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March 2026 High-Profile: Awards
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Connecticut Chapter of ASLA Announces 2026 Landscape Architecture Awards

New Haven, CT – The Connecticut Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects( ASLA Connecticut) has announced the winners of its annual Connecticut Professional & Student Awards competition, recognizing excellence in landscape architectural design, planning and analysis, communication, and research.
To be eligible for the professional awards, applicants must be a member of the ASLA, and the entrant or project location must be based in Connecticut. Students must either be enrolled in the University of Connecticut Landscape Architecture program or state residents attending an accredited landscape architecture program in another location. The jury for this year’ s competition was comprised of members of the Pennsylvania-Delaware Chapter of ASLA.
Winners of the 2026 ASLA Connecticut Professional & Student Awards competition:
Landscape Planning & Analysis
• Kent + Frost Landscape Architecture( Mystic, CT)— EXCELLENCE AWARD for Mystic Seaport Museum Sea Level Rise Resiliency Master Plan( Mystic, CT)
• Fuss & O’ Neill( Hartford, CT) and Wesley Stout Associates( New Canaan, CT)— MERIT AWARD for Wall Street Corridor Master Plan( Norwalk, CT)
Landscape Architectural Design / Built Works— Corporate | Institutional Spaces
• HLW( Stamford, CT) and PVEDI( Hartford, CT)— HONOR AWARD for Charter Communications Corporate Headquarters( Stamford, CT)
• Field Operations( New York, NY)— HONOR AWARD for Yale University Peabody Museum( New Haven, CT)
• Langan( New Haven, CT)— MERIT AWARD for Quarry Walk( Oxford, CT)
• Langan( New Haven, CT)— MERIT AWARD for Frank Center for Public Affairs and Pruzan Art Center( Middletown, CT)
Charter Communications Corporate HQ in Stamford, Conn.
Landscape Architectural Design / Built Works— Municipal | Public Spaces
• Clinton + Ries Landscape Architects( Hyattsville, MD)— HONOR AWARD for Darien Commons( Darien, CT)
• BSC Group( Glastonbury, CT)— MERIT AWARD for Wilson Gateway Park( Windsor, CT)

