WPL is pleased to announce Nicole Weisstanner’s project, the Fort Monroe Waterfront Park & Open Space Master Plan won the Award of Merit for the 2018 Virginia ASLA Professional and Student Awards in the Analysis and Planning category. WPL served as the prime consultant for the project and teamed
Landscape Architecture: A Diverse Career Option for Many
Sifting through the crowd for anyone that might be interested, I began to look for eye contact and a curious posture. At last! Found one! “Do you like art? How ‘bout science? ..math? ..nature?” Their answers almost didn’t matter. My response was usually, “Well, we do [fill in the blank] all day
This is the Life: JT Grommet Island
WPL celebrates the fact that we were able to participate in a legacy project like The City of Virginia Beach's JT Grommet Island for EveryBODY. Located at First Street, JT Grommet Island is an ADA-compliant, fully accessible Oceanfront park. The park features extra large wheelchair accessible
Planning Commission Recognitions for the 2014 Design Awards Program
WPL has had the honor of working on numerous unique projects, many of which were acknowledged at the City of Virginia Beach's Planning Commission Design Awards Program. Honor Awards were presented for the following categories: the Adventure Park at the Virginia Aquarium for Public Facilities, Kellam
JT Walk Strong
Since the inception of the Grommet Island Park and the first walk back in 2008, WPL has had an invested interest in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research and awareness. Of the WPL family, seven employees took part in the JT walk on October 5th, which originally came to life through Bruce
What’s Up with the Virginia Aquarium?
In Virginia Beach, the latest and greatest outdoor resort phenom just opened up– literally! Up in the trees - the grand opening for The Adventure Park at the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center took place Friday, May 30th as many eager faces anticipated climbing through one of nine different