WGM names new Principal

Wheeler Goodman Masek (WGM) of Annapolis, Maryland is pleased to name Jeremy Kline, AIA, LEED AP as a Principal of the Firm. Jeremy joined WGM in 2007 and during his tenure became a registered architect and a LEED accredited professional. He received both a Bachelors and Masters of Architecture from the University of Virginia and holds active registrations in the State of Maryland and Commonwealth of Virginia.

Jeremy is actively involved in the firm's management and works primarily with WGM's public sector clientele, including the City of Annapolis, City of Rockville, Anne Arundel County DPW, Anne Arundel County Public Schools, Maryland Department of General Services, and St. Mary's County Public Schools. His representative projects include the adaptive reuse of the historic post office for the City of Rockville Police Department, the new Eastern District Police Station (LEED Silver), additions to Greenview Knolls and Oak Hill Elementary Schools, adaptive reuse of 161 Duke of Gloucester Street for Annapolis government offices, new entry courtyards for the James Senate Office Building, and the Facilities Master Plan update for Baltimore City Community College.

Jeremy's newest assignment is the new Eisenhower Road Fire Station No. 210 & Training Complex (LEED Silver) for the City of Alexandria, Virginia.

A native of Walpole, Massachusetts, Jeremy resides in Queen Anne's County with his wife Amy and their two children.

WGM is happy to announce the following new projects:

• Severn Elementary School classroom addition for Anne Arundel County Public Schools
  

• Facilities Master Plan Update for Baltimore City Community College

AIA Honor Award

The AIA Chesapeake Bay Chapter recently presented WGM Architects with the 2009 Honor Award for the design of the Sculpture & Arts Gallery Building at Annmarie Garden in Calvert County, Maryland.

Annmarie Garden is a 30 acre botanical and sculpture garden located near Solomons, Maryland. Owned by the Board of Calvert County Commissioners and operated by the Koenig Private Foundation, Annmarie Garden is associated with The Smithsonian Institution. This association enables it to exhibit several pieces of contemporary art from the Hirshhorn Museum collection in their outdoor sculpture garden.   

Opened in 2008, the new building at Annmarie Garden houses two gallery/exhibit spaces of 6,150 SF and 3,230 SF respectively. Included are support spaces for administrative offices, a museum gift shop, a small café, and a classroom/lecture area. The building was designed following many tenets of a sustainable design philosophy.

The Honor Award was presented at the 2009 Design Awards Gala on December 5th.

The project was also a finalist in Construction Magazine’s 2009 Building of the Year Award in North America, and will be featured in the upcoming Real Estate & Construction Review-Eastern Seaboard Edition as a recipient of their Building of America Award.

Senate of Maryland Complex Entrance Completed

WGM Architects, Mahan Rykiel Associates, Inc., and Northpoint Builders collaborated to fast track the reconstruction of the entrance to the Senate Complex in Annapolis in time for the beginning of the 2010 Legislative Session.