American Society of Landscape Architects, New York (ASLA-NY) Announces 2023 Design Awards Recipients

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The American Society of Landscape Architects, New York (ASLANY), the New York City chapter of the national professional organization representing landscape architects, today announced the recipients of the Chapter’s 2023 Design Awards. Organized by the ASLA-NY Chapter Awards Committee, the Design Awards bolster local visibility, acknowledge and promote the work of the Chapter’s membership, and publicly recognize excellence in the practice of landscape architecture. This year’s winning submissions clearly reflect the dedication of landscape architects to creating equitable, creative and impactful community spaces and resilient, ecologically sensitive connections between nature and people.

Juried by an interdisciplinary team of professionals from the ASLA Colorado Chapter, this year’s winning entries were selected based on quality of design and execution, innovation, and impact on community and the profession. The jury selected six (6) Honor and fourteen (14) Merit award winners and the ASLA-NY Executive Board selected one (1) entry to receive the Board Choice Award. All awards will be presented at our Design Awards Ceremony on April 19 to be held at the Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place in Manhattan.

List of award winners as follows:

2023 ASLA-NY Honor Award Recipients:

  • Ferry Point Park East Waterfront – Quennell Rothschild & Partners

  • Ford Campus Master Plan – Snohetta

  • House on the Bluff – LaGuardia Design Group

  • Johnny Hartman Plaza Playful Art Installation – MRC Recreation, Inc.

  • Reimagine Middle Branch Plan – James Corner Field Operations

  • The Financial District and Seaport Climate Resilience Master Plan – SCAPE

2023 ASLA-NY Merit Award Recipients:

  • 550 Madison Avenue Garden – Snohetta

  • Al Fresco Botanical Garden – Terrain Work

  • Alafia – SCAPE

  • Baychester Houses – Terrain-NYC

  • Bayfront Parks Master Plan – SWA/Balsley

  • Bronx Point – Marvel

  • Camden Highline – James Corner Field Operations

  • Circle Bar Ranch Comprehensive Landscape Plan – Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects

  • Fountain of the Fairs Mist Garden – Quennell Rothschild & Partners, LLP

  • Georgia Institute of Technology EcoCommons – Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects

  • Scissortail Park – Hargreaves Jones

  • Town Branch Commons – SCAPE

  • Whimsy Farm – Hollander Design Landscape Architects

  • Workday Campus + Innovation Plaza – HOK

2023 ASLA-NY Board Choice Award Recipient:

  • Yolanda Garcia Park – Stantec

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