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2026 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 Climate Action Impact, Commercial Category, Planning and Analysis Category, Preservation and Conservation Category, Research and Communications, & Resort and Entertainment. |
Climate Action Impact Category
A Ground for Change: Regenerating Cultural Landscapes on Pine Island Hayden Germanis, Nancy Cote, Stephen Cucura, & John Kendall University of Florida Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jules Bruck Award of Merit
Convivir con el Agua Krysthal Diaz Universidad Ana G. Méndez Faculty Advisor: Luis Pérez Award of Merit
| Accumulated Ground: What Was, What Is, What Could Be - Virginia Key Katherine Lanza & Allen Trujillo Florida International University Faculty Advisor: Simone Stark Award of Honor
Hybrid Landscapes for Flood and Drought in Desert Cities Maya Alawa Florida International University Faculty Advisor: Gianno Feoli Award of Excellence
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Commercial Category |
La Raíz (The Root): A Hispanic-Latino Center In Gainesville, Florida Amaia Morgan & Andrea Herrera University of Florida Faculty Advisor: Alpa Nawre Award of Merit |
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Planning & Analysis Category
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ARTLINE: A Biophilic Cultural Spine for Urban Resilience Celine Elie Florida International University Faculty Advisor: Gianno Feoli Award of Excellence
Florida City: Designing a Connected Transit-Oriented Future Vanessa Lasso Altamirano & Stephanie Lopez Florida International University Faculty Advisor: Manuel Sanchez Award of Honor
| Botanica Passage: Integrating History, Culture, & Civic Life Krystal Schneider & Celine Elie Florida International University Faculty Advisor: Manuel Sanchez-Ruiz Award of Excellence
Palimpsest as Infrastructure Andres Beltran Florida International University Faculty Advisor: Gianno Feoli Award of Excellence
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Rooted Support: Breaking the Cycle of Family Housing Insecurity Emily Pritchard & Elizabeth Dorward University of Florida Faculty Advisor: Alpa Nawre Award of Merit
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Preservation & Conservation
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Human/Nature J Andrew Higgins Florida International University Faculty Advisor: Gianno Feoli Award of Excellence
| The Invisible Meadow: A Perceptive Approach to Seagrass Restoration Desi Roch-Hernandez University of Florida Faculty Advisor: Dr. Yi Luo Award of Honor
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Research & Communications Category |
A Participatory Framework for Temporal Landscapes in Early Education Cesar Deschamps Florida International University Faculty Advisor: Ebru Özer Award of Honor
| Safety Beyond Surveillance: Guidelines for Safe Urban Public Spaces Samantha Fajardo Florida International University Faculty Advisor: Gianno Feoli Award of Honor  |
Resort & Entertainment Category |
Leveraging Heterogeneity: Towards Bio-Receptive Landscapes Marc Grossberg & Veronica Cancio Amadeo University of Florida Faculty Advisor: Aishwarya Shankar Award of Excellence |
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