WJA is excited to be working on a new project in Williston, North Dakota. Renaissance on Main provides much needed housing, retail and office space, and parking. More information can be read in the Williston Herald feature from May 31st.
A groundbreaking ceremony was held recently for Country Lane Apartments. Todd and Michelle joined many others, including City of Sterling Mayor Skip Lee, and Ward 4 Alderman Joe Martin, at the ceremony. Country Lane Apartments will consist of new construction of forty-eight affordable dwelling units of family housing in the heart of Sterling, Illinois. Located…
Mike, Diane, and Keith, along with Governor Pat Quinn and others, recently attended the groundbreaking ceremony in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago on Hope Manor II apartments. Hope Manor II is a supportive, gender-responsive housing campus designed for Veterans and their children. It follows Hope Manor Apartments, both projects WJA is proud to partner on.…
Members of the WJA team recently attended a fundraiser for Elizabeth’s upcoming 78 mile 2-day walk to raise funds for Breast Cancer research. More information can be found here.
WJA was a sponsor of the 2013 Illinois Governor’s Conference on Affordable Housing. Members of the WJA team attended the event over the two days in Chicago. As well, Heidi moderated a panel on Evidence-Based Design, and Mike contributed to a panel discussing cost-containment strategies. Of the conference, Michelle said “The conference was a very…
Todd and Heidi recently traveled to New Orleans and were featured presenters at the 2013 Environments for Aging Conference. Their talk, entitled Successful Remodeling and Repositioning: Breathing New Life into Legacy Buildings, provided an in-depth look at a variety of strategies that address renovation challenges (structural, cultural, and financial) and offered specific interventions targeted at…
Heidi, in her work as co-chair of the American Institute for Architects Chicago Design for Aging Knowledge Community, was recently interviewed by Chicago Life Magazine regarding aging in place gracefully. It also ran in the Chicago editions of the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. You can read it online here.
Bill’s health care studio at was recently featured in Sara Marberry’s blog online. Bill is an Associate Professor of Design at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Ms. Marberry is a former Executive Vice President at The Center for Health Design and well-respected nationally for her expertise in healthcare design.
Jessica Singer comes to WJA for a spring break internship from University of Michigan, where she is in her senior year of undergraduate studies as an architecture major. Jessica joins our other Wolverines, including Elizabeth, Michelle, and Alexis.
Diane and Todd recently attended the Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards. Established in 1995, the Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards (CNDA) recognize the essential role that both non-profit and for-profit developers play in building communities in Chicago-area neighborhoods.
