Creating a town center from a vacant field was the task facing Dallas-based ArchiTexas, which teamed up with New York-based Holzman Moss Bottino for the design of the $42-million Wylie Civic Complex, north of Dallas. Photo: Aerial Photography An aerial view shows the city of Wylie Municipal Complex under construction. Photo: Aerial Photography A window detail shows one of the project�s many sustainable features. Related Links: Satterfield & Pontikes Wins School, Naval Air Station Contracts Dallas Firms Tasked With GSA Feasibility Study Women’s Center Opens at Texas Regional Medical Center Mega-Movers Inspires Historic Church’s New Two-Part Design Ronald McDonald House
Related Links: LBJ Managed Lanes Project Ahead of Schedule; Starts 2011 FM 1938/Davis Boulevard Extension Begins in Tarrant County Kermit Highway Passing Lanes Completed SH 146 Southbound Breaks Ground U.S. 290/Hempstead Corridor Achieves Development Milestone Maintenance Project Started in Waco District Deficient Highways Contribute to Half of Roadway Deaths Construction was completed on five segments of passing lanes in Kermit on SH 302 by Odessa-based Jones Bros. Dirt and Paving Contractors Inc. The $2.2-million safety improvement project added three westbound passing lanes and two for eastbound traffic. The existing highway was widened in sections ranging from 1.25 to 2 mi.
Austin-based Peter R. Brown Construction Inc. recently won a $32.3-million design-build contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Fort Worth District for a three-story, 240-unit modular building, which will be occupied by 480 enlisted soldiers at Fort Hood when complete in April 2011. Fort Hood is the largest active duty armored post in the United States. Related Links: Wylie Civic Complex Gives Birth to a New Town Center Satterfield & Pontikes Wins School, Naval Air Station Contracts Dallas Firms Tasked With GSA Feasibility Study Women’s Center Opens at Texas Regional Medical Center Mega-Movers Inspires Historic Church’s New Two-Part Design
What started as a small Houston firm with two Aggie mechanical and electrical engineers in 1935 is today a firm with 300 employees in 14 offices across the country. Photo: LAN The management team at Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, a Leo A Daly firm based in Houston, shares its enthusiasm about celebrating its 75th anniversary as a firm. Related Links: Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Celebrates 75-Year Anniversary Rosendin Electric Inc. Completes Acquisition of KST Electric Ltd. Sundt Expands Texas Operations by Opening San Antonio Location Ensight Structural Engineering, Haynes Whaley Join Forces Llewelyn-Davies Sahni Marks 30 Years of Architecture, Urban
Houston-based Satterfield & Pontikes Construction has won renovation contracts from Dallas Independent School District and the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School, a new DISD campus as well as a Naval Air Station contract in Pensacola. Related Links: Wylie Civic Complex Gives Birth to a New Town Center Dallas Firms Tasked With GSA Feasibility Study Women’s Center Opens at Texas Regional Medical Center Mega-Movers Inspires Historic Church’s New Two-Part Design Ronald McDonald House of Dallas Opens in Medical District Cadence McShane Starts CTI Foods, Completes Industrial Project New Fort Hood Barracks Upgrades Soldiers’ Accommodations MAPP Completes Dallas Office Project for George W. Bush
With 270,000 vehicles traveling daily on Dallas’ LBJ Freeway (IH-635) and 500,000 projected by 2020, the start of the $2.7-billion LBJ Managed Express project by mid-year couldn’t come sooner. Image: TxDOT A rendering of the public-private LBJ Express project in Dallas that will begin construction early next year. Related Links: LBJ Managed Lanes Project Ahead of Schedule; Starts 2011 FM 1938/Davis Boulevard Extension Begins in Tarrant County Kermit Highway Passing Lanes Completed SH 146 Southbound Breaks Ground U.S. 290/Hempstead Corridor Achieves Development Milestone Maintenance Project Started in Waco District Deficient Highways Contribute to Half of Roadway Deaths The project will
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Texas Regional Medical Center at Sunnyvale recently opened its 117,500-sq-ft, $68-million project. The center is owned by a partnership consisting primarily of physicians. Related Links: Wylie Civic Complex Gives Birth to a New Town Center Satterfield & Pontikes Wins School, Naval Air Station Contracts Dallas Firms Tasked With GSA Feasibility Study Mega-Movers Inspires Historic Church’s New Two-Part Design Ronald McDonald House of Dallas Opens in Medical District Cadence McShane Starts CTI Foods, Completes Industrial Project New Fort Hood Barracks Upgrades Soldiers’ Accommodations MAPP Completes Dallas Office Project for George W. Bush Johnson Space Center Building Earns LEED Gold Certification Irving
Related Links: LBJ Managed Lanes Project Ahead of Schedule; Starts 2011 FM 1938/Davis Boulevard Extension Begins in Tarrant County Kermit Highway Passing Lanes Completed SH 146 Southbound Breaks Ground U.S. 290/Hempstead Corridor Achieves Development Milestone Maintenance Project Started in Waco District Deficient Highways Contribute to Half of Roadway Deaths More than 50% of the 43,000 annual U.S. highway fatalities are related to poor roadway conditions, costing $217 billion a year. That was testimony researcher and safety economist Ted R. Miller gave the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on improving transportation safety. Miller says the cost of crashes
The 60,000-sq-ft Ronald McDonald House of Dallas, designed by Dallas-based HKS Architects, recently opened. It is located in the Southwestern Medical District. Related Links: Wylie Civic Complex Gives Birth to a New Town Center Satterfield & Pontikes Wins School, Naval Air Station Contracts Dallas Firms Tasked With GSA Feasibility Study Women’s Center Opens at Texas Regional Medical Center Mega-Movers Inspires Historic Church’s New Two-Part Design Cadence McShane Starts CTI Foods, Completes Industrial Project New Fort Hood Barracks Upgrades Soldiers’ Accommodations MAPP Completes Dallas Office Project for George W. Bush Johnson Space Center Building Earns LEED Gold Certification Irving Convention Center
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