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industry veterans—and dynamic budding talent—each composing, calculating, and anticipating the tendencies of living systems.
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video: reshaping raw space
into livable places
Learn more about who we are and how we refine earth into art, allowing complex sites to evolve. One firm, many voices, together altering land to become meaningful landscape architecture.
TBG was founded in 1987 as a landscape architecture and planning firm. To learn more about our history, meet our founders.
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We’re not developers, yet we can change the value of a community. We don’t design shoes, but we can inspire a morning run. Though not ecologists, we can help ecosystems flourish.
We are over 100 visionary minds, reshaping raw space into livable places across the country and abroad. A critical combination of industry veterans paired with dynamic, budding talent, collectively composing, calculating, and anticipating the tendencies of living systems. From four offices, our disciplined designers and their strategic partners together refine earth into art, allowing complex sites to evolve.
One firm, many voices, together altering land to
become meaningful landscape architecture.
TBG.
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one firm, many voices, altering land to become meaningful landscape architecture.
firm history—
The Broussard Group is founded by Earl Broussard and Tom Afflerbach in Austin, Texas
First office, an extra bedroom in Earl’s Austin home, is opened
First project: sea lion exhibit at the Houston Zoo; followed by bird, alligator, and penguin exhibits
First residential community: Harris Branch in Austin
First high-tech project, IBM, leads to work with Motorola, AMD, SEMATECH, Applied Materials, Dell, Samsung, Tokyo Electron and others
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA) master plan
First residential community in Houston: New Territory
TBG opens its Houston office
Firm opens new Austin office on Sixth Street
State Farm Regional Headquarters
Applied Materials campus
Motorola and AMD campuses
Work begins on the renovation of the Texas State Capitol’s historic south grounds
Dell Jewish Community Center in Austin
First healthcare project: TIRR Hospital in Houston
First camp project: Camp for All
Bill Odle joins TBG in Austin after graduating from Oklahoma State
Work begins at Sienna in Missouri City, Texas
Houston expands into new, larger office
The Broussard Group becomes TBG Partners
Renovation of Texas State Capitol south grounds complete
Dell master plan
Samsung campus
Seton Children’s Hospital of Austin
Construction begins on Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, opens in April 2001.
Jim Manskey joins TBG and opens its Dallas office
Master plan complete for Texas Governor’s Mansion
Work begins on Town Lake Park in Austin
Work begins on Hall Office Park in Frisco, Texas
GSD&M Corporate Headquarters in Austin
First TBG golf tournament, which would become the annual Afflerbach Classic
Club Sienna, largest private amenity center in the South, completed at Sienna in Missouri City
Bill Odle moves to Houston to serve as Managing Principal
Work begins at the University of St. Thomas in Houston
Bronze 35-foot star installed in front of Bob Bullock History Museum
TBG Austin moves to Barton Oaks Plaza
Work begins on Market Street at The Woodlands
TBG opens McAllen office
Work begins on The Harbor in Rockwall, Texas
Work begins on San Jacinto Battleground
First issue of the Picayune published
Market Street at The Woodlands opens
Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP) established
TBG opens its San Antonio office
TBG begins implementation of 10-year campus master plan for Texas State University in San Marcos
First hospitality project: Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort & Spa opens in Bastrop, Texas
Houston office moves to Post Oak Boulevard
Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas opens, becoming the world’s first LEED Platinum medical facility
Completion of LEED Gold AMD Lone Star campus in Austin
Completion of Hunt Oil Headquarters in Dallas
TBG acquires Houston-based urban land planning firm Vernon G. Henry & Associates
Children’s Medical Center of Dallas healing garden complete
UT Brackenridge Tract Master Plan complete
Dallas Design District complete
Earl is recognized as a Fellow in the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa opens
Opening of The Austonian in downtown Austin
TBG opens its Fort Worth office
First international resort opens: Grand Solmar Land’s End Resort & Spa, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Renovation of Julia Ideson Library in Houston complete
TBG Dallas moves to new office at Mockingbird Station
Omni Dallas Hotel opens 11/11/11 across from Dallas Convention Center
Work begins on Circuit of the Americas in Austin
TBG celebrates its 25th anniversary
Fort Lauderdale office opens
Jim Manskey becomes second TBG President; Earl remains on with Board of Directors
Bill Odle appointed to Scenic Houston’s Board of Directors
Tactical urbanism effort, 20ft WIDE, converts a downtown Austin alley into multipurpose event venue for five days
Partnership with National Wildlife Federation (NWF) begins
Work begins on The Epic in Grand Prairie
Jim Manskey named outstanding alumnus by TAMU College of Architecture
TBG Austin moves back downtown to 1705 Guadalupe St.
