News

Innovative place-making is news-making. Whether at the scale of a discrete site, a campus or an entire district or community, SWA’s projects are often featured in the press.

LATEST PRESS

WeChat
11/1/2021

荣获11个ASLA大奖

WeChat
4/1/2022

泛舟于市 – 广州寺右万科中心

WeChat
3/14/2022

充满人情味的城市万花筒—深圳龙岗天安数码城

WeChat
2/22/2022

由民众规划的公园- 亚特兰大自由公园

WeChat
1/17/2022

水城之巅 · 林顶漫步 – 三山森林公园

WeChat
12/23/2022

深圳宝安滨海文化公园 – 设计概述—城市自然交汇处,湾区生活的多元呈现

WeChat
12/7/2022

第八届上海景观论坛 – 景观未来

WeChat
12/2/2021

2021年全美ASLA大奖项目 – 里卡多拉拉线性公园

WeChat
11/18/2021

南通北滨江景观规划设计

WeChat
9/29/2021

暑期设计营 | 作品分享 (下)

WeChat
9/28/2021

暑期设计营 | 作品分享 (上)

Eat N' Stays
9/6/2021

The expansive SWA-designed landscape for Expo 2020 complements thoughtful architecture and water features.

WeChat
9/03/2021

暑期设计营 | 顺利结营

Construction Review Online
9/2/2021

SWA is providing landscape architectural services for the 33.6-million-square-foot integrated housing development in Egypt.

Inhabitat
8/2/2021

SWA/Balsley’s master plan promises to transform an underused harbor into urban green space.

WeChat
7/27/2021

Sanya International Duty Free City Phase II

Daily Telegraph
5/25/2021

SWA’s lush, tropical design for La Pelago boosts the development’s “private island” atmosphere.

Urban Land
5/12/2019
WeChat
2/24/2021

SWA is pleased to announce Gerdo Aquino and David Thompson will lead the firm as Co-CEOs

Los Angeles Times
10/8/2020

SWA’s concepts for community gathering and inclusion drive this collection of shops and eateries.

Dallas Innovates
10/12/2020

Congratulations to SWA partners HKS Line on their 2020 AIA Award for Pacific Plaza Pavilion!

Washington Business Journal
10/13/2020

SWA/Balsley’s new vision transforms one of Washington D.C.’s most dangerous intersections into a celebrated entry at the heart of the city.

Culture Map Houston
2020-09-14

Vital, vibrant new trail connects Buffalo Bayou Park to outdoor attractions and green spaces east of Downtown Houston.

D Magazine
8/4/2020

SWA’s Dallas practice is set to re-imagine the 738-acre former Naval yard.

houston2020visions.org
1/31/2020

SWA’s “Green Loop” is among the ideas featured in this online exhibition, which will be viewable through April 2021.

Houston Chronicle
7/29/2020

:Businesses can find flexible ways to handle the pandemic, says SWA Principal Kinder Baumgardner.

TOPOS
7/20/2020

Learn more about the principles and influences driving Tom Balsley’s transformative and provocative spaces.

The Architect's Newspaper
7/16/2020

The project will breathe new life into one of Atlanta, GA’s largest and most unique parks.

Architect Magazine
7/10/2020

This SWA project’s “ample public space,” lawns, and shade are an integral part of its success.

The Dirt
7/10/2020

SWA’s Kinder Baumgardner ponders the shapes that open space will take in post-COVID-19 communities.

Architect Magazine
7/7/2020

SWA’s Laguna Beach project is “a step above simple street closures” to improve social distancing.”

Politico
7/3/2020

SWA CEO Gerdo Aquino looks to the sky – space between and atop buildings – for solutions.

Orange County Register
6/15/2020

The promenade is now open daily from 9 A.M. to 10 P.M.

Log Cabin Democrat
6/27/2020

SWA’s plans for Markham Square include bike lanes, new sidewalks and additional trees.

