Celebrating and remembering Michael Sorkin (1948-2020), generous and passionate architect and friend. He shared…
Here’s a photo of our office – we at W are doing our part…
As Capitol Hill considers stimulus funds to counteract the effects of the coronavirus, it…
In uncertain times, parks and other open spaces can be vital resources for cities….
New York City recently passed a climate legislation package focused on buildings, which are…
On June 18, 2020, Barbara will speak at the Courageous by Design symposium in…
On February 13, NYC Parks broke ground on the Shoelace Park reconstruction project. W…
Demolition is complete at the Inner Harbor Water Taxi Terminal in Baltimore, MD. The…
Thrillist covered the opening of the St. Petersburg pier and pier approach in this…
In honor of the feature article Landscape Architecture Magazine published on St. Patrick’s Island,…
Here is a sneak peek of the St. Petersburg Pier approach, which is currently…
The January 2020 issue of Landscape Architecture Magazine has a feature story on our…
This semester, Barbara has been serving on the jury for a design studio led…
Archinect featured the unveiling of the MiNY campus designs – read the article here!…
Last week, the NYC Economic Development Corporation (NYC EDC) released the designs for the…
An interdisciplinary team from the fields of landscape design, planning, and art examines LGBTQ…
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle broke the news that a former DUMBO hotel will be…
Last week, at the National ASLA Conference in San Diego, Samantha Sikanas, landscape designer…
The NYC Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) announced plans for a $136 million Made In…
Join us on Sunday, October 20 for a tour of 50 West Street plaza…
We’re opening our doors for Open House NY’s weekend #OHNYwknd! Our office will be…
The St. Petersburg pier approach is coming along – and will be open in…
On Wednesday, our office had a picnic lunch and walkthrough of The Edge park…
Curbed NY covered our Downtown Far Rockaway project in an article published yesterday. There…
Last weekend, Barbara was in Prague to participate in the first evening salon of…
The playground at the St. Petersburg Pier Approach is coming together – the equipment…
Councilmembers, city officials, community members, and the design team attended the groundbreaking ceremony for…
The American Architecture Awards, considered the nation’s highest public awards for new architecture and urban…
W recently completed the reconstruction of a portion of the Hudson River Greenway with…
Yesterday, Barbara served on the jury for the La Brea Tar Pits redesign in…
Julian B. Lane just won two American Architecture Awards from the Chicago Athanaeum Museum…
Julian B. Lane park in Tampa won the ‘Best Project’ award in the Landscape/Urban…
Last week, phase 2 of The Edge park opened to the public! The park…
Last Friday, a class of students from the Knowlton School at Ohio State University…
The Brooklyn Paper‘s most recent issue included a front page article on the status…
Last week, Barbara and the rest of the Van Alen Climate Council visited the…
W worked with NYC Parks and Green Shield Ecology to design a landscape restoration…
The skate park in Riverside Park on West 109th Street is now under construction!…
The Westport Library has undergone a major transformation and is getting ready to fully…
W and Civitas are honored to share that we were awarded a ‘Future of…
W is working with Buffalo RiverWorks and Buffalo Niagra Waterkeeper to expand Buffalo’s water…
Grant Park Playground, located at the corner of Grant Avenue and E 169th Street…
Happy Earth Day! One of the many elements destroying our planet is plastic. One…
On April 24th, Barbara Wilks [W Architecture and Landscape Architecture] will take part in…
Last Thursday night, was the ASLA NY awards ceremony where we received the honor…
In Buffalo for the 30% concept development meeting with Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper, HDC, DEC,…
Proud to announce that our project, The Valley Beeline, a key part of our…
nARCHITECTS, W Architecture and Landscape Architecture to develop new garment hub and public space…
Working with Bergmann: Architects Engineers Planners in Rochester, NY we plan to take down…
2019 AIA Baltimore and BAF Spring Lecture Series: The Intentional and Unintentional Edge This…
We are happy to announce the recognition of two of our projects by The…
Snow, construction, sand, and winter waves lapping at the edge. 27 West Street is…
From the Tampa Bay Times The Massachusetts-based artist unveils her design during a speech…
Our community centered plan for the Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood ended this morning at a…
The new illuminated sign on the Tampa River Center is a beacon in the…
The reconstruction of CC Moore Homestead Park in Elmhurst, Queens will begin construction in…
Images from the three day retreat with the Van Alen Institue's Climate Council addressing…
Barbara Wilks is heading to Sacramento this week with the Van Alen Institute as…
There will be an additional screening of Beverly Willis' documentary on the contributions of…
The waterfront park at 27-41 West Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn is now under construction….
Checked in our project in St. Petersburg Florida this weekend. Construction on the pier…
85 Broad Street Ground Mural, W Architecture's concept as implemented by FXCollaborative received a…
Construction is underway at the Morton Street Upland Park Restoration project! Located along the…
Restaurant Row's streetscape, designed by W and commissioned by the Times Square Alliance, lit…
Form of Wander, a twisting tree-like structure that appears to float between water and…
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has issued a new report warning that global wildlife…
Ira Gershenhorn, also known as the 'Hudson Swimmer,' found four tires on rip rap…
Julian B Lane Park in Tampa won the Award of Excellence from the Hillsborough…
Congratulations to Chieh Huang, a member of our studio, whose research project Atlas for…
Barbara led two tours of The Edge park in Williamsburg last weekend as part…
More than 120 community members attended the Jefferson Chalmers community meeting held on October…
From July to September, W participated in the AIA NYC's Zero Waste Challenge, aiming…
Open House New York is this weekend (October 12-14)! OHNY is an annual celebration…
The public park we designed on the East River at 27-41 West Street in…
Our public plaza and roof terrace at 50 West Street are now complete! The…
Check out this photo taken by Benny Lau @bennyklau of St. Patrick's Island at…
Barbara was in Philadelphia for the McHarg Center board meeting and evening lecture by…
One of Barbara’s fellow board members at the McHarg Center, Jeff Goodell, wrote an…
A public space potluck hosted by the Design Trust for Public Space was held…
W is busy working on the Jefferson Chalmers Neighborhood Framework Plan in Detroit, MI!…
An aerial net sculpture by Tampa-born artist Janet Echelman will be installed at the…
W is participating in the AIA NY's Zero Waste Challenge! The Zero Waste Challenge…
Barbara, along with the other members of the Van Alen Institute's Climate Council, spent…
The new St. Petersburg, FL pier approach is under construction! Check out this aerial…
We are happy that our idea for a new temporary paving 'wrap' at 85…
The Canarsie West Trail Connector – a new bike path that connects Canarsie to…
We opened our office up to visitors from Open House New York's event Making…
We applaud the Design Trust for their cool new Under the Elevated/El Space Pilot…
W has started design work on Bush Terminal! We are working with NYC EDC,…
The opening of Tampa's Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park was announced by World Landscape…
We were honored to have two of our projects – West Harlem Piers Park…
All of the final materials from the Chouteau Greenway competition in St. Louis have…
Saturday was the Grand Opening of the Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park, our project…
The Wavertree restoration won the 2017 Specialty Contract Best Project award from Engineering News…
Barbara rode with the New York Restoration Project in the 5 Boro Bike Tour…
The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYC EDC) and Department of Transportation (NYC…
Barbara has joined the advisory board of the Ian McHarg Center at the University…
As we approach Earth Day – which is Sunday, April 22 – the news…
Check out this aerial view of JB Lane Park under construction! W and Civitas…