L. A. Beautiful Bestows Annual Business Awards : Metropolitan Water District, Century City Inc. Get Special Recognition
The Metropolitan Water District has received a Special Recognition Award for development and management of a water-conserving garden from Los Angeles Beautiful at the group’s annual Business and Industry Awards luncheon at the Sheraton Grande Hotel.
Ray Ziegler, president of Los Angeles Beautiful, said, “In a region like ours with limited water resources, the MWD demonstrates that it is possible by careful plant selection and management to have a beautiful landscape that requires very little water.”
A Special Recognition Award was also given to Century City Inc. for its beautification through landscaping and prohibition of billboards along the railroad right-of-way on Little Santa Monica Boulevard.
It was the first time that the Metropolitan Water District has received a Los Angeles Beautiful award. It was also a first time for Santa Anita Park and the J. Paul Getty Museum.
Security Pacific Plaza received a 10-year Maintenance Award.
The Business & Industry Award, given each year by Los Angeles Beautiful for facilities that enhance the environment and beauty of the community, drew about 200 nominations. The city of Los Angeles was among the award recipients. The Harbor Department’s Administration Building in San Pedro, the LAX Expansion project and the Tom Bradley International Terminal were recognized for their beautifully landscaped facilities.
Following is a list of the winning firms:
Candlewood Park, Lakewood
Owner: Candlewood Park Limited Partnership Architect: Kamnitzer & Cotton
Landscape Architect: Emmet L. Wemple & Associates
General Contractor: Ronald Levine Construction & Investment
Grounds Maintenance Firm: Alfredo Rodriguez
Canoga Lakes, Canoga Park
Owner: Canoga Lakes Homeowners Association Architect: Emil Benes Associates
Landscape Architect: Landscapes, Inc.
General Contractor: Presley of Southern California
Landscape Contractor: Valley Landscape Maintenance
Grounds Maintenance Firm: Robert Inman
Central Park at Toluca Lake, Burbank
Owner: M. David Paul & Associates Architect: The Landau Partnership
Landscape Architect: Jim Preston
General Contractor: Krismar Construction Company, Inc.
Landscape Contractor: Environmental Care, Inc.
Grounds Maintenance Firm: Environmental Care, Inc.
The Centre at Sycamore Plaza, Lakewood
Owner: City of Lakewood Architect: John Bates Associates, AIA
Landscape Architect: Peridian Group
General Contractor: City of Lakewood
Landscape Contractor: Moulder Brothers
Grounds Maintenance Firm: City of Lakewood
Continental Development Office Building
El Segundo
Owner: Continental Development Corporation Architect: Neill Noble, Noble/White, AIA
Landscape Architect: Neill Noble, Noble/White, AIA
General Contractor: Continental Construction Corporation
Landscape Contractor: Kato Landscaping
Grounds Maintenance Firm: Valley Landscape Maintenance
Crossroads Terrace Commercial Building,
City of Industry
Owner: Majestic Realty Co. Architect: Herbert Hoey, AIA
Landscape Architect: Don Napolitano, ASLA
General Contractor: Commerce Construction Company
Landscape Contractor: Hunter Landscape
Grounds Maintenance Firm: South Coast Environments
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu
Owner: The J. Paul Getty Trust Architect: Robert Langdon, Langdon Wilson Mumper
Landscape Architect: Emmet L. Wemple and Denis Kurutz, Emmet L. Wemple & Associates
General Contractor: Dinwiddie Construction Company
Landscape Contractor: Provided by the museum, Richard Naranjo, Grounds Superintendent and Steve Cutting, Assistant Grounds Superintendent
Grounds Maintenance Firm: Provided by the museum
Hotel Meridien Newport Beach
Owner: Haas & Haynie Architect: Gin Wong and Associates
Landscape Architect: Emmet L. Wemple & Associates
General Contractor: The Koll Company
Landscape Contractor: Valley Crest Landscape, Inc.
Grounds Maintenance Firm: Hotel Meridien Newport Beach
Los Angeles Harbor Department Administration
Building, San Pedro
Owner: City of Los Angeles, Port of Los Angeles Architect: John Carl Warnecke and Associates
Landscape Architect: SWA Group
General Contractor: Tutor-Saliba
Landscape Contractor: American Landscape, Inc.
Grounds Maintenance Firm: Port of Los Angeles
Los Angeles International Airport Expansion
Owner: City of Los Angeles, Department of Airports Landscape Architect: Fong and Associates
Landscape Contractor: American Landscape, Inc.
Grounds Maintenance Firm: Department of Airports
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Headquarters, Los Angeles
Owner: Metropolitan Water District Architect: William L. Pereira, Pereira Associates
Landscape Architect: Robert Herrick Carter & Associates
Landscape Contractor: Kawai Brothers
Grounds Maintenance Firm: Metropolitan Water District
Midway Hospital Medical Center, Los Angeles
Owner: Summit Health, Ltd. Architect: Widom Wein
Landscape Architect: Tom Moran
General Contractor: Sierra Land and Construction
Landscape Contractor: Tom Moran
Grounds Maintenance Firm: Tom Moran
Murdock Plaza, Westwood
Owner: Frederick W. Field Architect: Langdon Wilson Mumper with Arnold C. Savrann,
Consulting Architect and Exterior Designer
Landscape Architect: Elias Regalado, Senior
General Contractor: C. L. Peck
Landscape Contractor: Elias Regalado, Senior
Grounds Maintenance Firm: Elias & Son Commercial Landscape Maintenance
Newport Center Civic Plaza, Newport Beach
Owner: The Irvine Company Landscape Architect: Cardoza, Dillalo & Harrington
Landscape Contractor: Sunland Nurseries
Grounds Maintenance Firm: Environmental Care, Inc.
