Green Roof & Wall Design Awards Announced

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC) is pleased to announce the seven project design winners of its annual Awards of Excellence – a program showcasing the extraordinary vision and leadership of forward-thinking green roof and wall project design teams:

  •  The Residences at 900 North Michigan Ave. in Chicago, IL – Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects, LLC (Intensive Green Roof – Residential Category).
  •  West Podium Park, Boston World Trade Center in Boston, MA – Roofscapes Inc. (Intensive Green Roof Industrial – Commercial Category).
  •  Austin City Hall in Austin, TX – McKinney Kelley JV Landscape Architects (Intensive Green Roof – Institutional Category).
  •  Vancouver Aquarium in Vancouver, BC – Sharp & Diamond Landscape Architecture Inc. (Green Wall Design Category).
  •  909 Walnut Fidelity Tower Building in Kansas, MO – Jeffrey L. Bruce & Company (Extensive Green Roof – Residential Category).
  •  TWA Corporate Headquarters in Kansas City, MO – El Dorado Inc. (Extensive Green Roof – Industrial Commercial Category).
  •  California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, CA – Rana Creek Living Architecture (Extensive Green Roof – Institutional Category).

“Our judging panel was once again stunned by the calibre of all the design projects submitted this year,” said Steven W. Peck, founder and president of GRHC. “Green roof and wall design continues to attain new levels of complexity and innovation – and this year’s winners are evidence of this fact.”