Surface 678 Wins 9 Awards in 2024
Awards season is here and we’ve started off 2024 with a bang! Surface 678 has received 8 awards for NC ASLA and 1 VA ASLA award for 2024! We are extremely proud of our team for all their hard work and dedication to this year’s submissions. It’s an honor to continue to receive recognition on […]
Eric Davis, Surface 678 Vice President & Partner Inducted Into ASLA Council of Fellows
Congratulations to Eric Davis Vice President and Partner of Surface, 678 for being awarded the honor of Council of Fellows by the American Society of Landscape Architecture in the Works category.
Unified Vision: A Landscape Approach to Enhancing Student Life on Duke’s West Campus
Earlier this year, our team submitted our work on Duke University’s West Campus residence halls to the Society of College and Planning (SCUP) 2023. In turn, this project received a SCUP Honor Award of Excellence in Landscape Architecture, earning Surface 678’s very first SCUP award! Including the Historic Quads, Edens Quad, and the Hollows, the […]
Surface 678 Wins Three NC ASLA Awards in 2022
We are happy to share that Surface 678 won three NC ASLA Awards in 2022 for Bloc[83], NC State University Fitts-Woolard Hall, and UNC Charlotte Stormwater Master Plan. We are extremely happy for our team and proud of all the hard work that our designers have put into each of these projects.
The Stitch: Winner of the 2022 Redevelopment Project of the Year Award
From a local retail landmark to a socially regenerative space, The Stitch has been named an NAIOP NC 2022 Redevelopment Project of the Year Award winner! Formerly the Morrisville Outlet Mall, The Stitch was resurrected from the bones of the fallow mall. The intent of the site design was to renew and restore the already […]
Surface Wins 4 Sir Walter Raleigh Awards in 2021
Surface 678 has won 4 Sir Walter Raleigh Awards for Community Appearance in 2021. The Sir Walter Raleigh Awards for Community Appearance recognize outstanding new contributions to the character, environment, and appearance of the City of Raleigh. Surface won awards for three projects: John Chavis Memorial Park, Bloc[83], and North Carolina State University Fitts-Woolard Hall. […]
SURFACE 678 NAMES NEW PRESIDENT AND CEO
SWATI KHIMESRA TO SERVE AS FIRM’S FIRST CEO DURHAM, N.C. – Today, Surface 678 announced that the firm’s principals have unanimously elected Swati Khimesra, PLA, LEED AP, RELi APas Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President, effective immediately. Khimesra, who is a multi-award-winning landscape architect and a LEED Accredited Professional, previously served as a principal and […]