AWARDS CRITERIA

Presidential

This award is given for an outstanding advancement of the landscape architecture profession, and for projects that exemplify the land stewardship ethics upon which the profession was founded. Only one President’s Award of Excellence may be given to a project in each entry category, and only when merited by the jury.

HONOR

Projects are honored with this distinction for superior professional achievement. Only 20 percent of the entries in any of the categories may earn this distinction.

MERIT

Projects that demonstrate merit in design and environmental responsibility shall be given this distinction. Any number of entries in any of the categories may be given this award.

JENSEN

Recognizes landscape architectural design that exemplifies the ideals and values of Jens Jensen. This category recognizes built or unbuilt projects that use native plants, employ ecological processes, reconnect people to the landscape, or contribute to the protection and management of natural resources. Only one award will be presented in this category annually.

The following categories were used to select this year’s award-winning landscape architecture projects. The jury evaluated projects with consideration for quality and functionality of the design; relationship to context and stated program; environmental responsibility; and relevance to the profession, the public, and the environment.

Design

Constructed: Recognizes constructed site-specific works of landscape architecture. Residential: Recognizes site-specific, built works of landscape architecture for residential use, whether single or multi-family, new construction, or renovation.

BURNHAM AWARD FOR PLANNING & ANALYSIS

Recognizes the wide variety of professional activities that lead to, guide, or evaluate landscape architectural design. Comprehensive plans, master plans, feasibility studies, and design guidelines and standards are examples of submittals for this category.

Communications

Recognizes achievements in communicating landscape architecture technology, theory, or practice to those within or outside the profession. Entries may include: documents on landscape architecture history, art, or technology; educational material for the non-technical consumer; events or public service; or material that increases awareness of landscape design, environmental, or conservation issues.

Student Awards

Recognizes academic excellence and outstanding examples of landscape architecture by Illinois undergraduate and graduate landscape architecture students. These awards honor works that represent the academic forefront of the profession of landscape architecture and embody high levels of creativity and imagination.

Milwaukee Harbor District Riverwalk

SITE TEAM site Baird Quorum Architects

Stormwater Solutions Engineering

CATEGORY Planning & Analysis LOCATION

The Milwaukee Harbor District Riverwalk Design Standards is a policy document that sets the requirements, design standards, and best practices for the final nine-mile segment of the Milwaukee Riverwalk system at the inner harbor. The inner harbor is at the confluence of Milwaukee’s three rivers — the Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic — and is the heart of the roughly 1,000-acre area now known locally as the Harbor District.

The Harbor District Riverwalk extends the trail system into the inner harbor and invites the community to the water via a network of public open spaces and trailheads.

The existing Milwaukee Riverwalk, conceived in the 1990s, winds its way through the downtown, historic Third Ward, and Beerline districts of the City. The Harbor District Riverwalk extends the trail system into the inner harbor and invites the community to the water via a network of public open spaces and trailheads that tie the system together, strengthen its connection to the existing street and sidewalk context, and add valuable recreational opportunities to the Harbor District. The design reinforces the central roles of the river as a scenic recreation corridor and urban amenity.

PRESIDENTIAL AWARD