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Award-Winning Work

We are honored by the recognition our projects continue to earn. These awards are a testament to the strong relationships we build with our clients and the passion our team brings to every project. We are thankful for the opportunity to create work that inspires, supports, and strengthens the communities we serve.

2025 Landscape Architecture Awards

  • His Holiness the Great 14th Dalai Lama Library & Learning Center
    2025 AIACNY Committee on the Environment (COTE) Award
  • Village Grove
    Upstate Project of the Year by the New York State Association for Affordable Housing
    Client: Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. (INHS)
  • Cataract Commons
    Merit Award, Large Scale Built Work — ASLA NY Upstate Chapter
    Client: USA Niagara Development / Empire State Development
  • Cornell University North Campus Residential Expansion
    Merit Award, Large Scale Built Work — ASLA NY Upstate Chapter
    Client: Cornell University
  • Newport Waterfront Recreation Path Wayfinding
    Merit Award, Built Work — ASLA NY Upstate Chapter
    Client: Northern Forest Center
  • Burmaster Park Natural Playground
    Public Works Project of the Year — APWA New York Chapter, Western Branch
    Client: Niagara County
  • Conlon Road Culvert Replacement Project
    Public Works Project of the Year — APWA New York Chapter, Central New York (CNY)
    Client: Tompkins County
  • Lake Street Park Improvements
    Structures Award, Small Cities/Rural Communities — APWA
    Client: Village of Penn Yan
    Contractor: City Hill Construction

2025 Energy Awards

  • SMUD Solano Phase 4 Wind Energy Project
    ENR 2025 West Best Project —
    Client: Clark Bros. Inc.
    Owner: Sacramento Municipal Utility District 

2024 Planning Awards

  • Buffalo Smart Streets Design Plan
    Merit Award, Emerging Projects – Neighborhood, District, and Corridor — Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) Charter Awards
    Client: City of Buffalo Office of Strategic Planning

2024 Transportation Awards

  • South Lyon Street Bridge
    WNY Bridge of the Year — ABCD
    Genesee Valley Project of the Year — APWA
    NYS Chapter Award — APWA
  • PennDOT District 1 SR 3006 Intersection Improvements
    ASHE Franklin Project of the Year

2024 Landscape Architecture Awards

  • Pathways Park at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Honor Award, Built Work — ASLA NY Upstate Chapter
    Client: Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • SUNY Buffalo Paula Agrusa Plaza
    Merit Award, Built Work — ASLA NY Upstate Chapter
    Client: University at Buffalo

2023 Transportation Awards

  • Innovative Speed Hump/Speed Cushion Pilot Program
    Upstate Section Project of the Year — ITE NY

2022 Planning Awards

  • Bethlehem Forward: Comprehensive Plan Update
    Comprehensive Planning Award — American Planning Association (APA) New York Upstate Chapter
    Client: Town of Bethlehem
  • Hamlin Beach State Park Strategic Plan
    Honor Award, Planning & Analysis — ASLA NY Upstate Chapter
    Client: New York State Parks

2022 Transportation Awards

  • Solar Street Improvements
    CNY Project of the Year — APWA
  • Canisteo Street Bridge
    Bridge Design Award — ABCD

2022 Landscape Architecture Awards

  • Cornell University North Campus Residential Expansion
    ENR New York Project of the Year — Engineering News Record
    Client: Cornell University
  • Autism Nature Trail at Letchworth State Park
    Honor Award, Built Design — ASLA NY Upstate Chapter
    Client: New York State Parks
  • Hamlin Beach State Park Strategic Plan
    Honor Award, Planning & Analysis — ASLA NY Upstate Chapter
    Client: New York State Parks

2021 Planning Awards

  • Niagara Gorge Interpretive Signage
    Merit Award, Research and Communications — ASLA NY Upstate Chapter
    Client: NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation – Niagara Region

2021 Landscape Architecture Awards

  • Niagara Gorge Interpretive Signage
    Merit Award, Research and Communications — ASLA NY Upstate Chapter
    Client: NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation – Niagara Region
  • Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge Shared Use Path
    Honor Award, Built Work — ASLA NY Upstate Chapter
    Client: NYS Thruway Authority
  • Elmira North Main Street
    Award — APWA Central NY Branch
    Client: City of Elmira

