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At its annual Awards Gala on May 16, the Potomac Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects recognized 15 projects with professional awards.

In addition, Mia Manning and Alice Bell, landscape architecture students at University of Maryland and Virginia Tech (at the Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center), respectively, were presented with Edward B. Ballard Scholarships. Two more Virginia Tech graduate landscape architecture students from the Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center, Amanda Cortez and Jake Fettig, were awarded ASLA student awards, Honor and Merit, respectively.

Finally, Alain C. deVergie, FASLA was celebrated with the Chapter’s Lifetime Achievement Award and discussed his 24 years of working around the world for the Department of State’s Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO). Read more about Mr. deVergie: Alain deVergie Lifetime Achievement Awardee

The audience learned more about the scope and history of the U.S. Forest Service from its Chief Landscape Architect, Matthew Arnn, ASLA, during his keynote address: 100 Years of Landscape Architects in the U.S. Forest Service.

The top professional award – the President’s Award – was presented to AECOM for Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge, Washington, DC, in the Analysis, Planning, and Urban Design Category.

“The South Capitol Street Corridor Project will provide a multi-purpose connection across the Anacostia River and transform the area into a signature mobility, recreational and ecological gateway to the District’s Monumental Core. Key components of the Project include an iconic new memorial bridge commemorating Frederick Douglass, two new oval parks, waterfront esplanades along both sides of the river, a system of interconnected multi-use trails, approximately 50 acres of active and passive parkland, approximately 1,700 new trees, and 75,000 sf of bio-retention. Overall, the project will provide a multi-purpose connection across the Anacostia River, a waterway that currently divides our Nation’s Capital into the haves and have nots.”