Selected Recognition & Awards

Richard Shaw of Design Workshop Receives the
Distinguished ASLA Design Medal

Design Workshop Partner Richard Shaw, FASLA, received the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Design Medal, one of the highest awards the Society presents each year.
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Selected Awards

Design Workshop

Almanac of Architecture & Design

Design Futures Council — DeisgnIntelligence

2011

Wimberley Blue Hole Regional Park

Honor Award of Excellence

Texas ASLA

2011

Lewisville Transit-Oriented Development Master Plan

Merit Award

Texas ASLA

2011

South Grand Boulevard

Honor Award in Analysis and Planning

ASLA Nationals

2011

Snake River Retreat

Honor Award in Residential Design

ASLA Nationals

2011

Galisteo Modern

Honor Award in Residential Design

ASLA Nationals

2011

Residence at Red Butte

Honor Award in Residential Design

ASLA, Colorado Chapter

2011

Hillside Garden

Honor Award in Residential Design

ASLA, Colorado Chapter

2011

Residences at the Little Nell

Honor Award for Design

ASLA, Colorado Chapter

2011

Amaranth

Land Stewardship Award for Planning

ASLA, Colorado Chapter

2011

Cadence

Land Stewardship Award for Planning

ASLA, Colorado Chapter

2011

Interstate 70 Mountain Corridor

Honor Award for Planning

ASLA, Colorado Chapter

2011

Petra

Honor Award for Planning

ASLA, Colorado Chapter

2011

Springwoods Village

Merit Award for Planning

ASLA, Colorado Chapter

2011

Loma Larga

Merit Award for Planning

ASLA, Colorado Chapter

2011

Amaranth

Merit Award for Planning

ASLA, Colorado Chapter

2011

Douglas County Open Space

Merit Award for Planning

ASLA, Colorado Chapter

2011

Cadence

Merit Award for Planning

ASLA, Colorado Chapter

2011

Garden Legacy

Honor Award for Research and Communication

ASLA, Colorado Chapter

2011

Lodestone Golf Club

Merit Award for Design

ASLA, Colorado Chapter

2011

Fillmore Plaza

Merit Award for Design

ASLA, Colorado Chapter

2011

Petra, Jordan

Pierre L'Enfant International Planning Award

APA National

2011

Backyard Retreat

Tahoe Quarterly

Tahoe Quarterly

2011

Van Sickle Bi-State Park

Best in the Basin

Tahoe Regional Planning Authority

2011

Riverfront Park

Richard J. Driehaus Charitable Lead Trust Form-Based Codes Award

Form-Based Codes Institute (FBCI)

2010

Pioneer Park

Design Award

Utah Chapter, ASLA

2010

Utah Museum of Natural History

Paper Landscape Architecture Award

Utah Chapter, ASLA

2010

South Grand Greet Streets Boulevard

Honor Award in Analysis and Planning

Central States Region Chapter, ASLA

2010

Transformative Water

Honor Award in Residential Design

ASLA Nationals

2010

Catalina Foothills

Honor Award in Residential Design

ASLA Nationals

2010

Isla Palenque

Honor Award in Analysis & Planning

ASLA Nationals

2010

Isla Palenque

President’s Award in Planning/Land Stewardship Award

Colorado Chapter, ASLA

2010

Wildcat Ranch

Honor Award in Planning/Land Stewardship Award

Colorado Chapter, ASLA

2010

Homestead Preserve

Honor Award in Planning/Land Stewardship Award

Colorado Chapter, ASLA

2010

Park Avenue Redevelopment

Honor Award in Planning

Colorado Chapter, ASLA

2010

Aspen Area Community Plan

Merit Award in Planning

Colorado Chapter, ASLA

2010

Capitol Valley Ranch

Honor Award in Residential Design/Land Stewardship Designation

Colorado Chapter, ASLA

2010

Teton Overlook Residence

Honor Award in Residential Design

Colorado Chapter, ASLA

2010

Trees of Aspen

Honor Award in Communications

Colorado Chapter, ASLA

2010

The Inn at the Biltmore Estate

Merit Award in General Design

Colorado Chapter, ASLA

2010

The Redevelopment of The Gant

Merit Award in General Design

ASLA Nationals

2010

Homestead Preserve

Honor Award in Planning

North Carolina Chapter, ASLA

2010

Red Butte Ranch Guesthouse

‘Best Residential Landscape of Colorado’

