2016 WASLA Professional Award Winners

The 2016 WASLA Professional Awards were held on November 3rd at the Januik Novelty Hill Winery in Woodinville, WA. The Colorado-based jury consisted of a diverse, allied profession panel that included: Jonathan Cappelli, Nancy Locke, Jeremy Ehly, Laurel Raines, and Ken Schroeppel. The jury bestowed nineteen awards to Washington Landscape Architects for their outstanding work. This year 51 submissions were received. Projects had to be completed by a landscape architect registered in Washington State. The work could be completed anywhere. The Professional Awards have been ongoing for the past 30 years, and are now held every year.

The awarded projects are listed below.

Category 1 - General Design over $500,000 Construction Budget

Bullitt Center and McGilvra Place Park Award of Excellence Berger Partnership Seattle, WA	Lower Rainier Vista & Pedestrian Land Bridge Honor Award Gustafson Guthrie Nichol Seattle, WA	Chatham University Eden Hill Campus Honor Award Mithun Mattawa, WA
Wanapum Heritage Center Honor Award Mithun Mattawa, WA	Redmond Central Connector Merit Award Berger Partnership Redmond, WA	Galleria at Amazon's Block 44 Merit Award Hewitt Seattle, WA
SPU South Transfer Station Merit Award Swift Company Seattle, WA	Seattle Center's Artists at Play Merit Award Site Workshop Seattle, WA	Kirkland Public Safety Building Merit Award Berger Partnership Kirkland, WA
Bell Street Park Merit Award MIG\|SvR Seattle, WA	Washington Fruit Merit Award Berger Partnership Yakima, WA