Ambius took home 17 awards at the 2016 International Plantscape Awards Celebration at Cultivate’16 held on July 10 at the Hilton Downtown Columbus Hotel in Columbus, Ohio.
The selection committee recognized the Ambius designers for a number of their designs and projects, including a variety of retail, hospitality and commercial real estate clients. Their projects ranged from living walls, to major renovations, holiday installations and more. Overall, Ambius took home nine platinum and eight gold awards, including the Technician of the Year award and setting the record for the most awards given to a company in a single year.
“Every year that we’ve come to the International Plantscape Awards, we’ve been fortunate enough to be recognized for our work by our industry peers,” said John Myers, president and CEO of Rentokil North America. “These awards acknowledge not only the hard work and dedication of our designers but their vision and creativity and their ability to transform their customers’ interior ambience through outstanding horticultural work.”
Of the 52 awards given by independent judges, Ambius employees won in the following categories:
Platinum awards
Design Category
- Joanne Craft, CBRE Vancouver Tree Mounds
Exterior Major Renovation Category
- Jon LaDow, Metrovation 3rd St.
Holiday Design Category
- Laura Burns-Lambert, Cushman & Wakefield 456 Market St.
- Charlee Storner, RGA Reinsurance Headquarters
Major Renovation Category
- Jon LaDow, Palace Hotel
- Janice Nath, La Jolla Village Square
Living Wall Category
- Matt Hills, Lincoln Road
- Tyler Stellwag, AAR
Technician of the Year
- Florence Anaya, Palace Hotel
Gold awards
Holiday Installation Category
- Janice Nath, Arizona Biltmore Hotel
- Janice Nath, Phoenician Resort
- Peggy Suermann, Thunder Valley Casino
Holiday Design Category
- Laura Burns-Lambert, Flynn Properties
- Lisa Weller, Rosewood Cordevalle
Plant Design Category
- Laura Burns-Lambert, Pinterest
Major Renovation Category
- Charlee Storner, Marriott Grand Hotel
Silk, Replica, Preserved Category
- Yuko Frazier, International Plaza
