Design Workshop wins two Nevada awards

Design Workshop, the company behind several recent South Lake Tahoe projects, won two awards from the Washoe County Open Space and Regional Park Commission.

The company, who has an office on the South Shore, has completed projects in 30 countries over the last 45 years. They received the Elmer H. Anderson Parks Excellence Award for the work they have done to make the Ballardini Ranch Trailhead project a success. The project team also included Wood Rodgers, Spanish Springs Construction and Angie Persigehl.

On top of winning the Elmer H. Anderson Parks Excellence Award they also received a Business and Professional Service Spotlight Award from Douglas County, Nevada. Design Workshop was nominated and selected based on the following criteria:

- Continuing to persevere during the economic downturn
- Being unique and marketable
- Being involved in the community and business community
- Investing in businesses
- Exhibiting the ability to partner with public and / or the nonprofit sector
- Having developed or refined their business plans
- Taking steps to provide employee training or growth opportunities

“We are honored to be recognized by both The Washoe County Open Space and Regional Park Commission and Douglas County for our work this year. They have been great clients and we are honored to collaborate with them on their projects,” noted Design Workshop Principal Stephanie Grigsby.

Success and recognition continue at Design Workshop, an international landscape architecture, urban design and planning firm started in 1969 with 10 offices and work spanning the globe. The recipient of last year’s American Society of Landscape Architects Nevada Chapter Project of the Year Award has already received two more awards in 2015.