Jana Wehby, SWA Group

It’s important the new Walmart campus feels like it belongs in Bentonville and is true to the company’s Northwest Arkansas roots. In the latest episode of Breaking Ground: Conversations with the Experts, Jana Wehby of landscape architecture firm SWA Group discusses “Big Nature” and why that idea was crucial to the design of the campus.

Ying-yu Hung, SWA Group

The new Walmart campus will be home to around 5,000 trees. In the latest episode of Breaking Ground: Conversations with the Experts, Ying-yu Hung of landscape architecture firm SWA Group shares how they approached the design of the new campus with the natural world top of mind.

Big Nature

What does a Walmart landscape look like? How do you design at a 300-acre (theme-park sized!) scale? This episode of Breaking Ground features conversations with Gerdo Aquino, Jana Wehby and Ying-yu Hung of SWA Group, an international landscape architecture, planning and urban design firm. Learn how these designers aimed to create a campus that was harmonious with nature and true to Walmart’s Natural State roots.

Inside Out

“I think success will be just how good people feel working there,” says Doug Gensler, tasked with overseeing the design of the office buildings on Walmart’s new campus. This episode of Breaking Ground features conversations with Gensler, Cindy Simpson, Paul Manno and Raffael Scasserra. Hear how they designed a space where associates could come alive.

A Master Plan

How do you create a campus that is functional AND sustainable – all while prioritizing associate experience and Walmart’s Every Day Low Cost (EDLC) philosophy? This episode of Breaking Ground features conversations with architects and designers from interdisciplinary design firm Sasaki. Hear how experts Ethan Lay-Sleeper and Martin Zogran approach the design and create simple solutions that achieve the greatest range of benefits for associates.

A Better Experience

In the design of the new Walmart Home Office, every choice was viewed through a lens of the associate experience. This episode of the Breaking Ground series features conversations with two Walmart leaders – Cindi Marsiglio, SVP, Corporate Real Estate, and Joe Allbright, Senior Director, Corporate Real Estate – who share how they worked to weave Walmart values into every aspect of how associates will experience the campus.

Don’t worry, there’s more to come. New episodes will continue to be added, so watch this space for the next conversation with the experts.

COVID-19 safety protocols were used during filming.