Firm: Lastras de Gertler Landscape Architecture Category: Environmental Solutions Jurors’ Comments: This one does a unique job of using and interacting with stormwater and primary circulation routes. I do like the way that the bridges happen, very much a celebration of the basin.
Firm: Lastras de Gertler Landscape Architecture Category: Construction Detailing Jurors’ Comments: [I like] using that handicap extension of the handrail, turning it into a bench. Some really compelling things with the stormwater and the layout. Pretty tight and well detailed.
Firm: Grain Landscape Architecture Category: Historic Restoration and San Diego Landmark Jurors’ Comments: It kept with the mid-century style with the plant palette and the subtle terracing. It's interesting how they talk about the center line of the room aligned with the sunset on summer solstice. Kind of like the Salk institute.
Firm: SWA Group Category: Planning and Analysis Jurors’ Comments: This hit home in terms of the understanding and connection between agriculture and community. Love the idea of expressing the farm to table movement and having a newfound respect for the agricultural landscape as a beautiful landscape.
Firm: Carson Douglas Landscape Architecture Category: Pro Bono Jurors’ Comments: I really love the black and white image of the donor tiles. The paving and concrete balls gives you a sense of the true design and construction efforts that went into it. I love the story how they met with the planning commissioner who denied [...]
Firm: Carson Douglas Landscape Architecture Category: Single Family Jurors’ Comments: When I see this high end residence, I’m so enamored of the work. For these designers to be able to execute at this level is pretty phenomenal. They get kudos on the environmental side of the scoring. Rustic feel, congruent materials, hard not to be [...]
Firm: Spurlock Landscape Architecture Category: Institutional Jurors’ Comments: What impressed me about it were these bridge walkways that criss-crossed through the open area. The juxtaposition of the natural elements, stormwater basin, against the architectural heavy glazing is stunning, really great qualities from a planting perspective, striking against that tech campus.
Firm: Schmidt Design Group Category: Parks, Trails and Recreation Jurors’ Comments: I like the organization of it where they’ve maintained that whole bay of play areas and seating pads. All these kinds of human moments are well scaled and create a good community.
Firm: GroundLevel Landscape Architecture Category: Commercial Jurors’ Comments: There’s a welcoming, nurturing quality to this with a unique palette that works really well. Maturity of the plant material helps sell this, defines those spaces very nicely, makes you want to use it. Definitely an amenity for the employees.
Firm: Grounded Landscape Architecture Category: Pro Bono Jurors’ Comments: This is a heck of a pro bono undertaking, from conceptual design to construction docs and permit processing. This is the type of project that we look to engage all different generations of the communities. It takes a brownfield site to turn into an incredible trail [...]