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Grand Hotel
By: Todd Hill, PLA, FASLA
On an island in the Great Lakes, Grand Hotel exemplifies nostalgic charm, especially with the modern renovation of its historic Esther Williams Pool that upgrades the visitor experience while honoring the resort's aesthetic legacy.

Evermore Orlando Resort
By: Kevin Kern, Cooper Carry; Greg Bryla, PLA, Dix.Hite+Partners; Todd Hill, PLA, DTJ DESIGN; EDSA; Kimley-Horn; Keziah Olsen, LASN
A 1,100+-acre resort with several short-term and long-term accommodations as well as an 8-acre lagoon, Evermore Orlando required the involvement of many landscape architecture firms and other disciplines to bring this resort to life.

Waterfront Park's Overlook Walk
By: Field Operations
Seattle's iconic Pike Place Market neighborhood had the numbers but not the infrastructure to facilitate easy connectivity to the waterfront and its many attractions, leading to the recently opened Overlook Walk.

A Lakeside Legacy
By: Mark Schollen, BLA/OALA/FCSLA, Schollen & Company Inc.

 
A long-time partnership has resulted in a year-round recreation hotspot in Toronto, Canada, complete with a marina, commercial promenade, various residential accommodations, a golf course, and a nature preserve.

A Wild Vision Brought To Life
By: Zachary Rohde, PLA & Ryan Ouimet, Colliers Engineering & Design
To bring visitors closer to African wildlife, Landscape Architects designed a luxury campground as part of Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey.

Honoring History Through Design
By: SeamonWhiteside Landscape Architects and Civil Engineers
This award-winning museum landscape in Charleston, South Carolina, turns the land into a living exhibit honoring the African people who were brought to the Americas as slaves as well as the experience of their descendants.

The Spirit of the Land
By: Jonathan Villarreal, Sotelo Landscape Architects
By integrating elements of local topography and the cultural heritage of the local indigenous population, the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum and the Spa at S?(C)ac-he in Palm Springs, California, provides a space that is at once educational and relaxing.

Bearly-There Landscape
By: Peter Briggs, PLA, ASLA, FCSLA, Corvus Design
Corvus Design encountered the challenge of accommodating more visitors while minimizing the impact of this remote overlook on the Alaskan landscape and the bears who live there.

Commentary
Welcome To 2026!

The LASN Town Hall

Hardscapes
101 Ocean

Playgrounds
Des Peres Park Playground

Stewardship
YWCA Hamilton Streetscape

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