded and run three practices: first her own self-named firm, then Reynolds & Jewell in North Carolina, and since 1993, Freeman & Jewell in California. Her work with these firms has won numerous design awards, including an ASLA Honor Award for Hartford Riverfront Platform and Theater. She was the first woman to chair the Department of Landscape Architecture at Harvard, a position she held from 1987 to 1991. Following Harvard, she was a tenured professor at the University of California, Berkeley, where she served terms as chair of both the landscape architecture department and the urban design program and was a guiding force within the College of Environmental Design. She is now a professor emerita in Berkeley of landscape architecture and urban design. View nominating and supporting materials.

ASLA Design Medal: Mikyoung Kim, FASLA
Mikyoung Kim, FASLA, will receive the ASLA Design Medal in recognition of her exceptional design work. Kim, the founding principal of Mikyoung Kim Design, is a preeminent practitioner of landscape architecture as cultural expression. She has crafted an exceptional body of award-winning work that redefines the discipline of landscape architecture, inhabiting the intersection of art and science. From the art of ecology and restorative landscapes, her design work addresses the most pressing environmental and health-related challenges, while creating artful and immersive experiences. She has also harnessed critical psychological research to develop approaches grounded in evidence-based design in healthcare: Her healing gardens are found at the Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago, Boston Children’s Hospital and Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C. View nominating and supporting materials.

Jot D. Carpenter Teaching Medal: Patrick Miller, FASLA
Patrick Miller, FASLA, will receive the Jot D. Carpenter Teaching Medal for significant and sustained excellence in landscape architecture education. Miller, most recently associate dean for graduate studies and outreach in the landscape architecture program at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, has emphasized landscape architecture’s contribution to human well-being through better design and planning, particularly addressing underprivileged or underrepresented communities. His personal integrity is highly regarded by all, and his impact stretches across programs in the United States and around the globe. Miller is a past-president of ASLA, a Fellow of ASLA, and a Fellow of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture. View nominating and supporting materials.

LaGasse Medal – Landscape Professional: Scott Bradley, FASLA
Scott Bradley, FASLA, will receive the LaGasse Medal for contributions to the management and conservation of natural resources and public landscapes. As director of context-sensitive solutions and an assistant director in the Minnesota Department of Transportation Office of Environmental Stewardship, Bradley has been a leading representative in promoting a national research program on transportation project planning and design. He has become a national and international leader in shaping the management and conservancy of roads and roadsides. He has set a high bar for achievement in the planning and design of transportation systems to and through urban, suburban, and rural neighborhoods and landscapes. View nominating and supporting materials.

LaGasse Medal – Non-Landscape Professional: David Archambault
David Archambault will receive the LaGasse Medal for contributions to the management and conservation of natural resources and public landscapes. Archambault, the former tribal chairman of the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota, was instrumental in the Dakota Pipeline protests, one of this nation’s most notable community protection campaigns in modern history. While the campaign was indeed initially focused on tribal natural resources, Archambault has become an articulate national spokesperson for the interconnectedness and importance of viewing the protection of natural resources, such as clean water, and native habitat preservation as a systemic concern that should be important to all people. View nominating and supporting materials.

Olmsted Medal: Forterra
Forterra, a land conservation nonprofit in western Washington state, will receive the Olmsted Medal, which recognizes individuals, organizations, agencies or programs outside the profession of landscape architecture for environmental leadership, vision and stewardship. Forterra helps address environmental injustice and maintains the cultural character of communities by protecting land with a variety of uses—wilderness, farms, forests, waterways, urban green space, parks, even community gardens. It collaborates with public agencies, other organizations and communities for the common good. Forterra’s work also includes a large educational component to help communities and individuals understand how land conservation can be accomplished. View nominating and supporting materials.

Medal of Excellence: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collections
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collections will receive the Landscape Architecture Medal of Excellence. The award recognizes significant contributions to landscape architecture policy, research, education, project planning and design, or a combination of these items. Dumbarton Oaks has played a significant role in the emergence of a rigorous discipline of landscape architectural history and in the shaping of research as an important contribution to contemporary practice. It has served as an exemplary steward of the historic landscape and gardens in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., originally owned by Mildred and Robert Woods Bliss and designed by ASLA founding member Beatrix Farrand between 1921 and the late 1940s. View nominating and supporting materials.

The Landscape Architecture Firm Award: Andropogon Associates
Andropogon Associates will receive the Landscape Architecture Firm Award, the highest honor ASLA may bestow upon a landscape architecture firm in recognition of distinguished work that influences the profession. Founded in 1975 by Carol Franklin, Colin Franklin, Leslie Sauer and Rolf Sauer, Andropogon has become a model of ecologically based landscape architectural practice. Now led by principals José Almiñana, Yaki Miodovnik and Thomas Amoroso, Andropogon continues to promote the role of the landscape architect as a key partner for our communities. Its rare sensitivity to environmental issues can be seen in such projects as the Morris Arboretum at the University of Pennsylvania and the Phipps Conservatory Center for Sustainable Landscapes in Pittsburgh. View nominating and supporting materials.

 

2018 Honorary Members

Honorary membership is among the highest honors ASLA may bestow upon non-landscape architects in recognition of notable service to the profession. Since its inception in 1899, ASLA has inducted only 223 honorary members.

