WRT recently completed a new downtown visitor and transit center for the city of Charlottesville, VA. The center serves as a gateway to the city as well as its principal intermodal transfer point. Located at a strategic site in front of city hall and at the terminus of the downtown pedestrian mall, the center will act as a catalyst in the redevelopment of the eastern end of the city. The project also includes an amphitheater park intended to serve as a regional attraction through concerts and other events.
WRT was presented with a Citation of Merit award from AIA Pennsylvania for the Torre Verde de Cancun condominium. The project, which translates to "Green Tower of Cancun," was recognized at an awards ceremony in the Rotunda of the Harrisburg State Capitol on November 13th.
WRT's Nashville Public Square received an Honor Award from the Tennessee Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects. The award, which was given out in September, was the only honor award given in any of the Tennessee ASLA's 2007 awards categories.
WRT's Blue Ball Dairy Barn project was recently honored with the AIA Delaware Chapter's prestigious Honor Award for Design, "Best of the Best." This is the highest level of award from AIA Delaware, acknowledging a project with distinctive character and outstanding merit.
In an effort to revitalize the "West End" of Hagerstown, MD, WRT has served the housing authority and its development partner, Pennrose Properties, as the architects for this multi-phase project that includes a new 23,000-SF community center and 352 homes.
In June, WRT published an article featuring our interior design work for the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation's new headquarters in Morristown, NJ. A central feature of WRT's design is the inclusion of a unique hydroponic biowall system that uses plants as a biofilter to purify air.