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Tiger Senior Apartments was featured in Green Building & Design Magazine in an article written by Heidi! The piece provides an in-depth look at WJW’s transformation of the historic former Paris High School building into affordable housing for low-income… Read More
Year
Publication
Staff
2022
Retrofit Magazine: “A Former Hospital Now Supports a New Model for Affordable Senior Living", featuring Ravenswood Senior Living
Mike Jerabek Keith Criminger2022
Forbes: “Understanding The Design Elements That Help Create The Perfect Care Home In 2022”, featuring Ravenswood Senior Living
Todd Wiltse Heidi Wang2021
McKnights Senior Living: "Back to school taking on a new meaning for many locals", featuring Tiger Senior Apartments
Heidi Wang2021
Barron's: "Here Are More Tips on Aging in Place, and Why Design Pros Like Smart Lighting"
Todd Wiltse Heidi Wang2021
Barron's: "Aging in Place Is Gaining Popularity Among Retirees. How to Prep Your Home"
Todd Wiltse Heidi Wang2021
Belleville News-Democrat: “Renovation of Belleville's historic behemoth paves way for downtown 'showpiece'", featuring Lofts on the Square
Mike Jerabek2021
Chicago Architect magazine: "Home First - Renovating Units to Expand Accessibility", featuring the Home First projects
Todd Wiltse Elizabeth Godbold2021
Green Building & Design gb&d magazine: "How Worn Jerabek Wiltse Architects Transformed a High School into Another Kind of Senior Living", featuring Tiger Senior Living
Heidi Wang2021
The Lansing Journal: "St. Anthony takes steps toward large campus expansion project", featuring St. Anthony Memory Care & Spring Lake Senior Residences
Michelle Sablack2020
Bloomberg CityLab: "Getting Old Needs a New Look", featuring Ravenswood Senior Living
2020
Chicago Architect magazine: "How WJW Architects Created a Dialogue for Racial Justice and Equity"
2020
Forbes: "Vacant Hospitals Help Address Ills Of Limited Affordable Senior Housing", featuring Ravenswood Senior Living
2019
Senior Housing News magazine: "Costs Should Not Stop Certification of Eco-Friendly Senior Living Buildings"
Todd Wiltse2016
Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE) research of two WJW-designed memory care facilities, including observations of overnight stays and compilation of data
Todd Wiltse Heidi Wang Connor Chelmecki2016
Senior Housing News magazine: “Best of Affordable Senior Housing: Design 2015: Cutting Costs, not Style” featuring Kilpatrick Renaissance
Todd Wiltse2015
Healthcare Design magazine: “Two architects share 5-year process of building better design for dementia care”
Heidi Wang2015
Environments for Aging magazine: “Improving Memory Care Step by Step”, featuring Legacy at Evergreen Place Chillicothe
Todd Wiltse2015
Masonry magazine: "A New Face for Senior Housing” featuring the Kilpatrick Renaissance
Todd Wiltse
Staff member Mary Dahlman Begley has co-authored a book about the land of the American Midwest. Read More
Todd and Heidi share insights on the role served by architects in ensuring that seniors moving into residential care have the best living experience possible. Read More
In a recent article in Barron’s, Todd and Heidi shared insights on the use of universal design to assist homeowners with aging in place, enabling them to stay in their dwellings post-retirement. Read More
Heidi was recently featured as one of Crain’s Chicago Business 2021 Notable Women in Construction and Design! The feature spotlights Heidi’s role at… Read More
As senior living spaces have been particularly affected by the pandemic, a heightened awareness of the wellness of residents in these communities has become greater than ever. WJW’s human-centered design approach has always focused… Read More
Spotlighted in the article “Changing the Way We See Aging,” the feature explores the personal connections that directly influenced Heidi’s professional path. Read More