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Watershed Leads Tour of Gulf Coast Center for Ecotourism During ASLA Conference
FEB. 27, 2025 – Watershed Principal Rebecca Dunn Bryant shared a sneak peek of the nearly-complete facilities during the AL/MS Twin States conference, hosted by the American Society of Landscape Architects.
American Legion Breaks Ground on Phase I Club Building
FEB. 20, 2025 – The American Legion and project partners gathered on a windy, freezing morning to break ground on their Club Building, Phase I of a broader revitalization project.
Summit Street Inn, a Watershed Project, Featured in Mobile Bay Magazine
DEC. 26, 2024 – It’s no small project to revitalize a historic building. There’s a delicate balance between preserving cultural history while also reducing environmental impacts.
Restore Mobile Breaks Ground on Oakdale Cottages
OCT. 29, 2024 – Last week, we broke ground on three homes that Watershed designed for the nonprofit organization. These homes will help to revitalize this underserved community with new builds that are compatible with the historic fabric of the neighborhood.
The Pavilion at The Nest Wins a Trio of Awards
OCT. 24, 2024 – Watershed has won awards from AIA Alabama, ASLA, and PEP for the project, the first phase of a master plan to expand an award-winning marine science laboratory for K-3 students into an educational enrichment campus for K-12 students.
Flying Creek Nature Preserve Breaks Ground
JUNE 28, 2024 – Watershed joined project partners and officials from the City of Fairhope to break ground on the city’s newest park, which will include nature trails, bike trails, outdoor classrooms, a nature center, and connection to the Eastern Shore Trail.
Chimney Swift Tower Comes to Fairhope’s Arts Alley
APRIL 1, 2024 – Chimney Swifts are migrating birds with an impressive travel schedule. They overwinter in South America, as far south as Peru, and come to our milder climate to breed.
Gulf State Park Interpretive Center Achieves Living Building Petal Certification
MAY 5, 2023 – The Gulf State Park Interpretive Center is Alabama’s first Living Building, earning 19 of the 20 imperatives in the Living Building Challenge.
Fortified Gold Residence Featured in Mobile Bay Magazine’s ‘Double Star Home’ Story
APRIL 6, 2023 – The award-winning residence, the first Zero Energy Ready Certified home in South Alabama, continues its run of positive press and awards with a feature in Mobile’s premier lifestyle magazine.
Watershed Featured in Technology Designer Magazine: Building Resilience in the New Normal
MARCH 27, 2023 – We were thrilled to talk with Technology Designer about our focus on FORTIFIED construction and how it helps protect and conserve our coastal neighbors and our natural environment.
Watershed, “Building Sustainability,” Profiled in Scenic 98 Coastal Newsletter
FEB. 28, 2023 – Mobile Bay is home to record-level biodiversity. Achieving a balance between architecture and nature in our own backyard is a unique task.
Watershed Wins Top National Innovation Awards From DOE
SEPT. 21, 2022 – The national awards, which are presented in six categories by the Department of Energy (DOE) each year, recognize the country’s leading innovators in zero energy building.
Gulf State Park Restoration Project Featured in Landscape Architecture Magazine
JAN. 20, 2022 – The touching tribute weaves a vibrant portrait of how recovery funding from the devastating Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill led to the award-winning rebuilding of one of our area’s most precious natural resources.
Auburn University’s New Engineering Facility Receives AIA Alabama Honor Award
DEC. 6, 2021 – The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Alabama chapter awarded one of its highest honors to the $22 million Auburn University Advanced Structural Engineering Laboratory.
Rebecca Dunn Bryant Receives AIA Alabama Accolade Award
DEC. 5, 2021 – The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Alabama Chapter has named Rebecca Dunn Bryant, AIA, as the 2021 recipient of the organization’s prestigious Accolade Award.
Watershed Featured in Elle Décor’s ‘Designing Watershed Moments’
APRIL 13, 2021 – Architecture and consulting firm Watershed demonstrates that green building can be affordable, sustainable, and most importantly, nurturing to both clients and the environment.
Build Back Better Recommendations for the Built Environment
MARCH 9, 2021 – Watershed is proud to join more than 130+ leading companies in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry in recommending immediate actions the Biden/Harris Administration can take to combat climate change.
Gulf State Park Scoops Up Awards, Certifications, Recognition
SEPT. 30, 2020 – Gulf State Park is setting new global benchmarks for resilient structural design and land development projects, having received numerous awards and certifications.
The Lodge at Gulf State Park Receives Mobile Bay Magazine ‘Watershed Award’
JAN. 27, 2020 – Mobile Bay Magazine announced their 2020 Watershed awards, and we are delighted to be recognized with those working to restore and protect our local environment.
Gulf State Park Lodge Achieves Platinum Sustainable SITES Certification
NOV. 27, 2019 – The first official Sustainable SITES certification given in Alabama has been awarded to the Lodge at Gulf State Park, also earning the title as the first SITES hospitality project in the world.
Rebecca Bryant Featured in Portico Magazine’s ‘Porches and Patios – Eastern Shore Spotlight’
OCT. 16, 2019 – Southern porches help reduce the cooling demand on houses in hot-humid climates through using passive strategies that work with natural surroundings.
Mobile Bay Magazine Spotlights Rebecca Bryant and Watershed in ‘Notable Women’
AUG. 1, 2019 – The July 2019 issue of Mobile Bay Magazine included a special section highlighting influential women in Mobile and Baldwin County.
Natural Awakenings Magazine Highlights Fairhope Health Foods’ Redesign
MAY 28, 2019 – With the rise of healthy buildings and environmental impact on employee health, business owners are breaking away from long-held building practices in favor of healthy and sustainable designs.
AIA Committee on the Environment Announces 2019 COTE Top 10 Awards
APRIL 25, 2019 – The COTE® Top Ten Awards is the industry’s best-known award program for sustainable design excellence.