Georgia's landscape architects know that most people are not familiar with the work that flow into their field.
Atlantas landscape architects know that your field is a bit a mystery. According to the American Society of Landscape Architects, the goal is clear: Create “healthy, safe and beautiful places outdoors for everyone”.
However, the actual work includes analysis, community work, planning, design, historical preservation, urban planning and management – and it is responsible for some of the most popular outdoor areas in the city. On August 19, the ASLA Georgia chapter organized its price gala in the Tavern Park to celebrate the highlights of the landscape architecture throughout the state.
The Awards Gala was also an opportunity to show the community its field, which may not recognize the landscape architecture when you see it. Andrew White, director of Park Pride Grantmaking, said: “It happens at every level.”
The awards recognized completely redesigned city squares, business areas and residential areas. The landscape architect Kristin L'Esperance said that the winners included technology, the environment and the community with their projects “beyond the reputation of duty”.
“Landscape architects work with natural systems to find out how they become useful for humans and can work with nature,” said L'Esperance.
A jury from Maryland's ASLA chapter decided the 16 winners from 35 entries. The awards were divided into the general design: built, general design: non -realized, analysis and planning, social effects, student work and state awards.
The Krog District received a general design award for its “First Vision with flexible public spaces, sustainable design and a new pocket park”. Sweet Auburn Works grabbed an unexplored design price for a plan to reconnect the Sweet Auburn District with safer, walk -in streets and recovered motorway landing for parks.
“It's all about connections,” said Walt Ray, program director of the program of the public country Chattaochee.
A group of students from the University of Georgia also joined the event to receive two different college awards. The Merit Award went to students who worked in the campus garden, and the honorary award went to a collaborative Savannah design project between UGA and departments of the Louisiana State University.
UGA student Nazrin Aliyeva, an urban planner, said it was a chance to see how urban planning and landscape architecture can work together to design a good living space.
“We can work together and do both,” said Aliyeva.
The awards are the highest level of performance in the area of landscape architecture in Georgia. When the recipients took their plaques, the announcer Inga Kennedy pointed out the importance of the moment.
“Through all of these awards, you know who benefits?” Said Kennedy. “People are those who will enjoy these rooms.”
Below you will find a complete list of the winners of the Georgia Asla Award:
General design – built
Honorary Award:
- Douglasville Town Green and Amphitheater from TSW Design – Douglasville,
- Mercer University College Street Transformation of HGOR – Macon
Earnings price:
- Chason Park by TSW Design – Bainbridge
- Columbus Museum of Perkins & Will – Columbus
- Krog District by Core Landscape – Columbus
- Mercer University Atlanta Campus Transformation from HGOR – Macon
- Piedmont Office Plaza from Field Landscape Architecture – Atlanta
- Roosevelt Hall from HGOR – Atlanta
- The TSW Design mill – Atlanta
General design – not realized
Honorary Award:
- Kelly's landing master plan from Gresham Smith – Lexington, Ky.
Analysis and planning
Earnings price:
- Discover Chastain from Lord Aeck Sargent – Atlanta
- Sweet Auburn from Perkins & Will restore – – – Atlanta
- Tara Boulevard: LCI study (Livelable Corridors Initiative) by Pond & Company – Atlanta
Social effects
Honorary Award:
- Historical Mitchellville Freedom Park Landscape and Interpreting Master Plan from WLA Studio – Hilton Head Island, SC
Student work
Honorary Award:
- Eco Collective: Design integrative futures for Savannah, Georgia by the Louisiana State University & University of Georgia – savannah
Earnings price:
- Accessibility to culture: universal design for a campus garden at the University of Georgia – Athens
Government awards
- Landscape architecture company Award – WLA Studio
- Uga Ced Student Award – Dailey Jackson, Associate ASLA
- Emerging Professional Award – Carley Rickles, Asla
- Edith Henderson Chapter Service Award – Kristin L'Esperance, Asla
- Citizens Award – The Georgia Native Plant Society
- President's Award – Matt Wilder, Asla
- Clermont H. Lee, Georgia Award – Spencer Tunnell, Asla