2020 Transportation Awards

  • North Main Street Cultural Connector
    Transportation Project of the Year — APWA CNY
    NY Transportation Project of the Year — APWA

2020 Landscape Architecture Awards

  • Cornell Law School
    Honor Award, Built Work — ASLA NY Upstate Chapter
    Merit Award of Excellence for Building Additions or Adaptive Reuse — SCUP
    Design Award — AIA Southern NY Chapter
    Client: Cornell University

2019 Transportation Awards

  • Whitney Road Improvements
    Genesee Valley Chapter Project of the Year — APWA

2019 Landscape Architecture Awards

  • Cornell Health
    Design Excellence Award, Built Projects — AIA Southern NY Chapter
    Client: Cornell University
  • Roswell Roof Terrace
    Merit Award, Built Design — ASLA NY Upstate Chapter
    Gold Medal, Single Space Renovation — Healthcare Design Showcase
    Merit Design Award — AIA Buffalo/Western NY Chapter
    Client: Roswell Park Cancer Institute

2018 Planning Awards

  • Niagara Waterfront Opportunity Area
    Comprehensive Planning Award — APA NY Upstate Chapter
    Client: City of Niagara
  • Midtown Rising Redevelopment, Rochester, NY
    Merit for Public Architecture — AIA NY State Excelsior Awards
    Client: City of Rochester

2018 Landscape Architecture Awards

  • Upson Hall
    LEED Platinum — Green Building Initiative
    Merit Design Award — AIA NY State
    Client: Cornell University
  • Elmira Savings Bank
    Adaptive Reuse and Rehabilitation Preservation Award — Historic Ithaca
    Client: Elmira Savings Bank
  • Mohawk Valley Community College
    Design Award — AIA Eastern NY Chapter
    Client: MVCC
  • Midtown Rising Redevelopment
    Merit for Public Architecture — AIA NY State Excelsior Awards
    Client: City of Rochester

2017 Landscape Architecture Awards

  • Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts Plaza
    Merit Award, Built Design — ASLA NY Upstate Chapter
    Client: Cornell University

2016 Transportation Awards

  • Center City Two-Way Conversion
    Genesee Valley Chapter Project of the Year — APWA

2015 Landscape Architecture Awards

  • Buffalo Harbor State Park
    Environmental Project of the Year — APWA WNY Branch
    Client: NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation – Niagara Region

2014 Planning Awards

  • South Buffalo Brownfield Opportunity Area Implementation Strategy
    Outstanding BOA Award — New Partners for Community Revitalization
    Client: City of Buffalo

2014 Transportation Awards

  • Centerway Arch Bridge
    Award of Merit – Historic Preservation — ICRI
    Lichtenstein Medal – Historic Preservation — ABCD
    National Project of the Year – Historic Restoration — APWA
    Bridge Design Award — ABCD

2014 Landscape Architecture Awards

  • Buffalo Outer Harbor Parkway
    Honor Award of Achievement — ASLA NY Upstate Chapter
    Client: NYS Department of Transportation
  • SUNY Potsdam Site Infrastructure Upgrades
    Silver Award for Design Excellence — ACEC NY
    Client: SUNY Potsdam

2013 Planning Awards

  • Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services – Holly Creek Lane
    Challenge Housing Innovation Award — United States Department of Energy
    Client: Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services

2013 Transportation Awards

  • Seneca Street Bridge
    Bridge Design Honorable Mention — ABCD

2013 Landscape Architecture Awards

  • Corning Centerway Pedestrian Bridge
    Historic Restoration & Preservation Project of the Year — APWA WNY Branch
    Bridge Award — ABCD WNY Chapter
    Merit Award – Historic Preservation — International Concrete Repair Institute
    Client: City of Corning
  • Tifft Street Pier
    Project of the Year – Structures Under $5M — APWA WNY Branch
    Client: NYS Department of Transportation
  • Black Rock Canal Park
    Environmental Project of the Year — APWA WNY Branch
    Client: City of Buffalo
  • Broderick Park
    Historic Restoration & Preservation Project of the Year — APWA WNY Branch
    Client: City of Buffalo
  • Niagara Falls State Park – Three Sisters and Luna Islands
    Merit Award of Achievement — ASLA NY Upstate Chapter
    Historic Restoration & Preservation Project of the Year — APWA WNY Branch
    Gold Award for Design Excellence — ACEC NY
    Client: NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation – Niagara Region
  • Holly Creek Lane (INHS)
    Challenge Housing Innovation Award — US DOE
    Client: Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services

