See which 39 projects were named winners of the 2024 ASLA Professional Awards

Today, the American Society of Landscape Architects announced thirty-nine winners for the 2024 edition of its annual Professional Awards honors. The group includes the second ASLA / International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) Global Impact Award, which this year went to Studio-MLA for their Puente Hills Landfill Park Plan project in Los Angeles, California.

A jury panel representing a cross-section of American life was selected from a field of 465 entries to determine who would take home honors in one of the Awards' six different categories. 

“These winners showcase landscape architecture as the profession that’s leading the way in helping communities thrive,” said ASLA CEO Torey Carter-Conneen. “These projects successfully address multiple challenges and have set a high bar for excellence. Equitable design, economic growth, capturing more carbon and increasing the health, safety and well-being of communities all at the same time is a stunning display of leadership and innovation.”

Each will next be honored in an in-person awards presentation ceremony held during the ASLA 2024 Conference on Landscape Architecture in Washington, D.C. on Monday, October 7th.

GENERAL DESIGN

Honor Awards

• EcoCommons – Social and Ecological Resilience in the Campus Landscape by Nelson Byrd Woltz (New York, NY)
• Alpine Garden and Amphitheater by Z'scape (Beijing, China)
• Benjakitti Forest Park: Transforming a Brown Field into an Urban Nature by Turenscape + Arsomsilp (Beijing, China)
• Tom Lee Park: "Come to the River" by  SCAPE Landscape Architecture, Studio Gang (New York, NY)
• The Bay: "One Park for All" in Sarasota by Agency Landscape + Planning (Cambridge, MA)
• Sandy Hook Memorial: The Clearing by SWA Group (San Francisco, CA)
• African Ancestors Memorial Garden by Hood Design Studio (Oakland, CA)
• Louisiana Children’s Museum: A Joyous Landscape in City Park by Mithun (Seattle, WA)
• St. John’s Terminal: An Ecology for Technology and Innovation by Future Green Studio (New York, NY)

URBAN DESIGN

Award of Excellence

Atlanta BeltLine by Perkins & Will (Decatur, Georgia)

Honor Awards

• Urban Balcony Embracing Rewilded Nature by Turenscape (Beijing, China)
• Celebrating Community Resiliency: An Equitable Garden Transformation by MKSK (Evanston, IL)
• Wild Mile: Transforming an Urban River into a Floating Eco-Park by Omni Ecosystems, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (Chicago, IL)
• The Wharf’s 7th Street Park and Recreation Pier by Michael Vergason Landscape Architects (Alexandria, VA)

RESIDENTIAL DESIGN

Honor Awards

• Nurturing Nature in the Mile High City by Design Workshop, Inc. (Aspen, CO)
• La Fénix at 1950 by GLS Landscape | Architecture (San Francisco, CA)
• House on the Bluff by LaGuardia Design Group (Water Mill, NY)
• Highbank: The Restoration of a Lost Prairie by Design Workshop, Inc. (Aspen, CO)
• Uliveto by SurfaceDesign, Inc.(San Francisco, CA)
• Trinity Road by SurfaceDesign, Inc. (San Francisco, CA)

ANALYSIS & PLANNING

Award of Excellence

A Green Ring for the Ancient City of Pompeii by Studio Bellesi Giuntoli (Florence, Italy)

Honor Awards

• Sojourner Truth State Park for Scenic Hudson by OLIN (Philadelphia, PA)
• The Resilient Campus: Historic Ecology and Water Conservation at UCLA by Design Workshop (Los Angeles, CA)
• A Cultural Approach: The Fort Peck Tribes Hazard Mitigation Plan by Spackman Mossop Michaels (New Orleans, LA)
• Seven Greenways: A Cooperative Vision for Water in the Arid West by Design Workshop (Aspen, CO)
• Ellinikon Park: Planning for Climate Action and Carbon Positivity by Sasaki Associates, Inc. (Carlisle, MA)
• Berkeley Accessible Paths and Places Plan by Sasaki Associates, Inc. (Carlisle, MA)

COMMUNICATIONS

Award of Excellence

The Topography of Wellness by Sara Jensen Carr, ASLA (Sharon, MA)

Honor Awards

• What’s Out There Guide to African American Cultural Landscapes by The Cultural Landscape Foundation (Washington, DC)
• Connecting to Our Indigenous Histories at Machicomoco State Park by Nelson Byrd Woltz (New York, NY)
• The Community First Toolkit: A Framework for Equitable Public Spaces by Grayscale Collaborative (Cambridge, MA)
• 2023 Coastal Master Plan: A Plan for Louisiana's Coastal Communities by SCAPE Landscape Architecture PLLC (New York, NY)
• Design By Fire by Brett Milligan, ASLA & Emily Schlickman, ASLA (Davis, CA)

RESEARCH

Award of Excellence

Designing with a Carbon Conscience by Sasaki Associates, Inc. (Carlisle, MA)

Honor Awards

• Assessing Public Space Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Tempe Study by Design Workshop (Aspen, CO)
• Landscape Architecture for Sea Level Rise: Innovative Global Solutions by Galen Newman, FASLA & Zixu Qiao (College Station, TX)
• Race and the Control of Public Parks by Isaac Cohen, ASLA,  buildingcommunityWORKSHOP (Auburn, AL)