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For more than 125 years, Cornell AgriTech in Geneva has developed cutting-edge technologies essential to feeding the world and strengthening New York economies. From developing safe and nutritious foods to pioneering means to preserve the environment, Cornell AgriTech serves millions of New York consumers, agricultural producers, food businesses and farm families throughout the state. SWBR […]

Officials and local leaders came together Wednesday to celebrate the groundbreaking of a $13.5 million, 56-unit affordable rental family housing project on the outskirts of the city of Oswego. New York State Homes and Community Renewal officials announced the start of construction on Champlain Commons for families in the town of Scriba. The complex would be […]

Our design team was on hand September 26, along with state and local officials, as Optimax, the largest prototype high precision optics manufacturer in the United States, broke ground on a $21.7 expansion. SWBR was hired to design the expansion, which will provide additional capacity to continue growth for this optics manufacturing company and will […]

On September 21, our Syracuse team participated in National PARK(ing) Day, an annual event that encourages community members, students and designers to transform metered parking spaces into temporary parklets for the day. Our parklet included a wood pavilion built out of salvaged bleacher wood from West Genesee School District’s High School Gym. The beautiful structure, […]

We’re pleased to welcome Michael Picard to our leadership team as Chief Financial Officer. With more than three decades of financial management experience, Michael is an expert in implementing strategic financial plans into operational plans, providing guidance to the organizations’ President and CEO, and managing an organizations’ overall corporate governance. “Mike is a proactive, assertive, […]

Our design team was on hand September 22 to celebrate the grand opening of the Nazareth College Jane and Laurence Glazer Music Performance Center. The gala event included celebrity and student music performances, dancing, and the ceremonial dedication of the new building. The new 550-seat Performance Center includes a performance platform suitable for a full […]

Our design team recently joined community members, along with school and local officials, to unveil the makeover of Rochester City School District’s John Walton Spencer School No. 16. Originally built in 1910, School No. 16 had received several additions over the years, leaving the school a mishmash of design styles. Our design team modernized and […]

Jenna is a graduate of Nazareth College, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in finance. She has joined our finance team and will be responsible for project resource planning, budgeting and billing.

DePaul’s new $11.5 million Packet Boat Landing Apartments recently celebrated its grand opening in Lockport, NY. Named for the barges that stopped there during the Erie Canal’s heyday, Packet Boat Landing will help adults in need of supportive services live independently. The three-story, 62,000 SF affordable housing development features 60 new one-bedroom units, along with […]

We’re proud to share that we have been recognized as a top-performing architecture and engineering (A/E) firm by Rochester Business Journal and Engineering News-Record. Rochester Business Journal Named #1 ranked architectural firm in Rochester Voted a top firm in RBJ’s annual Reader Rankings in the Real Estate category Engineering News-Record Named to annual New York […]

On August 8, our design team was on hand to celebrate the opening of the Open Door Mission’s newest transitional housing facility. The celebration marked a new beginning for many homeless mothers and their children in Gates. Located at the former Holy Ghost Church convent on Coldwater Road in Gates, NY, the goal of the […]

Candace Gonnella earned her LEED Green Associate accreditation by the...