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2020 MDASLA Awards
The intent of the Annual Maryland ASLA Awards Program is to encourage professional excellence in Maryland and the Washington Metropolitan Area by recognizing significant completed as well as un‐built Landscape Architectural projects. The objective is to bring public attention to the outstanding services of landscape architects by honoring them with professional awards for projects that demonstrate a superior quality of design and execution.
Lifetime Achievement Award
This award was created to recognize outstanding contributions to the field of landscape architecture by our members. They can be for lifetime achievement, service, knowledge, research or any other related subject the MDASLA executive committee chooses to honor.
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Robert Alter
Alter Associates
Spencer Ellis Award
The Maryland Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects established the Spencer Ellis Award to honor the service of Spencer P. Ellis to the environment. His career in landscape architecture included work at the Dept. of Natural Resources, Md. State Forests and Parks, the Federal Land and Water Conservation Fund, and, important to today's occasion, Program Open Space. The award is given annually to a program or organization that has made a significant contribution to the preservation and conservation of the local environment in Maryland.
Suzanne Etgen
Anne Arundel County Watershed Stewards Academy
General Design
Recognizes site specific works of landscape architecture or urban design.
Professional entries in this category must be built.
Award of Excellence
250 West Pratt Street Plaza
FLOURA TEETER LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
PROJECT TEAM:
Alice Storm Jones, ASLA-Senior Associate
Matt Ellingson, ASLA- Landscape Designer
Zachary Baier, ASLA- Associate
CONSULTANTS:
JMT Engineering
CLIENT:
Corporate Office Properties Trust (COPT)
Honor Award
The Fields at RFK
HORD COPLAN MACHT
PROJECT TEAM:
Chris Schein, ASLA - Principal -In-Charge
Josh Kilrain, ASLA - Senior Associate
Julie Higgins, ASLA - Principal
Matt Chiampi, ASLA - Landscape Architect
Merit Award
Suburban Square
MAHAN RYKIEL ASSOCIATES
PROJECT TEAM:
Scott Rykiel, FASLA
Matt Renauld, PLA
Mark Pelusi, PLA
Travis D’Onofrio, PLA
SECONDARY:
Shihua Wang
Ben Chronister
Analysis & Planning
Recognizes the wide variety of professional activities that lead to, guide, and evaluate landscape architecture design. Entries in this category are not required to be built or implemented
Traveling Award of Innovative Excellence
North County Regional Park
LSG LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
PROJECT TEAM:
Mark Gionet, ASLA - Principal
Dave Norden, ASLA - Senior Associate
Sabrina Miller, Associate ASLA
Sheryl Fishel
Bryan McKnight
Sarah Gaines
CONSULTANTS:
RK&K
The Ottery Group
CLIENT:
Caroline County Recreation and Parks
Honor Award
Silver Spring Streetscape Standards
RHODESIDE & HARWELL, INC.
PROJECT TEAM:
Elliot Rhodeside, FASLA, Director
Max Pastore, Urban Designer
CLIENTS:
Montgomery County Planning Department,
Down-County Planning Division
Leslye Howerton, Master Planning Supervisor
John Marcolin, PLA, Planner/Coordinator
Rock Creek East One Livability Study
RK&K
Design Team:
Melissa Miklus, ASLA
Nathan George, AICP
Jeff Parker, PE, PTOE
Megan Oliver, AICP
Ringling College of Art & Design Campus Master Plan
Ayers Saint Gross
Design Team:
Ayers Saint Gross: Landscape Architect
Adam Ravestein, PLA: Lead Designer
Corey Chang, AIA, LEED AP BD+C: Architect
KCI Technologies, Inc.: Civil Engineer
Design (Unbuilt)
Honor Award
Rash Field Redevelopment
MAHAN RYKIEL ASSOCIATES
PRIMARY PROJECT TEAM:
JINGPENG GU, PLA,– Lead Design
SCOTT RYKIEL, FASLA – Principal-in-Charge
TOM MCGILLOWAY, PLA – Community Engagement
JASON CASTILLO, ASLA - Project Manager
MICHAEL HUMES, ASLA - Project Documentation
SECONDARY PROJECT TEAM:
ELAINE KU - (play design + graphics)
JAMES SINK, PLA – Play Design
TERRY BURNS, ISA CERTIFIED ARBORIST – Documentation and Planting Design
RUDRAKSHA JHAVERI, PLA, MLA, CDT, CSI – Documentation
AMINA MOHAMED – Documentation
ISAAC HAMETZ , ASLA– Community Engagement
Gude Landfill Passive Use Master Plan
FLOURA TEETER LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
PROJECT TEAM:
Megan Maffeo, PLA
Lydia Kimball, PLA
Anthony LaRocca, ASLA
Joe Ignatius, ASLA
CONSULTANTS:
EA Engineering, Science and
Technology, Inc.