2012 Landscape Architecture Awards

  • Southworth Library Lincoln Center Addition
    Preservation Award — Historic Ithaca
    Client: Southworth Library

2010 Transportation Awards

  • Dorwin Avenue Bridge
    Innovative Process of the Year Award — ASHE CNY

2009 Planning Awards

  • Queen City in the 21st Century: The City of Buffalo Comprehensive Plan
    Charter Award: Award of Excellence — Congress for the New Urbanism
    Client: City of Buffalo
  • The Olmsted City: Buffalo Olmsted Park System Plan
    Charter Award — Congress for the New Urbanism
    Excellence in Historic Preservation Award — Preservation League of NYS
    Comprehensive Planning Award — APA Western NY Chapter
    Client: Olmsted Parks Conservancy

2009 Transportation Awards

  • County Route 73 Bridge
    Bridge Design Award — ABCD
  • Diverging Diamond Interchange
    Gold Award (Studies, Research, and Consulting) — ACEC NY
    Project Award — ITE

2009 Landscape Architecture Awards

  • Miller/Wood Residence
    Merit Award of Achievement — ASLA NY Upstate Chapter
    Client: Miller/Wood
  • Queen City in the 21st Century: Buffalo Comprehensive Plan
    Charter Award: Award of Excellence — Congress for the New Urbanism
    Client: City of Buffalo
  • The Olmsted City: Buffalo Olmsted Park System Plan
    Honor of Excellence in Planning and Analysis — ASLA NY Upstate Chapter
    Charter Award — CNU
    Excellence in Historic Preservation — Preservation League of NYS
    Comprehensive Planning Award — APA WNY Chapter
    Client: Olmsted Parks Conservancy

2008 Planning Awards

  • The Olmsted City: Buffalo Olmsted Park System Plan
    Honor of Excellence Award in Planning and Analysis — ASLA NY Upstate Chapter
    Client: Olmsted Parks Conservancy

2008 Landscape Architecture Awards

  • SUNY Upstate Medical University – Setnor Academic Building
    Merit Award — AIA Southern NY Chapter
    Client: SUNY Upstate Medical Center
  • Rome Memorial Hospital – ED/Lab/Pharmacy
    Honorable Mention — AIA Southern NY Chapter
    Client: Rome Memorial Hospital
  • Binghamton University – University Downtown Center
    Honorable Mention — AIA Southern NY Chapter
    Client: SUNY Binghamton
  • SUNY Oswego – Swetman Hall Renovations
    Honorable Mention — AIA Southern NY Chapter
    Client: SUNY Oswego
  • Wells College – Stratton Hall
    Honorable Mention — AIA Southern NY Chapter
    Client: Wells College
  • Cayuga Place Apartments
    Development of the Year — Downtown Ithaca Alliance
    Client: Bloomfield/Schon + Partners

2008 Landscape Architecture Awards

  • SUNY Upstate Medical University – Setnor Academic Building
    Merit Award — AIA Southern NY Chapter
    Client: SUNY Upstate Medical Center
  • Rome Memorial Hospital – ED/Lab/Pharmacy
    Honorable Mention — AIA Southern NY Chapter
    Client: Rome Memorial Hospital
  • Binghamton University – University Downtown Center
    Honorable Mention — AIA Southern NY Chapter
    Client: SUNY Binghamton
  • SUNY Oswego – Swetman Hall Renovations
    Honorable Mention — AIA Southern NY Chapter
    Client: SUNY Oswego
  • Wells College – Stratton Hall
    Honorable Mention — AIA Southern NY Chapter
    Client: Wells College
  • Cayuga Place Apartments
    Development of the Year — Downtown Ithaca Alliance
    Client: Bloomfield/Schon + Partners

2007 Landscape Architecture Awards

  • Thurston Avenue Bridge
    Platinum Award – Structures — ACEC NY
    Bridge Design Award — ABCD WNY
    Client: City of Ithaca
  • Cazenovia Creek Bank Stabilization
    Platinum Award for Excellence in Engineering — ACEC NY
    Client: City of Buffalo

