Happy Birthday to CEO/Founder Don Brinkerhoff, FASLA, 90 Years Young Today!
By 16, Don was already working in the landscape industry. Then, he attended Cal Poly Pomona, graduating in 1952 with a degree in Ornamental 
Horticulture.
After 5 years working for others, he received his Landscape Architecture license in 1957, establishing his own firm with his wife Barbara in 1958. He took a 2-1/2 year study/work “around the world” sabbatical (with his family) from 1965-1968, returning enriched by cultural, artistic and aesthetic global experiences that he’s incorporated into many projects since.
Don spent his career serving his community (pro bono projects), serving his profession (leadership, teaching, lecturing, and ongoing endowments) and guiding his award-winning landscape architecture firm, designing such iconic projects as The Mirage, Bellagio, The Grove, Wynn/Encore Las Vegas, Majestic Mansions (China), Diamond Cliff Resort (Thailand)and Fontainebleau Miami Beach to name just a few.
Sampling of Awards Received:
2016 Inducted into American Gaming Association Hall of Fame (first designer of any kind to be inducted)
2015 Inducted into Green Industry Hall of Fame
2011 Kellogg/Voorhis Heritage Circle, Kellogg/Voorhis Heritage Society
2005 Sarno Lifetime Achievement Award- (American Gaming Association)
2001 California Building Industry Foundation (CBIF), Hall of Fame Recipient
1997 Fellow, American Society of Landscape Architects (FASLA)
More about Don Brinkerhoff’s career and legacy, here
