2026 ASLA Honor Award for Guangming Mountain Forest Greenway and Gathering Place

Sometimes the best news comes in pairs: Two projects to which sbp contributed key bridge structures have received the 2026 American Society of Landscape Architects Honor Award:  

• Guangming Mountain Forest Greenway – Bridging City and Canopy, Shenzhen, China 

• Gathering Place, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA 

The ASLA Professional Awards honor outstanding landscape architecture projects worldwide and highlight exemplary collaboration between landscape architects, engineers, architects, and clients. They also recognize designs that strengthen long-term, sustainable relationships between cities, people, and ecosystems. 

Within Guangming Mountain Forest Greenway, sbp designed key bridge structures that carry visitors into the forest canopy and establish a continuous connection between city and landscape. The bridges integrate environmental technologies such as solar panels and protect sensitive woodland habitats with their lightweight footprints while creating a highly accessible, nature-based public destination. 

Landscape Architect: SWA Group – Shanghai 

Client: OCT Guangming (Shenzhen) Investment Co., Ltd.

At Gathering Place, sbp designed the Williams Crossing pedestrian bridge, creating a 1,440-foot link across the Arkansas River and connecting the park to an extended waterfront trail network. Together with extensive new plantings, wetland gardens, and re-shaped topography, the bridge supports access to high-quality public green space and a renewed riverfront. 

Landscape Architect: Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates Inc.

Client: Gathering Place  

Our congratulations to all the landscape architects, project partners, and clients involved. We are delighted to have contributed to these outstanding public spaces.