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ASLA's Professional Awards 2003: Analysis & Planning10-01-03 | News

Category II - Analysis & Planning

The projects were judged for design; functionality; context; environmental responsibility; and relevance to the profession and public. The entries list the project and location, followed by the landscape architect or firm.

Analysis and Planning Honor Award

View from southern motorway toward the entrance to Highbrook Business Park, Waiouru Interchange and Manukau City.
(Photo by: Chris Grubbs)
Highbrook Business Park, Auckland, New Zealand
Peter Walker and Partners, Berkeley, CA

Analysis and Planning Honor Award

The Blue Ring 100-year vision, coming a century after the Olmsted Brother's "Green Ring," supports linking urban open spaces using water -- the bodies of water that geographically define Seattle as well as the rain -- as its organizing principle. The Blue Ring will connect to the suburban Green Ring using streets redeveloped to provide open spaces.
(Images by: Mithun)
The Blue Ring: Seattle's Center City Open Space Strategy, Seattle, WA
Mithun, Seattle, WA

Analysis and Planning Merit Award

Carr's Hill Landscape Design Master Plan, showing proposed buildings and landscape.
(Photo by: Olin Partnership)
University of Virginia Carr's Hill Master Plan and Landscape Design for the New Arts Precinct and Art Museum, Charlottesville, VA
Olin Partnership, Philadelphia, PA

Analysis and Planning Merit Award

Green fingers extend into developed areas, bringing the Bayou environment deep inside the new city. New urban neighborhoods focus on open space networks.
(Drawing by: Dodson Associates, Inc.)
Masterplan for Buffalo Bayou and Beyond, Houston, TX
Dodson Associates, Inc., Ashfield, MA

Analysis and Planning Merit Award

The plan incorporates and addresses ongoing initiatives within the corridor and presents an organized approach to redevelopment. The illustrative master plan shows the many diverse opportunities for revitalizing the river corridor over the next five to fifteen years.
The Tidal Schuylkill River Master Plan, Philadelphia, PA
EDAW, Inc., Alexandria, VA

Analysis and Planning Merit Award

Massive regarding of an existing rail yard will create a series of bluffs that open up the river's edge to accommodate greater flood flows, allow river edge access, create a more diverse river edge ecology, and allow multiple pedestrian connections to adjacent neighborhoods over remaining rail lines.
(Drawing by: Wenk Associates, Inc.)
A Vision for the Menomonee River Valley, Milwaukee, WI
Wenk Associates, Inc., Denver, CO

Analysis and Planning Merit Award

Wetland mitigation at the Santa Lucia Preserve. Three years after construction, the wetlands have become integrated into the natural beauty of the Preserve. Consistent hydrology has helped to establish a diverse community of native wetland plant species.
(Photo by: George Salvaggio)
Wetland Mitigation at the Santa Lucia Preserve, Carmel, CA
Wetlands Research Associates, Inc., San Rafael, CA

Analysis and Planning Merit Award

An aerial view of Fort Scott, captured in 2001.
(Copyright Robert Campbell)
The Presidio Trust Management Plan, San Francisco, CA
Sasaki Associates, Inc., Watertown MA