2025 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, Open Space Category, Planning & Analysis Category, Preservation & Conservation Category, Research & Communications Category and the Residential Category. |
Phoenix Arts District: A
Biophilic Community for Jacksonville
Marc Grossberg, Maren Klotz, Brenda Lugano, Andres Molina, Michael Valenti, Jacob Ville University of Florida Faculty Advisor: Dr. Yi Luo Award of Honor |
Open Space Category |
Driving Nature Forward Anne Coke Florida International University Faculty Advisor: Gianno Feoli Award of Excellence Ribault Community Park Hayden Germanis, Desi Roch-Hernandez, Anna Sophia Ward University of Florida Faculty Advisor: Rui Hu Award of Merit | Swing and Bench Park Buffered Shoreline Aerille Agnew, Veronica Cancio, Hayden Germanis, Marc Grossberg, Sky Henderson, Desi Roch-Hernandez, Rosa Shuman, Matthew Sinclair, Sophia Ward University of Florida Faculty Advisor: Jules Bruck Award of Merit |
Planning & Analysis Category
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Ruins to Renewal Aditi Mahesh Chaphekar Florida International University Faculty Advisor: Roberto Rovira Award of Honor From Fields to Frameworks: Redland's Next Chapter Celine Elie Florida International University Faculty Advisor: Roberto Rovira Award of Merit | A Land Respected: Land Use Conflicts and a Potential for Harmony Marc Grossberg University of Florida Faculty Advisor: Tom Hoctor Award of Merit From Barrier to Flow: Shaping Environments Through Flood Rish Analysis Amaia Morgan University of Florida Faculty Advisor: Aishwarya Shankar Award of Honor |
Reweaving Aguirre: A Tapestry of Food, Energy, and Nature Elizabeth Newberry Florida International University Faculty Advisor: Roberto Rovira Award of Merit |
Preservation & Conservation
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Interwoven Narratives: Reimaging Matheson Historic Site Sayra Cortes University of Florida
Faculty Advisor: Jiayang Li Award of Merit | Tides of Renewal Andres Beltran, Joseph Scaturro Florida International University Faculty Advisor: Linda Chamorro Award of Honor |
Research & Communications Category |
Currents of Meaning: Art as a Guide for Place-Making Elizabeth Newberry Florida International University Faculty Advisor: Gianno Feoli Award of Excellence |
Residential |
Framework for Belonging: A Landscape Approach to Inclusive Housing Caelan Brown, Hayden Germanis, Ana Lucia Rodriguez-Valdes University of Florida Faculty Advisor: Kevin Thompson Award of Excellence |