{"id":4323,"date":"2013-07-31T20:18:20","date_gmt":"2013-07-31T20:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wbcnet.org\/member_news\/wdg-architecture-launches-special-projects-initiative-with-gift-to-catholic-university\/"},"modified":"2013-07-31T20:18:20","modified_gmt":"2013-07-31T20:18:20","slug":"wdg-architecture-launches-special-projects-initiative-with-gift-to-catholic-university","status":"publish","type":"member_news","link":"https:\/\/www.wbcnet.org\/member_news\/wdg-architecture-launches-special-projects-initiative-with-gift-to-catholic-university\/","title":{"rendered":"WDG Architecture Launches Special Projects Initiative With Gift To Catholic University"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\tWashington, DC &mdash; <span style='color: rgb(0, 128, 0);'><strong>WDG Architecture<\/strong><\/span>, a leading national architecture firm based in Washington, D.C., recently launched the <strong>WDG\/Special Projects Initiative (WDG\/SPI)<\/strong> in support of educational and outreach programs in the Washington metropolitan area. Developed to commemorate WDG&rsquo;s 75th anniversary this year, WDG\/SPI&rsquo;s inaugural project involves a collaboration between the design firm and a team of graduate students in The Catholic University of America&rsquo;s (CUA) real estate development concentration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\tThe $35,000 gift provides scholarships and internship opportunities for students named to the collaborative team, who then work with WDG architects on the design of a complex, forward-thinking project involving research, cutting-edge technologies, and sustainable and socially relevant goals. The first endeavor, a single-family residence for a client in Washington, D.C., will serve as a regional demonstration project that showcases home design that is carbon-neutral yet beautiful, comfortable, and market-friendly.<\/p>\n<p>\tThe WDG\/SPI studio is led by WDG Managing Principal and Director of Design Eric Liebmann, AIA, who is a senior visiting critic and lecturer in the graduate program at Catholic University. Liebmann is supported by Tim Bertschinger, a senior design architect at WDG who serves as a visiting critic and lecturer at CUA, also at the graduate level; and WDG Partner George Dove, FAIA, a 1972 CUA graduate who also serves as a senior visiting critic and lecturer.<\/p>\n<p>\tWDG scholarship recipient Katherine Miller, who will graduate from CUA in 2014 with a Master of Architecture and a Master of Science in Sustainable Design, is participating in the WDG\/SPI residential project. &ldquo;Working at WDG on a project that directly pertains to my career path at <img alt='' src='\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/WDG_Tim_with_Students__at_Net_Zero_Site.jpg' style='width: 225px; height: 337px; float: right;' \/>Catholic University has provided an amazing opportunity for real world and hands-on experience,&rdquo; says Miller. &ldquo;With my work experience thus far being in construction management, being able to work in such a large and well-known firm has been a great learning environment. I hope WDG continues to pursue such endeavors in the future!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>\t&ldquo;While students crave real-world experience, professionals&mdash;conversely&mdash;seek opportunities for a deeper level of design investigation than our profit-centric work typically affords,&rdquo; says WDG&rsquo;s Liebmann. &ldquo;Our net-zero house has offered an amazing array of challenges, which have tested the entire team at every level. We remain committed and confident that we will produce a product that will be truly unique in its commitment to energy efficiency and sustainability.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style='text-align: right;'>\t<em>Photo: Tim Bertschinger (second from left) joins Catholic University students at the Georgetown site of a net-zero home currently in design. Photo courtesy of WDG Architecture.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\t<u><strong>About WDG Architecture<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n<p>\tWDG Architecture is a leading architectural, planning, and interior design firm with a national practice in mixed-use, multifamily residential, university, hospitality, office, and government design projects. The firm, which has offices in Washington, DC and Dallas, has designed numerous projects for public- and private-sector clients and consistently appears in the &ldquo;Top 25 Architectural Firms&rdquo; rankings in the Washington area according to the Washington Business Journal. Nationally, WDG Architecture is an ENR &ldquo;Top 500&rdquo; design firm, is ranked in the top 50 in the nation by ENR for &ldquo;Green Design,&rdquo; and is ranked first in the nation in green design for multi-unit residential projects. The firm has received many awards from AIA, the Congress of New Urbanism, NAIOP, and other organizations.&nbsp; For more information, visit <a href='http:\/\/www.wdgarch.com'>www.wdgarch.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p style='text-align: center;'>\t<span style='color: rgb(105, 105, 105);'>###<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC &mdash; WDG Architecture, a leading national architecture firm based in Washington, D.C., recently launched the WDG\/Special Projects Initiative [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4324,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4323","member_news","type-member_news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>WDG Architecture Launches Special Projects Initiative With Gift To Catholic University - Washington Building Congress<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wbcnet.org\/member_news\/wdg-architecture-launches-special-projects-initiative-with-gift-to-catholic-university\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"WDG Architecture Launches Special Projects Initiative With Gift To Catholic University - 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