Events | 2004 Oregon ASLA Awards Award Winners! The 2004 Design Awards Soiree was a departure from formalities and embraced our local design community, affiliated industries, and students together in a celebration of Landscape Architecture. We honored U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer and Nancy C. Buley of J. Frank Schmidt for their important contributions to our profession, and enjoyed a wonderful evening of tantalizing food, wine, and music in a most groovy venue thanks to Bullseye Connection Gallery. It was an amazing event, and proved that Landscape Architects can really throw one heck of a good party! Sustainable design, storm water management, increased access to natural resources, and design of vibrant communities were recurring themes in this year's award-winning submissions. The jury also recognized and applauded the many projects addressing the importance of merging together technology, aesthetics, civic responsibility and public education. The entries were viewed by a diverse design awards jury, which selected projects and distributed awards in three levels: Award of Excellence, Honor Award and Merit Award. Submissions that successfully communicated what the project was about through the use of well-written narratives and compelling images were successful in receiving awards. Merit awards were given to those projects that went above the norm of good professional practice. Honors went to those entries that were provocative, solved a wide variety of problems, and had depth, appeal, and interest. The Award of Excellence is the highest honor that the chapter can bestow, and the jury chose one entry to receive this special award. The jury would also like to commend the many outstanding clients of this year's submissions for supporting innovation within the profession of Landscape Architecture. |
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