SwiftEnvirons grew from the belief that every project—whether at the molecular scale or the scale of a building, a community, or the planet—requires swift, interdisciplinary understanding of the forces that surround it. That belief shapes everything we do. We move between Read more…
SwiftEnvirons is an AIA Continuing Education Provider – focused on the issues that impact people and the Earth.
A lot of travel, good to be back in Sun Valley, ID Travel Text block News: Sun Valley Becomes the first Dark Sky Resort Text https://www.facebook.com/sunvalley/posts/pfbid02RKGNq3k8Z7ijwXHCRUeouiEdxRmP1QYvA11raZhWBF3q7iKC3y2dPK6gqvkhsK5sl
Jeremy E. Swift 1951-2015 A visual remembrance Jeremy was the oldest son of Dick and Dorothy, 4 years older than John and 8 years older than Joel. During Art Studio at UCD Davis, Jeremy lived in the converted 1-car garage Read more…
Take Two of our AI Test Our second test of AI in architectural design delivered some unexpected results and insights. Here’s what we discovered. See here for the first test: https://www.swiftenvirons.com/2024/07/05/adventures-in-ai-and-design/ AI Technology Check all that apply to AI: The Read more…
A Case Study in Wildfire Defense and Home Hardening We embarked upon improvements to our property that includes Calfire recommendation for a combination of Home Hardening and Defensible Space to give your house the best chance of surviving a wildfire. Read more…
A return to the home field My visit to the UC Davis Edwards Family Athletic Center (EFAC) and the UCD Health clinic became an unexpected homecoming—professionally and personally. But first a little about this striking facility. I had the chance Read more…
In September 2025, we visited University of California, Merced for the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) Shared Resource Laboratory project. Between tours of the campus and research facilities, our team (Uta Grieshammer, Susan Swift, Dan Eriksson) kicked off this Read more…
I’ve visited hundreds of healthcare facilities over the years, as architect, owner’s representative, facility operator and product representative. But a visit to the University of California Irvine (UCI) as a patient provided a unique and humbling hands-on “Patient Experience”.
History Repeats Image above: Beckman Institute, City of Hope, Duarte California. When the NIH rejected a grant for synthetic insulin in the 1970s, researchers led by Arthur Riggs proceeded without federal funding. The rest is history. And history repeats itself. Read more…