Best of Texas Landscape Architecture Firms Awarded for Excellence in Sustainable Design

May 2, 2011 - PRLog -- Texas ASLA Awards Visionary Texas Landscape Architects for Outstanding Design Projects

(Galveston, Texas) –Championing excellence in landscape architecture, professional design projects showcased at this year’s Texas ASLA conference stood out as much for their magnificence in design as they did for their lasting gifts to all Texans.  The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Texas chapter awarded pros from firms around the state.   The theme of this year’s conference at Moody Gardens in Galveston: Say Hello to Renewal!  

Sustainable Designs allow Texans to live, work and play in a way that is more efficient, profitable, secure and pleasurable but most importantly a way that does not compromise our environmental future or stress natural resources.  Entries were judged by the following criteria:

-Architectural expression that embraces the ethic of sustainability
‐ Minimal ecological impact
‐ Design for human performance
‐ Design for flexibility and adaptability

“The work these firms do in their communities every year truly gifts the people of their cities.” said Kolby Davidson, State Conference Chair. “They transform or create spaces  into powerful and sustainable new creations that people are proud and excited to embrace, celebrate and utilize.  We have a saying in our organization- “we live here,” and these award-winning professionals truly embrace their communities from both a professional and personal standpoint.”

The Texas ASLA is honored to announce these exceptional design award winners:

Project   Category   Award   Names   Company   City


Ivy Lane Residence
   Design - Constructed - Residential
   Merit   John S Troy Landscape Architects
   John S Troy Landscape Architects
   San Antonio

Flite Acres
   Design - Constructed - Residential
   Honor   David Hocker
   Hocker Design Group
   Dallas
Buena Vista
   Design - Constructed - Residential
   Merit   David Hocker
   Hocker Design Group
   Dallas
Urban Meadow
   Design - Constructed - Residential
   Honor   David Hocker
   Hocker Design Group
   Dallas

Project   Category
   Award   Names   Company   City


Christ Church Cathedral
   Design - Constructed-Commercial
   Merit
   Sheila Condon
   Clark Condon Associates
   Houston
Park Seventeen
   Design - Constructed-Commercial
   Merit
   Earl Broussard
   TBG
Partners   Austin
Urban Reserve
   Design - Constructed-Commercial
   Excellence
   Kevin Sloan
   Kevin Sloan
   Dallas
Memorial Park Bridge
   Design - Constructed-Commercial
   Merit
   Sheila Condon
   Clark Condon Associates
   Houston
City Centre Houston
   Design - Constructed-Commercial
   Honor
   Jim Burnett, FASLA
   OJB
   Houston
               

Project   Category   Award   Names   Company   City


Port Aransas Nature Preserve
   Design - Constructed - Public
   Merit
   Daryl Benkendorfer
   Land Design Partners
   Austin
Marquette Interchange
   Design - Constructed - Public
   Merit
   Ryan Bricker
   HNTB
   Dallas


Project   Category
   Award   Names   Company   City

Fort Crockett Park
   Design - Unrealized - Commercial
   Merit   Sheila Condon
   Clark Condon Associates
   Houston

Qingdao International Horticultural Exposition
   Design - Unrealized - Commercial
   Excellence   David Thompson
   SWA Group Dallas
   Dallas
North Lake Nature Preserve
   Design - Unrealized - Commercial
   Honor   David Thompson
   SWA Group Dallas
   Dallas

Project   Category   Award   Names   Company   City

Blue Hole Regional Park
   Design - Unrealized - Public
   Honor   Rebecca Leonard
   Design Workshop
   Austin
The Connection
   Design - Unrealized - Public
   Merit   Janna Tidwell
   Schrickel, Rollins & Associates
   Arlington
Heritage Trail on Brushy Creek
   Design - Unrealized - Public
   Merit   Aileen Dryden
   City of Round Rock Parks
   Round Rock





Project   Category
   Award   Names   Company   City

Lewisville Transit Oriented Development
   Planning and Analysis
   Merit   Rebecca Leonard
   Design Workshop
   Austin
Williamson County Sustainable Roadsides
   Planning and Analysis
   Merit   Earl Broussard
   TBG Partners
   Austin
Tomball Downtown Plan
   Planning and Analysis
   Merit   Ryan Bricker
   HNTB
   Dallas
Streetscape 180
   Planning and Analysis
   Merit   Jim Burnett, FASLA
   OJB
   Houston
Xiang An, New City
   Planning and Analysis
   Honor   David Thompson
   SWA Group Dallas
   Dallas
Beifing Wenyu River
   Planning and Analysis
   Excellence   David Thompson
   SWA Group Dallas
   Dallas

Project   Category
   Award   Names   Company   City

Sowwah Island Central Park
   Communications
   Excellence   Stan Cowen
   Mesa
Dallas

Project   Category
   Award   Names   Company   City

International Center
   Communications
   Classic   David Thompson
   SWA Group Dallas
Dallas


Learn more about the Texas ASLA by visiting the organization’s website.

About the American Society of Landscape Architects  
Founded in 1899, ASLA is the national professional association for landscape architects, representing more than 15,000 members in 48 professional chapters and 68 student chapters. The Society’s mission is to lead, to educate and to participate in the careful stewardship, wise planning and artful design of our cultural and natural environments. Members of the Society use their “ASLA” suffix after their names to denote membership and their commitment to the highest ethical standards of the profession. Learn more about landscape architecture online at www.asla.org.

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