News from Swift
ASLA 2018 Annual Meeting – Inside Swift Company
Gareth Loveridge and Barbara Swift share Swift Company’s approach to work, firm philosophy and practice in an ASLA “Inside the LA Studio” series presentation at the 2018 ASLA national convention in Philadelphia.
ASLA Ask Me Anything Online Interview
As part of the ASLA’s Emerging Professionals Committee, Barbara Swift participates as an invited guest in an online event, answering any and all questions. More information here.
Bullitt Foundation Grant
Barbara Swift, Thaisa Way and AP Hurd receive a Bullitt Foundation Thought Leadership and Innovation Grant in research, scholarship and action for the ”Leap Frog to a Shared ROW/Public Realms in the 22nd Century” research proposal.
DC Unbuilt Design Awards
Barbara Swift to join the 2018 Washington DC|AIA Unbuilt Work Competition jury for theoretical and commissioned work followed by an evening round table conversation at the District Architecture Center. See Unbuilt Washington Awards
Barbara Swift to Give AIA Resilience Thinking Forum Closing Keynote
Barbara Swift will provide the closing keynote address for the AIA Seattle’s Resilience Thinking: Places, Spaces, Communities to occur on December 11th in Seattle. The interactive full-day forum will focus on resilience within a socio-ecological framework with the goal of building sustained capacity for action.
Swift Company receives Honor Award from WASLA for the Sound Transit Lynnwood Link Extension
Swift Company is honored to receive the 2017 WASLA Honor Award for Analysis and Planning for the preliminary corridor planning and design for the Sound Transit Lynnwood Link Light Rail Extension. The eight mile corridor extends the wildly successful light rail system north from Northgate in Seattle to Lynnwood, Washington.
Barbara Swift to Participate in NCHRP Transportation Workshop
Barbara Swift will join the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Science Engineering and Medicine workshop focused on Sustainable Highway Construction Practices research in Irvine California. Bringing together all players, the workshop focuses on innovative practices above and beyond the required standards.
Seattle Design Festival 2017 – Power
Barbara Swift joins panels focused on vision, policy and action. Enter the Fray: How Architects + Designers Can Be Powerful Advocates on 9.18 and Collaborative Power: Transforming Our Future on 9.20. Both focus on rapid change and advocacy. For more information, please see the attached.