Assistant professor Jung-Hwa Kim (Architecture), student Adam King (Landscape Architecture), and alumna Jacel Zeres Avila (Landscape Architecture '25) have earned first place in the 2025 Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) Challenge. Results were announced at the ASLA Annual Conference on Oct. 11, 2025.

Working in partnership with the Nevada Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (NVASLA), the team documented Wingfield Park in Reno. Collaborators included Amanda Rookey, PLA, ASLA (Nevada HALS Liaison); Melinda Gustin, ASLA (Nevada HALS Co-Liaison); and Daniel Moss (Project Coordinator at the City of Reno Utility Services Department). The winning submission will be added to the prestigious HALS collection at the Library of Congress.

This marks the second consecutive year the team has received national recognition in the competition. In 2024, Kim and Avila earned second place for their documentation of Cochran Ditch in Reno.

The HALS Challenge, co-sponsored by the National Park Service and ASLA, encourages documentation of historically significant designed landscapes across the United States.