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William Callaway, FASLA
CEO, SWA Group
Kevin Shanley, ASLA
President, SWA Group |
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The SWA Group
The ASLA
Landscape Architecture Firm Award is the highest honor that
the American Society of Landscape Architects may bestow on a landscape
architecture firm. Its purpose is to recognize landscape architecture
firms that have produced bodies of distinguished work influencing
the professional practice of landscape architecture.
SWA
Group is a collaborative group practice of landscape architects,
urban designers, and planners. The firm formerly known as Sasaki,
Walker and Associates was established in 1957 in Watertown, Massachusetts,
by legendary landscape architects Hideo Sasaki, FASLA, and Peter
Walker, FASLA. The firm officially changed its name to SWA Group
in the 1970s. For nearly 50 years, SWA Group has produced outstanding
work receiving more than 460 awards for an array of types and scales
of projects, from planning new communities and the revitalization
of urban rivers, to the design of urban plazas and garden spaces
for senior living. Today, the firm operates six offices located
in Sausalito, San Francisco, Laguna Beach, Houston, Dallas, and
Shanghai. Over the course of its history, SWA Group has developed
an international reputation for its leadership and commitment to
design excellence, social responsibility, and environmental sustainability.
Read about the firm's
history and achievements.
2002
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Tokyo, Japan
Credit: Tom Fox SWA Group
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1973
Village of Woodbridge
Irvine Ranch, California
Credit: Tom Fox SWA Group
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1959
Foothill College
Los Altos, California
Credit: Dixi Carrillo SWA Group
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1969
Weyerhaeuser Company Corporate Headquarters
Takoma, Washington
Credit: Dixi Carrillo SWA Group
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1975
Golden Gate National Recreational Area
Marin County, California
Credit: Tom Fox SWA Group
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1980
Williams Square
Irving, Texas
Credit: Tom Fox SWA Group
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1998
Nanhai Citizen's Plaza
Nanhai, China
Credit: Tom Fox SWA Group
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2001
Westlake Corporate Campus
Westlake, Texas
Credit: Tom Fox SWA Group
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2000
San Antonio River Improvements Project
San Antonio, Texas
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