Adrian L. Smith, FASLA
Category: Service
City of New York Parks and Recreation, New York, New York

Adrian Smith, of the City of New York Parks and Recreation, received his nomination, in Service, from the New York Chapter. To engender increased recognition of the indispensable role landscape architects play in society, Smith engages everyone from school children to lawmakers with his many volunteer projects. He inspires high school students to enter the profession, with a focus on inner-city recruitment, and advocates for regulation that includes landscape architects as equals with architects and engineers. In an era when landscape architects' services are increasingly vital to creating healthy, vibrant and resilient urban communities, his efforts have opened a seat at the table for his colleagues at the outset of every project. Throughout his service to the public and profession, he has translated into action his love for nature, the environment and design. His passionate calls for advocacy at the chapter and national level have resulted in concrete gains in how the public views landscape architects and their role in community life.