Presidio Tunnel Tops shines as ASLA New York's best new landscape architecture project

The 29 winners of the 2025 American Society of Landscape Architects, New York Design Awards have been named by an invited jury from the ASLA’s Florida chapter after receiving a record-setting number of submissions. 

The select group includes the Field Operations-led comprehensive redevelopment of a former elevated highway into the Presidio Tunnel Tops in San Francisco as the only Award of Excellence winner. The jury said: "Rooted in a philosophy of renewal and resilience, Presidio Tunnel Tops exemplifies sustainability through its thoughtful use of reclaimed materials, water-conscious planting, and low-impact construction. Rather than imposing on the landscape, it regenerates it—setting a new standard for public space that is enduring, inclusive, and ecologically attuned to the future."

You can see the full list of winners below in their respective categories. The 2025 Design Awards Ceremony will be held on April 24th at the Arsenal in Central Park before a special one-day exhibit of their work in Midtown as part of the NYC DOT’s celebratory Car-free Earth Day event on April 26th.

EXCELLENCE AWARD

Presidio Tunnel Tops by Field Operations (cover photo)

HONOR AWARD

• Bergen Arches Greenway & Transit Feasibility Study by Supermass Studio
• East Midtown Greenway by Stantec
• Greylock Datum House by Wagner Hodgson, Inc.
• Interplay Park by Terrain Work

• St. John’s Terminal by Future Green Landscape Architecture
• The Pier 42 Upland Park and Pier by MNLA
• Imagine West End Waterfront Master Plan by Snøhetta/ PFS Studio
• Stephen Wise Towers by Dirtworks Landscape Architecture

MERIT AWARD

• A Woodland Respite on the Upper East Side by Harrison Green
• Beech House by Hollander Design Landscape Architects
• Chelsea Waterside Park, Phase 2 by Abel Bainnson Butz, LLP
• East Newark Riverfront Park by AECOM
• Gravity Field by Terrain Work
• Lantern Terrace by Hollander Design Landscape Architects

• Ledge House by Steven Yavanian Landscape Architecture
• Malt Drive Park by SCAPE Landscape Architecture DPC
• Manhattan West by Field Operations
• NYCHA Playground Redevelopment Post-Hurricane Sandy: A Story of Resilient Community-Driven Design by Grain Collective Landscape Architecture & Urban Design PLLC
• Ooms Nature Conservancy: Bridging Accessibility and Ecological Integrity by Dirtworks Landscape Architecture
• Port of Los Angeles Wilmington Waterfront Promenade by Sasaki

• Pratt East Hall Plaza by SCAPE Landscape Architecture DPC
• Rebuild by Design Hudson by AECOM
• Seaside Villa - Enea Landscape Architecture
• Sendero Verde by AECOM
• The Shepherd Arts Park: Community, Art, Play by OSD—Office of Strategy + Design
• THE VILLAGE GREEN: a catalyst for the community - Louis Fusco Landscape Architects
• Wayward Point - STIMSON