LAF Announces First LAF Medical and Founders Award RecipientsThe Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) is delighted to announce the first recipients of its new LAF Medal and Founders Awards. These two annual awards honor individuals and firms/organizations that have made a significant and sustained contribution to the LAF mission of supporting the preservation, improvement and enhancement of the environment.
The LAF Medal is conveyed to a landscape architect for distinguished work over a career in applying the principles of sustainability to landscapes. The first LAF Medal goes to Grant Jones, FASLA, co-founder of Jones & Jones Architecture and Landscape Architecture. "Grant Jones has a depth and breadth of work focusing on natural systems. He was a real innovator of the 1980s and 1990s in many areas, from how site analysis informs planning to completely reinventing what it means to be a zoo," said Awards Committee Chair Dennis Carmichael, FASLA. "His work, writings, poetry, and advocacy created the transformative change LAF seeks to make in the profession." LAF Founders Award The LAF Founders Award is conveyed to a firm, agency, or organization that demonstrates a significant commitment to preserving, creating, or enhancing landscapes over a sustained period of time. The first LAF Founders Award goes to the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). "ASLA is the first organization in the world to promote the practice and ethics of landscape architecture as a profession. ASLA serves as the premier advocacy and educational forum for landscape architects," said Carmichael on behalf of the Awards Committee. The LAF Board Emeritus Council manages the nomination and selection process for the awards. Members of the 2016 Award Committee were:
The recipients will be honored during LAF's 50th Anniversary Celebration and Dinner, which will take place at the Constitution Center on Independence Mall in Philadelphia on June 10 during the Summit on Landscape Architecture and the Future. About the Landscape Architecture Foundation The Landscape Architecture Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Washington, DC. Established in 1966, LAF invests in research and scholarships to increase our collective capacity to achieve sustainability and cultivate the next generation of design leaders. Media Contact:
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