Buffalo Bayou received ASLA Award

Buffalo Bayou Promenade has received the American Society of Landscape Architects’ top award.
The project, designed by Houston-based SWA Group, received the ASLA’s award of excellence in the general design category.

The promenade runs west along Buffalo Bayou from downtown Houston and adds 23 acres of parkland to Houston’s inner city.
The judges selected 49 projects for recognition out of nearly 600 entries worldwide. Buffalo Bayou Promenade was one of only three projects granted the award of excellence.
The project was “what being a landscape architect is all about,” the awards jury said.
“All awards should inspire and teach and this project sends a great message on scale, proportion, materials, and perseverance. So many cities have these opportunities. By capturing open space under a labyrinth of highways the landscape architect has made the intimidating unintimidating. It sends a great message for the future of parks.”
In addition, the Brays Bayou Greenway Framework, also designed by SWA Group, and the Urban Corridor Planning Study won honor awards in the analysis and planning category
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