Awards

Design Awards

2011
2010
  • Award of Excellence, Southern California Chapter of the ASLA
  • Honor Award, Southern California Chapter of the ASLA for Casa Nueva
  • Honor Award, Southern California Chapter of the ASLA for “The Southern California Native Flower Garden”
  • The President’s Award, Santa Barbara Beautiful for Santa Barbara Zoo California Trails Exhibit
2008
2007
  • Honor Award, Southern California Chapter of the ASLA for “Lagoon Park: Living at the Edge of Wilderness”
  • Honor Award, Southern California Chapter of the ASLA for “Two Pacific Rooms”
  • Honor Award, Southern California Chapter of the ASLA for “A Community on the Green”
  • Award for Sustainable Design, Environmental Protection Agency for Sheffield Open Space
  • Helen Putnam Award, League of California Cities for Sheffield Open Space
  • Award of Recognition, California Transportation Foundation; the California Office of Historic Preservation; Santa Barbara Beautiful; and California Redevelopment Association for the Santa Barbara Railroad Station
2005
  • Honor Award, Southern California Chapter of the ASLA for Cluff Vista Park
  • Honor Award for Savings by Design, American Institute of Architects for Casa Nueva
  • Design Award for Multiple Dwellings, Santa Barbara Beautiful for Villa Del Mar
  • Design Award for Historic Renovation, Santa Barbara Beautiful for Westmont College
2004
  • Design Award for Historic Restoration, Santa Barbara Beautiful for Santa Barbara County Bowl
  • Sustainable Development Award, Goleta Valley Beautiful for Casa Nueva
  • Design Award for Public Park or Open Space, Goleta Valley Beautiful for Storke Ranch
  • Green Building Award, The Sustainability Project for Casa Nueva
2003
  • Green Building Award, Santa Barbara Chapter of the American Institute of Architects for Hayward Design Center
  • Merit Award, Savings by Design for South Coast Watershed Resource Center
  • Design Award for Residential Renovation, Santa Barbara Beautiful for 1616 Grand Avenue
  • Design Award for Architectural Feature, Santa Barbara Beautiful for Storke Placita
2002
  • Award of Honor, Santa Barbara Chapter of the American Institute of Architects for South Coast Watershed Resource Center
  • Design Award for Building Renovation, Santa Barbara Beautiful for South Coast Watershed Resource Center
2001
  • Cornerstone Excellence Award for Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice
2000
  • Award of Excellence, California Parks & Recreation Society for Carpinteria Salt Marsh Nature Park
  • Design Award for Sustainable Building, Santa Barbara Beautiful for Van Atta Design Studios
  • Design Award for Commercial Building, Santa Barbara Beautiful for 1301 Santa Barbara Street
  • Design Award for Historic Renovation, Santa Barbara Beautiful for Santa Barbara Railroad Depot
  • Design Award for Commercial Building Renovation, Santa Barbara Beautiful for Cold Springs School
1999
  • Honor Award for Sustainable Design, Boston Society of Architects and American Institute of Architects for Van Atta Design Studios
  • Design Award for Commercial Buildings, Santa Barbara Beautiful for Van Atta Design Studios
1998
  • Design Award for Water Conservation, Santa Barbara Beautiful for State & La Cumbre Retail Center
1995
  • Design Award for Water Conserving Landscape, Santa Barbara Beautiful for 2980-2984 State Street
  • Design Award for Water Conserving Landscape, Santa Barbara Beautiful for 905 Park Lane
1990
  • Design Award, Santa Barbara Beautiful for 1027 East Ortega Street
1989
  • Design Award, Santa Barbara Beautiful for Hotel de Riviera
1988
  • American Planning Association Award, Santa Barbara Water Demand and Conservation Study

 

Firm Award
2006 Green Award, Santa Barbara county Air Pollution Control District

Community Affiliations
Santa Barbara Land Trust, Advisory Committee Member
Guest Lecturer: Westmont College, UC Santa Barbara, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, L.A. Arboretum, Strybing Arboretum, The Garden Conservancy, California Historical Society, and the Congress for the New Urbanism, South Coast Xeriscape Seminars, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, and more.

Professional Affiliations
Registered Landscape Architect, No. 2928, State of California
Board Member of the Cultural Landscape Foundation
Member, American Society of Landscape Architects
Founding Member, The Sustainability Project Board of Directors
Member, Innovative Building Review Committee, County of Santa Barbara

Design Competitions
Honor Award, AIA and Central Valley Center
Metropolitan Transit District Housing
Design Competition Award – Inspiration Point, Newport Beach
Design Competition Award – Art in Public Places, San Luis Obispo

Miscellaneous
2004 Estate Garden selected for the “Friends of Robinson Gardens” Annual Tour