Company Awards and Honors

Our company approach has transformed Jeffrey L. Bruce & Company into a national leader in the restorative design industry—having completed more than fifty living architecture projects in the United States, hundreds of sports and wellness projects nationwide, and dozens of living community projects worldwide. JBC has been awarded numerous honors, including four consecutive Awards of Excellence from Green Roofs for Healthy Cities and the most regional American Society of Landscape Architects awards of any firm in the past decade.

2010
AWARD OF MERIT
Testing Sports Field Industry Assumptions
San Diego, California
American Society of Landscape Architects/Central States

AWARD OF MERIT
Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area Management Plan
Prairie Gateway Chapter ASLA

EXCELLENCE IN IRRIGATION HONOR AWARD
Trump Tower
Chicago, Illinois
American Society of Irrigation Consultants

EXCELLENCE IN IRRIGATION MERIT AWARD
Nelson Atkins Museum of Art
Kansas City, Missouri
American Society of Irrigation Consultants

AWARD OF HONOR
Freedom Frontier National Heritage Area Management Plan
American Society of Landscape Architects/Central States

EDUCATIONAL SCHOOL DESIGN
Omaha Public Schools, Saddlebrook Joint-Use Facility Excellence in American Schools & Universities

DEVELOPMENTS OF DISTINCTION AWARD
University of Missouri
Kansas City Student Center Urban Land Institute,
Kansas City Chapter

ALTON B. THOMAS AWARD: RICHARD YATES
Outstanding Contributions to the Profession
Prairie Gateway Chapter ASLA

2009
OUR PLANET TELEVISION SEGMENT
Jeffrey L. Bruce & Company
Future Leaders of Sustainable Design Series

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
University of Kansas Cultural Heritage Plan
Lawrence, Kansas
Kansas Preservation Alliance

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
University of Kansas Cultural Heritage Plan
Lawrence, Kansas
Prairie Gateway ASLA

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Alex Box Stadium, Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
American Sports Builders Association

AWARD OF MERIT
Testing Sports Field Industry Assumptions
San Diego, California
Prairie Gateway ASLA

GREEN DESIGN AWARD
The Botwin Building
Kansas City Capstone Awards

MULTI FAMILY DESIGN AWARD
Kirkwood Phase II
Kansas City Capstone Awards

2008
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
The Lurie Garden, Millennium Park
Chicago, Illinois
American Society of Landscape Architects

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
909 Walnut Green Roof
Kansas City, Missouri
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
TWA Building Green Roof
Kansas City, Missouri
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities

MERIT AWARD
909 Walnut Green Roof
Kansas City, Missouri
Prairie Gateway Chapter ASLA

MERIT AWARD
The Circle At Uptown Normal
Normal, Illinois
Illinois Chapter ASLA

2007
EXCELLENCE IN IRRIGATION HONOR AWARD
Seattle Parks & Recreation Irrigation Study
Seattle, Washington
American Society of Irrigation Consultants

BEST SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
909 Walnut Parking Structure
Kansas City, Missouri
Precast Concrete Institute

2006
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Seapointe Village Deck Restoration
Wildwood Crest, New Jersey
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities

HONOR AWARD
Kauffman Foundation, Kansas City, Missouri
American Society of Landscape Architect/Central States Region

OUTSTANDING FEDERAL PROJECT
Army Installation Design Guides
US Army Garrison, Japan
Federal Planning Division, American Planning Association

EXCELLENCE IN IRRIGATION HONOR AWARD
Millennium Park
Chicago, Illinois
American Society of Irrigation Consultants

MERIT AWARD
Lone Elm Community Park
Olathe, Kansas
Prairie Gateway Chapter ASLA

EXCELLENCE IN IRRIGATION HONOR AWARD
Crown Center Complex
Kansas City, Missouri
American Society of Irrigation Consultants

MERIT AWARD
Seapointe Village Deck Restoration
Wildwood Crest, New Jersey
Prairie Gateway Chapter ASLA

IRST PLACE MULTIFAMILY CAPSTONE AWARD
Metropolitian Condominiums
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City Business Journal
                               
MERIT AWARD
Avenue of the Columns Development Plan
Columbia, Missouri
Prairie Gateway Chapter ASLA

SECOND PLACE MIXED USE CAPSTONE AWARD
909 Walnut
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City Business Journal
                               
SECOND PLACE MULTIFAMILY CAPSTONE AWARD
Kirkwood Circle
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City Business Journal

