Plantworks Receives PIA Awards in 2011

Plantworks received two design awards from the Plantscape Industry Alliance (PIA) and their Interior Plantscape Hall of Fame. Plantworks President Lily DeVos accepted the awards on behalf of the entire Plantworks team.

The Plantworks projects that received awards for excellence were the Cosmopolitan Hotel & Casino Porte Cochere, in Las Vegas, and Tropicana Hotel Espalier Wall, in Las Vegas.

Plantworks provided one of a kind artificial landscaping components for the new world class Cosmopolitan Resort and Casino. Cosmopolitan’s vision was to re-invent the concept of artificial landscaping. The scale of this property demanded wide sweeping uses of available foliage in texture, shapes and forms. With the extensive use of UV Rated Polyblend®, Plantworks installed over 6,000 pieces on many of the buildings structural elements including roofs of cabanas, columns and open walls.

Plantworks had the opportunity to work with new management at the Tropicana Hotel & Casino. This historic property went through a multi-million dollar renovation. The main pedestrian entrance and adjoining existing landscape was resurrected with an Espalier Wall made of artificial exterior UV Rated Boxwood. The versatile uses of individual Polyblend® components give architects and landscapers a new tool in their design pallet.This Espalier Wall also serves as a functional marketing tool on a grand stage with media screens embedded into the wall.