The 2015 ASLA-NCC Professional Award winners were recognized on April 16 at UC Berkeley as part of the chapter Annual Meeting. A total of 20 awards were given in five categories to 16 recipients.

2015 Professional Awards
The 2015 ASLA-NCC Professional Award winners were recognized on April 16 at UC Berkeley. The winners were:

Research, Planning, Analysis and Communication:
April Philips Design Works, Honor Award for Designing Urban Agriculture
BASE Landscape Architecture, Honor Award for El Monte Urban Agriculture Initiative, El Monte, Calif.

Design: General:
April Philips Design Works, Merit Award for VF Outdoor Campus, Alameda, Calif.
SWA Group, Merit Award for Foundry Square, San Francisco
GLS Landscape Architecture, Merit Award for Exploratorium at Pier 15, San Francisco
Blasen Landscape Architecture and EDG Design, Merit Award for The Garden at AT&T Park, San Francisco
Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture, Merit Award for Windhover Contemplative Center, Stanford, Calif.
Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture, Merit Award for Buhl Community Park at Allegheny Square, Pittsburgh
Roche+Roche Landscape Architecture, Honor Award for Sweetwater Spectrum Residential Community for Adults with Autism, Sonoma, Calif.
Bionic Landscape Inc., Honor Award for Tech Deck, Mountain View, Calif.

April Philips Design Works received an Honor Award in the Research, Planning, Analysis and Communication category for the publication of Designing Urban Agriculture-A Complete Guide to the Planning, Design, Construction, Maintenance, and Management of Edible Landscapes.

Design: Parks, Recreation, Trails and Open Space:
Golden Associates, Landscape Architects, Inc., Merit Award for 12th Street Reconstruction Project, Oakland, Calif.
SWA Group, Honor Award for Ningbo Eco-Corridor Phase 1, Ningbo, China
BASE Landscape Architecture, Merit Award for Children's Museum of Sonoma County, Santa Rosa, Calif.

Design: Residential, Single Family Home:
Shades of Green Landscape Architecture, Merit Award for Pacific Height residence, San Francisco
Scott Lewis Landscape Architecture, Merit Award for Woodland Modern Home, Hillsborough, Calif.
Huettl Landscape Architecture, Merit Award for El Pintado Pool, Pavilion and Landscape, Danville, Calif.
Mary Barensfeld Architecture, Honor Award for Hilgard Garden, Berkeley, Calif.
Thuilot Associates, Honor Award for Lafayette residence, Lafayette, Calif.

Design: Historic Preservation
Vallier Design Associates, Merit Award for 1101 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto, Calif.
RHAA Landscape Architects, Merit Award for UC Berkeley Campanile Esplanade, Berkeley, Calif.