2025 Fellows: Robert C. Hruby, FASLA, Maryland Chapter

Campion Hruby Landscape Architects, Annapolis, MD
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Co-founder of the award-winning firm Campion Hruby Landscape Architects, Bob Hruby fosters an ecological and natural approach to planting and garden design, which results in a signature style defined by regionally sensitive, sustainable gardens that authentically and harmoniously merge with the natural and built elements of their locations. At CHLA, and Oehme, Van Sweden & Associates before, Bob honed his ability to create harmony with the cycles of nature and foster the connection of people to the land. His award-winning body of work is noted for creativity, craft, detailing, and stewardship of nature. Bob has led over 300 landscape design projects, ranging from private gardens to arboretums, school campuses, civic spaces, and multifamily developments. His curiosity for how things are built and a drive to solve complex landscape challenges at diverse scales led him to become instrumental in forming CHLA's construction division. At the main visitor entrance to Adkins Arboretum on Maryland's Eastern Shore, Bob designed a series of interconnected stormwater gardens that guide visitors while educating them about native plants and water management. The project-"Parking Lot Alive"-transformed an asphalt lot into a model of integrated stormwater management and biophilic design, highlighting the benefits of native plants and filtered shade. At Winchester, a private garden in Annapolis, Bob spent 20 years transforming a lawn-dominated mansion into a multi-phased garden with a pool, vegetable garden, meadows, and re-forested garden blocks. At a Pine Island Coastal Retreat in Spring Island, South Carolina, while at Oehme, van Sweden & Associates, Bob collaborated with the architects to craft an environmentally sound landscape to complement the Japanese-influenced residential design. Bob's design connects the house to the land through a layered system of sustainably harvested wood terraces.