Geneva · 2005.1111
SWBR Architects recently announced the completion of the Hobart William Smith Colleges' new student housing project. Herbert S. Newman & Partners of New Haven, Connecticut was the design architect on the project. As the associate architect, SWBR provided construction documents, construction administration and overall project management. The $9.5 million, 58,000 square foot (5,390 square meter) project consists of two new four-story student housing buildings. Each building consists of 90 beds and incorporates a mix of singles, doubles, and quad suites, and both buildings feature a first-floor social space with secured residential areas on the second, third, and fourth floors.
San Diego · 2005.1107
San Diego, California-based Lyons Warren is providing engineering and architectural design services for the remodel of the 7,214-square-foot (670-square-meter) Armstrong Garden Center in the Rancho California Plaza, in Temecula, California. The scope of work for the $400,000 project includes remodeling of the existing retail garden center to incorporate board-and-batten wood fascia, a standing-seam roof, trellis, and remodeled sales area. The project is currently under review by the City of Temecula Planning Department, and preparation of construction documents is underway. Construction is scheduled to begin in December, with completion scheduled for April 2006. Glenn Mouritzen of Lyons Warren is the principal-in-charge and structural engineer. Kruse & Associates is the electrical engineer; Direct Engineering, mechanical engineer; and Temecula Engineering Consultants, Inc., civil engineer.
Charlotte · 2005.1104
The Charlotte Bobcats hosted the Boston Celtics November 5, 2005 in the NBA home opener at the new Charlotte Bobcats Arena. Located on a 9-acre (3.6-hectare) site in "Uptown" Charlotte, the multipurpose venue will eventually host 150 events a year, from NBA and WNBA basketball to hockey, concerts, and conventions. Ellerbe Becket's Doug Brown, whose firm designed the arena, said the architectural team spent considerable time creating a structure unique to Charlotte. "The concept for the exterior was to have historical brick reflecting the old textile mills at street level and then the glass and metal panels higher up to reflect the future of Charlotte," said Brown, who served as architectural director on the project. The arena finished on time and within budget.
Minneapolis · 2005.1104
Leo A Daly Minneapolis – a national architecture, planning, engineering, and interior design firm – in conjunction with AmerINDIAN Architecture of St. Paul, Minnesota, has begun mid-level designs for the Veterans Affairs Medical Center’s Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Center (SCIRC) in Minneapolis. The building is being redesigned to accommodate patients with debilitating injuries. The SCIRC will be a single-story structure with 30 beds, two outdoor courtyards, an outpatient clinic, and facilities for physical therapy and hydrotherapy, with a construction budget of $17 million. The Minneapolis office of Leo A Daly is the medical planner, lead interior designer, and engineer for the rehabilitation center.
Minneapolis · 2005.1103
Tom Peterson, AIA, has been hired as a principal and senior healthcare architect at Leo A Daly. A 25-year veteran in the architecture industry, Peterson specializes in the planning and design of cutting-edge medical facilities. In his new role, Peterson will be responsible for local and national healthcare projects at the firm, and is currently designing an MRI replacement suite for the University of California San Francisco Medical Center. Peterson has worked on local and national accounts at local firms including Hammel, Green and Abrahamson (HGA) and BWBR Architects.
San Francisco · 2005.1103
Gensler, an architecture, design, and planning firm, has announced the appointment of three executive directors, Andy Cohen, David Gensler, and Diane Hoskins, to a new team charged with strategically guiding and managing the performance of the firm around the world on a day-to-day basis. Art Gensler, the firm's founder, will remain as chairman of the Board and will continue to work with clients and on specific firm initiatives. Andy Cohen will focus on design excellence and client development, Diane Hoskins on practice development and professional development, and David Gensler on finance and operations. The three will also continue in their roles as Board members and regional managing principals, supporting client relationships across the firm. In addition, Walter Hunt, named vice chair of Gensler's Board of Directors, will be responsible for the administration of the Board and will lead the firm's global accounts practice area.
Brunswick · 2005.1102
Affectionately dubbed the "Brain Building" during its design by Cambridge Seven Associates, Kanbar Hall at Bowdoin College is a three-story, 26,000 square foot (2,415 square meter) academic building. Comfortably set within Bowdoin's campus and national historic district in Brunswick, Maine, the main mass of the building is based upon the rectilinear brick vocabulary of campus. The $8,750,000 project opened in September 2004. Payton Maine Corp. of Saco, Maine served as contractor. Hawksworth Bibb of Winchester, Massachusettes served as structural engineers; Vanderweil Engineers of Boston provided mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering. Civil engineers were SYT Design Consultants of Cumberland, Maine.
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