Who they are
Founded in 1987 by Earl Broussard and Tom Afflerbach, TBG Partners is the premier landscape architecture and planning firm in Texas. The firm’s dedication to innovative design has resulted in some of the most distinguished landscape projects in Texas and the nation. An employee-owned corporation, TBG has enjoyed remarkable success thanks to the firm’s extraordinary talent. With offices in Austin, Dallas, Ft. Worth, Houston, and San Antonio, this dedicated group of 80-plus professionals includes experts in landscape architecture, planning and environmental graphic design who are led by the firm’s 17 principals.
Their Culture
At TBG we are committed to our clients, their projects, innovative design and unparalleled service. We are dedicated to providing an enjoyable working experience for every client and employee. We have a gift for making hard work fun—for our clients, the users of their projects and all the people we work with along the way. We truly enjoy the process of collaborating with our clients and colleagues and believe the finest solutions result from a shared approach. We believe great projects are based on great relationships, and our first client is still one of our best. In order to maintain this unmatched level of service we’ve hired the top people in our industry and supported their ideas, growth and future to create an environment that encourages creativity and fun.
What they do
TBG creates places that celebrate life. TBG does this by creating a collaborative relationship with clients and colleagues and by gaining a thorough understanding of the vision for each project. In an effort to tell the story of a place, TBG employs a holistic design methodology, integrating unique design character to create great spaces in the built environment resulting in living outdoor legacies in the areas of healthcare, higher education, hospitality, historic sites, corporate campuses, civic projects, mixed-use developments and residential communities. TBG’s award-winning and internationally recognized projects demonstrate the value and success of the firm’s approach.
Who they do it with 
In order to create award winning “living landscapes” TBG collaborates with many Top Notch Architectural and Engineering firms including, Balfour Beatty, BECK, BOKA Powell and Curry Boudreaux Architects to name a few. One of their larger projects was the new AMD Lone Star Campus in SW Austin. TBG worked with Graeber Simmons & Cowan to provide the design for the native landscaping, which needed to transition from several discrete ecological zones to the buildings themselves.
Who they look to
In order to keep up to date on the latest developments in building/landscaping trends, TBG looks to professional organizations. A short list includes:
- Congress for New Urbanism
- Urban Land Institute
- American Society of Landscape Architects
- American Planning Association
- US Green Building Council
- American Institute of Certified Planners
Who has noticed them
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Loner Star Campus
ASLA Texas Chapter Merit Award, Land Stewardship Designation, 2010
Hunt Consolidated Headquarters
ASLA Texas Chapter Merit Award 2010
The Harbor
ASLA Texas Chapter Merit Award 2009
Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas
ASLA Texas Chapter Honor Award 2008
Texas Construction Best of Award 2007
Austin Business Journal - Top 50 Fastest Growing Private Companies 1999 - 2004
Austin Business Journal - Top Landscape Architecture Firm in Austin 2000 - 2006 and 2008
Dallas Business Journal - Top Landscape Architecture Firm in Dallas 2004 - 2006
Internal Challenges
In 2008 we found ourselves faced with an internal dilemma. The Accounting and project management software we had been using for the previous 9 years was no longer going to be supported by the manufacturer. We were very comfortable with it and relied on it heavily.
The solution
Luckily for us we found new software that was able to accommodate our needs and actually had a couple of advantages over the old software (real time timesheet entry and web access). And also luckily for us was the new software company aligned us with Crestwood Consulting Services, LLC for the implementation of and training on the new software.
The Crestwood’s team was a life-saver. We wouldn’t have been able to do this without Crestwood. The conversion went very well with no loss of data. Crestwood was always available to us. They are always available via email even if I didn’t have time to talk. Crestwood was also very helpful in setting up security and showing us what project managers would like to see. Project managers can now get information for themselves leaving the accounting department more time to do their work.
Our Crestwood consultant also showed me how to export reports to Excel and Adobe Acrobat. They also walked me through things like creating an “AR Notes” tab on the project to keep all my collection notes. “That has been a huge help in the AR process”. The best part is our Project Managers and Principals are now involved with the AR process. They seem to get a better response from our customers which gives a much better cash flow.
