“Business is good,” said Susan Black of SB&A, “and at the same time the market is mercurial. In other words, we have had success where we did not expect it, and little or none where we spent our greatest efforts.”

Growth has been steady and staff size has remained the same over the past year, at eight people. The firm’s fees in 2000 approached $750,000, and are estimated to exceed that in 2001.The seven-year-old landscape architecture firm provides site planning, urban design, recreation and development services and public involvement support. Clients include most local jurisdictions, the state of Washington and private and commercial interests.

Key projects in the past year span the Puget Sound region.

State of Washington West Capitol Campus landscape regeneration master plan includes a review of existing conditions, historic intentions and future management of the Olmsted Campus and Sylvester Park. The Queen Anne Water Tower replacement project involves transforming a failing but cherished landmark. Bates Technical College campus open space is a central plaza for all outdoor activities for the Tacoma campus, including connections from existing to new buildings.

Five ballfields are being renovated at Marymoor in Redmond, and SB&A is designing an intramural stadium and two new soccer fields at South Seattle Community College.

SB&A is on the mitigation team to assist King County in locating new treatment facility in North King or South Snohomish County. A new gateway to the Port facilities on Harbor Island, and a public park on the Duwamish River are in construction. SB&A was prime design contractor for the Highline Community College 15-acre detention facility which includes a park, with amphitheater, bridge, lakes, paths and horticulture teaching classroom.

For Sound Transit, SB&A is landscape architect for the Royal Brougham and Lander stations and the connecting corridor, and also for the Tukwila Station, and the Edmonds and Mukilteo stations for commuter rail improvements.