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2025 STUDENT DESIGN AWARD RECIPIENTS

The 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.


Commercial 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

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 Category

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 

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