WRA drafts the blueprint for modern commercial aviation.
A team from WRA develops the master plan for Friendship Airport—or as we know it today, BWI-Marshall Airport, an international hub for more than 20 million passengers annually.
The new face of travel in post-war America..
With a resurgence in the middle-class and unprecedented prosperity, more and more people look to the skies to get from coast-to-coast and country-to-country.
Helping Richmond's water supply come clean..
In the late 1940s, the firm upgrades water treatment plants to better serve Virginia's fourth-largest city.
Richmond, VA's population grows by more than 12% over two decades..
Demand spikes for safer, more efficient water treatment to serve nearly 200,000 people.
Whitman, Requardt & Smith, does its duty to help end the Nazi threat..
WRA designs and builds Army arsenals in three states. From the manufacturing plant and sewage to the airfields and railroads, WRA's work provides critical support to help the world through its darkest hours.
In 1941, the shadow of war creeps across the world..
The United States waits—and prepares—for an inevitable showdown with the axis of evil.
The first to answer the call..
Whitman, Requardt & Smith is awarded the nation’s first defense contract, establishing a long-lasting legacy of serving the military.
Optimism and tumult collide..
The year 1940 ushers in an era of dramatic innovation, deep-rooted patriotism and a world-changing conflict.
WRA rides Rockefeller's rails to notoriety..
In 1915, the fledgling firm designed the Western Maryland Rail Bridge to tame the region's treacherous, rocky terrain.
Millionaire John D. Rockefeller buys a Maryland railroad..
Railways emerges as the fastest, most efficient means to move people and goods. For some, they were also quite profitable.