The Arizona Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (AzASLA) hosted its annual Design Awards Gala at the Desert Botanical Garden on May 4 at which it honored its top professional and student landscape architects.
Honored were exceptional projects from the public space, urban planning, private, and educational sectors.
Winning projects received Awards of Excellence or Honor and were judged by landscape architects based upon design and planning quality and execution, response to site context, environmental sensitivity and sustainability, and value to the public, the client, and other designers.
Additionally, special awards were given in the categories of Educator of the Year, Firm of the Year, Alliance of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, and Landscape Architect of the Year.
2013 AZASLA Professional Award Winners:
GENERAL DESIGN
>> George ‘Doc’ Cavalliere Park
- Award: President’s Award
- Christopher Brown, FASLA
- JJR|Floor Associates
- Client/Owner: City of Scottsdale
>> Central Station
- Award: Excellence
- Angela Dye & Michele Shelor
- A Dye Design and Colwell Shelor Landscape Architecture
- Client/Owner: City of Phoenix Public Transit Authority
>> Blue Moon Community Garden
- Award: Honor
- Stacey Weaks
- Norris Design
- Client/Owner: City of Tucson Housing and Community Development
>> Rio Salado College Café Patio
- Award: Honor
- John Barker
- Gaven & Barker, Inc.
- Client/Owner: Rio Salado College
RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATION
>> Underwood Garden Sonoran Landscape Laboratory
- Award: Excellence
- Ronald Stoltz, ASLA, FCELA
- Client/Owner: State of Arizona – Board of Regents
RESIDENTIAL DESIGN: Up to $75K
>> Scottsdale Garden
- Award: Honor
- Steve Martino and Associates
- Client/Owner: Richard Linder
RESIDENTIAL DESIGN: $75k-$200k
>> Prescott Residence
- Award: Excellence
- Allison Colwell
- Colwell Shelor Landscape Architecture
- Client/Owner: private
UNBUILT
>> University of Arizona Environment & Natural Resource Building
- Award: Honor
- Don McGann & Michele Shelor
- McGann & Associates & Colwell Shelor Landscape Architecture
- Client/Owner: University of Arizona
THE LANDMARK AWARD
>> Papago Park/City Boundary
- Award: Honor
- Steve Martino and Associates
- Client/Owner: Phoenix Arts Commission / Phoenix office of Arts & Culture
2013 AZASLA Student Award Winners:
STUDENT COLLABORATIVE
>> Saguaro Way
- Award: Excellence
- Aaron Liggett and Sara Sullivan, University of Arizona
>> Peritoneum
- Award: Honor
- Kyle Fiano, Erica MacKenzie, Anna Christy, Courtney Larsen, Josh Gallagher, Erin Giordano, Arizona State University
>> PLAntFORM
- Award: Honor
- Erica MacKenzie, Kyle Fiano, Ashley Kaminsky, Jesse Westad, Colin Hanson, Dian Yu, David Sodemann, Arizona State University
>> SOPHX
- Award: Honor
- Ashley Brenden & Thomas Fischer, Arizona State University
>> The Urban-Nature Interface
- Award: Honor
- Yuxin Wang and Li Lu, University of Arizona
STUDENT COLLABORATIVE – COMMUNITY SERVICE
>> Mount Lemmon Children’s Forest
- Kelly Van Den Berg, Becky Blacher, Autumn Ela, Deryn Davidson, Katia Gedrath-Smith, University of Arizona
>> Silvercroft Community Park
- Kelly Van Den Berg, Jason Satterly, Deryn Davidson, Desneige Hallbert, Kexin Zhao, UA
STUDENT INDIVIDUAL
>> Guidelines for Creating a Healthy Environment
- Award: Excellence
- Joanna Lee, ASU
>> LoPiano Abert’s Towhee Preserve
- Award: Honor
- Christopher Ford, ASU
SPECIAL AWARDS:
>> Educator of the Year: Dr. Margaret Livingston, University of Arizona, CAPLA
>> Firm of the Year: J2 Engineering & Environmental Design, Phoenix
>> Alliance of the Year: ANA (Arizona Nursery Association), Tempe
>> Volunteer of the Year: Kaylee Colter, Smith Group JJR
>> Landscape Architect of the Year: Galen Drake, ASLA, CPESC, LEED AP; Senior Project Landscape Architect, Stantec
