Dallas-based construction firm The Beck Group announced it will provide architectural design services for the Sarang Community Church in Seoul, Korea. Beck’s winning design is a 720,000-sq-ft church facility with a 6,000-seat underground sanctuary. Related Links: PageSoutherlandPage the 2009 Architecture Firm Award from the Texas Society of Architects Balfour Beatty Construction Acquires SpawMaxwell Company Houston’s Discovery Green Project Achieves LEED Gold Certification Frisco ISD Facility Wins Terrazzo, Mosaic Association Award Overland Partners, CamargoCopeland Architects Win Design Award State Dam Safety Officials Present Annual Awards Encotech Engineering Consultants Opens San Antonio Office Haley-Greer Earns Artist/Craftsman of the Year by AIA Dallas
Bright colors highlight systems for plumbing, steel or mechanical, electrical and fire protection. What may look like an abstract piece of industrial, high-tech artwork is actually a sample of Building Information Modeling (or BIM), in this case in the form of a federated model consisting of separate models from different subcontractors and trades. And, all of it is located centrally on a Web site that each can access. Related Links: Military Construction in San Antonio Hits $738 Million Walton Construction Wins $20 Million Tinker Air Force Contract Campus Living Villages Gets $34 Million Loan for Lubbock Property Texas Masonic Retirement
Each year, AIA Dallas honors an artist or craftsman in recognition of its extraordinary ability to render the architect’s vision. Dallas-based Haley-Greer was presented the award for its creation and installation of the iconic red glass curtain wall that tops the new Winspear Opera House in the Dallas Arts District. Related Links: PageSoutherlandPage the 2009 Architecture Firm Award from the Texas Society of Architects Balfour Beatty Construction Acquires SpawMaxwell Company Houston’s Discovery Green Project Achieves LEED Gold Certification Frisco ISD Facility Wins Terrazzo, Mosaic Association Award Overland Partners, CamargoCopeland Architects Win Design Award State Dam Safety Officials Present Annual Awards
Austin-based Encotech Engineering Consultants Inc. added a San Antonio office at 700 East Sonterra Blvd. The multi-discipline engineering design firm was founded in 1990 by Ali Raza Khataw. Related Links: PageSoutherlandPage the 2009 Architecture Firm Award from the Texas Society of Architects Balfour Beatty Construction Acquires SpawMaxwell Company Houston’s Discovery Green Project Achieves LEED Gold Certification Frisco ISD Facility Wins Terrazzo, Mosaic Association Award Overland Partners, CamargoCopeland Architects Win Design Award State Dam Safety Officials Present Annual Awards Beck Awarded Sarang Community Church Design Competition Haley-Greer Earns Artist/Craftsman of the Year by AIA Dallas Burwell Architects Merge into Ziegler Cooper
Recognizing the best projects or processes that meet the Texas Dept. of Transportation’s transportation goals while also protecting or enhancing the environment, TxDOT selected the winner and honorees of its annual Environmental Achievement Award. Related Links: NTTA Links Highways with Sam Rayburn Tollway Opening CTRMA Seeking Contractor for Manor Expressway Project Alternatively-Financed Projects Approved for Funding $20-Million Southbound U.S. 75 HOV Reopened Ahead of Schedule TxDOT Begins Rehab Work On IH-10 East In Downtown With Stimulus Funds TxDOT Team Wins National Award for IH 10-Katy Freeway Reconstruction Eligible projects must show ability to proactively protect or enhance the environment without
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently honored the Texas Dept. of Transportation’s Katy Freeway Reconstruction Team with the President’s Award in the Highways category. Related Links: NTTA Links Highways with Sam Rayburn Tollway Opening CTRMA Seeking Contractor for Manor Expressway Project Alternatively-Financed Projects Approved for Funding $20-Million Southbound U.S. 75 HOV Reopened Ahead of Schedule TxDOT Begins Rehab Work On IH-10 East In Downtown With Stimulus Funds TxDOT Announces Winner of the 2009 Environmental Achievement Award Presented during its 2009 Annual Meeting, the President’s Award recognizes individuals or teams who have performed exemplary service that benefits
State transportation officials approved seven projects around the state that will be funded by TxDOTs pass-through finance program. The Texas Transportation Commission approved the $193 million list of projects. Related Links: NTTA Links Highways with Sam Rayburn Tollway Opening CTRMA Seeking Contractor for Manor Expressway Project $20-Million Southbound U.S. 75 HOV Reopened Ahead of Schedule TxDOT Begins Rehab Work On IH-10 East In Downtown With Stimulus Funds TxDOT Announces Winner of the 2009 Environmental Achievement Award TxDOT Team Wins National Award for IH 10-Katy Freeway Reconstruction Pass-through financing allows local municipalities or private entities to pay for costs to build
Austin general construction and design firm Structura Inc. and New York architectural design firm Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis. Construction on the Arthouse began recently with a “wall-fall” event. Related Links: Linbeck Puts BIM to Work on Cook Children’s Expansion Project Military Construction in San Antonio Hits $738 Million Walton Construction Wins $20 Million Tinker Air Force Contract Campus Living Villages Gets $34 Million Loan for Lubbock Property Texas Masonic Retirement Center, Hurst Conference Center Pick AUI Contractors United Supermarkets Builds Second Distribution Center in DFW Cadence McShane Completes Houston Multi-Family Project Manhattan Construction to Build John Phelps Courthouse Architecture Firm Spearheads Project to
Austin-based Structura partnered with Chicago-based AMLI Management to help fund and build a downtown Austin public safety station for emergency first-responders, in collaboration with other local businesses. Related Links: Linbeck Puts BIM to Work on Cook Children’s Expansion Project Military Construction in San Antonio Hits $738 Million Walton Construction Wins $20 Million Tinker Air Force Contract Campus Living Villages Gets $34 Million Loan for Lubbock Property Texas Masonic Retirement Center, Hurst Conference Center Pick AUI Contractors United Supermarkets Builds Second Distribution Center in DFW Cadence McShane Completes Houston Multi-Family Project Manhattan Construction to Build John Phelps Courthouse Architecture Firm Spearheads
Dallas-based McCarthy Building Cos. Inc. began construction earlier this year on the $47-million Fort Worth Westside Water Treatment Plant, which will have an initial treatment capacity of 12-million-gallons of water per day. It will be expandable to meet the future needs of western Fort Worth. It is slated for completion in January 2012. Related Links: Poor Economy Doesn’t Slow Student Housing Construction GSA Awards Beck Technology $60M in BIM, Laser Scanning Contracts Dallas Museum of Nature & Science Unveils Designs, Building Model Satterfield & Pontikes Tops Out at Texas A&M Health Science Center Sinking Texas Gulf Coast Condos Razed Before
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