Wallace Roberts & Todd, LLC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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| Architecture Firm | Wallace Roberts & Todd, LLC |
| People | Principals: Richard Bartholomew, FAIA, AICP, PP; John Beckman, AICP, PP; John Benischeck, CPA; Ignacio Bunster-Ossa, ASLA, LEED AP; Laura Burnett, ASLA, LEED AP; Amy Carpenter, AIA, LEED AP; Liz Clarke, AICP; John G. Ellis, AIA, RIBA; John Fernsler, AIA; Antonio Fiol-Silva, AIA, AICP, LEED AP; Kathy Garcia, FASLA, LEED AP; Steve Hammond; Mami Hara, AICP, ASLA; Joe Healy, AIA, LEED AP; Judith Heintz, ASLA; Gerry Marston, FASLA; Nando Micale, FAIA, AICP, PP; Maarten Pesch, AIA, LEED AP; Alyn Pruett, AIA; Gil Rosenthal, FAIA, LEED AP; David Rouse, ASLA, AICP, LEED AP; Daniel Solomon, FAIA; Jim Stickley, ASLA, LEED AP; Charlie Tomlinson, AIA, CSI, CDT, LEED AP; Anne Torney, AIA, LEED AP. Founding Principals: David A. Wallace, Ian L. McHarg, William H. Roberts, Thomas A. Todd |
| Address | 1700 Market St. 28th Floor |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19103 USA | |
| Telephone | (215) 732-5215 |
| Fax | (215) 732-2551 |
| info@wrtdesign.com | |
| Web Site | http://www.wrtdesign.com |
| AW Directory | ArchitectureWeek Directory Listing |
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Contents |
[edit] Services
Sustainable Urban Planning and Design, Architecture, and Landscape Architecture
[edit] Focus
City + Region Planning, Civic Design, Commercial + Mixed Use, Eco Resorts, Education, Parks + Open Spaces, Plazas + Streetscapes, Residential, Senior Living, Transportation, Waterfronts
[edit] Projects
[edit] City + Region Planning
A Civic Vision for the Central Delaware, Abuja Master Plan for the New Federal Capital of Nigeria, Action Plan to Rebuild New Orleans , Brisbane Baylands Multi-Modal Station, Camden Hub Strategic Plan, Castro Valley Redevelopment Strategic Plan, Charleston County Comprehensive Plan, Coyote Valley Vision Plan, East Hampton Comprehensive Plan, Ellwood-Devereux Coast Open Space and Habitat Management Plan, Gaines Street Revitalization Plan, GreenPlan Philadelphia, Lancaster County Growth Management Plan, New River Gorge National River General Management Plan, Omaha by Design, Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area Management Plan, South Livermore Valley Specific Plan, Virginia State Capitol Master Plan
[edit] Civic Design
Atlantic City Convention Center and Rail Terminal, Biscayne National Park Visitor's Center, Blue Ball Dairy Barn, Charlottesville Transit Center, Estero Streetscape, Philadelphia Museum of Art Landscape Improvements, River Winds Community Center, The New York Aquarium at Coney Island, Tom Ridge Environmental Center, Windsor Town Green, Yuma City Hall
[edit] Commercial + Mixed Use
1401 Walnut Street, Brisbane Baylands Multi-Modal Station, Broad and Washington High-rise Condominiums and Mixed-use Competition, Caltrans District 11 New Building Office Complex, Carmel Corporate Center, Castro Valley Redevelopment Strategic Plan, David Brower Center, Fashion Square Mall Redevelopment, Fifth & Forbes Redevelopment Study, Holly Park / Othello Station, New Railroad Square, Rittenhouse Square Mixed-Use Facility, Susquehanna Commerce Center, Valley Creek Corporate Center at Exton Park
[edit] Eco Resorts
Kanozan Resort Competition, Shillim Institute and Resort, Yeonpo Resort Master Plan
[edit] Education
Berkeley Fine Arts Building, Cabrini College Residence Hall, Community Academy of Philadelphia, Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, Ellwood-Devereux Coast Open Space and Habitat Management Plan, Generational Walk, Haverford School , Pennsylvania State University Core Campus Improvements, Rutgers University College Avenue Campus Design, San Francisco State University, San Jose State University, Scripps Institution of Oceanography - University of California, St. Charles Seminary Ryan Memorial Library, Stanford Graduate Housing, University of California, San Diego (UCSD, Ursinus College Residence Hall
