http://www.wrtdesign.com/feed WRT Headlines Feed english psurrena@ph.wrtdesign.com Copyright 2012 /news/headline/Philadelphia-Water-Department-Awards-WRT-Team-One-of-Seven-SMEDs/196 /news/headline/Philadelphia-Water-Department-Awards-WRT-Team-One-of-Seven-SMEDs/196 The Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) has awarded WRT one of seven (7) contracts to provide professional services to the City for the evaluation of Stormwater Management Enhancement Districts, or SMEDs. SMEDs are geographic areas with potential for significant concentrated investment in green stormwater infrastructure. 1329375600 /news/headline/WRTs-James-Stickley-Speaks-On-Landscape-Urbanism/195 /news/headline/WRTs-James-Stickley-Speaks-On-Landscape-Urbanism/195 The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Northern California Chapter recently hosted a series of speakers to present on the topic of Landscape Urbanism at the AIA in San Francisco, CA. James Stickley, ASLA, LEED®AP of WRT, along with three others, each spoke on the evolving practice of landscape architecture and urban design, as well as the ways in which both theory and practice have shifted over the last few decades. 1328684400 /news/headline/Buffalos-Commodore-Perry-Neighborhood-Represents-Another-Choice-Win-for-WRT/194 /news/headline/Buffalos-Commodore-Perry-Neighborhood-Represents-Another-Choice-Win-for-WRT/194 The Perry Choice Neighborhood Planning Initiative has selected WRT and its team of consultants to provide Master Planning Architectural and Engineering services related to the requirements of the 2010 Choice Neighborhood Planning Grant recently awarded to the city's Commodore Perry Homes neighborhood and Extension Site, one of the city's oldest neighborhoods. 1328511600 /news/headline/C.-Williams-Brooks-Receives-2012-Wintergreen-Award-for-Excellence/190 /news/headline/C.-Williams-Brooks-Receives-2012-Wintergreen-Award-for-Excellence/190 WRT's C. Williams Brooks Building has received a Wintergreen Award for Excellence in Green Building from the US Green Building Council, Maryland Chapter. 1326351600 /news/headline/Fiol-Silva-Appointed-to-ULI-National-Advisory-Board/191 /news/headline/Fiol-Silva-Appointed-to-ULI-National-Advisory-Board/191 Antonio Fiol-Silva, FAIA was recently appointed to the National Advisory Board for the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Daniel Rose Center for Public Leadership in Land Use. 1326351600 /news/headline/St.-Charles-Parish-2030-Comprehensive-Plan-Receives-2012-Excellence-Award/192 /news/headline/St.-Charles-Parish-2030-Comprehensive-Plan-Receives-2012-Excellence-Award/192 The Louisiana Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA) has selected WRT's St. Charles Parish 2030 Comprehensive Plan as the recipient of the 2012 Excellence Award for a Plan 1326351600 /news/headline/Paseo-Verde-Gaining-National-Attention/189 /news/headline/Paseo-Verde-Gaining-National-Attention/189 Paseo Verde, the new mixed-use project at Temple University transit station, is attracting more national attention, as noted recently in the Hidden City Philadelphia article in which the author compares it to New York's Via Verde ... "in fact, Paseo Verde has a leg up on Via Verde. Unlike the latter, it is transit oriented. Where Via Verde is a good ten-minute walk to the nearest subway stop, Paseo Verde is right on top of the Regional Rail core network. Healthy transportation is as important as healthy living–and one of Via Verde’s few immediate drawbacks is its distance from rail transit," says author Stephen Stofka. 1324450800 /news/headline/Richmond-Canal-Featured-in-LAFs-Landscape-Performance-Series/182 /news/headline/Richmond-Canal-Featured-in-LAFs-Landscape-Performance-Series/182 The Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) recently added Richmond Canal Walk as one of their exemplary Case Study Briefs as part of their ongoing Landscape Performance Series (LPS), an online resource aimed at highlighting the value of sustainable landscape solutions with quantifiable environmental, economic and social benefits. 1321513200 /news/headline/Philadelphia-Inquirer-Feature-WRTs-Germantown-Academy-Nature-Preserve/184 /news/headline/Philadelphia-Inquirer-Feature-WRTs-Germantown-Academy-Nature-Preserve/184 An article in the Philadelphia Inquirer recently brought attention to the successful integration of Wissahickon Creek into Germantown Academy’s Fort Washington campus master plan, the blueprint of which was developed by WRT. 1321513200 /news/headline/A-North-Philadelphia-Community-Serves-as-a-Model-for-Sustainable-Development/185 /news/headline/A-North-Philadelphia-Community-Serves-as-a-Model-for-Sustainable-Development/185 WRT, in association with Jonathan Rose Companies and Asociación de Puertorriqueños en Marcha (APM), was selected by the City of Philadelphia to develop a 1.9-acre brownfield site adjacent to a SEPTA Regional Rail corridor and its Temple University station. 