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KTGY Architecture + Planning combines historic garage with new mixed-use design

KTGY Architecture + Planning combines historic garage with new mixed-use design

Posted by | Mar 4, 2020 | 0 |

KTGY Architecture + Planning (KTGY) has announced an innovative mixed-use design, fusing a historic, Art Deco parking garage with new retail and residences. 8th & Western, developed by Jamison Properties, LLP., creates 230 apartments above approximately 13,300 square feet of retail in a new, eight-story development. It combines them with a 1931, five-story parking structure (originally the The Pellissier Square Garage), rehabilitated for parking, retail and rooftop amenities.

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Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara receive the 2020 Pritzker Architecture Prize

Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara receive the 2020 Pritzker Architecture Prize

Posted by | Mar 3, 2020 | 0 |

Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara of Dublin, Ireland, have been selected as the 2020 Pritzker Prize Laureates, announced Tom Pritzker, Chairman of The Hyatt Foundation. “The collaboration between Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara represents a veritable interconnectedness between equal counterparts,” states Pritzker. “They demonstrate incredible strength in their architecture, show deep relation to the local situation in all regards, establish different responses to each commission while maintaining the honesty of their work, and exceed the requirements of the field through responsibility and community.”

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Elkridge Library/DIY Center parking area selects Belgard’s Aqualine® permeable pavers as project attains LEED® Gold certification

Elkridge Library/DIY Center parking area selects Belgard’s Aqualine® permeable pavers as project attains LEED® Gold certification

Posted by | Mar 3, 2020 | 0 |

Howard County’s Elkridge Library and DIY Education Center, a 35,000-square-foot endeavor, exemplifies an evolving and more expansive approach to library design. The parking and access ways, although functional in nature, required an innovative approach to blending the old with the new as well. The former property, which was built in the early 1990s, utilized a traditional storm drain and stormwater management system ill-equipped to handle to the region’s shifting weather patterns. Before resurfacing, the pavement areas’ excessive runoff and flooding issues had to be addressed.

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Chris Williams joins Stantec to lead US Federal Program

Posted by | Mar 2, 2020 | 0 |

Chris Williams has joined Stantec as senior vice president leading the firm’s US Federal Program. “We’re thrilled to have Chris join our US Federal Program,” says Mike Kennedy, Stantec executive vice president and US regional operating unit leader. “His deep knowledge and leadership within the Federal sector coupled with his client relationships and ability to effectively manage large-scale government projects will be a huge asset as we look to grow our Federal presence. It’s an honor to welcome him to our team.” 

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UL/CLEB shares Canadian codes and standards requirements for fenestration product installation at FGIA Annual Conference

UL/CLEB shares Canadian codes and standards requirements for fenestration product installation at FGIA Annual Conference

Posted by | Feb 28, 2020 | 0 |

A sponsored seminar at the 2020 Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) Annual Conference covered codes and standards requirements pertaining to installing fenestration products in Canada. Robert Jutras, principal engineer for UL/CLEB, led a presentation on these requirements with a focus on CSA A440.4, a National Standard of Canada covering window, door and skylight installation.

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Two-tower residential development ‘Parkview Apartments’ coming to life above Jersey City’s Berry Lane Park

Two-tower residential development ‘Parkview Apartments’ coming to life above Jersey City’s Berry Lane Park

Posted by | Feb 28, 2020 | 0 |

A new, two-tower residential development, Parkview Apartments, will soon break ground in the Lafayette section of Jersey City, adjacent to Berry Lane Park, the city’s newest green space. New Jersey-based firms, Dresdner Robin and Monteforte Architectural Studio, are providing essential engineering, architecture, landscape architecture, surveying and planning services for the project.

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KAI hires Brad Simmons, FAIA as new Managing Partner

Posted by | Feb 28, 2020 | 0 |

KAI Enterprises announced Tuesday the hiring of Brad Simmons, FAIA, to the new position of Managing Partner. Simmons had worked collaboratively with KAI on joint projects for the past 20 years through his former employer, Jacobs, and predecessor company, Sverdrup. “He is a distinguished and exciting addition to the design-build firm,” said KAI Enterprises CEO Michael Kennedy, Jr.

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Construction begins on HED-designed Lynda and Stewart Resnick Student Union at Fresno State

Construction begins on HED-designed Lynda and Stewart Resnick Student Union at Fresno State

Posted by | Feb 27, 2020 | 0 |

HED, with McCarthy Building Companies, joined Fresno State, a California State University, at the groundbreaking last week for construction of their new Lynda and Stewart Resnick Student Union. Pre-cast, insulated, concrete panels will dominate the building exterior, complementing the library and the current Student Union. These panels will be pre-manufactured off-site and installed on-site. The panels provide a finished interior and exterior surface, as well as building insulation.

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Cradle to Cradle Certified products

The Cradle to Cradle program certifies products based on five quality categories—material health, material reutilization, renewable energy and carbon management, water stewardship, and social fairness. Click here to see a list of building supply & materials, as well as other products, that are Cradle to Cradle certified.

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