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/.