Barbara E. Wilks
Barbara E. Wilks, FAIA, ASLA founded W Architecture and Landscape Architecture in 1999 to create a design-oriented, multidisciplinary practice focused on urban issues. With special expertise in urban design, public, and institutional projects, she practices as both an architect and landscape architect. Barbara has received many design awards for her work, including four recent national awards. She was honored with election to the College of Fellows, American Institute of Architects in 1999, and sits on the Architectural Advisory Committee of Cornell University. She has been a board member of the National Association of Olmsted Parks, an advisory board member for the Maryland Institute College of Art and the Baltimore Museum of Industry. She has lectured and taught as a visiting critic at the University of Maryland, Cornell, Catholic University, Pratt Institute, and Columbia University. Her work has been exhibited locally and nationally. She contributes to several publications, and has curated exhibitions on public open space.
Education
Bachelor of Architecture, Cornell University, 1974
Master of Landscape Architecture, University of Pennsylvania, 1993
Career History
W Architecture & Landscape Architecture LLC, Founding Partner and Principal, 1999-Present
Archipelago Architecture & Landscape Architecture LLC, Founding Partner and Principal, 2007-2008
Cho, Wilks & Benn Architects Inc., Founding Partner and Principal, 1978-1999
City of Baltimore, Department of Planning, 1974-1978
Professional Services
Mayor’s Institute for City Design National Resource Professional 2007-2008
Planning Committee, Municipal Arts Society 2007-Present
Architectural Advisory Committee for Cornell University, 2005-Present
National Association of Olmsted Parks, Board Member, 2001-2007
Advisory Board, Center for Architecture & Interior Design, Maryland Institute of Art, 1996 - 2000
Various Juries, National AIA and ASLA Design Awards, & Speaking Engagements
New York New Visions, Chair - Uses/Open Space Task Force 2001-2002
Selected Landscape Architecture Projects
Seoul Performing Arts Center, Seoul, South Korea
Hudson Mews Parks, New York, NY
Williamsburg The Edge, Waterfront Park, Brooklyn, NY
American Tobacco, Mixed Use Campus, Durham, NC
West Harlem Piers Park, New York, NY
Tide Point, Office Campus & Waterfront Park, Baltimore, MD
Selected Urban Design & Planning Projects
Canal District Landscape Master Plan, Waterfront Dubai, UAE
Tyson's Corner Landscape Master Plan, Tyson's Corner, Virginia
Ahyun New Town, Seoul, South Korea
West Harlem Master Plan, New York, NY
Tide Point Master Plan, Baltimore, MD
First Town, Master Plan and Landscape Plan, Seoul, Korea
Selected Architecture Projects
American Tobacco, Mixed Use Campus, Durham, NC
Eubie Blake Jazz Museum & Cultural Center, Baltimore, MD
DoMA Gallery, Sparks, MD
USS Constellation Heritage Center, Baltimore, MD
Bryn Mawr School, Centennial Hall Additions, Dance Studio & Lobby Additions, Baltimore, MD
Camden Station at Oriole Park, Historic Renovation, Baltimore, MD
Central Corridor Light Rail, 27 Stations & Maintenance Facility, Baltimore, MD
Registered Architect
Maryland, 1978
New York, 1999
Pennsylvania, 1999
Virginia, 1999
New Jersey, 1999
Rhode Island, 2002
Texas, 2004
North Carolina, 2004
NCARB Certified
Registered Landscape Architect
Maryland, 1996
New York, 1999
Rhode Island, 2003
Connecticut, 2004
North Carolina 2004
CLARB Certified