Twenty Five Years!
Happy 25 year Anniversary Walsh Bishop Associates!
October 1st was the 25 year anniversary of the founding of Walsh Bishop Associates. A celebratory lunch was thrown at the Bulldog NE in Minneapolis where we enjoyed an emotional speech by founder/CEO Dennis Walsh and then shared a relaxed lunch and beverages. Walsh Bishop looks forward to the next 25 years of providing design excellence and innovation to our clients.
WBA Annual Golf Outing
On Friday, Walsh Bishop employee-owners braved a chilly rain during what has become a favorite Fall tradition, our annual golf outing. This year we played the beautiful course at Theodore Wirth Park and our game included such fun contests as the shortest drive, the most balls lost and the best and worst team attire. After golfing, we returned to the office for a barbecue dinner and despite the uncooperative weather, a great time was had by all!
Jodie Maruska to Present at Midwest Conference of ESOP Champions
On September 24, Walsh Bishop’s Jodie Maruska will lead a round table discussion on the topic of “October Ownership Month Activities” at the Midwest Conference of ESOP Champions. The Conference encompasses the Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa Chapters of the ESOP Association and will cover a variety of ESOP-specific topics over two days in Bloomington, MN. Jodie is presenting with Sheryl Neuman of Toll Companies and Betty Bollis of Amerequip and promises a fun and energetic discussion on ways to promote your ESOP during October’s ownership month. Walsh Bishop became a 100% ESOP company on January 1, 2008.
WBA Project Featured in Casino Enterprise Management
The Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem is featured in the current issue of Casino Enterprise Management. Walsh Bishop Associates was the Interior Architect for this project and in the article, Design Principal Ed Wilms discusses the challenge of providing a design that incorporates the historical significance of the site (formerly the Bethlehem Steel Mill) yet has a modern and pliable tone for future development. The article can be read at:
Cultural Fabrication: Grasping an Essence with Surrogate Hands
On Saturday July 25, Walsh Bishop Design Principal Stephen Knowles presented a lecture at Taliesin - The Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture in Spring Green, Wisconsin. Entitled “Cultural Fabrication: Grasping an Essence with Surrogate Hands”, the lecture was part of the 2009 Summer Taliesin Lecture Series that also features Kostas Terzidis and Michael P. Johnson.
Stephen’s presentation came out of an architectural journey that started with a desire to build edifices, from concepts, for cultures to grow in and around. Recognizing that the architect can only design around the materials he or she can utilize, the mind-hand-tool process of drawings, modeling, calculations and prototypes is an opportunity to experiment with concepts, geometry, matter and execution. The ultimate goal is to understand building culture by investigating, imagining and discussing the capacity of materials, assemblies and routines that diverge from contemporary building practices.
RAVE Awards Celebrate Residential Design
Walsh Bishop Design Principal Ed Wilms will lead a tour of the Ivy Hotel and Residence as part of the 2009 Residential Architects Vision and Excellence (RAVE) Awards being held on June 25. The RAVE Program was created by AIA Minnesota and Mpls-St. Paul Magazine to recognize excellence in residential design and raise awareness of the benefits of using an architect. This year’s awards take place at the Ivy, for which Walsh Bishop was architect, and include a special presentation on historical preservation. During the tour Ed will discuss our approach to this ambitious mixed-use development that incorporated an original 1930’s neo-Gothic building on a site of less than one-half acre. The project was largely completed in 2008 and includes a hotel, restaurant, health club and spa and residential condominiums.
Walsh Bishop extends it’s congratulations to the honorees of this year’s RAVE Awards!
Another LEED AP at Walsh Bishop!
We are proud and excited to announce that Walsh Bishop Designer Lisa Monson passed her LEED-CI exam today! Congratulations Lisa!
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Two More LEED APs!
Walsh Bishop is excited to announce that we have two more LEED APs! Jocy Teske, Principal Design Manager and Ian Scott, Vice President and Design Principal, have both passed their exams. Congratulations to both!
Another LEED AP
Walsh Bishop is excited to announce that Design Principal Stephen Knowles has become a LEED-AP. Congratulations Stephen!
Certified Interior Designer
We are excited to announce that Walsh Bishop Senior Associate Doug Larson has achieved Certified Interior Designer (CID) status. Congratulations Doug!
