April 16, 2018

WHA Partnered With Studio TK & Teknion For Refortify’s Most Successful Year Yet

Wright Heerema Architects partnered with Studio TK & Teknion for Refortify’s most successful year yet. With 13 forts, 36 “Little Architects” and 270 attendees at View Night, Radically Engaged helped raise a record-breaking $8,500 in addition to all other donations:

  • Professional clothing donated to Breakthrough Urban Ministries
  • Casual clothing donated to Cornerstone Community Outreach
  • Furniture & building materials donated to Habitat for Humanity Restore.

Refortify helps widen the breadth of possibilities for children’s futures and to benefit their community. Kids ages 9-11 participating in Breakthrough’s after school program are connected to the architectural and design profession through a 5-week series of workshops, culminating in the design of their own fort. The kids are paired with professional design teams to execute and build their concepts using clothing, bedding and building materials. Clothing and materials collected through Refortify are donated in support of Breakthrough’s mission.

More info about Refortify is available on the Radically Engaged website.

Refortify 2018 drew recording-breaking participation & donations – Photo courtesy of Adrian Morozan
WHA’s Sara Gotschewski co-chaired Refortify 2018 – Photo courtesy of Adrian Morozan
Professional clothing collected through Refortify was donated to Breakthrough Urban Ministries – Photo courtesy of Adrian Morozan
WHA’s Little Architects designed a “Hall of Fame Man Cave” fort – Photo courtesy of Adrian Morozan
WHA helped the Little Architects’ vision come to life by constructing bean bag chairs, a goal post & a football trophy – Photo courtesy of Adrian Morozan
Furniture & building materials collected through Refortify were donated to Habitat for Humanity Restore – Photo courtesy of Adrian Morozan
Co-chaired by WHA’s Sara Gotschewski, Refortify’s leadership team is made up of design industry professionals – Photo courtesy of Adrian Morozan