Firm: GreenWorks, Portland, Oregon
ASLA Chapter: Oregon
Category: Works

F. Michael Faha is one of the nation's first landscape architects to demonstrate that ecological function can be achieved in concert with urbanism and aesthetic beauty, he continues to influence the way we design and build. For 25 years his work has served to elevate the profession and put landscape architects at project tables traditionally dominated by engineers, ecologists, planners and architects. Internationally recognized, his projects transform cities, towns and rural areas, and encompass day lighting streams, brownfield reclamation and storm-water control, from the scale of expansive urban watersheds and development sites to intimate rain gardens. His built projects in the Northwest have been toured by thousands who seek to understand the principles of ecological design excellence.