（ASLA）專業設計獎-綜合設計類榮譽獎--James Clarkson 環境發展探索中心(James Clarkson Environmental Discovery Center)

　　獲獎信息：

　　2008美國景觀景觀設計協會（ASLA）專業設計獎-綜合設計類榮譽獎

　　簡介：

　　項目地點：美國密歇根州白湖鎮區

  　設計單位：MSI 設計公司，哥倫布市，俄亥俄州

　　White Lake Township, Michigan MSI Design, Columbus, Ohio client: Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority

　　評委會評語：

　　景觀設計師創造出了雅致、美麗和日漸好轉的環境。植物配置表令人印象深刻，大量運用植物組群顯示了景觀專業性。盡管這些看起來似乎不費力氣，但實際做到卻并不容易。

　　The landscape architect has created a sense of grace, beauty, and healing. The plant list is particularly impressive and using plant communities is something to which the profession needs to pay more attention. Making something like this is not easy, yet it appears effortless

　　項目介紹：

　　James Clarkson 環境發展探索中心致力于探險和自然環境保護，教育大家重視生物多樣性，自然棲息地，和環境保護?；謴蜕鷳B系統和其相關的野生動植物棲息地，優化自然界物種相互作用，同時維護和保護其敏感的生態區和瀕危物種迫在眉睫。通過恢復和創造濕地，草原和森林生態系統來解讀該地區的水文結構。這些，孩子們認為簡直是太酷了。

　　The James Clarkson Environmental Discovery Center is dedicated to the exploration and celebration of the natural environment, educating users on the importance of biodiversity, native habitats, and environmental protection. Restored ecosystems and their associated wildlife inhabitants are within an arm's length, optimizing interaction with the natural world, while preserving and protecting its sensitive ecological areas and endangered species. Interpretation of the area's hydrology is articulated through the rehabilitation and creation of wetland, prairie, and forest ecosystems. And kids think it's really cool, too.