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Design Workshop Honored with Multiple 2024 American Society of Landscape Architects Professional Awards

Posted 09/10/2024

Design Workshop, an international landscape architecture, planning and urban design firm, announced today they have received five 2024 American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Professional Awards. Thirty-nine Professional Award winners showcase innovation and represent the highest level of achievement in the landscape architecture profession. The 39 winners were chosen out of 465 entries. Awards will be presented at the ASLA 2024 Conference on Landscape Architecture in Washington, D.C., October 6–9.

“Each award celebrates our team’s dedication to create innovative and inspiring projects that make a real impact. A huge thank you to the ASLA award’s jurty our incredible team, collaborators, and clients for making this possible. We will keep pushing boundaries and transforming spaces, one project at a time,” said Becky Zimmermann, CEO at Design Workshop.

Here are the five projects Design Workshop received awards for:

Residential Design

Honor Award: Nurturing Nature in the Mile High City

"With great attention to detail and connection with the architecture, the designer’s beautiful use of materials, plantings, and trees define space and highlight the regional beauty.” —2024 Awards Jury

Honor Award: Highbank: The Restoration of a Lost Prairie

Analysis & Planning

Honor Award: The Resilient Campus: Historic Ecology and Water Conservation at UCLA

“The Resilient Campus notably blends historical insights with innovative water conservation techniques to dramatically reduce water usage, setting a benchmark for campus landscapes nationwide. By marrying environmental sensitivity with functional aesthetics, this project exemplifies the transformative impact that thoughtful landscape architecture can have on both community and environment.” —2024 Awards Jury

Honor Award: Seven Greenways: A Cooperative Vision for Water in the Arid West

Research

Honor Award: Assessing Public Space DEI: Tempe Study

“It is important that this extensive evaluation of Tempe public space includes feelings of safety, climate, resiliency, and cultural relevance.” —2024 Awards Jury

To view the full list of 2024 ASLA Award honorees, click here.