Colorado Homes & Lifestyles Magazine

2010

Rancho Viejo

Responsible Development Award in Community Design

Mountain Living Magazine

2010

Avon West Town Center & Transit Center

2nd Place – Sustainable Community Design

ColoradoBiz Magazine

2010

Aspen Area Community Plan

Outstanding Planning Initiative Award

Small Town and Rural Area (STaR) Division of the American Planning Association

2010

Aspen Area Community Plan

Citizen Participation and Community Visioning Award of Excellence

City-County Communications & Marketing Association

2010

Heritage Dog Park

Project of the Year

Nevada ASLA

2010

Centennial Plaza Transit Center

Merit Award

Nevada ASLA

2010

Backyard Retreat

Honor Award

Nevada ASLA

2010

I-15 North Design-Build

One of the Best in the West

America’s Transportation Award

2010

Heritage Dog Park

Award

Nevada Parks and Recreation Society

2010

Lodestone Golf Club

Best New Golf Courses You Can Play, 2010

Golf.com

2010

Lewisville, Texas

Community of the Year Award

American Planning Association, Texas Chapter

2010

Pflugerville Comprehensive Plan

Comprehensive Planning Award

American Planning Association, Texas Chapter

2010

H-GAC Houston Livable Centers – Midtown

Project Planning Award

American Planning Association, Texas Chapter

2010

Wimberley Blue Hole Regional Park Master Plan Update and Implementation

Pilot Project Recipient

Sustainable Site Initiative

2010

Tahoe Fish Hatchery

Preservation Design Award

Preservation Design Award

2010

UMore Park

Honor Award, Analysis and Planning

Minnesota Chapter ASLA

2009

Avon West Town Center Investment Plan

Outstanding Planning Project

Colorado Chapter, APA

2009

Callaway Gardens

President's Award for Excellence in Planning

ASLA Colorado

2009

Denargo Market

Honor Award for Planning

ASLA Colorado

2009

Pima Community College

Honor Award for Design

ASLA Colorado

2009

Residence at Wildcat Ridge

Honor Award for Residential Design

ASLA Colorado

2009

UMore Park

Land Stewardship Designation

ASLA Colorado

2009

Design Workshop

Best of Aspen Award for Landscape Services

U.S. Commerce Association

2009

Lake Mead Parkway Trail & Wetlands Phase II Trail Master Plan Honor Award, Unbuilt Parks & Trails Nevada Chapter ASLA 2009

Design Workshop

Landscape Architecture Firm Award

ASLA

2008

NDOT Eastern Corridors Landscape and Aesthetics Plan Project of the Year Nevada Chapter ASLA 2008

Woody Creek

Residential Design
Honor Award

ASLA Nationals

2007

Glacier Club, Durango, Colorado

General Design
Honor Award

ASLA Nationals

2007

Mesa Arts Center

Award of Excellence

Urban Land Institute

2006

Private residence, Denver

Dream Garden Award

Sunset Magazine

2006

Western Highways Landscape and Aesthetics Corridor Plan Award of the Year, Landscape P&A Nevada Chapter ASLA 2006
I-15 and I-80 NDOT Landscape Corridor Award of the Year, Planning Nevada Chapter ASLA 2005

The Commons/ Riverfront Park, Denver, Colorado

Charter Award

Congress of New Urbanism

2003

Summerlin

Award for Excellence:
New Community

ULI

2002