Principal, and self-proclaimed soil nerd, Jason Radcliff authored the recently published article: The Big Deal with Dirt. Featured in the July/August issue of Texas Architect, Jason digs deeper into how soil health is the foundation of a thriving ecosystem and is integral to a successful project through its entire life cycle. Read more via Texas Architects' online edition ..read more

Austin Community College - Highland Campus' Fontaine Plaza was featured in Landscape Architecture Specifier News' June edition. Fontaine Plaza is the gateway to a reinvigorated campus exemplifying adaptive reuse. Formerly the entrance to the expanse of asphalt parking built to serve the 1970s-era Highland Mall, the plaza welcomes students and visitors into a series of pedestrian-oriented outdoor rooms in a space once dominated by vehicular traffic. Now a vibrant mixed-use development anchored by Austin Community College, the design projects a vision for the future grounded in environmental sus ..read more

Located within Austin’s fastest developing neighborhood, the addition of Rainey Street Trailhead to the lake’s network of public spaces will be a critical outdoor resource for thousands of downtown residents. Working closely with The Trail Foundation (a non-profit formed to protect and enhance the lake’s trail system), the design team engaged the local community to define the park’s goals. This public input established three key goals for the project: introduce water access, provide for play, and repair the site’s ecological health. To read more about how the Rainey Street Trailhead promises ..read more

dwg. Founder + President, Daniel Woodroffe was highlighted in Voyage Austin's Hidden Gems series, which aims to promote artists, creatives, and makers by providing a platform for them to share their stories in their own words. To read more about what makes Daniel tick, what biggest challenges he's faced and what's next for him and dwg. read the article here ..read more

“Are you serious? You're taking the entire firm to England?” We have gotten that question quite a bit as news has spread of our upcoming “field trip.” Yep, dwg. is celebrating our ten year anniversary, (albeit two years delayed thanks to COVID) across the pond. All 37 of us are headed to the UK June 11-18 for a week of new perspectives, culture, fun and, most importantly, in celebration of a decade+ of hard work and accomplishments for everyone at dwg.! We have dubbed it “England 2020 (+2).” For me personally, landscape architecture is the culmination of celebrating, perceiving and engaging w ..read more

In the Art Restart podcast and salon series, the Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts explores how creatives around the world are reinventing their fields and building a new landscape for the arts. In this edition of Art Restart, dwg. Founder + President, Daniel Woodroffe, explains how making urban spaces more sustainable and equitable is a recipe not only for economic dynamism, but perhaps more importantly for good old-fashioned joy, an emotion we cultivate in our office daily ..read more

Talk about a glow-up! After years of renovation, Waterloo Park finally debuted last summer to become one of the city’s essential gathering hubs — and the editors of Austin Monthly took note. Kudos to Waterloo Park for winning the Austin Monthly's Best of ATX 2022: Editors' Choice for Park Renovation Award. The picturesque new grounds feature the addition of 500 trees and 90,000 plants from 170 different species, plus a darling play space for kids that includes a climbable Log Jam structure and a granite slide. Waterloo Park marks the first phase of the 35-acre Waterloo Greenway park system to ..read more

Towers.net featured the 30-acre former petrochemical tank farm turned environmentally conscious office campus in their article, Step Inside East Austin’s Transformative Springdale Green Office Project. Seeking both LEED Gold and Sustainable SITES certification, Springdale Green aims to be a model for urban ecology and sustainable development in Austin. ​ Designed to be immersive and engaging, an elevated boardwalk forms a continuous meandering loop through the campus’ various eco-zones. In addition to the extensive campus landscape, the office buildings boast a number of garden-like roof terr ..read more

Please join us in raising a glass (even if it's virtual) as 2021 has been a year where we are extremely appreciative and thankful to our significant others, teammates, clients and collaborators. We are so very fortunate for your trust, friendships and the opportunities we have had together – and we thank you! This has been a year to celebrate our remarkable team of talented and thoroughly wonderful individuals. In the continued chaos of zoom-ish work life we continued to show our innate nimbleness and creativeness, and we were very fortunate to welcome nine new staff members from all over the ..read more

Thank you to World Landscape Architecture for your highlight and Glow Inflatables for the in-depth case study on si-glo. Inspired by the revitalized ecosystem and the many thousands of new plants installed at Waterloo Park, si-glo featured a series of towering, inflatable, internally illuminated agave sculptures. Ranging in size from 12 feet to over 30 feet in both height and diameter, the installation elevated the century plant to epic proportions to celebrate the new, long-lasting life introduced in the heart of Austin. Gigantic, glowing, and soft to touch, the inflatables delighted audience ..read more