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2024 STUDENT DESIGN AWARD RECIPIENTSThe student awards celebrate the outstanding achievement of Landscape Architecture students at the University of Florida and Florida International University. The projects received awards in the Commercial Category, Institutional Category, Open Space Category, Planning & Analysis Category, Preservation & Conservation Category, Research & Communications Category and the Resort & Entertainment Category. |
Commerical Category
Beyond the Storm: A Resilient Future for Cedar Key, FL
Abby Boe University of Florida Faculty Advisor: Dr. Yi Luo, Dr. Jules Bruck, Andrea Galinski Award of Honor |
Institutional Category |
Machine in the Garden: Fish Farm Karen Dorra, Jose Rodriguez (ARC), Nicholas Ramirez(ARC), & Valeriia Tolkacheva Florida International University Faculty Advisor: Roberto Rovira Professor and Chair / LAEUD, Cynthia Ottchen Adjunct Professor / ARC Award of Merit | From Pastoral to Pedagogical: The Dhangar's Journey in the Maharashtra's Education Landscape Haoting Hong University of Florida Faculty Advisor: Alpa Nawre Award of Honor |
Promenade of Preservation; Rookery Bay ELC Expansion Jaimundo Gulapa, Derrek Roncek, Gabriel Valdes-Recio (ARC) & Kaylee Sosa ( ARC) Florida Internation University Faculty Advisor: Roberto Rovira, Linda Chamorro & Camilo Rosales (ARC) Award of Excellence |
Open Space Category |
AquaCool Canals: Mitigating Heat Islands Through Innovative Landscapes Divina Herzog, Katherine Galaz, & Krishna Villar Florida International University Faculty Advisor: Ebru Ozer & Linda Chamorro Award of Excellence | Return
to Nature: Prairie Creek Lodge and Conservation Cemetery Victoria Francis University of Florida Faculty Advisor: Yi Luo Award of Honor |
Planning & Analysis Category
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Canopy Color A Placemaking Toolkit to Mitigate Heat Mitzi Napoles Florida International University Faculty Advisor: Linda Chamorro & Ebru Ozer Award of Merit Greening West Little River: From Heat to Harvest Milena Chavez Constanza, Sofia Hernandez, & Raquel Rosati Florida International University Faculty Advisor: Linda Chamorro & Ebru Ozer Award of Honor | DAKOTA: An Urban Design Framework for Micro-entrepreneurship Mitzi Napoles Florida International University Faculty Advisor: Linda Chamorro Award of Excellence Live Work & Play: Waterland Urban Framework Karen Dorra, Jose Rodriguez (ARC), Nicholas Ramirez (ARC) & Valeriia Tolkacheva, Florida International University Faculty Advisor: Cynthia Ottchen, Roberto Rovira, Award of Excellence |
Reconnecting Threads: Restoring Gainesville’s Urban Ecology Gabriella Gilliam & Megan Laffey University of Florida Faculty Advisor: Alpa Nawre Award of Excellence |
Preservation & Conservation
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Baywood Oasis: Renewing Coastal Harmony Sofia Hernandez Florida International University
Faculty Advisor: Michael Del Giudice Award of Honor |
Research & Communications Category |
The Costly Truth About Lawns: A Toolkit for a Sustainable Alternative Valeriia Tolkacheva Florida International University Faculty Advisor: Gianno Feoli Award of Honor | Preserving Island Paradises: The
Impact of Regenerative Landscape on Ecotourism Katherine Galaz Florida International University Faculty Advisor: Linda Chamorro Award of Merit |
The Restorative Garden: Focusing garden design principles for users with sensory sensitivities Weishunhua Zhang University of Florida Faculty Advisor: Kevin Thompson & Yi Luo Award of Honor |
Residential |
Group Thinking Urbanism: Designing Beyond One Size Fits All Cities Karen Dorra Florida International University Faculty Advisor: Gianno Feoli Adjunct Professor Award of Merit | Rooted In Sunshine: A Habitat for Humanity Gunner Gierschke University of Florida Faculty Advisor: Jiayang Li Award of Honor |
Resort & Entertainment Category |
A Theme of Caring: Master Planning a Teaching Zoo to Reveal the Back-of House Operations, Gainesville, FL Carly Delay University of Florida Faculty Advisor: Kevin Thompson Award of Honor |