The Texas Chapter of the American Planning Assoication has awarded the “City of Southlake Wayfinding Sign System Plan” with a “2010 Current Planning Award.”

The American Planning Association is a nonprofit public interest and research organization representing over 39,000 practicing planners, officials, and citizens involved with urban and rural planning issues.

RSM was proud to be a part of the wayfinding design and programming. The designs are currently out to bid and we look forward to seeing construction soon. Congratulations to the team at the City of Southlake!

RSM Design has been a female-owned business enterprise since its founding in 1997 by Suzanne Redmond Schwartz. Recently we went through a rigorous and stringent process to complete the full national certification. The WBENC (Women’s Business Enterprise National Certification) is one of the most widely recognized and respected certifications in the United States.

We look forward to partnering with you on your public and private endeavors.

Additionally, two projects with RSM graphics, Waikiki Beachwalk in Honolulu and Lalaport Toyosu in Tokyo, were among the winning entries in the latest ICSC International Design and Development Awards.  The two are recognized with awards and featured in Winning Shopping Center Designs.

Check out both books at www.icsc.org/cgi/bookpubhome 

Avenida 8, a shopping and leisure center, in Sao Joao, Portugal was named a 2009 finalist for the ICSC European Shopping Center Award in the New Developments: Medium category. The European Shopping Center Award is the supreme award in European retail property, granted for both new and refurbished or extended projects. Redmond Schwartz Mark Design worked with developer Sonae Sierra and Laguarda.Low Architects to develop the branding and comprehensive wayfinding program through out this exciting retail center. Winners will be announced in April 2009.

The graphics program at Otay Ranch, in Chula Vista, California, was awarded 2nd Place in Sign Web’s 2008 International Sign Contest. RSM, together with General Growth Properties, Field Paoli Architects, and Creo implemented a comprehensive branding and graphics package for this Spanish-styled outdoor retail resort.

When General Growth Properties approached RSM Design, they wanted one thing for Otay Ranch – a strong iconic brand. Taking inspiration from the geographic location and the ranch theme, the team developed iron-branded signage, specialty graphics, and tapestries, transforming this new mixed-use development into a laidback modern-day hacienda.

Waikiki Beach Walk in Honolulu, Hawaii, won the coveted International Design and Development Award in 2008 from ICSC (International Council of Shopping Centers). It was awarded top honors in the category of new project and renovation under 150,00 square feet. Waikiki Beach Walk is both a vibrant and stylish entertainment, dining, and retail center that also celebrates the beauty and culture of Hawaii. RSM Design wants to congratulate Altoon + Porter Architects along with the client team and thank them for asking RSM Design to be part of this exciting project.

Victoria Gardens, located in Rancho Cucamonga, California has won numerous awards in the past few years since its opening in 2004. ICSC (International Council of Shopping Centers) awarded the open air ‘downtown’ retail and lifestyle center the Design Award for Innovation Design and Development of a New Project, which include projects 150,001 to 500,000 square feet. It was also a ULI (Urban Land Institute) Award Winner in 2008. RSM Design worked alongside owners Forest City Development, Lewis Retail Centers and numerous architects and consultants to develop and design a town square, which includes, retail, office, and civic uses. “Environmental graphics are an additional anchor, everyone loves them,” Brian Jones, Forest City Development.

Rancho Cucamonga was one of those developing communities with an intriguing name that not many people knew about. The unique history of the area is what RSM Design focused on when designing the environmental graphics program for Victoria Gardens and the town’s Cultural Center. Integrating a comprehensive graphics approach, RSM was able to show the historical roots of the city through a Main Street designed to appear as if it were built over time.

The signs and graphics at The Promenade Bolingbrook, in Bolingbrook, Illinois was awarded 3rd Place in Sign Web’s 2008 International Sign Contest. Midwestern charm, local flora and fauna, and Arts & Crafts style architecture were the inspirations used to transform The Promenade Bolingbrook into a vibrant, open-air retail town center. RSM Design was commissioned to create the identity, architectural branding, specialty graphics, and wayfinding for this new project south of Chicago. From the monarch butterfly-inspired logo, hand painted murals, original stained glass creations and branded manhole covers, every detail was designed to transport the visitor to a simpler time when every town had a sense of place, pride, and community.