ASLA’s Landscape Architect Medal of Excellence recognizes significant contributions to landscape architecture policy, research, education, project planning, and design.
The ASLA Medal of Excellence will be awarded to the National Association of Olmsted Parks, based in Washington, D.C., for its significant contributions to landscape architecture policy, research, education, project planning, and design throughout the United States. A coalition of design and preservation professionals, historic property and park managers, scholars, municipal officials, citizen activists, and representatives of numerous Olmsted organizations around the United States, the National Association of Olmsted Parks has advanced the field of landscape architecture and Fredrick Law Olmsted’s legacy for nearly three decades.
Read the nomination letter from Aris W. Stalis, ASLA, support letters from Norma E. Williams, ASLA, Patricia M. O'Donnell, FASLA, Myra Harrison, Tupper Thomas, Bill Finch and Robert Karson, and articles.