ASLA recently announced its 2026 Honors recipients, highlighting some of the most noteworthy landscape architecture practitioners and firms. Selected by ASLA’s board of trustees, the honors represent the highest recognition ASLA bestows each year.
These awards celebrate excellence, innovation, and leadership across the field of landscape architecture, recognising projects and individuals that shape more resilient, inclusive, and beautiful communities. Contributions to the ASLA Fund help sustain this important recognition and ensure the profession continues to grow and reflect the values of equity, climate action, and design excellence.
Honors & Medals
ASLA Medal – Dennis Otsuji, FASLA
ASLA Design Medal – Kurt Culbertson, FASLA
Community Service Award – Frederic E. Stresau, FASLA
Jot D. Carpenter Teaching Medal – Kenneth R. Brooks, FASLA
LaGasse Medal – Professional – Pamela Zimmerman, PLA, FASLA
LaGasse Medal – Non-Professional – Dr. Chris Marsh
LA Firm Award – Phyto Studio
ASLA Medal of Excellence – Brian Orland, FASLA
Olmsted Medal – Parks for All
Emerging Professional – Andrew Sargeant, ASLA
Honorary Members
The four honorary members inducted by ASLA are non-landscape architecture professionals recognized for notable service to the profession. Since its inception in 1899, ASLA has inducted only 271 honorary members.
Honorary Member – John (Jack) B. Neil
Honorary Member – Brice Oakley
Honorary Member – Gail O’Connor
Honorary Member – Gretchen Rabinkin, Affiliate ASLA, AIA
Outstanding Service Awards
The Outstanding Service Award was launched in 2013 and given annually to recognize volunteers who make notable contributions to or on behalf of the Society at the national level. Additionally, this year marks the first Dale Jaeger LAAB Outstanding Service Award to recognize a volunteer who makes notable contributions to or on behalf of the LAAB.
Lee Parks, Intl ASLA
Jose de Jesus Leal, FASLA
Robert Chipman, ASLA
Andrea Gaffney, ASLA
Lynn Ewanow
Dale Jaeger LAAB
Bradford Williams Awards
Bradford Williams Medal – In LAM – Sala Elise Patterson
Bradford Williams Medal – Another Publication – Andrew Malmuth
The recipients will receive their awards at the ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture to be held in Los Angeles in September.
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