EDSA HONORED WITH 2006 ULI VISION AWARD FORT LAUERDALE, FL (October 10, 2006) – EDSA was recently recognized by the ULI Southeast Florida/Caribbean District Council with a 2006 Vision Award. The Urban Land Institute (ULI) is a worldwide non-profit, multidisciplinary, real estate research and education organization. Their inaugural Vision Awards honor individuals and companies from Southeast Florida and Puerto Rico that exemplify the mission of ULI by demonstrating a proactive commitment to the real estate profession and our communities.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (September 22, 2006) – EDSA, an internationally-renowned, full-service planning, landscape architectural, urban design and graphic design firm is announcing the promotion of 35 professional staff members. Individuals representing each of EDSA’s five offices were recognized by peers and leadership for their professional achievement and ability to enhance the EDSA reputation through exceptional design, quality client service, and respect for the environment and cultures in which the firm works.
EDSA has been recognized by Zweig White, the nation’s leading source of management consulting, information, and education for the design and construction industry, as one of the fastest growing firms in the country. Every year Zweig White evaluates hundreds of architecture, engineering, planning, and environmental companies on their ability to survive economic instabilities over the previous few years while still increasing revenue.
International planning and landscape architecture firm EDSA has recently received a prestigious award from the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). EDSA’s submission, Crosswaters Ecolodge, was one of only 32 winners selected by the jury out of 500 national and international entries. The project is part of the first planned ecotourism and ecolodge destination in China and is located in Nankun Mountain Reserve, Guangdong Province, S. China. The Crosswaters Ecolodge was bestowed the Award of Honor in the Analysis and Planning Category.
EDSA has been commissioned by the City of Oakland Park, Florida to create an ordinance that will serve as a catalyst for redevelopment along two main arterial roadways within the City. Underutilized property and elevated vacancy has resulted in adverse conditions for the area. EDSA is working to develop a zoning regulation that brings mixed-use, neighborhood compatible and quality redevelopment that provides increased opportunities for property owners and developers. Combining urban design with environmental advocacy, EDSA is recommending an incentive regulation that simultaneously achieves economic gains and environmental sustainability through the promotion of Green Building development. EDSA’s goal is to promote sustainable practices that add value to the district and create a unique identity for the City of Oakland Park.
EDSA is an internationally renowned, full-service planning, landscape architectural and graphic design firm with over 220 employees and 46 years’ experience in community planning, hotels and resorts, attractions and entertainment, campus and cultural planning, urban design, and environmental planning and ecotourism. The firm is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale,
Florida, with offices in Orlando, Florida, Los Angeles, California, Beijing, China and Baltimore, Maryland. EDSA’s projects include Atlantis at Paradise Island, Bahamas, El Conquistador Resort and Country Club in Puerto Rico, Fort Lauderdale Beach Revitalization, and numerous Disney projects.
