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Seferian Design Group awarded the Landscape Ontario Dunington-Grubb award and a LO Award of Excellence for “Simcoe Sophistication” in the category Residential Construction
Seferian Design Group has earned provincial honours! Breathtaking design and master craftsmanship in landscape construction, maintenance and design projects were recognized at Landscape Ontario Horticultural Trades Association’s Awards of Excellence Ceremony, held January 7, 2020. Over 600 industry professionals attended the gala awards presentation held at the Delta Hotels Toronto Airport & Conference Centre. The Awards ceremony is held in conjunction with Congress, one of North America’s largest green industry events.
The winning projects showed the outstanding levels of craftsmanship attained by Ontario’s landscape industry. That top-notch technical mastery was matched by stunning and sophisticated landscape design. The Awards of Excellence are judged according to specific criteria by industry experts. If no project qualifies in an area, no award is given.
Seferian Design Group was awarded the 2020 Landscape Ontario Dunington-Grubb award and a Landscape Ontario Award of Excellence for their project “Simcoe Sophistication” in the category Residential Construction, over $1,000,000
The Dunington-Grubb award goes to the most outstanding and highest overall scoring project in the various construction categories. Many exceptional firms have one this award and SDG was honoured to be in such great company. The Dunington-Grubb award exists because of Lorrie and Howard Dunington-Grubb, both renowned Landscape Architects who founded Sheridan Nurseries and have designed numerous landmarks in and around the GTA.
Seferian Design Group is so proud of the team and humbled to have won such a prestigious award.
Watch the entire ceremony at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-qzLAa-F_I&feature=youtu.be
The awards program is an initiative of Landscape Ontario Horticultural Trades Association that has a membership of 2,500. It is the largest landscape trades association in North America.
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West Sheldon Creek Realignment
Description
Seferian Design Group was retained by the City of Burlington to create a vegetation rehabilitation plan for the West Sheldon Creek realignment. The project involved a natural channel design and implementation of a complex series of wetlands to restore and naturalize a drainage valley system and improve its ecological function to support both terrestrial and aquatic wildlife.
Our team worked with the teams engineers, fluvial geo-morphologists and aquatic biologists designed a natural channel flowing through a residential neighbourhood to restore a valley altered through extensive grading.
Extensive planting of woody and herbaceous materials were used to both naturalize the valley, provide shelter, habitat and food source for local wildlife populations, and to screen the valley from encroaching urbanization. The project required Conservation Authority, MNR and DFO approvals.
Details
Location: Burlington, ON
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Client: City of Burlington
Project Team:
SDG, Landscape Architects
Krpan Group for Multinational Five Investments
Cambridge Landscaping, General Contractor
Urbantech
Suburban Fence systems Ltd.,Services Provided:
Detailed Design, Tender/Specifications, Contract Administration, Vegetation MonitoringPublications
TBA
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Pineberry East and West
Description
This project is located along Colonel William Parkway in Oakville within the master planned community of Bronte Creek.
Details
Location: Oakville, ON
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Client: KRPAN Group
Project Team:
SDG, Landscape Architecture
Llewellyn & Associates
David Faye & Associates Inc.,
Let’s Landscape TogetherServices Provided: Concept design, Detailed design and Contract administration
Publications
TBA
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Haig Seferian to Lead Design Workshop at the 2020 Western Nursery & Landscape Association Trade Show
Kansas City, MO, October 10, 2019 –
The Western Nursery and Landscape Association (WNLA) is thrilled to announce the following ticketed events at the 2020 Western in Kansas City January 15, 16, and 17!
Haig Seferian, Principal Landscape Architect and founder of Seferian Design Group, will be instructing Wednesday’s Design Workshop (ticketed event). As a recognized authority on the various aspects of the built landscape, Haig has endeavored to educate the public by creating content for and hosting TV shows such as “Green Force” and “Garden Architecture” on HGTV. Haig has also authored a book titled “Hardscaping”. With over three decades of industry experience, Haig is a well-known lecturer, author and television personality. In 2011 Haig was elevated to Fellow status within the American Society of Landscape Architects (FASLA).
About the Western Nursery & Landscape Association The trade association for independent horticultural companies in the Midwest. Members include independent retailers; landscape maintenance, contractors, designers & architects; wholesale and greenhouse growers; plant breeders; horticultural suppliers and distributors; and those involved in horticultural education, including professors, extension professionals and students. WNLA is a 501(c)6 non-profit organization. For more information visit www.wnla.org
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Architecture Master Prize for the category Landscape Architecture/Public
The Architecture MasterPrize certifies that Cayuga Grand Vista Trail by Seferian Design Group has been awarded in the Landscape Architecture – Public category.
https://architectureprize.com/winners/winner.php?id=3967Winner in Landscape Architecture / Public
Burlington, Canada
Project location – Cayuga, ON
Company – Seferian Design Group
Lead Architect – Brad Smith
Design Team – Sarah Lynn Saari
Client – Haldimand CountyThe goal of the Cayuga Grand Vista Trail is to connect people with the Cayuga community, highlighting the uniqueness of the natural landscape and creating connections with the area’s heritage. The 1.2km trail connects the east and west sides of Cayuga, forming a scenic loop from the Cayuga courthouse to King George St. and Maple Rd. and back to the courthouse via Talbot St. E. and Munsee St. N. The heart of the trail is the reclaimed CN rail bridge, a 300m span over the Grand River that offers sweeping views of the water, woodlands and cultural landmarks like the old Cayuga water tower.
“Our team is very honoured and humbled by this recognition”, says Brad Smith, Senior Landscape Architect and Project Manager of Seferian Design Group. -
Tree Planting Ceremony at the Gardens of Pillar and Post
The property across the street from Pillar & Post, owned by Vintage Hotels, planted it’s first tree to signify the beginning of the installation of a six-acre botanical garden.
What used to be a C&C Yacht club has now been torn down and will soon contain 342 trees, 21,000 shrubs and perennials within the next couple months.
In 2015 Seferian Design Group was retained by Vintage Hotels to design the garden and event space at the Pillar and Post in Niagara-on-the-Lake. The ‘Gardens’ will be located directly south of the current inn and spa and will be bordered by John Street, Regent Street, Anne Street, and King Street.
Our landscape architectural team, worked in conjunction with the architect, engineer, lighting and acoustical consultant to design the Monet-inspired garden space. The space will include paved pathways, lily ponds complete with a pedestrian bridge, lawn spaces for events, a new event building, vegetable gardens, water features that will double as a skating rink, site amenities and furnishings, and lighting. The new space will also host the Vintage Hotel offices and will include a decorative stone wall around the park to allow for public and private access during events. Regent Street will also be closed to traffic and will be retrofitted with granite cobble.
