Awards

2019 National Design Award | Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

In June 2019, SCAPE was honored with a 2019 National Design Award in landscape architecture by the Cooper Hewitt. Launched by the White House in 2000, the award recognizes excellence and innovation across design fields, and celebrates design as a vital humanistic tool in improving quality of life.

During National Design Week in Fall 2019, SCAPE designers participated in a number of programs at the Smithsonian Design Museum centered around the interactive design of public spaces in New York. On October 17, the SCAPE Principals (Kate Orff, Elena Brescia, Gena Wirth, John Donnelly, and Pippa Brashear) attended a gala and awards ceremony, joined by Vishaan Chakrabarti (PAU).

MacArthur Fellow | Kate Orff, Founder & Principal

Creativity, potential, and a promise for future accomplishments are the three criteria for selection for the MacArthur Fellowship. The Fellows are meant to touch on social challenges and bring exceptional innovation and experimentation to inspire diverse people and places.

Kate Orff has joined the MacArthur Fellowship Program – Class of 2017, the first Landscape Architect in the Foundation’s 36 year history to be honored with the award. She brings fresh ideas towards new forms of public space, reviving hidden ecological systems and encouraging urban residents to become active stewards in their environment.

Selected Awards