Preserve Arkansas announced the 2025 Arkansas Preservation Awards today. WER Architects is honored to be included, receiving the Excellence in Preservation through Restoration Award for the John and Alice Edmiston House in Cane Hill, Arkansas.
Read MoreNovember’s issue of Arkansas Money & Politics focuses on the Architecture, Engineering and Construction industry. WER CEO, Russ Fason, is featured in an article discussing the future of AEC.
Read MoreNovember’s focus on architecture, engineering and construction gives Arkansas Money & Politics an opportunity to recognize prominent women in fields which traditionally have been male dominated. Many Arkansas professionals are proving that women can thrive in these industries, whether their role is on a job site or behind a desk.
Read MoreWER Architects has received an Outstanding Project Award in Learning By Design Magazine’s Fall 2025 Architecture and Interior Design Awards of Excellence.
Read MoreWe are thrilled to announce that the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra Stella Boyle Smith Education Center has been awarded this year’s AIA Arkansas Member’s Choice Award! This was an incredibly rewarding project for our firm to be a part of and are so grateful for the recognition from our peers!
Read MoreWe are so excited to welcome Addison Moy to WER as an Interior Designer! Addison brings fresh creativity and innovation to every project.
Read MoreWER Architects designed a new Community Center for the city of Lincoln. We were excited to be a part of a tour of the new facility last week.
Read MoreWe are thrilled to welcome Beth Glasgow to WER Architects as a project architect! Beth brings a unique blend of leadership, design excellence and a deep commitment to public service to our clients.
Read MoreWe are thrilled to have Kyra Thomas join our Northwest Arkansas as a project architect.
Read MoreIt is with a heavy heart that we are sharing that our founding partner, Charles Witsell Jr. FAIA, passed away on June 28, 2025, at the age of 81. Charles and Don Evans started the firm of Witsell and Evans in 1978 in two rooms in the back of Charles and Becky’s home in downtown Little Rock. Charles was a mentor and friend to everyone at WER and we are so saddened by this loss. Charles will be missed but the legacy he and Don created at Witsell and Evans lives on in the work of everyone that has and will be a part of WER.
Read MoreWe are thrilled to welcome five summer interns - Rory, Macy, Kalyn, Beka and Stacy! Make sure to swing by our Little Rock office and say hi over the next few weeks!
Read MoreThe Arkansas State Crime Laboratory is set to embark on a transformative expansion with the construction of a new state of the art forensic science facility in North Little Rock. We celebrated at the 19-acre site in the Northshore Business Park with a groundbreaking ceremony.
Read MoreStudents and instructors gathered together in Canehill this week to restore the Historic Colburn Barn. We are so proud to be a part of this incredible project, and that John Greer, Mason Ellis and Lucas Strack have all gotten to experience such a unique and hands on architectural project.
Read MoreWe are thrilled to welcome Charles Horn to the WER Architects team! Charles is in our Little Rock office and is our new Construction Administration Services Coordinator.
Read MoreWER is thrilled to have received four Excellence in Design Awards at this years South Central ASID Awards.
Read MoreCommercial Real Estate Council of Metro Little Rock awarded the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra Stella Boyle Smith Music Center the 2025 Impact Award in recognition of the building’s contribution to the commercial real estate market and the performing arts community in Little Rock.
Read MoreWe are excited to welcome Jack Reilly to the WER Northwest Arkansas team as an Associate and Project Architect!
Read MoreWe are thrilled to welcome Sarah Devan to the WER Architects team! Sarah is a licensed architect and conservator with over twenty years of combined experience in the repair and restoration of buildings, sculpture, art objects, books and paper.
Read MoreDavid’s legacy will carry forward with the values that he has instilled on the many architects that have worked under his leadership.
Read MoreWe are so excited to welcome Marilia Pereira Dos Santos to the WER team as an Interior Designer! Mari has recently moved to Arkansas from North Carolina.
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