2005 Landscape Architecture Awards

  • Pittsford Canal Improvements
    Main Street Revitalization Program – First Place — NYS Conference of Mayors
    Client: Village of Pittsford

2002 Landscape Architecture Awards

  • Route 470 Corridor Plan
    Outstanding Planning Project – Honorable Mention — APA NY Upstate Chapter
    Client: City of Cohoes

2001 Landscape Architecture Awards

  • Tonawanda Gateway Harbor
    Merit Award for Design — ASLA NY Upstate Chapter
    Waterfront Rediscovery Award — NYS Department of State
    Outstanding Planning Project — APA NY Upstate Chapter
    Client: City of Tonawanda

1997 Landscape Architecture Awards

  • Tompkins County Waterfront Plan
    Merit Award for Comprehensive Planning — APA NY Upstate Chapter
    Client: Tompkins County Planning Department

1996 Landscape Architecture Awards

  • Highland Park Historic Landscape Rehabilitation
    Merit Award for Historic Preservation — ASLA NY Upstate Chapter
    Presidential Gold Medal —
    Client: Monroe County Parks Department
  • Erie Canal Corridor Plan
    Outstanding Planning Project – Comprehensive Planning — APA NY Upstate Chapter
    Client: Erie County Planning Department

1995 Landscape Architecture Awards

  • North Campus Landscape Renovation
    Merit Award — ASLA NY Upstate Chapter
    Client: Cornell University

1990 Landscape Architecture Awards

  • Brooklyn/Queens Greenway Design Study
    Merit Award – Planning and Analysis — ASLA
    Client: Neighborhood Open Space Coalition

1988 Landscape Architecture Awards

  • Ruth Uris and Willard Straight Gardens
    Merit Award — ASLA NY Upstate Chapter
    Client: Cornell University

2025 Landscape Architecture Awards

  • His Holiness the Great 14th Dalai Lama Library & Learning Center
    2025 AIACNY Committee on the Environment (COTE) Award
  • Village Grove
    Upstate Project of the Year by the New York State Association for Affordable Housing
    Client: Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. (INHS)
  • Cataract Commons
    Merit Award, Large Scale Built Work — ASLA NY Upstate Chapter
    Client: USA Niagara Development / Empire State Development
  • Cornell University North Campus Residential Expansion
    Merit Award, Large Scale Built Work — ASLA NY Upstate Chapter
    Client: Cornell University
  • Newport Waterfront Recreation Path Wayfinding
    Merit Award, Built Work — ASLA NY Upstate Chapter
    Client: Northern Forest Center
  • Burmaster Park Natural Playground
    Public Works Project of the Year — APWA New York Chapter, Western Branch
    Client: Niagara County
  • Conlon Road Culvert Replacement Project
    Public Works Project of the Year — APWA New York Chapter, Central New York (CNY)
    Client: Tompkins County
  • Lake Street Park Improvements
    Structures Award, Small Cities/Rural Communities — APWA
    Client: Village of Penn Yan
    Contractor: City Hill Construction

2025 Energy Awards

  • SMUD Solano Phase 4 Wind Energy Project
    ENR 2025 West Best Project —
    Client: Clark Bros. Inc.
    Owner: Sacramento Municipal Utility District 

2024 Planning Awards

  • Buffalo Smart Streets Design Plan
    Merit Award, Emerging Projects – Neighborhood, District, and Corridor — Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) Charter Awards
    Client: City of Buffalo Office of Strategic Planning

2024 Transportation Awards

  • South Lyon Street Bridge
    WNY Bridge of the Year — ABCD
    Genesee Valley Project of the Year — APWA
    NYS Chapter Award — APWA
  • PennDOT District 1 SR 3006 Intersection Improvements
    ASHE Franklin Project of the Year

2024 Landscape Architecture Awards

  • Pathways Park at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Honor Award, Built Work — ASLA NY Upstate Chapter
    Client: Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • SUNY Buffalo Paula Agrusa Plaza
    Merit Award, Built Work — ASLA NY Upstate Chapter
    Client: University at Buffalo

2023 Transportation Awards

  • Innovative Speed Hump/Speed Cushion Pilot Program
    Upstate Section Project of the Year — ITE NY