Awards and Honours

  • 2023 - Gold Award, Award for Excellence for Enduring Planning Performance, Garrison Crossing, Chilliwack, Planning Institute of British Columbia.

  • 2023 - Gold Award, Award for Excellence in Planning Practice - Small Town & Rural Areas, Grand Forks Official Community Plan Update + Implementation Projects, Planning Institute of British Columbia.

  • 2020 Research and Innovation Award, Ontario Association of Landscape Architects.

  • 2019 Award of Planning Excellence, Canadian Institute of Planners.

  • 2016 Honoured as a fellow of the Canadian Institute of Planners.

  • 2016 Award of Merit, Alberta Professional Planners Institute, Bragg Creek Revitalization Plan, Bragg Creek, Alberta.
    (with McElhanney Consultants).

  • 2016 Gold Award, Excellence in Planning Practice, Planning Institute of British Columbia, Lougheed Town Centre Core Area Master Plan, Burnaby, B.C.(MVH developed sustainability component and evaluation).

  • 2015 Mayor’s Urban Design Awards, City of Calgary, Winner: Approved or Adopted Urban Design Plans, Large Retail/Commercial Area Urban Design Guidelines, City of Calgary Urban & Heritage Group ), Calgary, Alberta
    (MVH supported and helped facilitate the process with the City of Calgary).

  • 2015  Honorable Mention, Excellence in Planning Policy, Small Town and Rural Areas, Planning Institute of British Columbia, Lake Country Integrated Sustainability Plan, Lake Country, B.C.
    (with Golder Associates)

  • 2014 Gold Award, Planning Award for Excellence, Planning Institute of British Columbia, Excellence in Policy Planning (Small Town and Rural Areas), Town of Penticton Downtown Master Plan, Penticton, B.C.

  • 2014 Award of Merit, Alberta Professional Planners Institute, City of Leduc Downtown Master Plan, Leduc, Alberta

  • 2013 International Eco-City Design Competition, 1st Place Award, Huangshi, China

  • 2012 Planning Awards of Excellence, Planning Institute of British Columbia, Honourable Mention, Town of Gibsons Harbour Plan, Gibsons, B.C.

  • 2012 “Rising Star” Award (top 1% of books), Dynamic Urban Design: A Handbook for Creating Sustainable Communities Worldwide.  iUniverse Publishers, Bloomington, Indiana, 2013.

  • 2012 “Editor’s Choice” Award (top 5% of books), Dynamic Urban Design: A Handbook for Creating Sustainable Communities Worldwide.  iUniverse Publishers, Bloomington, Indiana, 2013.

  • 2012 Heritage Registry of Who’s Who for Executives and Professionals, recognized as an honorary member, New York.

  • 2010 Planning Awards of Excellence, Planning Institute of British Columbia, City of Langley Downtown Master Plan, Langley, B.C.

  • 2010 Council for the New Urbanism, Regional Charter Award, Southlands Community: Agricultural Urbanism, (Tsawwassen) Delta, B.C.

  • 2009 Planning Awards of Excellence, Planning Institute of British Columbia, Langford/Colwood Joint Official Community Plan, Langford and Colwood,  B.C.

  • 2008/2009 Awards by the Economic Development Association of British Columbia for the Langley Downtown Master Plan, Langley, B.C.

  • 2008 Award of Excellence by the Union of British Columbia Municipalities for the Langford/Colwood Joint Official Community Plan, Langford and Colwood, B.C.

  • 2007 Award of Excellence by the Alberta Association, Canadian Institute of Planners for the Liberty Crossing at Gasoline Alley Urban Design Plan, Red Deer County, Alberta.

  • 2007 Master Planned Community of the Year by the Urban Development Institute, Pacific Region, Garrison Crossing, Chilliwack, B.C.

  • 2006 Community Excellence Award – Leadership & Innovation, by the Union of British Columbia Municipalities, Weyerhaeuser/Ucluelet Comprehensive Development Plan, Ucluelet, B.C.

  • 2006 Planning Awards of Excellence, Honourable Mention, Planning Institute of British Columbia, Weyerhaeuser/Ucluelet Comprehensive Development Plan, Ucluelet, B.C.

  • 2005 Development Excellence Award, Garrison Crossing Neighbourhood, (MVH was on the prime consulting team for planning, and urban design) City of Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce, Chilliwack, B.C.

  • 2005 Award of Planning Excellence, Planning Institute of British Columbia, Maplewood Sustainable Community and Eco-Industrial Network Project, District of North Vancouver, B.C.

  • 2005 Award of Planning Excellence, Planning Institute of British Columbia, Lower Twelfth Street Area Plan, City of New Westminster, B.C.

  • 2004 Canadian Association for University Continuing Education, Award of Excellence, for the Urban Design Certificate Program at Simon Fraser University.

  • 2003 Planning Institute of British Columbia Award for “Visual Enhancements to the New Westminster Zoning”, Comprehensive and Policy Plans Category, City of New Westminster, B.C.

  • Who’s Who in the 21st Century – Second Edition (2002), Urban Design, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England.

  • 2000 Citation of Meritorious Achievement for Urban Design, as one of 2000 outstanding artists and designers of the 20th Century, awarded by the International Biographical Center, Cambridge, England.

  • 1999 Professional Awards Juror, Canadian Society of Landscape Architects.

  • 1997 National Awards Committee Member, American Planning Association.

  • 1995 Honour Award for the City of Vancouver CityPlan “innovation in public participation” by the Canadian Institute of Planners.

  • 1995 Award of Excellence, Vancouver CityPlan Public Program, Planning Institute of British Columbia.

  • 1994 Contributions to Local Democracy Award, CityPlan Resource Centre, City of Vancouver, Social Planning and Research Council of British Columbia.

  • 1993 Special Achievement Award for the City of Vancouver CityPlan Program as an “exemplary and innovative planning program” by the International Downtown Association.

  • 1981 Commendation for Design Excellence, U.S. Dept. of Transportation and the National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, Community Assistance Program Project, Harvard University Graduate School of Design.