David Driapsa, ASLA
David Driapsa Landscape Architect
Naples, Florida
David Driapsa, of David Driapsa Landscape Architect, received his nomination, in Service, from the Florida Chapter. A strong leader was needed when the national ASLA advocacy for congressional funding of the Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) ended. Driapsa took those reins during that time of near crisis. He focused implementation of HALS at the ASLA chapter level, which resulted in a period of unprecedented success. Hundreds of landscapes were entered into the Library of Congress, and HALS emerged stronger than ever as many thousands of people came to appreciate landscape architects as conservationists. Driapsa himself has shared his knowledge through the significant historic landscapes he has recorded, which include the Mount Lebanon Shaker Village; the Spanish Colonial village of Chimayo, New Mexico; the segregated African American community of Smokey Hollow; the Olmsted brothers' "lost village" of Boca Grande; and the winter estate of Thomas Edison.
Steven Durrant, ASLA
Alta Planning + Design
Seattle
Steven Durrant, of Alta Planning + Design, received his nomination, in Leadership/Management, from the Washington Chapter. Durrant's 35 years of leadership in park, trail, greenway, urban transit and urban waterfront planning and design includes award-winning projects across the United States and internationally. He has opened six Alta offices in the U.S. and Canada during his 10 years at the firm, and it has grown from 20 to 150 people during one of the most challenging economic downturns of our times. He is a regular speaker on active transportation, trail and greenway design and has been well recognized by national and international organizations for his many contributions to high-quality design solutions. Throughout his career, he has been a major influence on allied professionals and the public. As such, he brings the principles and sensibilities of landscape architecture to many diverse, influential audiences.
Thomas W. Ennis, ASLA
Massachusetts Port Authority
East Boston, Massachusetts
Thomas Ennis, of the Massachusetts Port Authority, received his nomination, in Leadership/Management, from the Boston Society of Landscape Architecture. Throughout his career, Ennis has focused on public sector planning and permitting for large-scale change in the urban landscape. His projects have defined Boston as a major trendsetter through his work on the Boston Central Artery Project and the world's first LEED-certified aviation terminal at Logan Airport. He focuses on the early planning and permitting phases of major public projects to formulate design criteria and standards that set the entire process on a solid track. Most recently, he proposed and designed the Logan Greenway Connector, a bicycle-pedestrian segment that connects East Boston's parks and open spaces, which increased public use significantly. He also drove the development of a master plan to prevent the closure of Hanscom Air Force Base, which ensured its continued operation and subsequent revitalization.
Richard W. Espe, ASLA
MKSK
Columbus, Ohio
Richard Espe, of MKSK, received his nomination, in Works, from the Ohio Chapter. The three pillars of sustainability—environmental, social and fiscal—are fundaments that have defined Espe's 33-year career. From his early study of Ian McHarg's philosophy to his current role as a firm leader, he has incorporated natural systems and green infrastructure, and educated clients along the way. His insights have earned four national ASLA awards and 22 state, regional and local awards. His designs express how he profoundly cares about the way created landscapes interact with the environment and how they engage the public. In his work, community needs are part of the overall balance. One can sense this in his projects from Liberty Harbor on New Jersey's east coast and Santa Monica's beach front to the James Clarkson Environmental Center north of Detroit and Otay Ranch along the U.S.-Mexico border.
F. Michael Faha, ASLA
GreenWorks
Portland, Oregon
F. Michael Faha, of GreenWorks, received his nomination, in Works, from the Oregon Chapter. Faha is a pioneer, innovator and educator. One of the nation's first landscape architects to demonstrate that ecological function can be achieved in concert with urbanism and aesthetic beauty, he continues to influence the way we design and build. For 25 years, his work has served to elevate the profession and put landscape architects at project tables traditionally dominated by engineers, ecologists, planners and architects. Internationally recognized, his projects transform cities, towns and rural areas, and encompass daylighting streams, brownfield reclamation and stormwater control, from the scale of expansive urban watersheds and development sites to intimate rain gardens. His built projects in the Northwest have been toured by thousands of visitors who seek to understand the principles and practicalities of ecological design excellence.
Keven Graham, ASLA
Planning Resources
Wheaton, Illinois
Keven Graham, of Planning Resources, received his nomination for Service, from the Illinois Chapter. Graham's volunteer efforts on the local, regional and national level have had a positive effect on the landscape architecture profession for 20 years. His active participation in the Sustainable Sites Initiative™ (SITES™), DuPage Habitat for Humanity, USGBC Greenbuild, the U.S. General Services Administration, Illinois Park and Recreation Association and ASLA activities has also magnified public awareness, which shapes the profession as a whole. He was instrumental in the expansion of the sustainable sites section within the LEED rating system. And he initiated and developed the Design and Professional Practice Network. He has long promoted the benefits of ASLA membership. His leadership of the Illinois Chapter and passion for the profession are inspirational. His work has significantly improved the chapter and the position it holds as a recognized and respected voice of the profession.
Kathryn Gustafson, ASLA
Gustafson Guthrie Nichol
Seattle
Kathryn Gustafson, of Gustafson Guthrie Nichol, received her nomination, in Works, from the Washington State Chapter. Gustafson makes relevant the human body's relationship to the earth at this critical point in our ecological history. To enter a Gustafson project is to gauge immediately the motion of one's body against topographical movement and open one's senses to gradients of space-saturating plant, water and paving textures. Currently, she is working throughout Europe, North America, Africa, Australia, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Her methodology empowers others, and her design process centers on rigorous site analysis. She shapes sensually pleasing and beguilingly simple landforms as the basis of her design. Her landscapes can be dramatic or remarkably understated. She believes passionately in the importance of everyday, public spaces and their ability to foster civic responsibility.
Jeffrey Hodgson, ASLA
Wagner Hodgson Landscape Architecture
Burlington, Vermont
Jeffrey Hodgson, of Wagner Hodgson Landscape Architecture, received his nomination, in Works, from the Vermont Chapter. Hodgson's wide range of institutional and educational work for 29 years has been implemented from California to New England. His projects include secondary, college and university master planning and design; health care design; and university, public and private housing master planning and design. His work has been instrumental in reconnecting university communities with their natural environments while creating social spaces that foster collaboration and creativity. His team is the anchor for a collaboration among artists, engineers, architects and the client to create meaningful, contemplative spaces that reflects the merging of local history and art with innovation and ongoing research. At Salem State University, for example, he has been a critical contributor to its transition from mostly commuter students to a widely acclaimed residential university.
Paula Horrigan, ASLA
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York