1321513200 /news/headline/Washington-Avenue-Loft-District-Named-APAs-Great-Places-in-America-Streets/181 /news/headline/Washington-Avenue-Loft-District-Named-APAs-Great-Places-in-America-Streets/181 The American Planning Association (APA) recognized WRT’s Washington Avenue Loft District as one of Ten Great Places in America. 1320386400 /news/headline/WRT-Led-Chautauqua-2020-Plan-Receives-APA-Award/180 /news/headline/WRT-Led-Chautauqua-2020-Plan-Receives-APA-Award/180 The American Planning Association (APA)-Upstate New York Section recently awarded the 2011 Planning Excellence Award for Comprehensive Planning to Chautauqua County's Comprehensive Plan: Chautauqua 20/20. WRT was the county’s primary consultant for the project. The Chautauqua 20/20 plan was recognized above all other 2011 submissions throughout New York State outside of New York City. 1319436000 /news/headline/The-Better-Blocks-Philly-Project/179 /news/headline/The-Better-Blocks-Philly-Project/179 BetterBlocksPhilly is a design demonstration project taking place during the 2011 DesignPhiladelphia week. Temporary traffic calming components and streetscape improvements will be installed to engage residents in the community-driven mission. 1318485600 /news/headline/GreenPlan-Philadelphia-Wins-a-2011-ASLA-Professional-Award/178 /news/headline/GreenPlan-Philadelphia-Wins-a-2011-ASLA-Professional-Award/178 The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) announced GreenPlan Philadelphia has received an Honor Award in the category of Analysis and Planning. WRT was the lead planning consultant to the city of Philadelphia and developed an innovative approach to open space planning that goes well beyond that of a typical open space plan. 1317621600 /news/headline/Philadelphia-Live-Arts-Festival-and-Philly-Fringe/177 /news/headline/Philadelphia-Live-Arts-Festival-and-Philly-Fringe/177 WRT is working with the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe to transform the historic High Pressure Fire Service Building into a flagship venue. 1312264800 /news/headline/NPS-Selects-WRT-for-Baltimore-City-National-Heritage-Area-/175 /news/headline/NPS-Selects-WRT-for-Baltimore-City-National-Heritage-Area-/175 The National Park Service selected WRT to prepare a management plan update for the Baltimore City National Heritage Area. 1310623200 /news/headline/21st-Century-Town-Square-Comes-Alive/176 /news/headline/21st-Century-Town-Square-Comes-Alive/176 WRT is proud to be part of the exhilarating transformation that has been taking place at the location of the former Bethlehem Steel mill in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 1310623200 /news/headline/WRT-at-the-2011-National-Planning-Conference/174 /news/headline/WRT-at-the-2011-National-Planning-Conference/174 WRT was pleased to play an active role in the American Planning Association's annual conference, held April 9-12 in Boston. On Saturday David Rouse was one of two trainers for APA's new Planning the Urban Forest workshop, which teaches planners how to integrate urban forest values, issues, and priorities into local planning processes. David also moderated a panel on Sustainable Comprehensive Planning and Systems, which highlighted the system-based approach to the Albany 2030 Comprehensive Plan being developed by WRT in collaboration with the City of Albany. 1305180000 /news/headline/WRT-Wins-Two-AIA-Pennsylvania-Design-Awards/173 /news/headline/WRT-Wins-Two-AIA-Pennsylvania-Design-Awards/173 AIA Pennsylvania has announced its 2011 Architectural Excellence Awards, granting WRT two awards for of its cultural and civic projects in the region. Karen Blanchard, AIA and Keiko Cramer, ASLA accepted the awards on WRT's behalf at a ceremony in the State Capitol Rotunda on April 12th. "We see these awards as a recognition of our clients vision for these significant civic and cultural spaces", said Antonio Fiol-Silva FAIA, Principal-in Charge for the projects, "their ambition for what these spaces could achieve for their communities is what most inspired their designs". 1304402400 /news/headline/WRT-Wins-Two-National-Park-Service-Awards/169 /news/headline/WRT-Wins-Two-National-Park-Service-Awards/169 From 69 entries submitted from more than 20 states and five countries, WRT was recognized for two projects, Blue Ball Diary Barn and Parklands of Floyds Fork. 1302156000