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  5. SEAS Landscape Architecture Program Won Big At Michigan ASLA Annual Conference

SEAS Landscape Architecture program won big at Michigan ASLA annual conference

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October 16, 2026

Congratulations to the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) teams and individuals who won awards at the Michigan Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (MiASLA) Annual Conference on Landscape Architecture!

MiASLA Student General Design Honor Award and MiASLA Award of Excellence for Social Equity
Harper Preserve: Agrivoltaic Research Park + Community Center
SEAS Students: Kayla Vaccaro, Zhiyu Guo, Kate Perazzo, Yunjia Zou and Daniela Cruciani 
Faculty Advisor: SEAS Associate Professor Yekang Ko

MiASLA Student Planning & Analysis Honor Award
Re-Aligning with Water: A New Framework for Climate Adaptation
SEAS Student: Jamie Connor 
Faculty Advisor: SEAS Associate Professor of Practice and Engagement Lisa Du Russel

MiASLA Student General Design Merit Award
From Vulnerability to Vitality: Weaving Social Identity Through Waterworks Park
SEAS Students: Kaitlin Schiller and Odera Igwe 
Faculty Advisor: SEAS Assistant Professor Wonmin Sohn

MiASLA Student General Design Merit Award
River Connections in Repair: Transforming Waterworks Park into a Living Filter
SEAS Students: Elise Baker and Rachel Fredrickson  
Faculty Advisor: SEAS Assistant Professor Wonmin Sohn

MiASLA Research and Communications Honor Award 
The Great Lakes Region Climate Action Seminar Series: Building a Regional Climate Knowledge Commons  
SEAS Associate Professor of Practice and Engagement Lisa Du Russel
 

https://www.michiganasla.org/2026-annual-conference
Yekang Ko Lisa DuRussel Wonmin Sohn
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Landscape Architecture
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