Founded in 1899, the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) is the professional association for landscape architects in the United States.

This year Mahan Rykiel is the proud recipient of 5 awards, including Maryland ASLA’s Traveling Award of Innovative Excellence (The Pink Flamingo) for the Ellicott City Watershed Master Plan. The Traveling Award is a “prestigious award for a project that uniquely reflects and solves the most current issues in landscape architecture through innovative design excellence.”

The Maryland Chapter of the ASLA  represents more than 335 members within Maryland. Landscape architects lead the planning, design, and stewardship of healthy, equitable, safe, and resilient environments. The Society’s mission is to advance landscape architecture through advocacy, communication, education, and fellowship.

This years awarded projects include:

• Traveling Award of Innovative Excellence (Planning & Analysis): Ellicott City Watershed Master Plan – Ellicott City, MD
• Honor Award (General Design): The Collection – Chevy Chase, MD
• Honor Award (Institutional): Biomedical Sciences and Engineering Building, Universities at Shady Grove – Rockville, MD
• Honor Award (Communications): Mid-Atlantic Native Meadows Guide – Mid Atlantic
• Merit Award (Unbuilt Design): Bennett’s Village Inclusive Playground – Charlottesville, VA

Below you will find deep dives into our winning projects.