TBG Dallas moves downtown to Bryan Tower
Work begins on adaptive reuse of Highland Mall into mixed-use district
Luxury high-rise The Bowie opens and 36th floor pool is highest pool in Texas at time
Substantial completion of Seaholm Power Plant’s conversion into a mixed-use development
New leadership subgroups formed to focus on corporate governance and strategic growth
Bill Odle receives Distinguished Landscape Architecture Alumnus award from Oklahoma State
TBG’s annual day of firm-wide service projects in local communities, The Big Give, commences
Bill Odle appointed ULI’s Houston District Council Chair
Magnolia Micro-Park, a temporary urban park in Fort Worth’s Near Southside district, is constructed and lasts for 21 months
TBG celebrates 30 years
Two TBG projects (Harvest and Shops at Park Lane) chosen for LAF case studies series out of 13 total
Post-occupancy evaluation of the Hilton Anatole’s JadeWaters resort pool complex provides metrics on landscape performance
TBG launches new brand
Grand opening of Oracle’s new waterfront campus in Austin
PlayGrand Adventures, an all-inclusive playground, breaks ground
Bill Odle becomes third TBG President; Jim Manskey continues an active role with the firm, as well as with the Board of Directors
TBG named a Top 10 Social Media Account in landscape architecture by Land8
TBG wins a Texas ASLA Honor Award in the Planning & Analysis category for its work with the City of Grapevine on Denton Creek
Jim Manskey, former TBG President, receives Texas ASLA’s Distinguished Member Award for his work in the profession
TBG San Antonio moves into its new office
TBG San Antonio Managing Principal, Elaine Kearney, becomes member of the Landscape Architecture Foundation’s Board of Directors
TBG named the Top Social Media Account in landscape architecture by Land8
TBG wins Texas ASLA Merit Awards for our work on Oracle, Wetland Park, Exploration Park and the Five Mile Creek Urban Greenbelt Master Plan
TBG Houston moves into its new office
Hired Director of Sustainability and Urban/Regional Planner
TBG hosts first Virtual Internship Program due to the COVID-19 pandemic
TBG holds 5th annual firmwide day of giving: The Big Give
TBG wins H-GAC Parks and Natural Areas Special Recognition Awards for our work on The Groves and Willow Fork Park
TBG named a Top Social Media Account in landscape architecture by Land8
TBG wins Texas ASLA Merit Award for our work on Legacy Central, a re-envisioned former Texas Instruments Campus
TBG wins Texas ASLA Design Excellence Award for our work on Texas Health Resources Frisco, a hospital determined to become a health facilitator, not another facility
Mark Meyer becomes Chairman of TBG’s Board of Directors
Elaine Kearney is elected to TBG’s Board of Directors
TBG celebrates 35 years
Tom Afflerbach, co-founder, retires
TBG wins Texas ASLA Awards for our work on Texas Organ Sharing Alliance in San Antonio, Lubbock Downtown Master Plan and Civic Park, and Alliance Children’s Garden in Austin
Named a Top Social Media Account in landscape architecture by Land8
TBG becomes a SITES Community Partner to support the organization’s mission to bring nature and the multitude of essential benefits it provides to the forefront of decision making
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four offices of designers refining earth into art across the country and abroad.
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We are one firm comprised of many voices. We create opportunities for growth, foster the holistic well-being of our people and have fun along the way! At TBG you will have an ownership stake in the firm and enjoy work-life flexibility, professional mentorship, a full suite of health and wellness benefits, paid parental leave, retirement savings and opportunities to invest in your local community.
We are always on the lookout for people who will make us better. Whether you are a student or an experienced professional, explore the TBG Job Board for a list of current opportunities and application next steps.
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