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DePaul Ebenezer Square has achieved LEED for Homes Platinum Certification Article Excerpt: Many jurisdictions are also encouraging sustainable development through economic incentives, particularly for affordable housing. In late 2016, SWBR, a Rochester, N.Y.-based architecture and design firm, completed DePaul Ebenezer Square, a $16.5 million, 100-unit apartment community in West Seneca, N.Y. The project, a blend […]

We’re proud to announce we’ve been recognized as a top-performing architecture and engineering (A/E) firm by Engineering News-Record. ENR has also selected us to their annual New York Top 100 Design Firm’s list, which is based on annual revenue for architectural and engineering services performed in the previous year. Read more on ENR’s Website

We’re pleased to announce that Kathleen DeLuca, project designer and technical coordinator, recently earned her certification in Construction Documents Technology (CDT). A CDT provides a comprehensive overview for professionals who write, interpret, enforce or manage construction documents, specifically project architects, contractors, contract administrators, material suppliers and manufacturers’ representatives. Once one completes and passes the CDT […]

Requirements for this licensure include a minimum degree requirement of a bachelor’s degree in architecture and at least five years of work experience under a licensed architect. Caitlin completed seven New York State exams to receive her license and holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Virginia Tech. As a recently licensed architect and designer in […]

On April 27, our design team was on hand, along with state and local officials, at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Dunkirk Renovation and Ownership Program. The project, developed by Southern Tier Environments for Living, consists of 25 buildings on 24 different sites, including the rehabilitation of 12 existing one- and two-family houses and the […]

We are pleased to announce that Allison Shannon, AIA, has received the 2018 Rochester Chapter CSI Starlight Award. This award recognizes an emerging professional with extraordinary passion for the Chapter, their profession, and the architectural industry and is awarded at the annual CSI Gala in Rochester. Allison serves as a Project Manager in SWBR’s education […]

We are pleased to announce that our work on DePaul Joseph L. Allen Apartments has been recognized with The Genesee Award for Construction Management from the Rochester Chapter Construction Specifications Institute (CSI). The award is given for exceptional teamwork between owner, designer and constructor realized through the CSI’s principles of how clear, well-prepared construction documents […]

We are proud to introduce our 14 new associates. We recently converted to a Design Professional Corporation (D.P.C.) through New York State Department of State. As a result, both licensed and non-licensed professionals have an opportunity to become shareholders. Traditionally, only licensed professionals were eligible for this opportunity. “Our shareholders are critical to the success […]

On the site of a vacant big box store in West Seneca sits one of DePaul’s largest supportive housing communities. SWBR designed Ebenezer Square apartments, named for the area’s communal society founded by German immigrants in 1842. Through a series of pushes and pulls to the mass of the building, the design was able to […]

A regional leader in education and life skills solutions, Mary Cariola Children’s Center serves hundreds of children and young adults each year through academic, residential, and community outreach programs. The 68 year-old agency has two campuses as well as six residential homes throughout Monroe County. When it was clear that their Browncroft Boulevard group home […]

We are pleased to announce Marlene Rizzo as our newest team member. Marlene will serve as an administrative assistant to our growing Syracuse office. She will be responsible for coordinating office activities, schedules, and communication efforts among her colleagues. Marlene brings over 14 years of specialized administrative support experience, most recently with Aspen Dental Management […]

Project Architect Kristin Purdy, AIA is on site at Nazareth College to discuss...