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Elizabeth Kennedy Landscape Architect, PLLC (EKLA) is a full-service landscape architecture firm. Founded in 1994, EKLA has been certified as a wholly minority-and woman-owned business since 1998 and is among the country's longest-surviving Black-owned and woman-run firms. The firm’s work is mission-driven: since its inception, EKLA has helped clients preserve, develop, adapt, re-imagine, and create vibrant, sustainable, and communally resonant open spaces. Our national recognition for a diverse body of project types and numerous awards for design excellence, innovative sustainability, historic preservation, cultural interpretation, and site management reflects the success of its thoughtful, highly disciplined, and minimally invasive approach to landscape architecture.
CLIENT PUBLIC AGENCIES:
District of Columbia Housing Authority.
Smithsonian Institution.
Hudson River Park Trust.
Empire State Development Corporation.
Port Authority of NY & NJ.
MTA Bridges & Tunnels Authority.
MTA Long Island Rail Road.
State University Construction Fund.
Dormitory Authority of State of New York.
NYC Department of Environmental Protection.
NYC Department of Design & Construction.
NYC Department of Cultural Affairs.
NYC Housing Authority.
NYC Parks.
NYC Health & Hospitals Corporation.
NYC School Construction Authority.
NYC Department of Corrections.
NYC Economic Development Corporation.
NYC Office of Management & Budget.
NYS Office of Mental Health.
National Park Service.
US Postal Service.
US General Services Administration.
United Nations, New York, NY.
Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corp.
Pratt Center for Community Development.
New Haven Schools District.
Queens Public Library.
Brooklyn Public Library.
SELECT AWARDS LIST:
The NYC Public Design Commission 41st Annual Award for Excellence in Design 2023: Queens Public Library Baisley Park Branch Renovation.
The NYC Public Design Commission, 40th Annual Award for Excellence in Design 2022: Sankofa Park African Burial Ground Commemorative Landscape.
The 2020 Architects Newspaper Best of Design Award for Urban Design: The Peninsula, Bronx, NY.
New York City Public Design Commission, 37th Annual Award for Excellence in Design 2019: The Peninsula Mixed-Use Development, Bronx NY.
AIA NY COTE Institutional Award: Weeksville Heritage Center, Brooklyn NY.
The City of New York City Council Citation: Weeksville Heritage Center, Brooklyn NY.
New York State AIA, 2014 Award of Excellence: Weeksville Heritage Center, Brooklyn NY.
New York State AIA, 2014 Best in New York State Award: Weeksville Heritage Center, Brooklyn NY.
New York State AIA, 2014 Award of Excellence and Best in New York State: Weeksville Heritage Center, Brooklyn NY.
Chicago Athenaeum 2014 American Architecture Award, Weeksville Heritage Center, Brooklyn NY.
Built by Woman 2014 Award for Landscape: Weeksville Heritage Center, Brooklyn NY.
Built by Woman 2014 Award for Landscape: Brooklyn Navy Yard Building No: 3 Green Roof, Brooklyn NY.
Historic Districts Council 2014 Award for Design: Weeksville Heritage Center, Brooklyn NY.
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Building Brooklyn 2014 Award for Civic Design: Weeksville Heritage Center, Brooklyn NY.
Architect Magazine 2013 Annual Design Review Citation: Weeksville Heritage Center.
Long Island AIA, 2013 Award of Excellence: Brooklyn Navy Yard Building No: 3 Green Roof Brooklyn NY.
Long Island AIA, 2013 Award for Excellence in Sustainable Design, Commercial Project: Brooklyn Navy Yard Building No: 3 Green Roof, Brooklyn NY.
Roofpoint™ 2012 Design Award for Excellence in Water Management: Brooklyn Navy Yard Building No: 3 Green Roof, Brooklyn NY.
Roofpoint™ 2011 Design Award for Excellence in Water Management: US Postal Service Morgan Processing and Distribution Center, New York, NY.
National Organization of Minority Architects 2009 Design Excellence Honor Award: African Burial Ground National Monument, New York, NY.
NOMA 2009 Citation for Built Projects: Marcus Garvey Houses Community Center Playground, Brooklyn NY.
New York Landmarks Conservancy 2008 Lucy G: Moses Preservation Award: Harlem Stage Gatehouse Theater, New York, NY.
New York Construction Magazine 2008 Best Construction Project Award: African Burial Ground National Monument, New York NY.
US EPA & Mayor’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability 2008 Green Building Competition Award: WE ACT Environmental Justice Center, New York, NY.
Queens Chamber of Commerce 2008 Award for Excellence in Design: Queens Theater in the Park Addition, Queens NY.
Connecticut Building Council 2008 Project Team Award for K-12 Schools: Barnard Environmental Magnet School, New Haven, CT.
Preservation League of New York State 2006 Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation: Hunterfly Road Houses, Weeksville, Brooklyn, NY.
Art Commission of the City of New York 2005 Award for Excellence in Design: Weeksville Heritage Center Adjacent Landscape, Brooklyn, NY. |
