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    Floating Bridges Make Up SWA Group's Design for a Mountain Park

    … opportunity for more than selfies. She wants visitors to forge a deeper connection to nature and recognize the health benefits that it offers. “We don’t want to do something fancy,” she says. “We want to encourage the younger generation to come and experience nature.” You may also enjoy “Black Landscapes Matter: Q&A …

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    The Landscape Architecture–AI Buffer Zone

    … for landscape architects. Instead, landscape architects have been making their own tools and adapting existing ones to their needs. Anya Domlesky is the director of research at SWA Group and runs the XL Lab, where SWA landscape designer Shimin Cao and University of Southern California lecturer Xun Liu trained algorithms on Google Street View images …

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    Outdoor Amenities Resource: 25+ Guides to Designing Better Outdoor Amenities

    … Marvel ArchitectsBill Hynes, SWA GroupChris Smith, KFIDan Affleck, SWA GroupDavid Schutte, Tuuci Devika Tandon, Perkins&WillEmily Gordon, Matthews Neilsen (MNLA)Eustacia Brossart, Climate Positive DesignJason Shinoda, RIOSJeff Theesfeld, KFI Jeremy Ianucci, Marvel ArchitectsJohanna Phelps, Matthews Neilsen (MNLA)Kristin Adams, TuuciMaria Gil, ExpormimMausi McDaniel, TuuciTammy Bonner, Tuuci Outdoor Amenities Hackathon Partners All Resources AIA Architects …

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    Why Product Performance and Maintenance Are Vital for Outdoor Amenities

    … the entire Outdoor Amenities Resource here. The Outdoor Amenities Resource was produced in partnership with Expormim, KFI Studio, Landscape Forms, and Tuuci, with the participation of RIOS, SWA Group, Marvel Architects, Matthews Neilsen (MNLA), Climate Positive Design, and Perkins&Will. Would you like to comment on this article? Send your thoughts to: [email protected] …

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    How to Engage and Include Communities While Designing Outdoor Amenities

    … the entire Outdoor Amenities Resource here. The Outdoor Amenities Resource was produced in partnership with Expormim, KFI Studio, Landscape Forms, and Tuuci, with the participation of RIOS, SWA Group, Marvel Architects, Matthews Neilsen (MNLA), Climate Positive Design, and Perkins&Will. Related Articles on Community Engagement and Inclusion Read MoreViewpointsThe Past, Present, and Future of Public …

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    How to Improve the Function and Experience of Outdoor Amenities

    … the entire Outdoor Amenities Resource here. The Outdoor Amenities Resource was produced in partnership with Expormim, KFI Studio, Landscape Forms, and Tuuci, with the participation of RIOS, SWA Group, Marvel Architects, Matthews Neilsen (MNLA), Climate Positive Design, and Perkins&Will. Related Articles on the Function and Experience of Outdoor Amenities Read MoreViewpointsPost-COVID, More Office …

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    How Outdoor Amenities Can Incorporate Both Biophilia and Biodiversity 

    … the entire Outdoor Amenities Resource here. The Outdoor Amenities Resource was produced in partnership with Expormim, KFI Studio, Landscape Forms, and Tuuci, with the participation of RIOS, SWA Group, Marvel Architects, Matthews Neilsen (MNLA), Climate Positive Design, and Perkins&Will. Related Articles on Biophilia and Biodiversity Outdoors Read MoreViewpointsWhat Is and Is Not Biophilic Design …

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    How Outdoor Amenities Can Help With Climate Action and Resilience 

    … the entire Outdoor Amenities Resource here. The Outdoor Amenities Resource was produced in partnership with Expormim, KFI Studio, Landscape Forms, and Tuuci, with the participation of RIOS, SWA Group, Marvel Architects, Matthews Neilsen (MNLA), Climate Positive Design, and Perkins&Will. Related Articles on Climate Action and Resilience Through Outdoor Amenities Read MoreViewpointsIn the Face of …

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    Architects Design 10 Birdhouses to Support a Texas Park

    … Though it features stunning amenities like a Japanese garden embedded in a limestone quarry, a sumptuous neoclassical amphitheater, and a miniature train that winds. around wooded areas, much of its infrastructure hasn’t been maintained. A current masterplan by SWA Group aims to outfit the park with better pedestrian infrastructure among other improvements. Once a

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    Working Remotely, Ukrainian Designers Get a Lifeline From U.S. Firms

    … trends younger and that until the war, designers tended to have more accelerated career trajectories in comparison with their American counterparts. Kinder Baumgardner, Managing Principal at SWA Group and founder of Support by Design. IMAGE BY BILL TATHAM Mykita Oliinyk at a co-working space in Kyiv. He is working as a consultant for SWA …