Carol Ross Barney, FAIA, Founder, Ross Barney Architects
Carol Ross Barney, FAIA, has been in the vanguard of civic space design since founding Ross Barney Architects in 1981. She has been an ally of landscape architects throughout her career. As a Peace Corps member fresh from architecture school, she helped Costa Rica develop its fledgling national park system, contributing to three of their first and still highly important parks. In her teaching, she has instilled a concern for the environment and sustainability in architecture students that is complemented by her own award-winning work. Her contributions as an architect on landscape-oriented projects such as the Chicago Riverwalk and 606 I Bloomingdale Trail have bolstered communities across Chicago. View nominating and supporting materials.

Ann Breen, Co-Founder and Co-Director, The Waterfront Center
For over 40 years, Ann Breen has tirelessly advocated for urban waterfronts as one of the most fertile areas for protection, planning and community development. She founded The Waterfront Center in 1981 with co-founder Dick Rigby (nominated separately). Through the center, she has focused on educating key interests and the public about the value of waterfronts at every community scale. As a result, The Center has grown into an international voice that characterizes waterfronts as a community’s front door, and as a natural and cultural infrastructure opening tremendous opportunities for improving citizens’ quality of life and a community’s long-term health. View nominating and supporting materials.

Philip Enquist, FAIA, Urban Design and Planning Partner, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP  
Philip Enquist, who leads the global city design practice of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, has focused on improving the quality of life and the environmental performance of cities on five continents. He designs location-sensitive master plans that integrate nature and urban density. Central to all his projects is a deep understanding and respect for the underlying cultural and natural fabric of the landscapes where he works. Nowhere is his big-picture approach better realized than in his 100-year vision for the Great Lakes—whose goal it is to serve as a catalyst for long-term thinking and environmental and economic renewal. View nominating and supporting materials.

James Garland, AIA, Founder, Fluidity Design Consultants
Trained as an architect, James Garland is a master of water design who founded Fluidity Design Consultants in 2002. As a contributor to projects of landscape architecture, especially projects in the public realm, Garland has elevated the artistry and expectation of what water features can be in contemporary landscape design. In recent years Garland and his team have focused on sustainable systems, including water recycling measures that have added ecological approaches to dramatic water effects. Examples of Fluidity’s advanced design initiative include the Hearst Building (New York City), Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City), VivoCity (Singapore) and Dubai Festival City (Dubai, UAE). View nominating and supporting materials.

Dan Gottlieb, Director of Planning, Design & Museum Park, North Carolina Museum of Art
Dan Gottlieb serves as an exemplary leader and an allied professional who, through his engagement and activities, advances the goals and aspirations of the landscape architecture profession. He consistently fosters credibility and recognition of landscape architects through his continuous engagement of landscape architect professionals in the design of the unique campus of the North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA). Over the past several decades, the museum’s growth has been overseen by Gottlieb. He has applied his knowledge, talents and enthusiasm to the task of incremental transition of the NCMA into a world-class indoor and outdoor museum within the expanding Triangle Region. View nominating and supporting materials.

Carolyn Mitchell, former Honors and Awards Specialist, American Society of Landscape Architects
Carolyn Mitchell served as ASLA’s honors and awards specialist from 2004 until her retirement in the fall of 2017. Mitchell oversaw all aspects of the Society’s honors and awards, from publicizing the programs, to processing entries, selecting and managing juries and producing the awards program. She ran thoughtful, professional and fair juries and took great care to guide many students and professionals through the process each year. Mitchell has also been a strong voice for her community by dedicating long hours to improve children’s facilities and programs, including serving as president of the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly as well as the Channel Square Tenants Association in Washington, D.C. View nominating and supporting materials.

Michael T. Reynolds, Superintendent, Yosemite National Park, National Park Service
Michael T. Reynolds is a 32-year veteran of the National Park Service (NPS). He was recently appointed the superintendent of Yosemite National Park, one of the nation’s oldest and most iconic national parks. Earlier in his career, Reynolds served as the park’s resource manager, planner and division chief. Reynolds has long focused on what is best for people and the land. He has regularly engaged landscape architects to plan, design and construct exemplary public places and develop innovative management plans. In 2017 Reynolds was tasked to serve as NPS acting director, overseeing one of the largest staff of landscape architects in the world. View nominating and supporting materials.

Dick Rigby, Co-Founder and Co-Director, The Waterfront Center
In 1981 Dick Rigby co-founded the nonprofit organization, The Waterfront Center, in Washington, D.C., with Ann Breen (nominated separately). A journalist with a strong background in environmental management and public policy, Rigby has helped signify waterfronts as the fertile, often unappreciated ground for initiatives that can enhance city design and quality of life for urban residents. The result of this work in cities around the world has generated an understanding that waterfront public space is a fertile field of both study and implementation for landscape architects, recognized by municipalities and planning agencies. View nominating and supporting materials.

 

About the American Society of Landscape Architects
Founded in 1899, the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) is the professional association for landscape architects in the United States, representing more than 15,000 members. The Society’s mission is to advance landscape architecture through advocacy, communication, education and fellowship. Sustainability has been part of ASLA’s mission since its founding and is an overarching value that informs all of the Society’s programs and operations. ASLA has been a leader in demonstrating the benefits of green infrastructure and resilient development practices through the creation of its own green roof, co-development of the SITES® Rating System, and the creation of publicly accessible sustainable design resources.