Dutch Dialogues VA: Life at Sea Level

Written by WPA on July 6, 2015. Posted in Downtown Norfolk, Dutch Dialogues, Educational, Event, Hampton Roads, Norfolk, Uncategorized, WPA Studio.

WPA was excited to partner with the City of Norfolk and City of Hampton to assist in hosting the Dutch Dialogues VA: Life at Sea Level. People living in the Netherlands are surrounded by water and have suffered through flooding for centuries. Due to this experience they realized that the answer was not to build higher barriers, but to figure out how to live more naturally with water. The “Dutch Dialogues” workshops bring together Dutch engineers, urban designers, landscape architects, city planners and soils/hydrology experts and local counterparts to explore creative and innovative solutions to the challenges inherent in living in a coastal city.

319 Bacon

Written by WPA on June 10, 2015. Posted in 319 Bacon, Commercial, Downtown Norfolk, Norfolk, Rendering.

We are happy to report that the proposed façade for a great new restaurant that we’re designing for 319 Granby Street has been issued its Certificate of Appropriateness by Norfolk’s Architectural Review Board. 319 Bacon will feature delicious bacon dishes and craft beers that we can’t wait to enjoy while sitting in the covered outdoor patio just off the sidewalk. It has been a delight working with a team of clients who have a distinct vision for the best kind of customer experience, and we know this will be a highlight to the Downtown Norfolk and regional dining scene.

NSU Wayfinding

Written by WPA on May 20, 2015. Posted in Education, Norfolk, NSU, Signage, Wayfinding.

WPA has worked with NSU stakeholders and our partners at SWAY and Acorn Sign Graphics to design a new sign family to kick off the Norfolk State University Wayfinding Program. The goals of the Wayfinding Program are to make the University more welcoming, accessible and navigable, to provide information clearly and consistently, to clean up existing sign clutter, and to enhance the appearance of the campus. It will reinforce the NSU Master Plan’s goals of promoting a healthy residential college campus with a focus on the pedestrian experience.

532 Mowbray Arch Complete!

Written by WPA on April 20, 2015. Posted in 523 Mowbray Arch, New Construction, Norfolk, Residential, Structures.

End Transmission “Group Exhibition Opening”

Written by WPA on January 30, 2015. Posted in Downtown Norfolk, Event, Exhibit, WPA Studio.

End Transmission

“Group Exhibition Opening”

Opening Reception: Friday February 20th 7:00 – 9:00 PM

Nobile & Amundsen began two years ago as an experimental collaboration with Work Program Architects to contribute to the art dialogue in Norfolk, VA. In that time we’ve been honored to work with talented artists near and far. Thank you, WPA, and everyone else that has supported us. It’s been a fun ride.

Our final exhibit, End Transmission, features artwork by:

Schuyler Beecroft, Hampton Boyer, Adrian Landon Brooks, Christiana Caro, Leigh Anne Chambers, Vittorio Colaizzi, Peter Eudenbach, Sheila Giolitti, Brad Hall, Randy Hess, David Johnson, Bob Lake, Nikki Leone, Christopher Mahonski, Wade Mickley, Daniel Moore, Thomas Moore, Suzanne Peck, Lee Piechoki, Charlotte Potter, John Roth, John Rudel, Tim Skirven, Jason Stick, Jordan Swartz, John Vitale, and Thom White.

After Party

10 PM @ SHUSH FACTORY // $6 COVER

ETERNAL SUMMERS // THE SEEERS // +SPECIAL GUESTS

Westport Commons

Written by WPA on January 27, 2015. Posted in New Construction, Norfolk, Residential, Uncategorized, Westport Commons.

WPA was contacted by Collins Enterprises to lead the public process portion of the Westport Commons and Watermark Apartments project. The project, begun nearly a decade ago, involves the demolition of 243 Navy housing apartments built in 1948, and the construction of 180 apartments, 68 townhouses, 70 condominiums, and various indoor and outdoor amenities.

Dominion Enterprises Device Lab

Written by WPA on December 18, 2014. Posted in Device Lab, Norfolk, Rendering, Tennant Buildout, Uncategorized.

Dominion Enterprises hired WPA to conduct a one-day charrette to help design a new Device Lab—a place where developers, help desk, audio/visual, creative, and administrative staff could come together to work on testing and development of mobile apps.

Tim Bearse “Bed Nappings and Fruit Off the Vine”

Written by WPA on December 1, 2014. Posted in Downtown Norfolk, Educational, Event, Exhibit, Public Art, Video, WPA Studio.

Tim Bearse

Bed Nappings and Fruit Off the Vine

Opening Reception: Friday December 5th 7:00 – 9:00 PM

Tim Bearse’s sculptures and mixed-media artwork reference the composition, form, and velocity of skateboarding videos. His objects, which at first glance appear to be modernist abstractions, borrow their shape from concrete swimming pools and community-built ramps. The referents, and their larger culture, are specific, though they ultimately point toward something larger: the built environment’s capacity for intervention, collectivization and empathy; the creative potential of kinesthetic awareness; the complexities of tactile, modular forms; and speed as a method of non-lingual communication.

Commune Crepes

Written by WPA on November 24, 2014. Posted in Educational, Event, Farming, Greenhouse, New Construction, New Earth Farm, Norfolk, Uncategorized, Virginia Beach.

We are very excited for our friend Kevin Jamison and his new restaurant in development, Commune Crepes. We know from our experience working with him on the Teaching Pavilion at New Earth Farm that the restaurant will be a powerful example of sustainability on multiple levels: food, design, and community.

Downtown Arts & Design District Charrette

Written by WPA on September 22, 2014. Posted in Arts & Design District, Downtown Norfolk, Event, Norfolk, Public Art, Uncategorized.

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