International Award goes to Landscape Architect Ian McHarg is recognized for achievement in city planning Washington, D.C. Ian McHarg, FASLA-an internationally known Landscape Architect, ecological planner, professor and author-was awarded the Japan Prize for 2000 by the Board of Directors of The Science and Technology Foundation of Japan (JSTF). McHarg was recognized for his work in the field of City Planning. At the ceremony on April 21, he will be presented with the Japan Prize medal, an award citation and $500,000. His holistic method of ecological planning has made him one of the giants of the environmental movement. McHarg developed the innovative and highly acclaimed regional plans for Denver and the Twin Cities as well as the Woodlands New Town Project in Texas, which still serve as models of planning and development. McHarg's book, Design with Nature, published in 1968, is considered one of the most influential books of the environmental era and is still used today as a teaching and reference manual. McHarg was one of the first to argue that proper design and planning could mitigate and, in many cases, undo the harmful effects of industry on the environment. His career, which spans more than four decades, is chronicled in his autobiography, A Quest for Life published by John Wiley and Sons, Inc.(212)850-6336. He is also recognized for his role in founding the landscape architecture department at the University of Pennsylvania, where he is currently Professor Emeritus.