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Celebrating Women in Landscape Architecture
Designed by the women-led firm Agency Landscape + Planning, The Bay: "One Park for All" in Sarasota received an Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ 2024 Professional Honor Award in General Design. Photo by Ryan Gamma Photography.Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ's First Women Fellows of Color
- Karen Phillips, FË¿¹ÏÊÓƵ - First African American woman Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Fellow
- Lolly Tai, FË¿¹ÏÊÓƵ - First Asian American Pacific Islander woman Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Fellow
Women Presidents of Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ
Women have led Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ at the highest level, shaping policy and the future of the profession.
- 2023-2024 ¡ª SuLin Kotowicz, FË¿¹ÏÊÓƵ
- 2022-2023 ¡ª Emily O'Mahoney, FË¿¹ÏÊÓƵ
- 2021-2022 ¡ª Eugenia Martin, FË¿¹ÏÊÓƵ
- 2019-2020 ¡ª Wendy Miller, FË¿¹ÏÊÓƵ
- 2016-2017 ¡ª Vaughn B. Rinner, FË¿¹ÏÊÓƵ
- 2011-2012 ¡ª Susan M. Hatchell, FË¿¹ÏÊÓƵ
- 2008-2009 ¡ª Angela D. Dye, FË¿¹ÏÊÓƵ
- 2003-2004 ¡ª Susan L. B. Jacobson, FË¿¹ÏÊÓƵ
- 1999-2000 ¡ª Janice Cervelli, FË¿¹ÏÊÓƵ
- 1992-1993 ¡ª Debra L. Mitchell, FË¿¹ÏÊÓƵ
- 1990-1991 ¡ª Claire R. Bennett, FË¿¹ÏÊÓƵ
- 1987-1988 ¡ª Cheryl L. Barton, FË¿¹ÏÊÓƵ
- 1983-1984 ¡ª Darwina L. Neal, FË¿¹ÏÊÓƵ
Recent Women-Led Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Award-Winning Projects
- The Bay: "One Park for All" in Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, Agency Landscape + Planning, 2024 Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Professional Honor Award in General Design
- Tom Lee Park: "Come to the River", Memphis, Tennessee, SCAPE / Landscape Architecture; Studio Gang, 2024 Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Professional Honor Award in General Design
- Puente Hills Landfill Park Implementation Plan, City of Industry (San Gabriel Valley), California, Studio-MLA, 2024 Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ / IFLA Global Impact Award | Analysis and Planning
- The Topography of Wellness, Sara Jensen Carr, Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ, 2024 Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Professional Award of Excellence in Communications
- 2023 Coastal Master Plan: A Plan for Louisiana's Coastal Communities, Louisiana, SCAPE / Landscape Architecture, 2024 Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Professional Honor Award in Communications
Resources & Networks for Women in Landscape Architecture
The Women in Landscape Architecture (WILA) Professional Practice Network (PPN)
Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ's WILA PPN focuses on mentorship, leadership, and career development for women in landscape architecture. Learn more and join the WILA PPN.
Professional Development & Learning Opportunities
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- : A Study of Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ and CELA Career Success Metrics
Featured Articles
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- by Timothy A. Schuler (Landscape Architecture Magazine, May 2023)
- by Anne C. Godfrey (Landscape Architecture Magazine, September 2022)
Pioneers in Landscape Architecture
Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ honors pioneering women landscape architects who laid the groundwork for future generations:
- - The first female landscape architect in Colorado and the third to be licensed in the state.
- (1872-1959)
- (1876-1951)
- (1869-1950)
- (1887-1946)
- (1891-1954)
- (1871-1959)