Planning Awards

2006 LA APA Award Winners

Visit The Photo Gallery

The winners of the 2006 LA APA Planning Awards were honored at an awards ceremony at the Center Pointe Club in Playa Vista on the evening of Wednesday, June 7th. The annual Los Angeles Section awards ceremony recognizes and rewards individuals and organizations for work that typifies excellence in planning and which generally advances the planning profession.

Located within the Playa Vista, the first new community to be established on the Westside of Los Angeles in more than 50 years, the Center Point Club provided a splendid setting for the evening's ceremony, as over 200 attendees enjoyed a perfect Southern California evening in the center's lush courtyard and enjoyed tours of the of Playa Vista community.

A special thanks went to Los Angeles APA Board members Sandi Sawa and Jessie Barkley, for their extraordinary efforts organizing the evening's events.

A full list of awards given follows:

Comprehensive Planning, Large Jurisdiction
Los Angeles Unified School District's New School Construction and Modernization Program
LAUSD Facilities Services Division

Advocacy Planning Award
Livable Places

Comprehensive Planning, Large Jurisdiction
Los Angeles Unified School District's New School Construction and Modernization Program
LAUSD Facilities Services Division

Education Project Award
PREFACE TO A PLAN: Reinhabiting New Orleans (via wiki)
USC Spring 2006 Urban Design Lab

Special Award of Merit, Education Project Award
"It's a Wonderful City" Educational Campaign
City of Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills Network

Academic Award
Mill Creek Square
University of Southern California

Planning Implementation Award, Large Jurisdiction
City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning, Expedited Processing Section
City of Los Angeles, Department of City Planning

Special Award of Merit, Planning Implementation Award, Large Jurisdiction
North Downtown Lancaster Transit Village Plan
Lancaster Redevelopment Agency
RBF Consulting

Planning Implementation Award, Small Jurisdiction
Route 66 Corridor Specific Plan and EIR
City of Glendora
RBF Consulting/Urban Design Studio

Special Award of Merit, Planning Implementation Award, Small Jurisdiction
Downtown Monterey Park Mixed Use and Pedestrian Linkages Plan and Zoning Ordinance
City of Monterey Park
Gruen Associates

Distinguished Leadership Award, Planning Firm, Department or Agency
Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Johnson Development Corporation

Distinguished Leadership Award, Citizen Planner
Andy Lipkis, TreePeople Founder and President

Distinguished Leadership Award, Organization
Westside Urban Forum

Planning Project Award
Douglas Park
City of Long Beach and Boeing Realty Corporation

Special Award of Merit, Planning Project Award
Nicholas Canyon Chumash Village
Wishtoyo Foundation

Innovative Use of Technology Award
iView
Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles CRA/LA and FORMA Systems

Focused Issue Planning Award
The Village at Playa Vista Residential and Mixed Use Design Guidelines Manual
Playa Vista, Johnson Fain, Meléndrez, and Zinner Consultants

Special Award of Merit, Focused Issue Planning Award
Cargo Container/Open Storage Ordinances
City of Los Angeles, Department of City Planning

Environmental Award
LAUSD New School Construction Program, Program EIR
Aspen Environmental Group, EIR Preparer
Los Angeles Unified School District, Lead Agency

Many thanks to our Awards Sponsors:

Platinum Sponsors

PCR Services Corporation
Playa Capital Company
Psomas
Aspen Environmental Group

Gold Sponsors

EIP Associates
Cerrell Associates, Inc.
Richards|Watson|Gershon
FORMA
Bonterra Consulting
Ultra Systems
RBF

Silver Sponsors

IOA Insurance Services
Gruen Associates
Lambert Consulting
Meléndrez