At this year's annual AIA Philadelphia Design Awards ceremony, WRT was awarded two major citations, including a rare Silver Medal.
Roosevelt Plaza
Silver Medal Award, Unbuilt Project
Camden's Roosevelt Plaza restores a vital public space at the heart of the city of Camden, New Jersey. The plaza's urban-architectural design lays out a master plan for surrounding streets and building blocks to create an "urban room" framed by dense mixed-use redevelopment, which will plant the seed for the downtown's return to relevance and vitality. The plaza also brings a controlled element of nature back to the city's center, while creating a system of green infrastructure to manage stormwater. Tapping into a robust transit infrastructure, the park will attract investment along the commercial corridors that border the park, helping to leverage private investment in one of the state's most economically depressed urban centers.
The Stevens Institute Center For Engineering and Science Innovation
Merit Award, Unbuilt Project
This 48,000-SF classroom and research facility in Hoboken, perched on a site overlooking the Hudson River with sweeping views of Lower Manhattan, provides a new space for faculty offices, seminar rooms, a computer lab, and 170 spaces of enclosed, structured parking. Aspiring to a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold rating from the US Green Building Council (USGBC), the Stevens project features sustainable design strategies, including extensive daylighting, a high-performance envelope utilizing terracotta rain screen cladding, photovoltaics, operable windows, a landscaped roof terrace, and displacement ventilation.
