28 Landscape Architecture Student Projects Win 2017 ASLA Student Awards
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In addition to the Professional Awards winners, the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has announced the 28 winners of the 2017 Student Awards. Selected from 295 entries representing 52 schools, the awards honor the top work of landscape architecture students in the U.S. and around the world.
The winners will receive their awards at the ASLA Annual Meeting and EXPO in Los Angeles on Monday, October 23, at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
The September issue of Landscape Architecture Magazine (LAM) features the winning projects and is available for free viewing here: https://www.zinio.com/delivery?of=500545875
The following is a complete list of 2017 student award winners:
General Design Category
Award of Excellence Invisible Works: A Public Introduction to the Dynamic Life of Wastewater Treatment by Bridget Ayers Looby, Associate ASLA, a graduate student at the University of Minnesota
Honor Awards Weaving the Waterfront by a graduate team at Cornell University
Milan Traversing by Zhiqiang Zeng, Student ASLA, a graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania
Concrete Nurse Logs: Spawning Biodiversity from Ballard's Century-Old Locks by Hillary Pritchett, Associate ASLA, a graduate student at the University of Washington
Creating Dynamic Hybrid: Towards Landscape Innovation in a Smart City by Fang Wei, Student Affiliate ASLA, a graduate student at Tsinghua University
Create a Walkable History: Editing the Historical Percorsi of Pienza by Zhengneng Chen, Student ASLA, a graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania
The Turning Point: A Focused Design Study for the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, New York by Christopher O. Anderson, Student ASLA, a graduate student at State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF)
Residential Design Category
Honor Award Micro-infrastructure as Community Preservation: Kampung Baru by a team of graduate students at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Analysis and Planning Category
Award of Excellence Water and the Agricultural Landscape of Illinois
by an undergraduate student team at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Honor Awards Desert River Water Conservation by Zhuofan Wan, Student Affiliate ASLA, a graduate student at the University of Toronto
Disaster Autopsy Model by an undergraduate student team at the Louisiana State University
Climate Change Armor by Zixu Qiao, Student ASLA, a graduate student at Texas A&M University
Reviving the 30 Meters by Tianjiao Yan, Student ASLA, a graduate student at the University of Toronto
Landscape in Evolution: Creating a Resilient Nomadic Landscape from Bottom Up in Hulunbuir by a team of graduate students from Beijing Forestry University
Forests on the Edge: Plant-Based Economies Driving Ecological Renewal in Haiti by Christine Facella, Student ASLA, a graduate student at City College
Communications Category
Award of Excellence HydroLIT: Southeast Tennessee Water Quality Playbook by a team of graduate students from the University of Tennessee
Honor Awards Agro-pelago (Foodscapes for the Future) by Jaclyn Kaloczi, Student ASLA, a graduate student at the University of British Columbia
Urban Landscape Metrics: Re-imagining the Class Field Trip in New York City's Great Parks by Quinn Pullen, Associate ASLA, a graduate student at the Pennsylvania State University
Tactile MapTile: Working Towards Inclusive Cartography by Jessica Hamilton, Student ASLA, a graduate student at the University of Washington
Research Category
Honor Award Fairy Tales to Forest by Amy Taylor, Student ASLA, a graduate student at Ohio State University
Student Collaboration Category
Award of Excellence RISE, a Coastal Observation Platform by a team of graduate students at the University of Texas at Austin
Honor Awards The White House Kitchen Garden by a team of graduate students at the University of Virginia
Follow the Water: Rain Garden as Diagram by a team of graduate students at Mississippi State University
Community Service Category
Award of Excellence Ridge Lane by Nahal Sohbati, Student Affiliate ASLA, a graduate student at the Academy of Art University
Honor Awards Earth and Sky Garden: A Therapeutic Garden for the Puget Sound Veteran's Affairs Hospital by a team of graduate and undergraduate students at the University of Washington
An Outdoor Learning Environment for and with a Primary School Community in Bangladesh by Matluba Khan, Student Affiliate ASLA, a graduate student at the University of Edinburgh
The student awards jury included:
- Barbara Swift, FASLA, Chair, Swift Company llc, Seattle
- Michael Albert, ASLA, Design Workshop, Aspen, Colorado
- Meg Calkins, FASLA, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
- Mark Focht, FASLA, New York City Parks & 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 Parks, Flushing, New York
Complete awards criteria, project information and images can be viewed at: https://www.asla.org/2017studentawards.
High-resolution images are available for journalists. Please contact Karen Grajales at [email protected].
About ASLA 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.
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