Lexington firms, projects among winners
of state landscape architectural award

From Staff Reports

The Kentucky Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) announced the recipients of the Society’s 2011 Honors Thursday, which included several Lexington-based firms and projects.

The purpose of the Awards Program is to recognize excellence in the profession of Landscape Architecture in the Commonwealth of Kentucky; to provide a forum for the review, and evaluation of work currently shaping our environment; and to highlight achievements in landscape architecture in the Commonwealth to wide audiences.

The awards program is open to individuals or groups practicing landscape architecture in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. This year, a jury from a chapter in Illinois critiqued the Kentucky submissions.

The panel of six jurors, with experience levels ranging from 5 to 36 years, judged the submissions based on quality of design, functional success, environmental responsibility, and responsiveness to client’s needs.

Each submission was entered into a specific category and the entrant was tasked with conveying the projects specific qualities and attributes through graphics and text.

The Honors represent the highest awards the Kentucky ASLA Chapter presents bi-annually.

Presentation boards of project award recipients will be on display at the Urban Design Studio, 507 S.Third St., Louisville, beginning August 5.

Categories and Award Winners

Design – Constructed Work

Design submissions represent constructed, site-specific works. Entries in this category might include: park, recreation and open space design, housing and community development, transportation corridors, commercial facilities, historic preservation, land and water reclamation, urban design, and landscape art.

Honor Award – NKU Loch Norse Commons – CARMAN, Lexington
Merit Award – Cheapside Park Entertainment District – KINZELMAN KLINE GOSSMAN, Covington
Merit Award – McConnell Springs Wetlands – CARMAN, Lexington
Merit Award – Georgetown Fire Station Parking Lot – CDP ENGINEERS, Lexington
Merit Award – U of L Oval Commons Entry – CARMAN, Louisville

Design – Non Constructed Work

Design submissions represent constructed, site-specific works that have not been constructed. Entries in this category might include: park, recreation and open space design, housing and community development, transportation corridors, commercial facilities, historic preservation, land and water reclamation, urban design, and landscape art.

Honor Award – Irish Hill Confluence Plan – ENVIRONS INC, Louisville

Planning and Analysis

Planning and Analysis should reflect the process that was used to analyze or arrive at design decisions. Typical entries in this category include: urban and/or regional planning, regional transportation, recreational and park planning, environmental planning, and economic planning.

Honor Award – Olmsted Parkways Master Plan – HNTB, Indianapolis
Merit Award – River Road Scenic Byway – GRESHAM SMITH AND PARTNERS, Louisville
Merit Award – Louisville Loop Design Guidelines – HNTB, Indianapolis
Merit Award – Newtown Pike Campus – M2D DESIGN GROUP, Lexington

Student Work

Design submissions represent student design solutions for site-specific works that have not been constructed. Entries in this category might include: park, recreation and open space design, housing and community development, transportation corridors, commercial facilities, historic preservation, land and water reclamation, urban design, and landscape art.

Student Honor – Garden Mods to Sods – Katrina Kelly, UK Department of Landscape Architecture
Student Excellent – Revival on Merchant’s Row – Will Cooper, UK Department of Landscape Architecture
Student Merit – Plantation: A Practice in City Planning – Michael Capitona, Matt Histle, Nathan Frazee, UK Department of Landscape Architecture

More information about the firms and projects that received awards can be found by visiting www.kyasla.com.

Photos courtesy of Kentucky Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.