The Maryland Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA MD) has announced the winners of its annual Professional & Student Design Awards, recognizing excellence in landscape architectural design, planning and analysis, communication, and research.

Here are the winners of the 2025 ASLA Maryland Professional & Student Awards program:

General Design (Built)
MHG (Germantown) - MERIT AWARD for 20400 Century Boulevard
Mahan Rykiel Associates (Washington, D.C.) - MERIT AWARD for Gensler DC Office Renovation
Design Collective, Inc. (College Park) - TRAVELING AWARD OF INNOVATIVE EXCELLENCE & HONOR AWARD for College Park City Hall Plaza

General Design (Unbuilt)
Mahan Rykiel Associates (Silver Spring) - MERIT AWARD for Springsong Museum
Jonathan Ceci Landscape Architects (Baltimore) - HONOR AWARD for North Harford Park Vision Plan

Analysis & Planning
MKSK, Inc. (Knoxville) - MERIT AWARD for Acknowledge Farms Invasives Management Manual
Design Collective, Inc. (Damascus) - MERIT AWARD for Damascus Placemaking Festival
Design Collective, Inc. (Crownsville) - HONOR AWARD for Crownsville Hospital Memorial Park Master Plan

Communications

 
MKSK, Inc. (Washington, D.C.) - MERIT AWARD for Carbon Sequestration Field Guides

Research
Moody Graham (Washington, D.C.) - HONOR AWARD for The North Star Garden

Institutional Design
LSG Landscape Architects (Leesburg, VA) - HONOR AWARD for The Historic Douglass High School

Residential (Multi-Family)
Hord Coplan Macht (Conshohocken, PA) - MERIT AWARD for Matson Mill
Clinton + Ries Landscape Architects (Washington, D.C.) - HONOR AWARD for Chapman Stables
Campion Hruby Landscape Architects (Annapolis) - HONOR AWARD for South Annapolis Yacht Centre

Residential (Single-Family)
Horn & Co. (Chevy Chase) - MERIT AWARD for Gherardi House
FORM Garden Design (Alexandria, VA) - MERIT AWARD for Luray Avenue
Clinton + Ries Landscape Architects (Chevy Chase) - MERIT AWARD for The Mosaic
Campion Hruby Landscape Architects (Annapolis) - MERIT AWARD for Winchester
Moody Graham (McLean, VA) - PRESIDENTIAL AWARD for Rain Symphony

Spencer Ellis Award
Annapolis Green (Annapolis) - Lynn Forsman & Elvia Thompson

Emerging Professional Award
Javiera Diaz-Ortiz - Landscape Designer at Design Collective, Inc.

Mid-Career Professional Award
Kevin Gaughan - Founding Principal at FORM Garden Design

Lifetime Achievement Award
Jack Sullivan, FASLA - Professor at the University of Maryland

Student Awards
University of Maryland, College Park - Caleb Austin, BLA Candidate, HONOR AWARD; Tiara Rachman, BLA Candidate, MERIT AWARD; Stephanie Cavanaugh, BLA Candidate, HONOR AWARD
Morgan State University - Matthew Lewis, MLA Candidate, MERIT AWARD; Simone Robinson, MLA Candidate, HONOR AWARD
Scholarship Recipients - Maliyah Hatchell, BLA Candidate, University of Maryland; Tiara Rachman, BLA Candidate, University of Maryland; Parth Patel, MLA Candidate, Morgan State University
Mahan Rykiel Diversity in Landscape Architecture Scholarship - Isabel Cedeno Rodriguez, MLA Candidate, University of Maryland

To read more about the winning projects, go to: https://www.marylandasla.org/2025awards

For more information on the ASLA Maryland Chapter and the local profession, visit marylandasla.org.