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, …
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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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Canadian Pioneer in Landscape Architecture dies at 99, Haig Seferian recounts his memories of Cornelia Oberlander.
Canadian Landscape Architect and pioneer in the industry, Cornelia Oberlander died this past weekend at the age of 99 in Vancouver. Haig Seferian had the pleasure of interviewing Cornelia in Vancouver when he hosted the show Garden Architecture on HGTV. He also shared a table with Cornelia, Martha Schwartz and Janet Rosenberg when they became …
Seferian Design Group wins 3 Landscape Ontario Awards of Excellence
Seferian Design Group – Landscape Architects, won three Landscape Ontario Awards of Excellence at the Ceremony that was broadcast live on February 4, 2021. One award was for a residential project in Stoney Creek, ON, called Personal 5 Star Resort which won in the Residential Construction – over $1,000,000 category. The second award was for …
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Seferian Design Group wins 2 International Design Awards
Seferian Design Group – Landscape Architects, won two DNA Paris Design awards this week. The first award was for a residential project in Simcoe called Simcoe Sophistication which won in the Landscape Design/ Private Gardens category. The second award was for the Cayuga Grand Vista Trail in Cayuga, ON, in the Landscape Design/Parks & Public …
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SDG COVID-19 Action Plan
Due to concerns related to COVID-19 and the well-being of our staff, clients and community in mind, SDG has made the tough decision to close our office until further notice. All of our team members’ work phones, cell phones and email will be checked regularly. This plan of action is designed to cause as little …
Brad and Sarah attend the 2019 ASLA Conference
Our Landscape Architects, Brad and Sarah, attended the 2019 American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) conference in San Diego, California. They had the pleasure of meeting so many fantastic landscape architects, Fellows, and gaining so much knowledge and inspiration at the sessions. They look forward to attending the next ASLA Conference taking place in Miami, …
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Haig Seferian to Lead Design Workshop at the 2020 Western Nursery & Landscape Association Trade Show
Kansas City, MO, October 10, 2019 – The Western Nursery and Landscape Association (WNLA) is thrilled to announce the following ticketed events at the 2020 Western in Kansas City January 15, 16, and 17! Haig Seferian, Principal Landscape Architect and founder of Seferian Design Group, will be instructing Wednesday’s Design Workshop (ticketed event). As a …