The Arizona Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (AzASLA) hosted their annual Design Awards Gala at the Desert Botanical Garden on Saturday, May 4. Speaking at the event was Vice-Mayor of Phoenix, Bill Gates, and renowned landscape architect Jerry Van Eyck, founding principal of the New York based design firm !melk. The Gala brought together professional and student landscape architects to celebrate exceptional projects from the public space, urban planning, private, and educational sectors.
 
Winning projects received Awards of Excellence or Honor and were judged by landscape architects based upon design and planning quality and execution, response to site context, environmental sensitivity and sustainability, and value to the public, the client, and other designers. Additionally, special awards were given in the categories of Educator of the Year, Firm of the Year,  Alliance of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, and Landscape Architect of the Year. Winning projects were profiled in the 2013 AzASLA Mesquite Journal. 
 
A full listing of winning projects below may now be viewed on our website.