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MLA Alum Awarded Public Design Commission Design Excellence Award

12. 08. 2016

  • Van Name Van Pelt Plaza/Richmond Terrace Wetlands / Department of Parks & Recreation In-House Design. Image Courtesy of NYC Parks

As Assistant Landscape Architect at the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, Shastine van Vugt (MLA ’12) helped design the new park, Van Name Pelt Plaza, at the Richmond Terrace Wetlands in Staten Island. The project has been awarded a 2016 Public Design Commission Design Excellence Award.

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