We’re honoured to have SDG’s senior landscape architect, Brad Smith, deliver the alumni lecture at the University of Guelph’s Last Lecture event tonight. He will be the first Landscape Architect to receive this honour. Brad’s ground-breaking work in Landscape Architecture has inspired many, and tonight he’ll share his insights with the U of G community. …
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SDG’s Brad Smith featured in WDYD Series episode on Landscape Architecture
The season finale of 47 Filmworks’s WDYD Series (What Do You Do?) called “What do Landscape Architects do?” featuring Brad Smith is now live! Aimed at inspiring aspiring professionals, the episode focuses on everything Landscape Architecture . The filming spanned two days, during which Brad showcased the SDG studio and led the crew to various …
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SDG celebrates International Women’s Day
SDG is celebrating International Women’s Day today by acknowledging all the amazing women in our office and the astounding work that they do.
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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SDG Awarded 2022 Niagara Biennial Design Award for The Gardens at Pillar & Post Inn
The Gardens at Pillar and Post Inn was awarded a 2022 Niagara Biennial Design Award for Outstanding Achievement in Landscape Architecture. We are very proud of this project and honoured to be recognized for the years of work and planning that went into this beautiful ‘Monet’ inspired garden. We would like to thank our entire …
SDG celebrates the 2022 Year of the Garden
Yesterday was the first day of spring and marks the launch of Year Of The Garden 2022! The Canadian Garden Council proclaimed 2022 as Canada’s Year of the Garden in honour of the Centennial of the ornamental horticulture sector, marked by the 100th Anniversary of the Canadian Nursery Landscape Association. To celebrate, we have put …
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The Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre project was featured in the Award Magazine
The Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre project was recently featured in the March issue of Award magazine. This project involved the transformation of the Ancaster Memorial School built in 1947 and located on Wilson St, Hamilton, into a four-level facility with a 450-seat theatre auditorium, a 150-seat multi-purpose studio, visual arts classrooms, and music and dance …
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