The Parish of St. Matthew, Pacific Palisades
Owner: Rector, Wardens and Vestrymen of St. Matthew’s Parish
Architect: Moore, Ruble, Yudell
Landscape Architect: Regula and Douglas Campbell
General Contractor: Meskell Construction
Landscape Contractor: James H. Cowan & Associates
Grounds Maintenance Firm: The Parish of St. Matthew
Salta Office Building, Lakewood
Owner: M. F. Salta Co., Inc. Architect: Hugh Gibbs
Landscape Architect: Tong--Lidyoff--Hourian
General Contractor: C. M. E., Inc.
Landscape Contractor: Environments West
Grounds Maintenance Firm: South Coast Environments
Santa Anita Park, Arcadia
Owner: Santa Anita Realty Enterprises, Inc. Architect: Gordon Kaufmann
Landscape Architect: Tommy Tomson
General Contractor: Lindgren & Swinerton (now Swinerton & Walberg)
Landscape Contractor: Santa Anita Park staff
Grounds Maintenance Firm: Santa Anita Park staff
The Sheraton Grande Hotel, Los Angeles
Owner: The Sheraton Corporation/MAT Associates/ Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Architect: Maxwell Starkman, AIA and Associates
Landscape Architect: SWA Group
General Contractor: William and Burrows, Inc.
Landscape Contractor: Kato Landscaping
Grounds Maintenance Firm: Western Landscape Maintenance
Tom Bradley International Terminal
Owner: City of Los Angeles, Department of Airports Architect: Pereira/Dworsky/Sinclair/Wiliams, A. Joint-Venture
Landscape Architect: Robert Herrick Carter & Associates
General Contractor: Tutor/Saliba/Perini, A Joint Venture
Landscape Contractor: American Landscape, Inc.
Ground Maintenance Firm: Department of Airports
Universal Center Drive, Universal City
Owner: MCA Inc. Landscape Architect: Peter Miles
Landscape Contractor: Valley Crest Landscape, Inc.
Grounds Maintenance Firm: Universal Studios Tour
Vermont Slauson Shopping Center, Los Angeles
Owner: Vermont Slauson Economic Development Corporation Architect: Lester Paley & Associates, Inc.
Landscape Architect: Gustav J. Molnar and Associates
General Contractor: Berney Construction, Inc.
Landscape Contractor: Naturescapes, Inc.
Grounds Maintenance Firm: Alexander Haagen Development
Warner/Elektra/Atlantic Corporate Offices, Burbank
Owner: Warner/Elektra/Atlantic Corporation Architect: Hugh Gibbs and Donald Gibbs
Landscape Architect: Emmet L. Wemple & Associates
General Contractor: Chanen Construction
Landscape Contractor: Quality Landscape
Grounds Maintenance Firm: Quality Landscape
Wells Fargo Data Center, El Monte
Owner: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Landscape Architect: Emmet L. Wemple & Associates
General Contractor: Swinerton & Walberg
Landscape Conractor: James Cowan & Associates
Grounds Maintenance Firm: Nisei Garden
The Westin South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa
Owner: C. J. Segerstrom & Sons Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Landscape Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
General Contractor: C. L. Peck
Grounds Maintenance Firm: Maintenance Green
Ten-Year Maintenance Awards
Rockwell International Science Center, Thousand Oaks
Owner: Rockwell International Architect: A. C. Martin and Associates
Landscape Architect: Domela-Brinkerhoff
General Contractor: Vinnell Corporation
Landscape Contractor: Valley Crest Landscape, Inc.
Landscape Maintenance Firm: Hydro West
Architect: Daniel Mann Johnson and Mendenhall
Landscape Architect: William C. Rogers Landscape Corporation
General Contractor: McCormick Construction Company
Landscape Contractor: William C. Rogers Landscape Corporation
Landscape Maintenance Firm: Hydro West
Security Pacific Plaza, Los Angeles
Owner: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Architect: Albert C. Martin and Associates
Landscape Architect: Sasaki-Walker
General Contractor: Turner Construction Company
Landscape Contractor: Moulder Brothers
Grounds Maintenance Firm: Cityscape, Inc.
Southern California Edison General Offices, Rosemead
Owner: Southern California Edison Architect: William L. Pereira, FAIA, Pereira Associates
Landscape Architect: Robert Herrick Carter & Associates
General Contractor: William Simpson Company
Landscape Contractor: Valley Crest Landscape, Inc.
Grounds Maintenance Firm: Landscape Gardening Contractors
Special Recognition Awards
Railroad Right-of-Way Beautification Project,
Century City
Owner: Century City Incorporated Grounds Maintenance Firm: Century City Incorporated staff
Metropolitan Water District Drought Garden,
Headquarters Building, Los Angeles
Owner: Metropolitan Water District Landscape Designer: Larry Rush, Metropolitan Water District
Landscape Contractor: Metropolitan Water District
Grounds Maintenance Firm: Metropolitan Water District
