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Sacramento Urban Design Project Receives First Place APA Award

WRT's Central City Urban Design Guidelines for Sacramento, California received a first place award in the Best Practices category by the Sacramento Valley Section of the APA.

Ignacio F. Bunster-Ossa Elevated to FASLA

The American Society of Landscape Architects has elected WRT Principal Ignacio F. Bunster-Ossa to its Council of Fellows, in recognition of his long-standing leadership in and contributions to the practice of landscape architecture.

WRT Projects Receive Designing the Parks Awards

Two WRT projects received awards during the inaugural Designing the Parks awards program. The LEED Gold-rated Blue Ball Dairy Barn won an Honor Award for Preservation, and the Floyds Fork Greenway Master Plan won a Merit Award for a Master Plan.

Robert Kerns Makes Presentation at USGBC South Florida Panel

In June, the Government Education Committee of the Miami-Dade and the Keys Branch of the South Florida Chapter of the USGBC held a panel entitled "Local Government Implementation of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants." The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program,…

WRT and David Rouse in the Environmental Business Journal

Principal David Rouse appeared in the April 2010 issue (Volume XXIII, Number 4) of the Environmental Business Journal, which focused on green planning. David was quoted in an article about WRT's approach to sustainability and planning entitled "For Wallace Roberts Todd, It's Less a Matter of Selling…

Two WRT Projects Will Test Sustainable Landscape Rating System

The Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) has selected two WRT projects-the Germantown Academy Outdoor Education and Athletics Area Redevelopment and the Continental Bridge Redesign-as two of the first landscapes to participate in a program testing the nation's first rating system for green landscape…

LEED-ND Pilot Project Wins First Place APA San Diego Award

Quarry Falls, a proposed mixed-use development in San Diego's Mission Valley, won first place in the APA San Diego "Innovation in Green Community Planning" category, because of its participation in the US Green Building Council's (USGBC) LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) pilot program, in…

Hunters View Receives LEED-ND Silver Rating

WRT's Hunters View project received a LEED-ND (Neighborhood Development) Silver rating from the US Green Building Council, joining the firm's ever-growing list of LEED certified work.

Housing Projects Win MARC NAHRO Outstanding Achievement Awards

The Barbara Place Terrace development in Jersey City, NJ and Garfield Court in Long Branch, NJ were recently awarded Outstanding Achievement Awards by the Middle Atlantic Regional Council of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (MARC NAHRO).

WRT Selected for Temple Station TOD Project

The partnership of Asociacion de Puertorriquenos en Marcha (APM) and prominent New York developer Jonathan Rose Companies has selected WRT to provide architectural services for the Temple Station Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) project in Philadelphia, PA. APM is a Latino-based, non-profit organization…

Richmond Civic Center Wins AIA San Francisco Honor Award

The LEED Gold-rated Richmond (CA) Civic Center won the Honor Award in the Historic Preservation and Innovation in Rehabilitation category from the American Institute of Architects San Francisco Chapter's design competition.

WRT's Delaware River Trail Helps Philadelphians Achieve their Waterfront Vision

In May, a new 1/2-mile section of the Delaware River Trail, winding from the Pier 70 shopping center to Washington Avenue, was officially opened.

WRT to Develop Richmond Field Station Master Plan for UC Berkeley

WRT was selected by the University of California, Berkeley to develop a physical master plan for the Richmond Field Station, an academic and research facility located six miles northwest of the UC Berkeley Campus.

David Rouse to Help Foster Urban Forest Planning

WRT principal David Rouse is assisting the American Planning Association (APA) in the development of a training workshop that will instruct planners nationwide on the integration of urban forestry into current and long-range planning activities.

Overlook Park Wins 10,000 Friends 2010 Commonwealth Award

The 10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania selected the Overlook Park Neighborhood in Allentown for one of their 2010 Commonwealth Awards.

WRT Co-founder William Roberts on Plan for the Valleys

In this video, WRT co-founder William Roberts speaks about the award-winning Plan for the Valleys, one of the first projects produced by the firm in the 1960s.

New Orleans City Park Wins APA Hard-Won Victory Award

New Orleans' City Park has been awarded the American Planning Association's 2010 National Planning Achievement Award for a Hard-Won Victory, recognizing the extraordinary efforts of the city's residents to rebuild the historic park in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

Video: Plan for the Valleys 2010 APA Landmark Award

The American Planning Association (APA) commissioned a film honoring its 2010 award recipients. Among the projects recognized in the film was WRT's groundbreaking 1963 Plan for the Valleys, which was given the APA's 2010 National Planning Landmark Award.

WRT Awarded National American Latino Museum Contract

WRT has been awarded a contract to work on the assessment of prominent sites in and around the National Mall in Washington, DC, in order to determine a suitable location for a potential new National Museum of the American Latino.

WRT to Prepare Energy Strategy for Biloxi, Mississippi

WRT is assisting the City of Biloxi, Mississippi to prepare a citywide Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy (EECS) within the requirements of the Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program.

WRT Neighborhood Revitalization Receives NJ Smart Growth Award

New Jersey Future, a member of Smart Growth America, selected WRT's Morris Canal/Lafayette Park Neighborhood in Jersey City for a statewide 2010 Smart Growth Award. The project received the award in the Creative Neighborhood Affordable Housing category.

21st Century Town Square in The Architect's Newspaper

WRT's 21st Century Town Square project in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania was featured in The Architect's Newspaper.

WRT at the 2010 APA Conference

WRT made a strong showing at the 2010 American Planning Association's annual convention, which took place in New Orleans from April 10 through 13.

David Brower Center Wins Best New Green Building Award

The David Brower Center in Berkeley, California received the Best New Green Building award from the San Francisco Business Times. This is the third award bestowed upon the project in the last year.

Karen Blanchard Selected as Rotch Finalist

WRT Associate Karen Blanchard, AIA, LEED AP has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious Rotch Travelling Scholarship. The scholarship was established in 1883 to advance architectural education through foreign study and travel.

WRT Transportation Plan for Portsmouth, VA Unanimously Adopted

The Portsmouth City Council unanimously adopted a ground-breaking Master Transportation Plan (MTP) prepared by WRT as lead consultant. The firm previously developed the city's Destination Portsmouth Comprehensive Plan, several sub-area plans, and other projects to implement the Comprehensive Plan.

WRT Smart Growth Work Featured at Seattle Conference

WRT's work on the Sustainable Communities Initiative with EPA New England and the Hartford Capitol Region Council of Governments was presented on Friday February 5, 2010 at the 9th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference in Seattle.

WRT at the New Green Economy Conference

David Rouse of WRT and Storm Cunningham, CEO of the Resolution Fund, LLC in Washington, made a presentation at the New Green Economy Conference in DC.

WRT Wins Two National AIA Awards

WRT has been selected as the recipient of two 2010 Institute Honor Awards from The American Institute of Architects for Regional and Urban Design, for the U.S. House Office Buildings Facilities Plan and Preliminary South Capitol Area Plan and for A Civic Vision for the Central Delaware…

Plan for the Valleys Wins APA Planning Landmark Award

The American Planning Association selected the Plan for the Valleys as the recipient of its 2010 National Planning Excellence Award for a Planning Landmark.

WRT Receives Three San Diego ASLA Design Awards

Three WRT projects--Otay Valley Regional Park Trails, Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook, and Quarry Falls--received Merit Awards from the San Diego chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects. The awards were given as part of the chapter's 2009 Design Awards program.

City of Biloxi Adopts WRT Comprehensive Plan

The city of Biloxi, Mississippi recently adopted WRT's comprehensive plan for the city. The adoption was made by unanimous decision by the city government.