BSA Launches Inaugural Volunteer Awards

Darien Commons in Darien, Conn.
Landscape Architectural Design / Built Works— Residential
• Devore Associates( Fairfield, CT)— MERIT AWARD for Hillside Residence( Greenwich, CT)
Landmark Legacy
• Towers | Golde LLC( New Haven, CT)— LANDMARK LEGACY AWARD for Betty Ruth & Milton B. Hollander Healing Garden at Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven( New Haven, CT)
Landscape Architectural Research
• University of Connecticut( Storrs, CT)— MERIT AWARD for Measuring Performance of Muscota Marsh( Inwood / NYC, NY)
Student Awards / Site Design
• Matthew Enright( UConn)— HONOR AWARD for Multifaceted Planting
Solutions for the Brooklyn Community( Brooklyn / Waterbury, CT)
• Monika Mihok( UConn)— MERIT AWARD for Nature’ s Nest( Niantic, CT)
• Xiaoyu Simba Zhang( UConn)— MERIT AWARD for Roots & Routes: Brookside to All( Niantic, CT)
Student Awards / Planning & Analysis
• Taghreed Hussein( UConn)— HONOR AWARD for Beneath the Surface: Green Revitalization in Brooklyn Neighborhood( Brooklyn / Waterbury, CT)
• Paola A. Luna Castro( UConn)— MERIT AWARD for Bridging the Ecological Gap in Brooklyn, Waterbury( Brooklyn / Waterbury, CT)
• Daniel Hand( UConn)— MERIT AWARD for ReStitch 8: Reconnecting the Brooklyn Neighborhood of Waterbury( Brooklyn / Waterbury, CT)
• LillyBelle Doyle( UConn)— MERIT AWARD for Vacant Land and Urban Infill in the Brooklyn Neighborhood( Brooklyn / Waterbury, CT)“ The 2026 award-winning projects reflect the visionary power of landscape architecture— turning ideas into action, meeting challenges with creativity, and advancing a shared commitment to a more resilient and vibrant environment,” said Sean Ragan, president of ASLA Connecticut and senior landscape architect at Tighe & Bond’ s Halvorson Studio in Shelton.
Boston— The Boston Society for Architecture( BSA) held its Annual Meeting: A Gathering of Design and Leadership in December 2025. The evening marked the inaugural presentation of the BSA Volunteer Awards, recognizing individuals and partners whose leadership, advocacy, and service have advanced the organization’ s mission and strengthened the design community across Greater Boston.
Anchored by In Common: Sites of Encounter, the annual meeting brought together members, volunteers, board leadership, and partners for an evening of lightning talks, recognition, and a leadership update on the BSA’ s vision for 2026. Highlights included progress on the organization’ s rebranding efforts and an update on the search for the BSA’ s next home.
The Volunteer Awards were introduced in 2025 to formally recognize the breadth of leadership and service across the BSA community. All honorees were unanimously selected by BSA staff.
The 2025 honorees:
• Kyle Barker, AIA, NCARB, founding principal at Primary Projects— Housing Champion Award: Celebrates a member driving bold ideas and solutions to expand access to quality, affordable housing.
• BE +— Partners in the Work Award: Celebrates organizations whose collaboration strengthens the BSA’ s mission and broadens designs civic impact.
• Chrisly Biqiku, designer at Austin Architects— Community Collaborator Award: Recognizes a partner whose work bridges design and community, advancing equity and shared purpose through action.
• Libby Brown, AIA, LEED AP BD + C, senior associate at Goody Clancy— Educator Ally Award: Celebrates a champion for design education who inspires curiosity and expands access for the next generation of designers.
• Silvia Colpani, project designer at Jones Architecture, and Alya Staber, WELL AP, associate at Jones Architecture, for the Women in Design Parents and Caregivers Series— Innovation
in Practice: Recognizes creative approaches that advance design, collaboration, or professional practice in new and inspiring ways.
• Whitni Irving, AIA, NOMA, LEED Green Associate, senior architect at STUDIO ENÉE Architects— Inclusion in the Profession Award: Honors leadership advancing equity, belonging, and representation within architecture and design.
• John H. Martin, FAIA, LEED AP, principal at Elkus Manfredi Architects— In Comm( unity) Award: Recognizes outstanding partnership, generosity, and dedication that have furthered the work of the BSA and the BSA Foundation.
• Emily Paparella, AIA, LEED AP, CPHC, principal at Elkus Manfredi Architects— Advocacy Superstar Award: Recognizes exceptional advocacy for climate action, housing, and the vital role of design in influencing policy across Massachusetts.
• Brad Prestbo, FAIA, principal and director of Boston Office at Studio NYL— Legacy Service Award: Pays tribute to an individual whose long-term service and dedication have helped shape the BSA’ s enduring success.
• Tony Ransom, AIA, NOMA, CCM, LEED AP, BOC Lvl. 1, deputy director for energy & sustainability at DCAMM
— Design Citizen Award: Honors a member whose leadership embodies design as a civic act, serving the public good through care, creativity and commitment.
• Will Ruhl, FAIA, founding partner at RUHL | JAHNES— In Comm( unity) Award: Recognizes outstanding partnership, generosity, and dedication that have furthered the work of the BSA and the BSA Foundation.
• David Silverman, FAIA, principal at STA Design— Board Champion Award: Honors a board member whose leadership, advocacy and dedication have strengthened the BSA and its mission.
• Joshua Ssebuwufu, Assoc. AIA, NOMA, designer and project manager at Studio Luz— Emerging Leader: Recognizes a rising professional whose vision and commitment are shaping the future of the field.“ This was a meaningful moment for the BSA,” said Danyson Tavares, BSA’ s executive director.“ As we look ahead to a new chapter for the organization, it feels especially important to pause and recognize the people whose commitment, care, and leadership make our work possible. This inaugural group of honorees reflects the values we are building toward and the future we want to shape together.”
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