Baltimore · 2007.0718
RTKL Associates Inc. has promoted 13 staff members to vice president. The newly appointed vice presidents are William N. McCarthy III, AIA, BSCP, CSI, CCCA, LEED AP, in Baltimore; Gregory B. Walton, AIA, NCARB, in Miami, Florida; five staff members in Washington, D.C.: Kathryn R. Barnard; Robert B. Berry, Jr., AIA, LEED AP; Raymond E. Brower, AIA, NCARB; William C. Caldwell, AIA, AICP, LEED AP; and Darren L. Vican, RCDD/OSP; four staff members in Dallas, Texas: Eurico R. Francisco, Associate AIA, LEED AP; Stephen L. Galbreath, AIA, ISHC, LEED AP; Keith P. Guidry, AIA, NCARB; and Beau Herr, AIA, RIBA; and two staff members in London, United Kingdom: Paul D. Dunn, RIBA, and Mahmood Faruqi.
Baltimore, Maryland-based RTKL was recently acquired by ARCADIS, an international consulting and engineering company based in Arnhem, the Netherlands.
New York · 2007.0717
New York City-based Shen Milsom & Wilke, a firm that provides building security, acoustics, vibration-control, and IT infrastructure design and consulting, recently acquired Equipment Planners Inc. (EPI), formerly of Summit, New Jersey. EPI brings 26 years of experience in medical equipment planning, from small renovations to construction of new major medical buildings.
Shen Milson & Wilke and EPI are already working together on several healthcare projects, including the recently opened Weill Greenberg Center at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City, designed by Polshek Partnership Architects LLP, with healthcare floors designed by Ballinger of Philadelphia; and The Learning and Knowledge Center at Stanford University School of Medicine in Palo Alto, California, designed by the San Francisco office of NBBJ.
New York · 2007.0716
Construction was recently completed on Waveline, a new performance and sports pavilion at the community center for Latimer Gardens public housing complex in Queens, New York City. hanrahanMyers architects of New York City designed the 5,000-square-foot (460-square-meter), steel-and-masonry pavilion with an irregularly faceted form to contrast with the surrounding 1950s-era housing towers. The bent-plane roof is shaped to optimize acoustics for theatrical productions. The official opening is expected by November 2007.
Los Angeles · 2007.0713
The design has been revealed for a new health and physical education facility at Los Angeles Mission College in Los Angeles, California. The Los Angeles office of Cannon Design provided architectural services for the 90,000-square-foot (8,400-square-meter) project, which will include teaching, recreation, and support spaces. The new building will be built to LEED certification standards as part of a major district-wide construction campaign in the Los Angeles Community College District.
Calistoga · 2007.0712
The Solage Calistoga resort has opened in Calistoga, California. Howard Backen, a principal of Backen Gillam Architects of St. Helena, California, designed the 89-room facility, which includes a spa and a restaurant. Dowling Kimm Studios of San Francisco designed the room interiors with open floor plans, warm color palates, and stone showers. The facility's interiors boast such materials as bamboo, reclaimed cedar, and low-VOC paints to minimize environmental and health impacts.
Irvine · 2007.0709
KTGY Group, Inc. has appointed Michael Flynn, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, as senior project director in the firm's Irvine, California, office. Flynn has almost 40 years of experience in design, implementation, and oversight of commercial, retail, entertainment, and resort projects throughout the United States and overseas. Some of his award-winning projects include entertainment projects for Walt Disney Imagineering; mixed-use projects in Glendale and Arcadia, California; and land planning for the Laguna Caren Resort master plan in Santiago, Chile. He will lead KTGY's retail studio in the Irvine office.
Otay Mesa · 2007.0708
In Otay Mesa, California, construction is underway on a build-to-suit facility for Fresh Pac, a produce wholesale and distribution company. The San Diego office of national design firm Ware Malcomb is providing architectural and interior design services for the building, which will comprise a two-story, 3,000-square-foot (280-square-meter) office space and a 27,000-square-foot (2,500-square-meter) warehouse and distribution area. Completion is expected by November 2007.
The San Diego office of Ware Malcomb also recently completed the design for the Fig Street Crossing office complex in Murrieta, California. Five single-story buildings will provide a total of 30,000 square feet (2,800 square meters) of space. The exteriors will feature stone-clad details and textured stucco application over concrete masonry units. Construction is scheduled to begin by September 2007 and be completed by June 2008.
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