Our talented teammate, Glorimar Irizarry Delgado, put together this colorful glimpse of her visit to the 2017 Chicago Architectural Biennial “Make New History” this year at the Chicago Cultural Center. A former film studies student, she combined both of her passions – architecture and film – in the making of… Read more
As a smaller architecture firm, it can seem like a big leap to use 360° views and virtual reality (VR) to help clients visualize an idea. It requires research, trial and error, and upfront expense to successfully integrate these tools. However, we think the benefits are more than worth it…. Read more
We’re pleased to congratulate Phoebe Lam on completing her ARE exams and earning her California Architecture License. Phoebe is excited to reach this milestone, and has a few suggestions for designers studying for ARE exams: “Complete your exams within a timeframe of 16 months – just power through. Do it… Read more
In our continuous quest for a happy, effective workplace, our team took the Everything DiSC Workplace assessment this summer. Results from the DiSC survey are designed to help people understand themselves and how to work with others better. And we scored a big fat “C!” As mediocre as this may… Read more
We’re pleased to announce the promotion of Gustavo Bermudez to Job Captain. In his new role, Gustavo’s growing skill set will continue to benefit our dynamic Residential Practice. “In the short amount of time Gustavo has been with WDA, his design and leadership skills have really stood out. He always… Read more
We’ve relaunched our website! Take it for a spin, get click happy, enjoy. Updated from top to bottom, our new site is designed to improve user experience, showcase our expertise, and be more mobile-friendly. Many thanks to Catherine at Straightforward for her creative, insightful guidance, the Mangrove group for their wizardry in WordPress, and… Read more
Happy New Year! To celebrate the New Year, we asked the WDA team to share some of their strength-based goals for 2017. These goals are designed to reflect on skills our team members already possess and are working to further develop. We hope you’ll enjoy this insight on what drives… Read more
Canstruction is a national charity that brings together the Architecture/Engineering/Construction community in the spirit of competition and giving back. This year we partnered with Jeff King & Company and Mosswood Engineering to raise money for the SF-Marin Food Bank as part of San Francisco Canstruction. Inspired by this year’s theme “AmeriCAN Grown,” we built a 7’ tall space shuttle to… Read more
Our clients, internationally-renowned art collectors and philanthropists, asked us to relocate and transform an empty barn that sat adjacent to their Napa Valley vacation home. They were drawn to the structure’s form and history, but wanted to use it as an entertaining space and gym. The client’s vast art collection… Read more
As part of our Back to School theme, we sat down with WDA intern Marivie Koch, who has been learning on the job since she started work with us this June, and will literally go back to school in 2016. Marivie has creativity in her genes—her parents met in art… Read more
This summer, WDA’s Michelle Liu joined a group of architects and designers on a week-long trip to Spain. The tour was hosted by Porcelanosa, a family-owned Spanish company that, in the forty years since its founding in 1973, has grown into an international brand that designs, manufactures, and distributes 8… Read more
December is a month of holidays and giving. So we’re pleased to have a chance this month to highlight di Rosa, a unique place started in the spirit of community and imbued with a sense of wonder. Situated on over 200 acres of idyllic Napa landscape, di Rosa houses… Read more