THOMAS & WILLIAM GILBANE AWARD
Seapointe Village Deck Restoration
Wildwood Crest, New Jersey
Project of the Year Gilbane Construction Company

 

2005
EXCELLENCE IN IRRIGATION HONOR AWARD
Nasher Sculpture Garden
Dallas, Texas
American Society of Irrigation Consultants

EXCELLENCE IN IRRIGATION MERIT AWARD
Soldier Field at North Burnham Park
Chicago, Illinois
American Society of Irrigation Consultants

HONOR AWARD
Soldier Field at North Burnham Park
Chicago, Illinois
Illinois Chapter, ASLA

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Schofield Barracks Army Installation Design Guide
US Army Garrison, Hawaii
Prairie Gateway Chapter ASLA

MERIT AWARD
Jayhawk Boulevard Design Development
University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
Prairie Gateway Chapter ASLA

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Millennium Park
Chicago, Illinois
Greenroofs for Healthy Cities

OUTSTANDING FEDERAL PROJECT OF THE YEAR
2004 - Army Installation Design Guidelines
US Army Garrison, Hawaii
American Planning Association

2005 HIGH SCHOOL FIELD OF THE YEAR
Blue Valley District Atheletic Complex
Overland Park, Kansas
Sports Turf Manager's Association

2004
EXCELLENCE IN IRRIGATION MERIT AWARD
Comparative Assessment of Natural Grass Stadium Fields-American Society of Irrigation Consultants

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Soldier Field at North Burnham Park
Chicago, Illinois
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Freedom Fields- The National Military Museum, Lexington, Missouri
Prairie Gateway Chapter ASLA

HONOR AWARD
Midhill Walk Design Development
University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
Prairie Gateway Chapter ASLA

BUILDING WITH TREES AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Soldier Field at Burnham Park
Chicago, Illinois
The National Arbor Day Foundation

PROJECT OF THE YEAR
Soldier Field at Burnham Park
Chicago, Illinois
Midwest Construction / McGraw Hill

OPEN SPACE PROJECT OF THE YEAR
Soldier Field at Burnham Park
Chicago, Illinois
Friends of Chicago

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Freedom Fields
The National Military Education Center & Museum
Lexington, Missouri
Prairie Gateway Chapter ASLA

HONOR AWARD
University of Kansas Mid Hill Walk
Lawrence, Kansas
Prairie Gateway Chapter ASLA

2003
MIDWEST CONTRACTOR
PROJECT OF THE YEAR 2003
Burnham Park at Soldier Field - with PLSLA
Chicago, Illinois

IRRIGATION INDUSTRY TRAILBLAZER AWARD
Lifetime Acheivement - Jeffrey L. Bruce
Hunter Industries

HONOR AWARD
University of Kansas Landscape Master Plan Lawrence, Kansas
Prairie Gateway Chapter ASLA

HONOR AWARD
Kauffman Foundation Headquarters
Kansas City, Missouri
Prairie Gateway Chapter ASLA

HONOR AWARD
Bloch Fountain at Union Station
Kansas City, Missouri
Prairie Gateway Chapter ASLA

LETTER OF COMMENDATION
Friends of the Kansas City Zoo
Shannon D. Gordon, ASLA

BALLPARK OF THE YEAR
Camden Rivershark's Campbell Field
Camden, New Jersey
Great American Ballparks

2001
MERIT AWARD
Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens, Overland Park, Kansas
Prairie Gateway Chapter ASLA

FIRST PLACE
Avenue of the Columns Design Competition
City of Columbia, Missouri

SPORTS FIELD OF THE YEAR
Ryan Field, Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois
Sports Turf Managers Association

2000
URBAN DESIGN AWARD 2000
Science City @ Union Station
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City Municipal Art Commission

1999
ALTON B. THOMAS AWARD
Jeffrey L. Bruce, Lifetime Contribution to the Chapter Prairie Gateway Chapter ASLA

MERIT AWARD
"Return to Eden" Corporate Woods Landscape and Implementation, Overland Park, Kansas
Prairie Gateway Chapter ASLA

MERIT AWARD
G E B Courtyard, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, Kansas -
Prairie Gateway Chapter ASLA

RECOGNIZED
Jeffrey L. Bruce, Member of National Registry of Who's Who in Executives and Professionals 2000-2001 Edition

CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION National Interscholastic Athletic Administration Association

