News 2009

WBMA in the NEWS

Walter B. Melvin Architects LLC’s restoration of the Plaza Hotel’s historic public areas, including the re-creation of the stained glass trelliswork laylight for the restoration of the Palm Court were recognized in three publications.

Kahn, Eve M. “Profiting from History.” Clem Labine’s Period Homes, the Professional’s Resource for Residential Architecture November 2008 feature article, Volume 9, Number 6, p. 12.

Peretz, Evgenia. “Eloise Sheds a Tear.” Vanity Fair, January 2009, Number 581, p.126.

New York Construction Magazine, “Best of 2008 Award for the Plaza Hotel, Project of the Year.” December 2008, p. 105.

EMPLOYEE NEWS

Bruce A. Barton, A.I.A., B.S. Arch. Pennsylvania State University, 1989, was licensed in New York this spring, bringing to eight the total of licensed Architects in the firm.

Dorian Yurchuk, Associate, was certified this March by the Green Building Certification Institute, joining Architect Anne Hinsman as a LEED Accredited Professional.

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