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Green House Project Guide, Debbie Wiegand presented with SWBR Architects, Rob Simonetti, and Cheryl VanBemden of Porter Hills at 2016 Pioneer Network Conference. They spoke about the insights we have gained Small House Nursing Home design and how they impact quality of life and care.

Kris brings graphic design experience with a focus on service-based companies. He supports all facets of graphic design at the firm, including client signage and brand refreshes. Most recently, Sambor served as Project Manager and Graphic Designer at JR Language Translation Services. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Alfred University.

Evergreen Lofts. Located at 392 Genesee St., in downtown Buffalo, recently opened and will be focused on serving homeless and chronically ill individuals. The five-story former warehouse was originally built around the turn of the century. Today, the 64,000-square-foot Evergreen Lofts contains 56 apartments, with half of those units eligible for subsidies through the HUD McKinney […]

Roberts Wesleyan College’s Crothers Science & Nursing Center is a 44,000-square-foot, two-story facility that houses first-rate educational facilities for science and nursing education for the college. The new building features state-of-the-art classrooms, advanced simulation laboratories and an experimental greenhouse. The lifelike patient simulators have realistic features — such as blinking eyes, pulses, and breathing, heart […]

SWBR, with input from SUNY Geneseo and the State University Construction Fund (SUCF), designed a renovation to Bailey Hall that radically reconfigured this former “hard” sciences building into a social sciences center facing the campus’ formal College Green. The building opened in 1965 as the Bailey science building housing physical sciences such as chemistry, biology […]

We have recently designed a new teaching garden which allows East High School students to learn all about the concept of farm to fork. The teaching garden is over 2,000 square feet of fruits vegetables, perennials, sunflower batches and more, designed to provide a hands-on learning experience for culinary students at the school. The new initiative, […]

Welcome to our new Human Resources Manager Michele Michaels! Bringing more than 25 years of experience in human resources in Greater Rochester, Michaels will now manage all of SWBR’s HR functions, including recruiting, training, and employee relations. Most recently, she served as director of HR and administration for the Veterans Outreach Center. Michaels earned a […]

Welcome to Shirah Cahill, Landscape Designer. Shirah finds creative landscape design solutions in mostly urban development projects that have an opportunity to foster community and improve quality of life. Her most recent positon was Director of Ecology for Complejos Residenciales in Queretaro, Mexico. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from York University of Toronto, […]

We are the designer for DePaul’s new Wheatfield Commons in suburban Niagara County, with 114 beds for assisted-living and memory-care residents. The 55,000-square-foot community is designed as a “country-style” community with dormer windows, French doors and covered porches. All units will have kitchenettes, and suites will have a large bedroom with a living and dining […]

Long Pond Senior Housing is an affordable, energy-efficient independent senior development. The first phase is a 120-unit housing development in the Town of Greece that provides 54 one and two-bedroom apartments with support services to help income-eligible and frail seniors remain independent.

Congratulations to Jamie Bucci! Not only did he recently receive his architectural license, but this year he was one of 22 individuals who were nominated nationally as Exemplary Mentors for the ACE Mentor Program. The national nomination was based on his contributions to the students, fellow mentors, and affiliates that epitomize the dedication and effectiveness […]

We are pleased to announce the addition of architect Jennifer O’Shea to our Rochester office! In her new role, O’Shea will be responsible for design documentation, programming, and concept development for a variety of the firm’s key clients. She specializes in design and construction on pharmaceutical, high-tech and semiconductor facility projects, and has served internationally […]