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The SDG Team virtually attended “The Development Approach Process in Toronto”
Last week our team virtually attended “The Development Approach Process in Toronto” hosted by Smart Density, an Architecture and Urban Planning firm for forward-thinking developers and innovative municipalities who want to achieve smarter density. The SDG team enjoyed learning about the process of getting projects through approvals in the City- with lessons that can be …
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SDG Tours the Facilities at Green Theory Design
Last week our team had the privilege of being hosted by Green Theory Design to tour their East facilities and learn more about their products, services, and capabilities to assist with current and future projects. Our team believes education like this is so critical to the development of staff, careers, and making us better landscape architects. Big …
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Ancaster School Park Design featured in LASN Magazine
Our Senior Landscape Architect, Brad Smith, published an article in the Landscape Architect and Specifier News (LASN) Magazine. The article features a unique project SDG worked on in unison with the Ancaster Community Group to save a beloved 18-acre green space in Ancaster. Brad discusses the history of the Ancaster School Grounds and the design …
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SDG welcomes new Landscape Designer, Alyssa McDonald
SDG would like to welcome our new Landscape Designer, Alyssa McDonald. Alyssa is currently in her third year completing a degree in landscape architecture with a certificate of environmental citizenship at the University of Guelph. She has prior experience working in a design-build firm specializing in residential design. We believe this experience will be an …
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Haig Seferian presents Ron Koudys becoming a fellow at the ASLA Council of Fellows Investiture Ceremony in Nashville, TN
Last Sunday night in Nashville, TN, at the ASLA Council of Fellows Investiture Ceremony, Ron Koudys became a Fellow of the ASLA. One of only two Canadians this year. Haig Seferian was honored to present Ron at the event with Paul Brydges by his side. Haig became an FASLA in 2011. Election to the ASLA …
Appleby College Living Shoreline Restoration Project featured in both CSLA and ASLA Landscape Architecture Magazines
Our Appleby College living shoreline restoration project was featured in both the CSLA-AAPC Landscape Paysages magazine and the ASLA Landscape Architecture Magazine! The project, led by our Senior Landscape Architect, Brad Smith, involved the stabilization of the college’s 400m shoreline, protecting the surrounding riparian and intertidal environment, improving the quality via filtration of upland run-off, …
The Casablanca Waterfront Park in Grimsby has gone public
Our concept design for the Casablanca Waterfront Park in Grimsby has gone public and is awaiting community consultation and feedback. The concept design feedback survey will close on November 8. The Casablanca Waterfront Park is the town’s premiere waterfront space and spans the waterfront area from Hunter Road to the Water Treatment Plant. The proposed …
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Niagara-on-the-Lake Council approves SDG conceptual design for the Heritage District gateway signage
Earlier this month, Niagara-on-the-Lake Town Council unanimously approved our conceptual design for the Heritage District gateway signage. The proposed feature will be located at the intersection of Queen Street and Mississagua Street as you enter the Town. Building upon the Town’s rich history, architecture, and wonderful aesthetics, the proposed feature will reflect the values of …
SDG pledges not to celebrate Canada Day Today
Today we stand with Indigenous communities and mourn the tragic loss of all the children buried at the sites of residential schools. At SDG we acknowledge this moment of national mourning and pledge not to celebrate Canada Day but instead to observe it, to educate ourselves and each other and to demand action. We promise …
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