swift company

Ted Benge

ted@swiftcompany.com

biography

Ted has a passion for relationships and the natural world. Growing up in the back country of Tennessee, Ted fell in love with the flowing rivers, old oaks, and colorful landscapes of the southeast. As a site designer, Ted strives to create places that integrate human creativity and relationships with ecological processes. Ted believes design should be rooted in the unique character of a site’s individual spatial qualities, environment, history, and context. Connecting people to the natural world will always be a rewarding vocation for him.

education+

University of Oregon, 2018

Mississippi State University, 2014

accreditation+

ASLA member, 2018
ASLA Student Award of Excellence (Oktibbeha County Hertitage Museum), 2013

activities+

Passions: Running, swimming, fishing, backpacking, sketching

selected projects+

800 5th Ave., Seattle, WA
Sound Transit Federal Way Link Extension, WA