CLIENT:
Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection
Merit Award
Take Back the Edge
JONATHAN CECI LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
PROJECT TEAM:
Landscape Architect: Jonathan Ceci, ASLA-Principal
Landscape Designer: Matthew Johnson, ASLA
Graphic Designer: Jamie Barnett (Jamie Barnett Design)
Residential (Single-Family)
Skywater
CAMPION HRUBY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
PROJECT TEAM:
Bob Hruby, ASLA - Principal
Steve Makrinos, ASLA - Associate
Merit Award
Historic East Street Urban Garden
LOCH COLLECTIVE
PROJECT TEAM:
Principal: Jordan Loch Crabtree, ASLA
Staff: Michael Stelfox
CONSULTANTS:
Landscape: Solidago Landscaping
Lighting/Irrigation: Terra Nova Design
Masonry: Pyramid Builders
Claire-Dybul Residence
SOUTH FORK STUDIO LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
PROJECT TEAM:
D. Miles Barnard, ASLA-Principal
Ironstone of the Magothy
CAMPION HRUBY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
PROJECT TEAM:
Bob Hruby, ASLA - Principal
Kevin Gaughan, ASLA- Senior Associate
Steve Makrinos, ASLA - Associate
Lacreisha Phillips, ASLA
Scapes Inc. - Landscape Contractor
Residential (Multi-Family)
Avalon Bay Ballston Square
HORD COPLAN MACHT
PROJECT TEAM:
Chris Schein, ASLA - Principal -In-Charge
Josh Kilrain, ASLA - Senior Associate
Alyson Taylor, ASLA - Senior Associate
Merit Award
Institutional Design
Hospice of the Chesapeake
CAMPION HRUBY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
DESIGN TEAM:
Kevin Campion, ASLA - Principal
Matthew Johnson, ASLA - Designer
Spike Meatyard, ASLA, - Designer
PARTNERS - LABOR:
Planted Earth Landscaping
Scapes, Inc.
Olmo Brothers Landscaping
Evergro Landscaping
Reliable Contracting
Bartlett Tree Service
Outdoor Illumination
Terra Nova
Think Make Build
Bayview Builders
ARTISTS:
Matthew Leavell
Jordan Taylor
PARTNERS - MATERIALS:
Manor View Farm
Babikow Greenhouses
Roseland Nurseries
Angelica Nurseries
Chaney Enterprises
Alcove Stone
Balcon
Stone Source
Honor Award
Howard Community College, North Campus Expansion
AYERS SAINT GROSS
PROJECT TEAM:
Adam Ravestein, PLA: Lead Designer
Corey Chang, AIA, LEED AP BD+C: Architect
KCI Technologies, Inc. – Civil Engineer
Research
THE ECONOMIC EFFECT OF COMMUNITY MANAGED OPEN SPACES ON RESIDENTIAL HOUSE SALE PRICES IN THE CITY OF BALTIMORE, MD
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
RESEARCHER:
Sherry Russell
THESIS COMMITTEE:
Byoung-Suk Kweon, PhD, ASLA - Thesis Advisor
Christopher Ellis , PhD, ASLA
Nancy Sonti, PhD
Merit Award
Student Scholarship + Fellowship Awards
Kelsey Moody
University of Maryland
Maura Roth Gormley
Morgan State
Alison Jones
University of Maryland