Converse Winkler Architecture, a WBE-certified design firm, is pleased to announce that its renovation of SEPTA’s 5th Street / Independence Hall Station has been named the Best Masonry Construction Project of 2021 by the General Building Contractors Association of Philadelphia. READ MORE
DCNR Visitor Center Earns LEED Silver Certification
White Haven, PA March 2021 - The new Visitor Center and Park Office at Hickory Run State Park was awarded LEED Silver Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for sustainable site development and design of this 13,000 square foot building. Features include rain gardens, geothermal heat exchange, dark sky compliant light fixtures, recycled materials, high functioning thermal envelope, solar reflective roof, and energy efficient LED lighting. READ MORE
Black Lives Matter
Bala Cynwyd, PA June 2020 -- At CWA, we deeply value diversity and the benefits it brings to our community and the profession. Black Lives Matter. READ MORE
Ground Breaking for the New Visitors Center at Hickory Run State Park
Carbon County, PA October 2018 - October 23rd marked the ground breaking for the new Hickory Run State Park Visitor’s Center. CWA had the opportunity to join the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Dunn, and other stakeholders, in celebrating this milestone. Construction is scheduled for completion in 2020. READ MORE
CWA Exhibits at Leading Age Annual Meeting and Expo
Philadelphia, PA October 2018 - This past October CWA had the opportunity to exhibit our services at Leading Age’s 2018 Annual Meeting and Expo, America’s largest annual event for the non-profit aging services sector. With over 6,000 members and partners, Leading Age seeks to provide a dependable voice for the nation’s aging population through advocacy, leadership, and educational initiatives at a national level. READ MORE
CWA Exhibits for Infill Philadelphia: Sacred Places/Civic Spaces
Philadelphia, PA July 2018 - The Community Design Collaborative, in partnership with Partners for Sacred Places, hosted an exhibition of best practices in the design of under-utilized historic religious properties as community hubs. CWA's work with Overbrook Presbyterian Church was one of a few selected as a precedent project to be exhibited at the Center for Architecture. READ MORE
Municipal Mapo Silver Care Center New Building Competition in conjunction with Studio Hada
Seoul, South Korea, December 2017 - The demand for nursing homes has been steadily increasing due to the rapid increase in the elderly population and the increase in dementia patients. This design competition aimed to build a public nursing home facility to provide quality care service for the elderly people suffering from geriatric illnesses. READ MORE
Straw Maze at the Woodmere Art Museum by designer Peter E. Brown
Philadelphia, PA November 2017 – For the past seven years, the Woodmere Art Museum has drawn capacity crowds on the day that the Straw Maze appears, overnight, on the grounds in front of the historic building. READ MORE
Local Materials Building Project by Architect Elin Westrick
Republic of Guinea, West Africa – In 2008, led by Elin Westrick RA, the Environment and Communities team at the base camp of Rio Tinto’s iron ore mine broke ground on a demonstration building project featuring the use of local materials and local skilled labor. READ MORE
Team CWA Gears Up for Bike MS: City to Shore Ride 2017
Bala Cynwyd, May 2017—When 7000 cyclists descend on Ocean City, NJ in September, Team CWA will stand out in the crowd. Not only has the eight-member band of cycling architects raised over $15,000 to find a cure for Multiple Sclerosis, they will be defending their 2016 title for Best Team Jersey. READ MORE