Community

At SWBR, our inspiration comes from our community, as well as our designs. Throughout the year, we support many local events and charities that raise money for cancer research, the Heart Association, United Way, Golisano Children's Hospital, YMCA of Greater Rochester's Invest in Youth Campaign and many more. We encourage our staff to volunteer for the causes that mean the most to them.

Norman Howard School Career Day
Monday, April 15, 2013
SWBR Architect's Richard Waite and Steve Peet recently participated in the Norman Howard School Career Day. They taught students about Architecture and Landscape Architecture using simplified floor plans and Legos, handouts and videos. View Full Story
SWBR Architects Volunteers for Flower City Habitat for Humanity
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Last week, SWBR Architects employees took time to volunteer in the Rochester community at the Flower City Habitat for Humanity. Flower City Habitat for Humanity is a non-denominational Christian housing ministry dedicated to eliminating substandard and poverty housing in Rochester, NY. Since 1984, Flower City Habitat for Humanity has built or renovated over 190 homes, and is one of the largest Habitat affiliates in the northeastern US. SWBR has supported this cause for many years and is proud to do so again.View Full Story
SWBR Design Competition
Monday, October 22, 2012
Thank you to all those that participated in this year’s Design Competition to create a potential design concept for Tompkins County Housing. Three SWBR teams presented their work on Friday, October 19, at the Rochester Regional Community Design Center, followed by a Q&A session from an SWBR jury and other guests. Mark Maddalina, Dick Waite, and Rob Fornataro were the jurors and made what was definitely a hard decision. Congratulations to SWBR employees:View Full Story
SWBR Participates in the Genesee Regatta
Monday, October 15, 2012
Last Saturday, October 13th the rowing corporate challenge took place during the lunchtime break at the Head of the Genesee Regatta. The race was head-to-head Wegmans vs. M/E-SWBR with the M/E-SWBR boat's mission to defend its 4th title i n a row. With only a few strokes left to take, the Wegmans crew managed to edge us out by about 1ft to win the race! We all had a great time and thanks to those that were able to come see the race. The Regatta is around the same weekend every year. View Full Story
SWBR's Phil Wise participates in the Rochester Walk to Defeat ALS
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
This year Phil Wise, principal at SWBR Architects, participated in the Rochester Walk to Defeat ALS raising a grand total of $2,598.20 to support the local ALS Foundation. Every year, hundreds of thousands of people across the country bring their determination, energy, and passion to the Walk to Defeat ALS® . More than just a few mile trek, it’s an opportunity to bring hope to ALS patients, to raise money for a cure, and to join together to fight for something we care about.View Full Story