[edit] Parks + Open Spaces
A Civic Vision for the Central Delaware, Anacostia Waterfront Initiative, Beargrass Creek Preserve, Boyce Mayview Park, Capital City Landing in White River State Park, City Park Vision Plan, Eastshore State Park General Plan, Erie Bluffs State Park Master Plan, Gauley River National Recreation Area Development Concept Plan , Georgetown Waterfront Park, Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site Park General Management Plan, Living Water Park, New River Gorge National River General Management Plan, Santa Monica Beach Improvement Group, Schuylkill River Park, Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area Management Plan, Tom Ridge Environmental Center, Virginia Key Beach Park Master Plan
[edit] Plazas + Streetscapes
Caltrans District 11 New Building Office Complex, Cloverdale Boulevard Streetscape Design, Estero Streetscape, Generational Walk, Nashville Public Square, Overtown Pedestrian Mall, Pennsylvania State University Core Campus Improvements, Queens Plaza, State Street Streetscape Design, University Avenue Streetscape, Vallejo Waterfront , Washington Avenue Loft District
[edit] Residential
101 San Fernando, 1401 Walnut Street, Alabama Street Family Housing, Berkeley Fine Arts Building, Broad and Washington High-rise Condominiums and Mixed-use Competition, Fifth & Forbes Redevelopment Study, Gateway Crossing, Holly Park / Othello Station, New Railroad Square, Riverview Public Housing Landscape, Stanford Graduate Housing, The National Mixed-Use Condominium, Waterfront Square Condominiums and Spa
[edit] Senior Living
Burnham Brook Center, Job Haines Home Expansion, Renaissance Gardens at Cedar Crest Extended Care, Renaissance Gardens Seabrook Senior Living, Stonebridge at Montgomery CCRC, The Laurels - Assisted Living
[edit] Transportation
Atlantic City Convention Center and Rail Terminal, Charlottesville Transit Center, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), Holly Park / Othello Station, Market Street and Frankford Avenue Corridors TOD Plans, PATCO Transit Oriented Development, Xiamen Neighborhood Redevelopment
[edit] Waterfronts
A Civic Vision for the Central Delaware, Anacostia Waterfront Initiative, Capital City Landing in White River State Park, Dana Point Harbor, Des Moines Riverfront Master Plan, Erie Bluffs State Park Master Plan, Georgetown Waterfront Park, Living Water Park, New River Gorge National River, General Management Plan, New Stapleton Waterfront Redevelopment, North Canal Extension, Ocean City Boardwalk, Richmond Canal Redevelopment, Sacramento Docks Area Concept Plan, Santa Monica Beach Improvement Group, Schuylkill River Park, Seaside Development Master Plan
[edit] Discussion
Wallace Roberts & Todd, LLC (WRT), formerly known as Wallace McHarg Roberts & Todd (WMRT), is an urban planning and design firm based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. WRT is a collaborative practice of city and regional planners, urban designers, landscape architects and architects with offices in New York City, Miami, Dallas, San Diego, and San Francisco.
[edit] Awards
In 1996, the United States Department of Transportation and the National Endowment for the Arts gave Wallace Roberts & Todd an Honor Award for its proposed design of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail. The competition for the award included 300 entries, and WRT was one of eleven who received the award.
In 2000, Wallace Roberts & Todd received two awards from Waterfront Center for its role in planning the Hudson River Waterfront Walkway.
In 2004, WRT received an Award of Honor from the American Society of Landscape Architects for its design of parks near the Anacostia River.
In 2008, WRT received the Charter Award from New Congress for the New Urbanism for its project titled "A Civic Vision for the Central Delaware".
