(8/01/07) - Texas Architect Magazine article "Mission Expressed"
Houston, Texas (August 2007) � Texas Architect Magazine recently featured one of WHR's projects, Texas A&M; University - Corpus Christi's Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. Read more about the beautiful facility and it's architecture below.
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(4/11/07) - Studio Leader to serve as Chair of prestigious council
Houston, Texas (April 2007) � Kirby M. Keahey, FAIA, WHR Senior Principal and Studio Leader, was recently nominated and elected, as a Professional Fellow, to serve as Chair for the Advisory Council of Texas A&M; University College of Architecture�s Center for Heritage Conservation.
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(4/02/07) - WHR Architects brings Genesis Planning onboard, integrating Architecture and Technology to benefit clients
Houston, Texas (April 2007) � WHR Architects, Inc. (WHR) announces Genesis Healthcare International, Inc., an industry leader in medical technology planning and strategy, will join their team of specialists as Genesis Planning. This strategic move, which culminates WHR�s 17-year working relationship with Genesis, will enable closer collaboration between two of the health and science industry�s most innovative and forward thinking practices.
Healthcare, science and research continue to evolve at an accelerated pace that demands new levels of architectural design and technology integration. As one of leading US healthcare and science architects, WHR is strongly committed to delivering improved quality and outcomes for their clients. �The integration of architecture and technology is critical to creating best-of-class facilities,� says David H. Watkins, FAIA, WHR Chairman and Founding Principal. �With Genesis as part of our team, we not only strengthen our knowledge base and expertise, we increase our potential for innovation.�
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(3/23/07) - WHR Architects joins forces with The Methodist Hospital System to raise stroke awareness
Houston, Texas (March 2007) � Stroke is the third leading cause of death and the leading cause of long-term disability in the United States. Closer to home, the mortality rate for stroke in Harris County is steadily rising. In an effort to combat this disease, WHR Architects, Inc. (WHR) has joined forces with The Methodist Hospital System, raising awareness and funds to help reduce the incidence of stroke in the greater Houston area.
Through The Methodist Hospital System�s inaugural Stride4Stroke 5K Walk/Run on March 24, 2007, at Rice University, WHR is helping to increase stroke awareness through Houston�s only 5K event dedicated solely to this debilitating disease.
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(2/28/07) - WHR Architects named to 60 Best Companies to Work for in Texas list
Houston, Texas (February 2007) � WHR Architects, Inc. was honored as one of the "60 Best Companies to Work for in Texas" in a statewide competition. Winners of the program, which is similar to the well-recognized Fortune magazine list, were selected based on ratings by their employees. Notably WHR was the only architectural firm on the prestigious list.
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(2/27/07) - Local executive earns top management credential
Houston, Texas (February 2007) � Pamela Susan Jones, FACHE, Associate, of WHR Advisors recently became a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, the nation�s leading professional society for healthcare leaders.
�Because healthcare management ultimately affects the people in our communities, it is critically important to have a standard of excellence promoted by a professional organization,� says Thomas C. Dolan, PhD, FACHE, CAE, president and chief executive officer of ACHE, healthcare leaders can show that they are committed to providing high-quality service to their patients and community.�
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(12/01/06) - WHR taps Linda Porter Bishop to lead Interiors Studio and Studio Manager's role assumed by Mary Piette
WHR Architects, Inc. has named new leaders for the firm�s Interiors Studio. Linda Porter Bishop, IIDA, ASID, AAHID, LEED TM AP who re-joined WHR in 2004 returning to work with the firm�s interiors team on a wide range of healthcare, research and education projects, has assumed the position of Interiors Studio Leader. Bishop will have strong support from experienced designer and project manager Mary Piette, IIDA, who is the new Studio Manager.
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(11/15/06) - Tradewell Fellowship offers great opportunity
WHR Architects, Inc. (WHR) is accepting applications for the 2007-2008 Tradewell Fellowship. The Tradewell Fellowship was created to help build careers of aspiring healthcare architects. Each year a Tradewell Fellow has the opportunity to work with WHR planners, architects and clients to create healing environments using collaborative design methods. The Fellowship, which begins and ends in July, includes employment at WHR Architects in Houston.
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(11/15/06) - WHR restructures Marketing and Business Development department
WHR Architects, Inc. (WHR) Houston�s largest architectural firm has announced promotions and additions to its marketing and business development department. �We have realigned our marketing effort to better serve integrated client organizations, whose missions include healthcare, research and education,� says David H. Watkins, FAIA, Chairman and Founding Principal. �We believe we can best serve our clients with a marketing team that understands the increasingly interdisciplinary nature of medicine and science today.�
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(5/03/06) - WHR client Jersey Shore joins Pebble Research Initiative
WHR client Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, NJ, is one of the newest members of the Pebble Project research initiative.

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