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WALTON . MADDEN . COOPER . ROBINSON . PONESS, INC

 

ABOUT US

FIRM

Walton Madden Cooper Robinson Poness, Inc provides professional and architectural design and planning services to the Mid-Atlantic region.  Founded in 1950, the firm has experience with a wide range of building types including commercial, education, government, and institutional.

WMCRP is a multi-disciplinary design firm offering a wide range of professional services both to public and private clients.  Our staff includes in-house specialists in architecture, planning and urban design, landscape design, interior architecture, and graphics.  The carefully structured interaction of our professional team enables us to meet design challenges in a comprehensive way with due regard for aesthetic, environmental, functional and budgetary considerations.

Our goals for every project are to achieve excellence in design and to fully meet the unique needs of each client. 

 

HISTORY

WALTON AND MADDEN (1953-1969)

The offices of Walton and Madden were originally located at 3510 Rhode Island Avenue in Mount Rainier and the firm produced both Modern and colonial/classical revival work in Prince George's County.  Walton was responsible for the firm's traditional architecture and Madden the contemporary.  Walton and Madden evolved from the firm Kea, Ross and Walton, which was changed to Ross and Walton when Paul Kea left the partnership in 1941.  The firm became Ross, Walton and Madden in 1950 with the addition of partner Dennis William Madden who had joined the firm in 1946.  It became Walton and Madden in 1953 with the retirement from the partnership of R. Webster Ross.  Occupying offices at 6201 Riverdale Road, Riverdale by 1969, Walton and Madden Architects, Cooper and Auerbach. (John M. Walton and Associates was located in Arlington, Virginia and the majority of the firm's work was undertaken there.)  The firm continues today as WMCRP Architects with offices in Greenbelt.

 

SELECT MIDCENTURY-MODERN WORKS

 

1956 Citizen's Bank of Maryland | 1961 Salvation Army Corps Community Center, |1963 WSSC Addition | 1964 Hyattsville Library | 1968 Greenbelt Library

 

TOP AWARDS

Potomac Valley Chapter American Institute of Architects: Honor Award for Architectural Excellence

Maryland Society of the American Institute of Architects: Merit Award for Architectural Excellence

Metropolitan Washington and Virginia Chapters of Associate Builders and Contractors: Certificate of Merit for Excellence in Construction

The Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art, and Architecture and Faith and Forum Magazine: Millennium Design Award for Religious Architecture

Washington Chapter, American Institute of Architects: Preservation Awards Program

 

 

CLIENTS

Friends Community School
PGC Office of Central Services
University of Maryland, College Park
Prince George's County Public Schools
Montgomery County Public Schools
Prince George's Community College
Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
Ohev Sholom The National Shrine
St. John's Episcopal Church
Beth Tfiloh Synagogue
Village of Friendship Heights
Dustin Construction
Virginia Theological Seminary
Jewish Primary School
Lorton Development Group
Talbot County Library
Beth El Synagogue
Central Baptist Church
College of Southern Maryland
Southern MD Higher Ed. Center
Wakefield School
Montgomery County Dept. of General Services
Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County
RECMP, Llc
Blake Real Estate, LLC
The Foundation School

WMCRP KEY Personnel

 

KATHY DENISE DIXON, FAIA, NOMAC, LEED AP+, NCARB, CDT

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Ms. Dixon is a licensed architect with more than 20 years of experience involving various building types and facilities. She has been involved in every stage of the construction process and has experience in educational, commercial, residential and government projects. A graduate of Howard University’s School of Architecture, Ms. Dixon continued her secondary education at UCLA, matriculating with a Master’s degree in Urban Planning, with a focus on Housing and Community Development.

During her career, Kathy has worked on a number of educational facilities in the Washington D.C. Metropolitan area. She spent several years working on national contracts with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) including Potomac TRACON and several Air Traffic Control (ARTCC) facilities. Prior to moving to government and institutional projects, she worked four years with McDonald’s Corporation developing new restaurants, site planning, designing commercial kitchens, and creating child oriented play areas. Most recently, Ms. Dixon designed civic facilities and faith-based institutions including fire stations, churches, family life centers, schools and senior housing. Ms. Dixon has been certified by the USGBC’s Leadership in Energy and Environment Design Program (LEED AP), the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB), as well as CSI’s Certified Documents Technologist (CDT) program. She is licensed in Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia.

 

Our Office

9475 Lottsford Road - Suite 220

Largo, Maryland 20774