At its annual Awards Gala on May 18, the Potomac Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects recognized 15 projects with professional awards. In addition, Lauren Habenicht Arledge, a Virginia Tech student at the Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center, and Jennifer Ren, an MLA student at the University of Maryland were presented with Edward B. Ballard Scholarships. Finally, Beatriz Coffin, FASLA, and Laurence Coffin, FASLA were celebrated with the Chapter’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
The top professional award – the President’s Award – was presented to CallisonRTKL/Arcadis for Blue Current DC, in the Unbuilt Design Category.
Monica Streeper (center) and Agustina Solar (left) accepted the award and are pictured here with Potomac Chapter President-Elect Steve Cook, ASLA (right).
The following awards were also announced:
Honor Award for Social Impact
Project: East Capitol Urban Farm
Firm: Bradley Site Design, Inc.
Honor Awards for Built Design
Project: Atlantic Plumbing
Firm: Future Green Studio
Project: Salamander Resort and Spa
Firm: OCULUS
Honor Awards for Analysis & Planning
Project: Design for Resilience in Brattleboro’s Lower Whetstone Brook Corridor
Firm: ParkerRodriguez, Inc.
Project: Gallaudet University
Firm: Future Green Studio
Merit Award for Unbuilt Design
Project: Displaced Ecosystems Uplifted
Firm: Landscape Architecture Bureau
Merit Awards for Built Design
Project: TCS: Tata Consultancy Services
Firm: LSG Landscape Architecture
Project: Rocky Run Park
Firm: GORDON
Project: UDC Student Center
Firm: Lee and Associates, Inc.
Project: 1775 Tysons Boulevard
Firm: Towers Golde, LLC
Project: Newark Street Retreat
Firm: Campion Hruby Landscape Architects
Project: 1200 Seventeenth Street
Firm: ZGF Architects
Project: McHenry Row II
Firm: Hord Coplan Macht
Merit Award for Social Impact
Project: Q Street Green Alley
Firm: Rhodeside & Harwell
These award-winning projects will be on exhibition at the District Architecture Center, June 27-August 25.