Awards and Recognition

1964 Department Citation Award

Department of Landscape Architecture, University of California, Berkeley

1964 Outstanding Student

American Society of Landscape Architects

1966 Jacob Weideman Traveling Fellowship

Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts USA

1988 Annual Honoree

Esquire Magazine

1993 Fellow

American Society of Landscape Architects

2000 Bracken Fellow

Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning
Pennsylvania State University

2003 Lemulson Award

The Lemulson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, based at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, featured Jon in their book Inventing the Environment edited by Arthur Molella and Joyce Bedi. The chapter “Portrat of Innovation: Jon C. Coe” was written by Martha Davidson. This included Jon’s biography up to that year.

Jon played a lead roll in the design of these award-winning projects over a period of thirty-six years.

American Society of Landscape Architecture’s Presidents Award of Merit

• 1976 Woodland Park Zoo Long Range Plan*

American Zoo and Aquarium Annual Exhibit Awards

• 1981 Woodland Park Zoo African Savanna Exhibit*
• 1982 Pont Defiance Park Zoo & Aquarium Polar Bear Complex*
• 1983 Oregon Zoo Cascade Stream & Pond Exhibit*
• 1987 Brookfield Zoo Habitat Africa 1**
• 1991 Bronx Zoo Baboon Reserve**
• 1995 Woodland Park Zoo Northern Trails**
• 1998 Louisville Zoo Islands Exhibit**
• 1999 Toledo Zoo Historic Aviary Renovation**
• 2003 Louisville Zoo Historica Aviary Renovation**
• 2005 Jacksonville Zoo Range of the Jaguar**
• 2017 Philadelphia Zoo Zoo360 (Innovation Award)**

* Work with Jones&Jones.  ** Work with CLRdesign.