Landscape Architecture Student Awards Chosen

The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) recently announced the winners of the 2008 Student Awards. ASLA will present the awards to 20 projects from 11 colleges and universities in Philadelphia, PA on October 6; a ceremony and reception is being sponsored by Landscape Forms.

General Design Category

Honor Awards

emergeMUMBAI

Robyn Perkins, Student ASLA

Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, Mass.

Faculty Advisors: Niall Kirkwood, ASLA; Nazneen Cooper

The Lower Ninth Ward and Bayou Bienvenue: An Inherent Opportunity

Conners Ladner, Student ASLA, Christopher Barnes, Student ASLA, and Robert Bass, Student ASLA

Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La.

Faculty Advisor: Cat Marshall

Williamsburg Bridge Park

Ji Hyun Yoo, Student ASLA

Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, Mass.

Faculty Advisors: Craig Verzone, International ASLA; Charlie Cannon

Adorning Baltimore: A non-native solution to local problems

Amelia Magida, Student ASLA

University of Pennsylvania School of Design, Philadelphia, Pa.

Faculty Advisors: Lucinda Sanders, ASLA; David Gouverneur

eRiver Park

Laryssa M. Stecyk, Student ASLA

Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.

Faculty Advisors: Peter Trowbridge, FASLA; Dan Krall, FASLA

Living Grid Park – MAC Central Open Space

Shannon V. Scovell, Student ASLA

University of Pennsylvania School of Design, Philadelphia, Pa.

Faculty Advisors: James Corner, ASLA; Richard Kennedy

Rainwater Harvesting

Marti Mas Riera, Student Affiliate ASLA

Universitat Politecnica De Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

Faculty Advisors: Miquel Vidal; Jordi Bellmunt

AGUA: Infrastructure as Landscape Identity

Shanti Levy, Student ASLA, and Elizabeth Hoogheem, Student ASLA

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.

Faculty Advisors: Mario Schjetnan, FASLA; Julie Bargmann

Analysis and Planning Category

Award of Excellence

Public Space as Catalyst for the Regeneration of South Los Angeles

Raphael Garcia, Student ASLA, Sarah Lopez, Student ASLA, Leslie Lum, Student ASLA, and Ana Tabuena, Student ASLA

California State Polytechnic University Pomona, Pomona, Calif.

Faculty Advisors: Joan H. Woodward, FASLA; Ken McCown, ASLA; Philip N. Pregill, ASLA; Doug Delgado

Honor Awards

Kids at the Creek: Planting the Seeds of Stewardship in Chollas Creek

Jacey Garrison, Student ASLA, Mario Benito, Student ASLA, Emily Kiefer, Student ASLA, and Ceanatha La Grange, Student ASLA

California State Polytechnic University Pomona, Pomona, Calif.

Faculty Advisors: Ken McCown, ASLA; Joan H. Woodward, FASLA; Phil Pregill, ASLA; Doug Delgado

Wilbur + Waste: Challenging Trends in Waste Management

Jennifer Rueda, Student ASLA

California State Polytechnic University Pomona, Pomona, Calif

Faculty Advisors: Edward Fonda; Susan Mulley; Andrew Wilcox

The Rebirth of the Tajo River

Joowon Im, Student ASLA, Ming-Jen Hsueh, Student ASLA, Radhika Garg, Student ASLA, Ji Hyn Yoo, Student ASLA, Shi Park, Student ASLA, Monique Johnson, Student Affiliate ASLA, Linda Shi, Student Affiliate ASLA, Ellen Oettinger, Student Affiliate ASLA, Ahlam Abdulla, Student Affiliate ASLA, Alexis Peterson, Student Affiliate ASLA, and Quilian Riano, Student Affiliate ASLA

Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, Mass.

Faculty Advisors: Christian Werthmann, ASLA; Carl Steinitz, Hon. ASLA; Juan Carlos Vargas-Moreño, Associate ASLA; Stephanie Hurley, Student ASLA

Rethinking the Limits of Public Space

Cathrin Winkelmann, Student ASLA

University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

Faculty Advisor: John Danahy, ASLA

Research Category

Honor Awards

Revealing Climate Change Mitigation in the Landscapes of the Future

Ellen Pond, Student ASLA

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia

Faculty Advisor: Stephen Sheppard, ASLA

Half a Million Trees: Prototyping Sites and Systems for Sustainable Cities

Jessica Canfield, Student ASLA, Sarah Carrier, Student ASLA, Christopher Dorr, Student ASLA, Theodore Hoerr, Student ASLA, Yun Hye Hwang, Student ASLA, Filio Illiopoulou, Student ASLA, Mi Jim Koh, Student ASLA, Dana Malas, Student ASLA, Simón Martínez, Student ASLA, Elizabeth Randall, Student ASLA, Emma Thomas, Student ASLA, and Sarah Van Sanden, Student ASLA

Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, Mass.

Faculty Advisors: Gary R. Hilderbrand, FASLA; Kristin Frederickson, Associate ASLA

Communications Category

Award of Excellence

SUBSURFACE Magazine

Joshua Llaneza, Student ASLA, Jennifer Rueda, Student ASLA, Courtney Embrey, Student ASLA, Mitch Howard, Student ASLA, Lancelot Hunter, Student ASLA, Joel Carrasco, Student ASLA, Bahar Mahgerefteh, Student ASLA, Judy Lee, Student ASLA, and Kimberley Kearney, Student ASLA

California State Polytechnic University Pomona, Pomona, Calif.

Faculty Advisors: Andrew Wilcox; James Becerra

Honor Award

Shoshone, CA

Joshua Llaneza, Student ASLA, Courtney Embrey, Student ASLA, and Matthew Kizu, Student ASLA

California State Polytechnic University Pomona, Pomona, Calif.

Faculty Advisors: Joan H. Woodward, FASLA; Andrew Wilcox

Community Service

Honor Award

The Hills Project

Joseph Marwil, Student ASLA, Jack McGlasson, Student ASLA, Darren Ramler, Student ASLA, Casey Counce, Student ASLA, Brock MacKay Student ASLA, Greg Combs, Student ASLA, Heidi White, Student ASLA, Corey Wilson, Student ASLA, Jenna Bockey, Student ASLA, Marc Bond, Student ASLA, Justin Cotton, Student ASLA, Travis Edelen, Student ASLA, and Jeff Chase, Student ASLA

University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky.

Faculty Advisor: Brian Lee

Collaboration Category

Honor Awards

Remediation as Catalyst: Transforming an Industrial Landscape

Laura Kamin-Lyndgaad, Student ASLA, Amanda Olson, Student ASLA, and Malea Jochim, Student ASLA

University of Minnesota, College of Design, Minneapolis, Minn.

Faculty Advisors: Lance M. Neckar, ASLA; John J. Comazzi

Seeding Stability: A Strategy for Relocation and Reorganization in a Medellin Barrio

Rebecca Fuchs, Student ASLA, Keya Kunte, Student ASLA, and Kimberly Cooper, Student ASLA

University of Pennsylvania School of Design, Philadelphia, Penn.

Faculty Advisor: David Gouverneur

More details on the winning projects can be found at www.asla.org/awards/2008/studentawards/.