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2026 CONNECTICUT STUDENT AWARDS GALLERY
From 13 submitted entries, the ASLA Pennsylvania/Delaware jury elevated the following projects for excellence in student landscape architectural design, planning and analysis, communications, and research. Landscape students or first-year graduates living in Connecticut or attending the University of Connecticut program were eligible to participate.
SITE DESIGN
Honor Award
Matthew Enright
Multifaceted Planting Solutions for the Brooklyn Community
University of Connecticut
Monika Mihok
Nature's Nest
University of Connecticut
Merit Award
Xiaoyu Simba Zhang
Roots & Routes: Brookside to All
University of Connecticut
Merit Award
PLANNING & ANALYSIS
Taghreed Hussein
Beneath the Surface: Green Revitalization in Brooklyn Neighborhood, Waterbury, CT
University of Connecticut
Honor Award
Paola A. Luna Castro
Bridging the Ecological Gap in Brooklyn Waterbury
University of Connecticut
Merit Award
Daniel Hand
ReStitch 8: Reconnecting the Brooklyn Neighborhood of Waterbury
University of Connecticut
Merit Award
LillyBelle Doyle
Vacant Land and Urban Infill in the Brooklyn Neighborhood
University of Connecticut
Merit Award
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