Los Angeles Times
6/28/2020

The SWA-designed street conversion can be enjoyed all summer.

Scale
6/5/2020

Tom Balsley on harnessing the public’s imagination to reshape social and cultural spaces.

Metropolis
6/9/2020

SWA’s Kinder Baumgardner joins other industry leaders to discuss themes and ideas.

Los Angeles Times
5/27/2020

The “Promenade on Forest” concept plan was designed by SWA in collaboration with city staff and Choura Events.

Texas ASLA
5/26/2020

Congratulations to SWA Dallas and project partners Parks for Downtown Dallas and HKS LINE!

Green Good Design
5/13/2020

SWA/Balsley’s design for the park was recognized by two organizations as an example of “progress toward a healthier and more sustainable universe.”

Metropolis
5/1/2020

The SWA-designed park includes lighting that responds to all-day conditions.

urbanize.la
4/30/2020

The SWA-designed park frontage will include seating, water features, and a central lawn.

Urban Land
4/3/2020

SWA Principal Elizabeth Shreeve moderated a webinar on the role of the built environment during the pandemic.

Houston Chronicle
4/30/2020

SWA Houston Kinder Baumgardner’s perspectives on design after COVID-19.

Architecture and Design
4/28/2020

The research of SWA’s XL Lab, “Plaza Life Revisited,” is featured.

The Newton Bee
4/22/2020

Construction of the much-anticipated, SWA-designed Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial begins.

Dallas Morning News
3/20/2020

SWA’s Katy Trail is lauded as “urban design at its very best.”

LArchitect
4/6/2020

This interview with SWA’s CEO is also available as a podcast.

Landscape Architecture Magazine
3/31/2020

Parks along New York City’s vulnerable waterfront, like the one recently completed at Hunter’s Point South, are both amenity and armor.

Landscape Architecture Magazine
3/28/2020

CEO Gerdo Aquino is quoted in this piece describing how design firms like SWA are handling the COVID-19 situation.

Curbed
3/12/2020

The Cannery, an SWA “farm-to-table” development in Davis, California, is cited in this piece about farming amenities in suburbia.

Civil and Structural Engineer Media
3/26/2020

SWA’s transformation of a 178-acre golf course into a stormwater-management park received a National Recognition Award.

archmarathon.com
3/4/2020

Congratulations to Tom Balsley and our collaborators at Weiss/Manfredi on being recognized for their “forward-looking strategy for the city of New York.”

San Francisco Business Times
2/28/2020

While Golden State Warriors fans are interested in the action inside the new Chase Center arena, René Bihan has an outward view.

East Bay Times
3/1/2020

Our San Francisco managing principal is profiled in a piece that highlights some of his most striking work in the Bay Area.

CLAD Architecture and Design News
2/20/2020

Cleverly integrated entryways make the park inviting to both humans and their pets.

Houston-Galveston Area Council
2/8/2020

Haden Park, Exploration Green, and Chrysalis Lake were among the efforts recognized for 2019.

Land8.com
2/15/2020

SWA’s Sean O’Malley examines the challenges and opportunities of landscape interventions in low-lying, flood-prone areas.

Exchange106.my
1/6/2020

The tower, for which SWA designed landscape, was recognized in the Best Tall Building: 400 Meters and Above category.

houstontx.gov
2/1/2020

SWA contributed to the plan’s 18 goals and 62 actions, which were developed as part of Houston joining the “100 Resilient Cities” Network.

Landscape Forms
2/13/2020

More than a world-class basketball arena, Chase Center is a world-class entertainment center.

American Institute of Architects
1/20/2020

The project was recognized as “an 11-acre model of urban ecology and sustainable thinking.”

Dallas Morning News
1/11/20

SWA’s Pacific Plaza Pavilion recognized as one of the decade’s best new buildings in Dallas.

The New York Times
1/1/2020

The SWA-designed Chase Center and its broader development reflect the changing economics of sports.

