After years of school training,

design and idea exercises,

What’s your next step?

DESIGN - PLAN - BUILD - PRACTICE - TEACH

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1957The parent firm of SWA Group was

Sasaki, Walker and Associates (SWA),

established in 1957 in Watertown,

Massachusetts by Hideo Sasaki and

Peter Walker.

Sasaki was chairman of the landscape

architecture department of Harvard

University’s Graduate School of Design

and Walker was one of his students

1959In 1959, Walker opened a regional office

of Sasaki, Walker and Associates in San

Francisco.

1973In 1973 SWA became SWA Group, and

became one of the first companies on

the West Coast to be owned by an

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

(ESOP)—a vehicle that has resulted in

the company becoming 100% employee-

owned.

1980’sSWA expanded from a West Coast firm

in the 1960s and 70s to a fully national

and international firm by the 1980s and

90s, with offices located across the

United States (and in China in the 2000s

1990-2000Our practice and philosophy have

evolved from a firm of one or two lead

principals into a collaborative,

participatory group practice involving

many seasoned and talented principals

and associates—several of whom are

recognized as among the most talented

designers and planners in the profession.

The firm’s projects have received over

600 awards, and in 2005 SWA received

the Landscape Architecture Firm Award,

as designated by the American Society

of Landscape Architects.

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ANNING RIVER

DOWNTOWN CAIRO

Downtown Cairo|

Downtown Cairo|

Downtown Cairo|

Downtown Cairo|

NINGBO CENTRAL PARK

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BURJ KHALIFA

Burj Dubai Tower

Dubai, U.A.E.

Size: 250 acres

2006~

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The world tallest building

Height Comparison

Rejected Scheme by Other Firm

SITE

Site Context

Site Location Map

Site Perspective

WATER PETAL ROOM

RESIDENTIAL ARRIVAL ROOM

HOTEL ARRIVAL ROOM

LAKEFRONT RECREATION AREA

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Concept & Program Diagram

Inspiration Image

Illustrative Landscape Plan

Water Terrace Fountain Section

Model ShotWater Terrace Fountain Blowup

Water Terrace Fountain Structural DiagramWater Terrace Fountain Perspectives

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ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

BEIJING FINANCE STREET

CHINA WORLD TRADE CENTER

STANFORD UNIVERSITY

STANFORD UNIVERSITY - SIEPR

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, PACKARD CAMPUS

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