Depuis 2007, Landscape Forms s'associe à la Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) afin d'offrir des bourses d'études annuelles à des étudiants émérites de premier cycle en architecture paysagère. Cette année marque fièrement la 14e bourse annuelle Landscape Forms à la mémoire de Peter Lindsay Schaudt et l’introduction de la bourse diversité, équité et inclusion de Landscape Forms.

"While we're celebrating 14 years since we first launched our scholarship program with the LAF, Landscape Forms' relationship as a substantial contributor to the foundation goes back more than a quarter century," Landscape Forms' CEO Marjorie Simmons says proudly. « La Lanscape Forms Architecture Foundation est une plateforme pour la participation et la croissance multigénérationnelles dans le perfectionnement professionnel des architectes paysagistes. And through our scholarships and other support for the foundation, we want to ensure the profession continues to thrive, and there continues to be a place where outstanding individual contributions can be recognized."

The company believes deeply in the positive impact landscape architects can have on the environment and society's connection to it and sees the scholarship program as an invaluable opportunity to support, celebrate and elevate the rising leaders in our industry. Through these two annual scholarships, Landscape Forms seeks to increase the capacity of the next generation of landscape architects in order to create a more just, inclusive, creative and sustainable future for the profession.

Barbara Deutsch, CEO of the Landscape Architecture Foundation, explains how scholarships are critical in building up the influence and capacity of our industry's future leaders. "Scholarships are a key strategy for the LAF to achieve its mission. We can't increase the influence and impact of landscape architects without supporting the next generation," she says. "And with the rising cost of education, scholarships are increasingly important for reducing barriers to education, easing debt burden, and creating opportunities for professional development. We're delighted to award two of our student scholarships in partnership with Landscape Forms."

This year's scholarship recipients, Jordan Chiang and Diamond Owens, are both exceptional undergraduate landscape architecture students embarking on their journey in the field with deserved self-confidence and ambition. Seeing the level of passion, dedication and love for the natural world both exhibit, one can't help but be excited for what this next generation of landscape architects will bring.

Jordan Chiang, 2021 recipient of the Landscape Forms Scholarship in Memory of Peter Lindsay Schaudt, FASLA, is an exceptional landscape architecture student graduating from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. Se décrivant lui-même comme un maniaque de l'architecture paysagère, il est profondément intrigué par la nature et les aspects interdisciplinaires de la profession. « Pour moi, aller vers l'architecture paysagère revenait à combiner mes passions pour l'art et la science », dit Jordan. La grande passion de Jordan est accompagnée d'une aptitude à remarquer les détails du paysage. « Dans mes temps libres, j'adore explorer de nouveaux quartiers, identifier les plantes indigènes et apprécier les menues différences dans l'architecture », dit-il. Jordan a démontré des aptitudes et une passion extraordinaires et accomplira sans aucun doute de grandes choses en tant qu'architecte paysagiste.

Diamond Owens, 2021 recipient of the Landscape Forms Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Scholarship, is an accomplished landscape architecture student from the University of Georgia in Athens. Elle exerce la profession pour découvrir de nouveaux liens significatifs avec l'environnement extérieur, se fondant sur ses propres expériences avec la nature afin d'essayer d'améliorer celles des autres. « Je m'efforce d'être plus qu'une simple conceptrice, plus qu'une simple architecte paysagiste. Je m'efforce d'être une activiste et une éducatrice », affirme Diamond. « J'espère vraiment que mes contributions au monde changeront la vie d'adultes, d'enfants, de personnes de tous âges et de toutes les races. My perception of nature was falsely shaped by its lack of prevalence in the inner city. Therefore, I commit to positively impact the lives of others in the urban environment." En mettant l'accent sur la santé publique, la sensibilisation à l'environnement et l'intégration de la nature dans le paysage urbain, Diamond apportera certainement une contribution importante dans le domaine

"I am incredibly proud of Jordan and Diamond, the level of passion that both display, and what this means for the future of landscape architecture," adds Simmons. "Our support of the LAF and its scholarship programs is an investment in the future of the profession and its profound impact on the world we live in."