Stadia Magazine
12/16/19

Chase Center is a shining example of a mixed-use venue that invigorates a whole neighborhood.

The Hartford Courant
12/14/19

SWA’s design envisions a place to remember and respect the deep grief the victims’ families have endured.

San Francisco Chronicle
12/12/19

A scaled-back design preserves the central element of SWA’s winning concept.

World Architecture News
12/10/19

Dallas’ latest SWA-designed park receives fresh accolades.

The Registry
12/2/19

SWA’s amenity redesign includes a bocce ball court, outdoor deck, and coffee bars.

Dallas Morning News
11/14/2019

How a forlorn parking lot was transformed into a sophisticated urban park.

Curbed
11/11/2019

SWA’s Sandy Hook Memorial design, featured here, was chosen by the community.

The Architect's Newspaper
10/30/2019

SWA/Balsley’s Hunter’s Point South is one of three parks featured in the “What Goes Into a Park?” series.

Baton Rouge Area Foundation
11/18/2019

SWA Principal Kinder Baumgardner discusses the approach and likely outcomes of the newly-funded Baton Rouge Lakes effort.

Columbia University MSAUD Curriculum
11/1/2019

Tom Balsley is featured in this video discussing seating at Hunter’s Point South Waterfront Park.

San Francisco Chronicle
2019-10-21

Critic John King cites SWA’s Chase Center work “as a genuinely inviting addition to the Mission Bay landscape. That’s no easy task.”

CBS Dallas
2019-10-14

TV news covers the opening of Pacific Plaza, Dallas’ newest urban park designed by SWA

The Dallas Morning News
2019-10-14

Front page coverage:  Dallas’ Park and Recreation Director on why Pacific Plaza will rival parks of other major cities

The Dallas Morning News
2019-10-11

Read about the elements of Pacific Plaza and what makes it such a great park

Culture Map Dallas
2019-09-27

A pre-opening primer on Pacific Plaza and its value on fostering social resilience

The Dirt
2019-09-23

ASLA advocates nature-based responses to climate change; SWA’s Buffalo Bayou Park shown as example

Fast Company
2019-09-19

Tom Balsley and Marion Weiss share the design thinking behind Hunter’s Point South Waterfront Park

CBS This Morning
2019-09-17

Tom Balsley talks on site with national news, revealing the park’s features

University of Chicago News
2019-09-12

SWA was the landscape architect for this project, located on a dramatic and historically significant site in Hong Kong

Texas Masonry Council
2019-09-13

SWA-designed project celebrated for the integration of hardscape and landscape

Curbed LA
2019-09-12

Outdoor spaces designed by SWA lend connectivity and life to this exciting new housing project in downtown LA

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
2019-08-22
urbanize.la
2019-08-17
The Planning Report
2019-08-14
TOPOS
2018-11-18

