2018 Water Public Art Challenge

November 14, 2018

View Full Article Colwell Shelor was one of this year’s top 10 finalists for Arizona’s Water Public Art Challenge

Cactus Canvas

September 12, 2018

View Full Article The owners of a previous “manicured, water-intensive” landscape, now fully embrace a desert landscape for their home with a wide variety of succulents, aloes, and cacti.

Luxe Red Awards 2018

August 9, 2018

View Full Article Colwell Shelor Landscape Architecture wins a regional design award for House of Folding Planes; a residential project in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Great Hearts Maryvale School Supplies Kits

August 9, 2018

View Full Article Colwell Shelor Landscape Architecture assisted with building Back to School kits for the students at Great Hearts Maryvale Preparatory Academy. The landscape design for the school was completed in 2017, by CSLA, the project is currently under construction. We worked with Back to School; an organization that provides school supplies to underprivileged…

Ghost Wash House

June 11, 2018

View Full Article A-I-R Inc. Wins in the AIA 2018 Housing Awards in the One- and Two-Story Custom Residences. Landscape architecture by Colwell Shelor.

Luxe Gold List 2018

May 2, 2018

View Full Article Colwell Shelor Makes the Luxe Source Gold List 2018

The Farm at Los Olivos: Phoenix Project ‘Like the Desert Botanical Garden of Agriculture’

April 8, 2018

View Full Article Matthew Moore and Aric Mei are currently working on a unique project: an agricultural park in the middle of Phoenix’s urban area. A 4-acre site in Central Phoenix is waiting for the public’s support in order to start a change in how people in Phoenix view food. The pair is dedicated to…

$11.4 Million Scottsdale’s Museum of the West Opens

April 8, 2018

View Full Article Scottsdale’s Museum of the West is the third cultural attraction to open up in Scottsdale, costing over $11 million. The museum holds all sorts of old west memorabilia, art,  artifacts, and depictions. The new museum is expected to become a major tourist attraction; as a recent survey revealed that western culture is…

Museum of the West Shows Why Green Boosts Business

April 8, 2018

View Full Article Scottsdale’s Museum of the West is a new LEED Gold certified building. It has introduced many sustainably lead initiatives such as reducing water by 40 percent, low water use landscaping, reducing energy usage by 38 percent,  over 70 percent recycled material for the building, and paints and coatings with low emissions. The…

Mesa Trying to Transform Downtown Core

April 8, 2018

View Full Article Mesa’s downtown area is headed for a makeover- a new light rail is headed that way as well as a new restaurant, retail, and art space. The goal is to add more intensity to the area and give current residents new amenities.