ten-fellowships

SWA Group has announced the 2012 winners of our Patrick Curran Fellowship program, an internal research award that seeks to further the art and science of landscape architecture. We received 29 applications and selected 10 proposals (two were merged into one) that support our fellowship mission as well as contribute to the firm’s reputation as… Read more »

Sarah Peck

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outdoor-classroom

At first, we thought Patti Purcell thought quite differently than most elementary school principals. My SWA colleagues, John Loomis and Yoonju Kametani, and I were meeting with Patti to get her thoughts about a new outdoor classroom that we were designing for Bel Air School in Tiburon, California. “When students move on to 6th grade… Read more »

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meet-at-bayou

When dry, the banks of Houston’s Buffalo Bayou offer open air, green meadows and winding waters for crowds of people to enjoy along with gorgeous skyline views of downtown. While primarily designed to accommodate floodwaters, the large meadows that are formed between the lower and upper bayou banks also host thousands of people during festivals… Read more »

Jenny Janis

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My first exposure to the community of social impact design was the Public Architecture sponsored Design Access Summit.   The summit gathered a group of articulate people with depth in the diverse range of assets required for success in this work.   A range of the topics was explored both in short presentations and in very active… Read more »

Cinda Gilliland

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More than half of the world’s population currently lives in urban areas. Of this, 70% of the population is located in developing nations and this percentage is rapidly rising, increasing to about 95% by 2060. Urban populations in developing nations face severe challenges—socially, economically and environmentally.  For example, 30% of urban populations worldwide live in… Read more »

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planting-dead-trees

We have found a wonderful use for some beautiful trees that were felled during Hurricane Ike – we are planting them.  And yes, we know they won’t grow back. [Watch the short video.] Our Houston office is restoring Flewellen Creek as a part of an eco-community we are designing in Fulshear, Texas. The waterway had… Read more »

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