1998
MERIT AWARD
Clarice L. Osborne Memorial Chapel, Baker University,
Baldwin City, Kansas
Prairie Gateway Chapter ASLA

HONORABLE MENTION
Baker University Master Plan,
Baldwin City, Kansas
Prairie Gateway Chapter ASLA

CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION
American Nursery & Landscape Association, American Gardens Awards Judge

1997
HONOR AWARD
University of Iowa Urban Forest Master Plan,
Iowa City, Iowa

Prairie Gateway Chapter ASLA

EXCELLENCE IN CONCRETE AWARD
World War II Memorial Design Competition,
Des Moines, Iowa
Iowa Concrete Institute

HONOR AWARD
World Gate Parking Lots, Kansas City Zoo,
Kansas City, Missouri
Prairie Gateway Chapter ASLA

HONOR AWARD
NFL Ericsson Stadium,
Charlotte, North Carolina
Prairie Gateway Chapter ASLA

SPORTS FIELD OF THE YEAR
Jack Trice Stadium, Iowa State University,
Ames, Iowa
Sports Turf Managers Association

1996
ELECTED TO COUNCIL OF FELLOWS
Jeffrey L. Bruce, Outstanding Contributions to the Profession
Prairie Gateway Chapter ASLA

MERIT AWARD
Joseph Bruce Residence
Holmdel, New Jersey
Prairie Gateway Chapter ASLA

FIRST GRAND CHAMPION
Campus Design Competition Landscape Masterplan
Baldwin City, Kansas
Baker University

SPORTS FIELD OF THE YEAR
Thurman Munson Stadium, Canton Indians
Canton, Ohio
Sports Turf Managers Association

HONOR AWARD
Jeffrey L. Bruce, Outstanding Contributions to the Profession
Prairie Gateway Chapter ASLA

1995
HONOR AWARD
Hallmark's Kearney Studio Artist Retreat, Kearney, Missouri
Prairie Gateway Chapter ASLA

FIRST GRAND CHAMPION
Missouri State Fairgrounds Charrette, Sedalia, Missouri American Institute of Architects/Missouri

DEDICATED SERVICE AWARD
Jeffrey L. Bruce, Service as Chapter Trustee - American Society of Landscape Architects

FIRST GRAND CHAMPION
Shannon D. Gordon, ASLA-World War II Memorial Design Competition - Des Moines Iowa Arts Council

PRESIDENT'S SERVICE AWARD
Jeffrey L. Bruce, Outstanding Contributions to the Chapter
Prairie Gateway Chapter ASLA

1994
HONOR AWARD
Okavango Elephant Sanctuary, Kansas City Zoo, Kansas City, Missouri
Prairie Gateway Chapter ASLA

HONOR AWARD
Okavango Elephant Sanctuary, Kansas City Zoo, Kansas City, Missouri
Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom

1992
PRESIDENT'S SERVICE AWARD
Shannon D. Gordon, ALSA
Outstanding Contributions to the Chapter
Iowa Chapter, ASLA

PRESERVATION AWARD
National Frontier Trails Center
Independence, Missouri
Historic Kansas City Foundation

1991
DEDICATED SERVICE AWARD
Jeffrey L. Bruce - American Society of Landscape Architects

MERIT AWARD
Henry Moore Sculpture Garden,
Kansas City, Missouri
American Society of Landscape Architects

AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
National Frontier Trails Center
Independence, Missouri
American Institute of Architects/Kansas City

1989
HONOR AWARD
Kansas City International Airport Master Plan
Kansas City, Missouri
National Roadside Vegetation Management Association

EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE COMMENDATION Special Commendation for Missouri State Registration Law - American Society of Landscape Architects/Prairie Gateway

PRESIDENT'S SERVICE AWARD
Jeffrey L. Bruce, National Roadside Vegetation Management Association - American Society of Landscape Architects/Prairie Gateway

LEADERSHIP AWARD
Jeffrey L. Bruce, Oustanding Contribution to the Organization - Heart of America Architects & Engineers Legislative Council

1987
EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE AWARD
Jeffrey L. Bruce, Outstanding Contribution to the Chapter - Missouri Association of Landscape Architects

1986
EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE AWARD
Jeffrey L. Bruce - American Society of Landscape Architects/Prairie Gateway

1983
HONORABLE MENTION
North Supply Corporate Headquarters - National Water and Energy Conservation Award - Irrigation Association