The Bay wins pair of landscape architecture awards

During the recent American Society of Landscape Architects Florida 2023 annual conference in Miami, Sarasota’s The Bay was honored with an Award of Excellence and the Frederic B. Stresau Award. 

The award is named in honor of Fred Stresau, who is considered to be the father of Florida landscape architecture. The award is given annually by the ASLA Florida jury to the professional award of excellence recipient that best exhibits innovation and design excellence.

“The Florida ASLA awards are an incredible tribute to The Bay’s accomplishments and the outstanding team of design and construction professionals who have made this park a reality,” said Bay Park Conservancy President and CEO Stephanie Crockatt in a release. “To win the state chapter’s highest award is truly impressive and sets a bar for our entire team and the next phase of this world-class project for Sarasota.”

Recent past recipients of the Stresau Award are the Las Olas Corridor Improvement Plan in Fort Lauderdale in 2022, and Captain Leonard Destin Park in Destin in 2021.

The Bay is a 53-acre, city-owned park on Sarasota’s bay front under development by the Bay Park Conservancy. With the 14-acre Phase 1 open, planning is underway for Phase 2, which includes the Canal District along the 10th Street boat ramp at Centennial Park.