Resilient Cities

Landscape offers regenerative possibilities as communities grapple with sea level rise, climate change, population growth, and emerging transportation alternatives. SWA’s solutions are comprehensive and forward-thinking, responding not only to the demands of the moment but to the historical and projected context of the cities in which we work.

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California Academy of Sciences
Prototypical Sustainable Museum Design Educates Visitors by Testing Boundaries 
Dubai Expo 2020
Public Realm Design in Challenging Climates
Buffalo Bayou Park
Showplace Public Park Revitalizes Degraded Bayou, Offers Health and Recreation 
Ricardo Lara Park
Repairing the Rift and Rebuilding Community
Hunter's Point South Waterfront Park
Recreation, Respite, Art, and Resilience Find Harmonious Balance in New York’s Newest Waterfront Park
Yorba Linda Library + Arts Center
Creating the Memorable In-between
Buji River Urban Redevelopment Plan
A River Reborn
Shunde New City
Reestablishing the Delta as a New City's Framework
Suzhou Center
Responsible Urban Development Encompassing the Spirit of the City 
Shanghai International Dance Center
Staging a World-class Creative Campus and Performance Space 
Envision Willowick
A Vision for the Redevelopment of the Willowick Golf Course Site
NOAH Ethnographic Village
The Ark of Armenian Culture
Shekou Promenade
Shoreline Park Represents the New China 
Tata Eco City
Where Technology, Ecology and Community Comes Together in India's Silicon Valley
Qatar Public Realm
Valuing the vernacular in Doha’s evolving cityscape
Dongguan Delta City
At the Confluence of Ecology, Culture and Technology
Elk Grove Civic Center
New Civic Center Commons, Community Center, and Aquatics Center offer a welcoming setting for gatherings small and large
City Creek Center
Bold Landscape Anchors 25 Acres of Mixed-Use Development 
Dallas Arboretum: A Tasteful Place
Palate-pleasing Public Garden with Domestic Roots 
Santana Row
Quality of Life Paramount at Model Mixed-use Development 
Burj Khalifa
Premier Groundscape for World’s Tallest Building 
Beijing Finance Street
A Fusion of Contemporary Landscape and Chinese Garden Tradition 
Alief Park and Neighborhood Center
Neighborhood park models resilient development and furthers a culture of health
ARTIC – Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center
Iconic Urban Design for New Gateway in Southern California 
Atherton Civic Center and Library
Sensitive, gardenesque landscape integrates a civic center into a residential community
Atlanta Museum of Freeway Art (MOFA)
The Atlanta I-75/I/85 Connector Transformation
Bagby Street Improvement Plan
Signature urban trail reclaims right-of-way for pedestrians and bicyclists
Bray's Bayou
Place-making on an urban scale
Bunker Hill Steps
Century Metropolis
Seamless pedestrian experiences integrate culture, shopping, and business
CSCEC Steel Headquarters Office and Museum
New Public Landscape and Art Icon for Shenzhen Bay
Culver City Medians
Underused Transit Space Transformed Into Multi-Tasking Corridor
Diridon Station Area Plan
Key transportation hub anchors a diverse and vibrant public realm
Downtown Cairo Planning & Revitalization
 
Greening Houston’s Freeways
Downtown Houston Reimagines a “Girdle” of Highways
Downtown Jebel Ali Landscape Master Plan, UAE
New Mixed-use Town Southwest of Dubai 
Dubai Opera District
Design strikes both high and low notes throughout
East Blocks
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Native Plant Roof Garden 
Grand Candela Memorial
A Place for Healing and Remembrance
Gubei Gold Street
Communal Refuge in a Dense Urban Setting 
Guthrie Green Park
Green Space Revitalizes Downtown Arts District 
Halperin Park
A green public space forges equity by “capping” a highway and reconnecting a community
Hangzhou Grand Canal
Ecological, cultural, and artistic integration awakens urban memory
Heights Mercantile
Landscape elevates the experience of gathering at this new creative complex
Hennepin Avenue
The Minneapolis “culture scene” finds its epicenter on a re-imagined Hennepin Avenue
Houston Green Loop
A unique new civic commons leverages a highway reconstruction investment
Houston’s Gateway Art Bridges : I-59/69 Beautification
 
John Wayne Airport
Airport Renovation 
Lewis Avenue
Four-lane Arterial Becomes Urban Oasis 
Library of Congress Packard Campus
Celebrating Conservation and Sustainability 
Long Beach Shoreline
Waterfront Redevelopment 
Luohu Station
Gateway to Mainland China 
Mason Park Bridge
Signature bridge connects a divided park
Milton Street Park
Riverside Pocket Park Highlights Native Ecologies 
Nanchang Xiangnan Urban Infill
Two new districts woven into the historic downtown of Nanchang
Nanhu New Country Village
Rethinking the Agricultural Village 
Nanjing International Youth Cultural Centre
Artful grounds for an architectural masterpiece
Ningbo East New Town Eco-Corridor
Award-winning "Living Filter" System Replaces Brownfield 
OCT Bay
Reconnecting Water and the City for a New Urban Model in China 
Promenade on Forest
Modular approach to street transformation unites health and economic concerns
2018 Winter Olympics
Most Compact Design in Winter Games History 
Fort Wayne Riverfront
A Culturally and Environmentally Relevant Design to Catalyze the City's Downtown
San Diego Embarcadero
Where the city meets the sea 
Santa Monica North Beach Trail Improvements
An iconic beach trail in Santa Monica is made safer and more accessible for everyone
Shunde Guipan River Waterfront
Rehabilitating the Pearl River Delta through Environmental Infrastructure 
Sonoma State Weill Lawn & Commons
Outstanding Performance at Acoustically Protected Outdoor Venue 
South Waterfront Greenway
Model Waterfront Reclamation 
The Landscapes of Wuhai
Industrial Upgrade: From Coal Mining to Tourism 
Thousand Lantern Lake Park System
Water-Based Urban Park Enhances a District 
Thousand Oaks Urban Forestry Master Plan
Planning for the sustainable management of a community forest
Tianjin Eco-City
New eco-city district creates adaptive amenity for local residents and regional tourism
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