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Zoo Aquarium & Interpretive Projects
- Arctic Interagency Visitor Center (2): Coldfoot, Alaska
- Blair Audubon Visitor Center (2): Naples, Florida
- Baja Nature Center/Lagoon (1): Cabo San Cristobal
- Barn Beach Reserve (1): Leavenworth, Washington
- Cleveland Aquarium (2): Cleveland, Ohio
- Cleveland Zoo Master Development Plan (2): Cleveland, Ohio
- Corkscrew Swamp Master Plan (2): Big Cypress Forest, Southwest Florida
- Eagle Falls Trailhead (2): South Lake Tahoe, California
- Explore Tahoe: An Urban Trailhead Visitor Center (1): South Lake Tahoe, California
- Folsom Zoo Master Plan (1): Folsom, California
- Hawiian Isalnd Exhibit and Discovery Zone (2) : Honolulu, Hawaii
- John Ball Zoo-Van Andel Living Shores Aquarium (2): Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Kilauea Point Wildlife Refuge & Visitor Center (2): Kauai, Hawaii
- Kruckeberg Botanic Garden Master Plan (1): Shoreline, Washington
- Lillian Annette Rowe Sanctuary: Audubin Society Master Plan (2): Kearney, Nebraska
- Los Angeles Zoo: Pachyderm Forest (2): Los Angeles, California
- Marine Mammal Center (2): Marin Headlands, California
- Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center Renovation (2): Juneau, Alaska
- Minnesota Zoo Developement Projects, The Arctic Complex, Tropical/Shark and Dolphinarium Exhibit (2): Apple Valley, Minnesota
- Mono Lake Restoration Exhibit (2): Lee Vining, California
- Mystic Aquarium/Institute for Exploration: Master Plan (1), Alaska Coast Exhibit (2), Mystic, Connecticut
- Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium Projects: Tacoma, Washington — Long-Range Plan and Master Plan Update (3), Rocky Shores (3), Northwest Tode Pool (2), Elephant Barn (2), Beluga Exhibit and Amphitheater Concepts (4), Whale / Walrus Exhibit Concepts (4), Environmental Learning Center (2), South American Exhibit Concepts (4), Tropical Reef Aquarium (2)
- Richardson’s Bay Sanctuary-Audubon Society Master Plan (2): Tiburon, California
- San Francisco Zoo Master Plan Update & Exhibit Plan (2): San Francisco, California
- San Francisco Zoo Asian Tropical Rainforest and Indian Monsoon Forest Exhibit (2): San Francisco, California
- Stanley Park Zoo Master Plan (2): Vancouver, British Columbia
- United States Forest Service Headquarters (2): South Lake Tahoe, California
- Washington State Law Enforcement Memorial (1) & (2): Olympia, Washington
- Woodland Park Zoological Gardens Projects: Seattle, Washington — Long-Range Plan & Development Guidelines (3), Asian Primate Exhibit (3), Jaguar Cove Exhibit (2), Gorilla Exhibit Renovation (1)
- Woodland Park Sensory Garden (1): Seattle Washington
- Stream Profile Chamber (2): South Lake Tahoe, California
- Tacoma Aquarium-Concept Illustrations (2): Tacoma, Washington
- Tingley Aquatic Park Master Plan Charette (2): Albuquerque, New Mexico
- 2009 AIA 2009 Regional Top 10 Green Award with Bassetti Architects: Barn Beach Reserve, Leavenworth, Washington
- 2005 Third Place Interior Exhibit Award: NAI Media Awards: Arctic Interagency Visitor Center, Coldfoot, Alaska
- 2003 Significant Achievement Award: American Zoological Association Jaguar Cove Exhibit, Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, WA
- 1999 ASLA Analysis & Planning Honor Award: Feasibility Study for the Canopy Project
- 1996 Cleveland Chapter AIA Urban Design Honor Award: Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Master Plan
- 1979 ASLA President’s Award for notable contributions to landscape design
- 1979 AAZPA Exhibit Award: Asian Primate Exhibit at Woodland Park Zoo
(1): John Swanson Design Studio, llc: as principal
(2): Portico, Inc.: as principal
(3): Jones and Jones: as senior associate
(4): Design Exchange: as principal/sole proprietor
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