Associate Professor Julie Bargmann’s firm, D.I.R.T. Studio, received a 2007 National Honor Award from the American Society of Landscape Architects for their collaborative creation (with the firm MESA) of the design for Turtle Creek Pump House, a residential garden created from a former water works near Dallas, Texas. The jury commented, "We love the artful re-use aspect of this project, it's truly rare and admirable. This is sustainable in so many ways and gives great lesson value, yet it's also playful and inviting for children of all ages."