2025 Fellows: Joan Honeyman, FASLA, Potomac Chapter

Jordan Honeyman Landscape Architecture, Washington, D.C.
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For over 40 years, Joan Honeyman has elevated landscape architecture's transformative power to address social and environmental change. Her holistic approach underscores the essential contributions of design, science, and public awareness in creating inclusive, resilient spaces that engage communities, advance the profession, and provide ecological value. In 1990 Joan co-founded Jordan Honeyman Landscape Architecture in Washington, DC, developing the firm to take agency in addressing critical social, cultural, and environmental challenges. She expanded her practice to prioritize public and community-based projects that revitalize under-resourced neighborhoods, creating essential hubs that strengthen and unite their communities. Her work has spanned thousands of acres of public and commercial developments, parks, schools, and more than 200 private residences and is celebrated for its sustainable and community-centered design solutions. Joan's residential designs integrate simple, responsible low impact development practices that promote conservation and ecosystem support, empowering homeowners to protect and enhance their environments and setting a precedent for resilient residential landscapes that showcase water conservation, habitat creation, and recycled materials. As a trailblazer with a nontraditional background, Joan has not only built a thriving design career but simultaneously inspired over 800 students, many from diverse professional paths, at George Washington University and the University of Oregon. Her unique perspective resonates with nontraditional students, most of whom possess diverse professional trajectories. Drawing on her expertise in firm management and strong teaching foundation, she respects their varied backgrounds while preparing them to tackle contemporary challenges within the broad field of landscape architecture and environmental design. Joan's commitment and talent advances landscape architecture's role as a critical driver of change and a vital forward-thinking discipline.