OJB Named ASLA Firm of the Year

John Hill

11. June 2015

Sunnylands Center and Gardens (Photo: Dillon Diers Photography, courtesy of OJB)

The American Society of Landscape Architects has announced its 2015 honors recipients. Selected by the ASLA’s Board of Trustees, the honors include the Landscape Architecture Firm Award being given to The Office of James Burnett.

The Firm Award is considered the highest honor ASLA may bestow upon a landscape architecture firm in recognition of distinguished work that influences the profession. OJB was founded by James Burnett in 1989 in Houston and now employs 45 professionals working in Houston, San Diego, and Boston. Among numerous notable projects, OJB designed the Park at Lakeshore East, which we highlighted in our recent feature on 21st century architecture in Chicago.

The other ASLA honors include:

ASLA Medal: M. Paul Friedberg

ASLA Design Medal: Thomas Balsley

Jot D. Carpenter Teaching Medal: Carl Steinitz

LaGasse Medal – Non-Landscape Architect: Gregory Long

Olmsted Medal: Design Trust for Public Space

Medal of Excellence: City of Scottsdale and McDowell Sonoran Conservancy

Community Service Award: Randolph Hester Jr.

Visit the ASLA website for more information on the Honor Awards that will be presented officially at the president’s dinner on November 9, held during the 2015 ASLA Annual Meeting & EXPO, 6-9 November 2015 in Chicago.