The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) released the call for entries for its 2008 professional and student awards program. The awards honor the best in landscape architecture from around the globe, and will be presented at the ASLA Annual Meeting and EXPO in Philadelphia, 3-7 October 2008.

The professional awards entry deadline is 1 February 2008, and submissions must be received by 15 February 2008. Student entry forms are due 9 May 2008, and submissions must be received by 23 May 2008.

The ASLA awards program features six categories: General Design; Residential Design, co-sponsored by Garden Design magazine; Analysis & Planning; Research, co-sponsored by the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture and Landscape Journal; Communications; and The Landmark Award, co-sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The student awards program also features a Student Collaboration category and the Student Community Service Awards. Student award recipients will receive a complimentary full registration to the 2008 annual meeting.

Professional Award recipients receive featured coverage in Landscape Architecture magazine and in many other design, construction industry and general-interest media. Residential category professional award recipients will also be featured in Garden Design magazine. Award recipients, their clients, and advisors will be honored at an awards presentation ceremony and champagne reception during the annual meeting. The award winning projects will be featured in a video presentation to premier at the ceremony.

The 2008 call for entries is available online at: http://www.asla.org/awards/2008/rules_entries/

About ASLA: Founded in 1899, ASLA is the national professional association for landscape architects, representing more than 18,200 members in 48 professional chapters and 68 student chapters. Landscape architecture is a comprehensive discipline of land analysis, planning, design, management, preservation, and rehabilitation. ASLA promotes the landscape architecture profession and advances the practice through advocacy, education, communication, and fellowship. Members of the Society use their “ASLA” suffix after their names to denote membership and their commitment to the highest ethical standards of the profession.

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