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[edit]The following table assesses the strongest sources against the WP:NCORP criteria. It focuses on sources that speak to the firm itself; the many project-level citations in the article support individual facts but are not all reproduced here.
| Source | Independent? | Reliable? | Significant coverage of SWT? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julia M. Johnson, "Going for the green", St. Louis Business Journal, 2006 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Full feature profiling the firm, its principals, size, and range of work. Strongest single source. |
| Cynthia Vespereny, "St. Louis Character: Jim Wolterman", St. Louis Business Journal, 2012 | Yes | Yes | Partial | In-depth profile of a co-founder and the firm. Interview-format; NCORP may partly discount interview content, but includes independent framing. |
| Miya Norfleet, "Meet the man who designed St. Louis' best green spaces", St. Louis Public Radio, 2023 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Broadcast/interview feature centered on the firm's founder and its projects; independent outlet. |
| "Cortex Commons", Landscape Performance Series, Landscape Architecture Foundation, 2023 | Yes | Yes | Partial | Detailed independent case study of an SWT project (not the firm as a whole); credits SWT as lead landscape architect. |
| "West Florissant Avenue Great Streets Master Plan", American Society of Landscape Architects | Yes | Yes | Partial | National professional body's case study of an SWT project; independent of the firm. |
| Emily Adams, "Forest Park East is in the process of a massive facelift", St. Louis Magazine, 2025 | Yes | Yes | Partial | Independent regional magazine; names SWT as lead design firm on a major project. |
| Debby Woodin, "MOmentum Bike Park wins state award", The Joplin Globe, 2026 | Yes | Yes | Partial | Independent local newspaper; covers an award-winning SWT project and names the firm. |
| "Going for the green" / awards pages (ASLA St. Louis, Central States, Prairie Gateway, Iowa; APA St. Louis) | Yes | Yes | No | Independent, reliable award records; useful for verification but each covers a project/award, not the firm in depth. |
| "St. Louis-based Planning and Design Firm Principal Receives National Recognition" (press release), via St. Louis Post-Dispatch | No | Partial | No | Press release. Used only to verify plain facts (studios, fellowship); does NOT count toward notability. |
| swtdesign.com pages (Profile; project pages) | No | Yes | No | Self-published. Acceptable for uncontroversial descriptive facts only; does NOT count toward notability. |
Summary: Notability rests primarily on the two St. Louis Business Journal firm profiles (2006, 2012) together with independent feature coverage from St. Louis Public Radio, St. Louis Magazine, and The Joplin Globe, supported by independent case studies from the Landscape Architecture Foundation and the American Society of Landscape Architects. Press releases and the firm's own website are cited only for verification of routine facts and are not offered as evidence of notability.
Conflict of interest: I am connected to SWT Design and have disclosed this on my user page per Wikipedia's paid-contribution rules. I have tried to write neutrally and welcome edits. Charliecc12 (talk) 18:04, 15 July 2026 (UTC)