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Arch News China
2019-04-25
Architectural Record
2019-02-17
Landscape Architect & Specifier News
2019-02-01
College of Design, University of Minnesota
2019-01-31
John Burns Real Estate Consulting
2019-01-31
Landscape Architecture Magazine
2019-01-30
Landscape Architecture Magazine
2019-01-29
Orange County Tribune
2018-10-04
e-architect
2018-10-01
Texas Architect
2018-09-18
Williamsburg-Greenpoint Patch
2018-08-20
The Architect's Newspaper
2018-08-09
World Landscape Architecture
2018-07-24
J (Jacksonville) Magazine
2018-06-25
Landscape Architecture Magazine
2018-05-30
Landscape Architecture Magazine
2018-05-23
Hemispheres
2018-05-15
Construction Specifier
2018-04-17
Landscape Architecture Korea
2018-04-11
Landscape Architecture Magazine
2018-02-23
Harvard Graduate School of Design
2018-02-13
Senior Housing News
2018-02-12
Luxe. Interiors + Design. SF
2018-02-01
Realty News Report
2018-02-01
Architecture Art Design
2018-01-02
The Architect's Newspaper
2017-12-19
Landscape Architecture Magazine
2017-11-14
Hospitality Design
2017-11-01
The Dallas Morning News
2017-11-01
Durability and Design
2017-09-27
The Architect's Newspaper
2017-09-26
What is your favorite city and why?
2017-09-20
Texas Architect
2017-09-13
Santa Monica Mirror: Chain Reaction
2017-07-26
Houston Public Media Imaginarium
2017-07-17
Landscape Architecture Magazine
2017-07-10
Marin Independent Journal
2017-06-22
Houston Media's Imaginarium
2017-06-19
Houston Public Media's Imaginarium
2017-06-12
Landscape Architect and Specifier News
2017-06-09
Landscape Architecture Magazine
2017-05-25
GroundUp
2017-05-03
ASLA Northern California Chapter
2017-04-25
Foreground
2017-04-18
Cowboys & Indians
2017-04-17
Edward D. Stone, Jr. Lecture Series
2017-03-27
Office of the Mayor, City of Chicago
2017-03-14
Instagram video
2017-03-10
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
2017-02-13
Landscape Architecture Magazine
2017-01-31
Landscape Architecture Magazine
2017-01-03
The Houston Chronicle
2016-12-16
Texas Architect
2016-11-22
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
2016-11-15
Landscape Architecture Magazine
2016-11-11
Rice Business Wisdom
2016-11-08
Anthropocene
2016-10-28
The Cultural Landscape Foundation
2016-10-26
Parks for Downtown Dallas
2016-10-14
Southwest, the Magazine
2016-10-10
Esquisses
2016-09-26
World Landscape Architecture
2016-09-01
Chain Store Age
2016-08-01
Southeast Asia Building
2016-07-11
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
2016-07-01
Landscape Architect & Specifier News
2016-07-01
World Landscape Architecture
2016-06-23
World Landscape Architecture
2016-06-14
The Architect's Newspaper
2016-05-23
The Cultural Landscape Foundation
2016-05-05
Houston Business Journal
2016-04-15
Houstonia magazine
2016-04-12
Landscape Architecture Magazine
2016-03-04
Landscape Architecture Magazine
2016-03-02
Architecture Boston
2016-03-02
Informed Infrastructure
2016-02-10
The Houston Chronicle
2016-02-08
The Houston Chronicle
2016-02-05
Architects+ Artisans
2016-02-02
Citylab
2016-01-21
Texas Lifestyle
2016-01-17
The Cultural Landscape Foundation
2016-01-11
The Architect's Newspaper Awards
2016-01-01
Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
2015-12-27
The Architect's Newspaper
2015-12-24
The Architect's Newspaper
2015-12-21
architectsandartisans.com
2015-12-19
2015-12-09

ULI Urban Open Space Award Winner 2015

Over 600 students and professionals gathered at the Beijing Forestry University on June 5 to meet SWAers.
2015-12-05

China Web News Item

2015-11-07

Dallas Observer

2015-11-07

Cite: The Architecture + Design Review of Houston

2015-11-07

architectsandartisans.com

2015-11-07

Urban Land

2015-11-07

The Houston Chronicle

2015-11-07

The Architect’s Newspaper Blog

2015-11-07

designlabinternational.com

2015-11-07

Silicon Valley Business Journal Structures Award

2015-11-07

San Francisco Business Times

2015-11-07

C Magazine

2015-11-07

Houston Public Media

2015-11-07

myliveablecity.com

2015-08-25

myliveablecity.com

2015-08-24

sxsweco.com

2015-08-18

The Huffington Post

2015-03-19

The Dallas Morning News

2015-03-06

Silicon Valley Business Journal

2015-02-09

landscapeonline.com

2015-02-09

The Dallas Morning News

2015-02-03

The Houston Chronicle

2015-01-18

The Houston Chronicle

2014-12-21

Shopping Center Business

2014-12-14

Landscape Architecture Magazine

 

