Reviving America’s Front Yard 
America's Front Yard
| In Perspective: The Highly-trod
Ground of the National Mall
| Washington Monument: Award
Winning Landscape Architecture
| ASLA Recommendations to Maintain the Mall's Historical Integrity, 2006
| ASLA Recommendations for
Integrating Sustainable Practices
in the Mall's Renovation
Blue Ribbon Panel
Blue Ribbon Panel: Robin Abrams, ASLA, AIA
Robin Abrams, ASLA, AIA, is a registered architect and landscape architect, specializing in inner city revitalization, housing, and urban design. She is a member of the American Institute of Architects and the American Society of Landscape Architects. She earned a degree in Urban Studies from Northwestern University, a Masters in Community & Regional Planning and a Masters of Architecture from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Doctorate in Landscape from the University of Sheffield, England.
Dr. Abrams is a professor of Architecture and Head of the School of Architecture at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. She has worked in the field of urban design in Austin, Texas, since 1979. During that time, she has produced over thirty master plans. In addition to work in the U.S., Dr. Abrams has consulted on projects in Mexico, Japan, and England.