The ASLA Arizona (AZ) Chapter recently announced the winners of the 2024 awards cycle, recognizing 30 firms and individuals across both Professional & Student categories.
Individual Awards:
- Trailblazer of the Year: Chris Stebe, Norris Design
- Sage of the Year: Galen Drake, J2 Engineering and Environmental Design
- Emerging Professional of the Year: Veronica Luna, ABLA
- Landscape Architect of the Year: Allison Colwell, Colwell Shelor
- Educator of the Year: Kristian Kelley, Kristian Kelley Landscape Architecture, Arizona State University
Professional Categories:
Awards of Excellence:
- General Design: Dig Studio, Scottsdale Civic Center, Scottsdale, AZ
- Residential Design, $250K+: The Green Room Landscape Architecture, Foo Residence, Phoenix, AZ
Landmark Award: Floor Associates, Lost Dog Wash Trailhead, Scottsdale, AZ

 
President's Award: Dig Studio, Scottsdale Civic Center, Scottsdale, AZ
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Caption: Dry Falls Residence - In this desert home, Steve Marino & Associates did the upmost to combine comfort and luxury. (Photo credit: ASLA Arizona)
Honor Awards:
- General Design: TRUEFORM, Arizona State University Hayden Library Reinvention, Tempe, AZ
- General Design: Floor Associates, Arizona State University Health Futures Center, Tempe, AZ
- General Design: GBTWO Landscape Architecture, The Grand Canal Corridor, Phoenix, AZ
- General Design: Dig Studio, Shaver Learning Commons at All Saints Episcopal Day School, Phoenix, AZ
- Residential Design, $250K+: Steve Marino & Associates, Dry Falls Residence, AZ
- Residential Design, $100K-250K: The Green Room Landscape Architecture, Northview Residence, AZ
- Residential Design, $100K-250K: Floor Associates, Echo Canyon Residence, AZ
- Residential Design up to $100K: Colwell Shelor, Casa Buena Terra, AZ
- Residential Design up to $100K: The Green Room Landscape Architecture, Casa al Aire, AZ
- Residential Design up to $100K: The Green Room Landscape Architecture, Tapadero Estate, AZ
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Caption: The Breakaway - ASU student Evan Sloan redesigned an outdoor space that sits at the heart of campus to minimize heat and maximize connectivity, longevity, and sustainability. (Photo credit: ASLA Arizona)
Student Categories:
Award of Excellence:
- Student, Individual: Evan Sloan, The Breakaway, Arizona State University
Honor Awards:
- Student, Individual: Melissa McKinley, The Beauty of Biodiversity, Arizona State University
- Student, Individual: Meg Shropshire, The Poly Palm Walk, Arizona State University
- Student, Individual: Krista Planinac, Heightening the Presence, University of Arizona
- Student, Individual: Joanna Hanson, Fairway and Par, Arizona State University
- Student, Individual: Abdulhamid Al-Adawi, Sonoran Beltway, Arizona State University
- Student, Collaborative: Suhaib Al-Saadi, Chester Bischoffer, Isaiah Chadwick, Noah Cruz, Hailey Long, Emily Noelke, Jacqueline Olivas, William Tear-Swigart, Emma Walker, Alameda Neighborhood Green Infrastructure Study, Arizona State University
- Student, Collaborative: Lindsay Ball, Nakomis Buckingham, Alex Medina, Water the Farm, Arizona State University
A list of the projects and their descriptions can be found on the following website:
https://www.azasla.org/2024-awards

As seen in LASN magazine, May 2023.