2014-12-09

worldlandscapearchitect.com

2014-11-15

Planning for Higher Education

2014-11-06

successfulmeetings.com

2014-10-23

The Architect’s Newspaper

2014-09-25

American Cemetery magazine

2014-09-11

worldarchitecturenews.com

2014-08-12

The Architect’s Newspaper

2014-07-23

Cite magazine – Rice Design Alliance

2014-07-05

International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)

2014-05-29

The Cultural Landscape Foundation

Lawrence Reed, a landscape architect with SWA Group, planted Sevillano olive trees that are over a century old, outside Weill Hall at Sonoma State University's Green Music Center in Rohnert Park.
2014-05-29

The Press Democrat

Congratulations to Cinda Gilliland, Nancy Coulter, and Caroline Templeton of SWA Sausalito!
2014-04-25
The San Francisco office receives an Honor Award for Iron Horse Nature Park and Open Space Master Plan. The Sausalito office receives Merit Awards for Davis West Village, Sun City Yokohama Yodogaya, and Weill Lawn and Commons.
2014-04-17
Todd Meyer, from the Houston office, wrote this article in the current issue of "Planning."
2014-04-06

Planning magazine

2014-03-18

Metropolis – POV Blog

New trends favor cities with transit and development around transit. Will the re-establishment of rail transit shape SoCal communities in the 21st century or is the car here to stay?
2014-03-13
Profiles of the Public Realm
2014-03-04
SWA Group Principals Lead Roundtable on the Value of Active Open Space
2014-02-17
2014-02-03

Urban Land, February 2014

2014-01-28

China Center for Economic Exchange and The Paulson Institute

2014-01-23

Landscape Architecture Magazine

2014-01-12

Medical Construction and Design

2013-12-10

The American Institute of Architects

2013-10-03

American Society of Landscape Architects

2013-10-03

American Society of Landscape Architects

2013-10-03

American Society of Landscape Architects

2013-09-30

San Francisco Chronicle

2013-09-15

Peking University: Landscape Architecture Frontier

2013-08-27

World Landscape Architecture

2013-07-06

SwampLot: Houston’s Real Estate Landscape

2013-07-05

SwampLot: Houston’s Real Estate Landscape

2013-06-23

ASLA Northern California Lecture Series

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/life/article/Buffalo-Bayou-Park-A-green-urban-gem-in-the-works-4505891.php
2013-05-11

Houston Chronicle

2013-05-05

World Landscape Architecture

2013-05-04

Dallas Center For Architecture

2013-03-19

 

San Francisco Business Times

2013-02-21

San Francisco Chronicle

2012-12-16

San Francisco Chronicle

2012-12-03

Landscape Architecture Magazine

2012-10-10

The American Planning Association (APA)

2012-10-03

National Recreation and Park Association

2012-07-26

Metropolis Magazine

2012-05-29

Greenroofs.com

2012-04-19

Storm Water Solutions Magazine

2012-03-09

KUHF 2012.03.09

2012-02-09

The Atlantic Cities

2011-11-15

The Atlantic Cities

Cross Creek Ranch won the Landscape Design of the Year and Master Planned Community of the Year awards for the Greater Houston Builders Association. Congratulations, Houston team! Current contributing SWA team members: Kevin ShanleyTim PetersonJosh LockMatt BaumgartenEli LechterZach ViethClayton BrunnerJake Salzman
2011-09-28
2011-09-12

Wall Street Journal

2011-08-05

World Landscape Architecture

2011-06-02

Sustainable Communities magazine

2011-02-16

Architect Newspaper

2011-02-15

Art & Architecture

2010-10-10

Urban Land Magazine

2010-09-29

Compasses Architecture and Design (UAE publication)

2010-08-11

San Francisco Business Times

2009-03-11

Eng. News Record, 2009.03.11