Corgan Associate’s Dallas office announced three new associates to add to its team of professionals with expertise in aviation and interior design. Dan Hursin, Ginger Gee and Shelly Nichols were promoted to associate. Gee received a bachelor’s degree in interior design from Harding University in Arkansas and received her master’s of architecture from the University of Texas at Arlington. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" STG Design in Austin announced the promotion of two team members, PollyAnna Little and Jeff Ervin. Little has been promoted to principal and Ervin to associate principal. Little is a graduate of the University of
P&C Construction Co. has begun construction of a new Children’s Center in Clackamas County that will serve abused children. Anderson Dabrowski Architects, LLC, has designed the $2.5 million project to meet LEED NC gold, including sustainable building materials, mechanical systems that have been optimized for energy conservation and a storm-water management plan. Photo: P&C Construction Co. Future construction professionals break ground on the Clackamas County Children’s Center in Oregon City, Ore. The 10,340-sq-ft building, located in Oregon City, will serve as a child abuse assessment facility and include clinical, meeting and office spaces. Construction is scheduled to be completed by
DBM Contractors Inc. completed the installation of drilled shaft foundations, for the new southbound lanes of I-5 across the Willamette River in Eugene, Ore. Valued at approximately $1.95 million, the project required DBM to install 22 drilled shafts ranging from 60 to 96 in. in diameter and extending to depths up to almost 90 ft over more than 2,000 ft of bridge alignment along I-5. Photo: DBM Contractors Inc. Drilled shaft foundation work was completed on the Willamette River Bridge in Eugene, Ore. by DBM Contractors and general contractor Hamilton Construction. The GC/CM for the project is Hamilton Construction. The
The U.S. General Services Administration kicked-off the modernization of the Federal Center South Complex with the start of construction for the Seattle District Headquarters of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Image: ZGF Architects Seattle District Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will occupy the renovated Federal Center South Complex in Seattle. GSA is investing $72 million in Recovery Act funding to develop a LEED gold workplace, including extensive use of natural daylight, conversion of existing hardscape into low impact sustainable green space, use of recycled timbers and other building materials and an energy-efficient HVAC system utilizing under-floor air distribution.
After breaking ground in mid-October 2009, the last structural steel beam for Swedish’s comprehensive ambulatory care center, five-story medical office building and acute-care community hospital on a 12.5-acre parcel in the Issaquah Highlands was signed by construction workers and hospital officials before being lifted into place atop the structure. General contractor Sellen Construction Co. plans to open phase one of the facility by July 2011. Photo: Swedish The construction team gathers to celebrate the raising of the final structural steel beam on the Swedish/Issaquah Campus in Issaquah Highlands, Wash. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras"
The Sound Transit Board of Directors awarded the construction contract for the Sounder D-to-M Streets Track and Signal project to MidMountain Contractors Inc. The project will build a new commuter rail line from East D to South M Streets in Tacoma. Work on the contract began in late September. When complete, the D-to-M Streets track will connect with the M-to-Lakewood segment, extending Sounder south line service from Tacoma Dome Station to Bridgeport Way in Lakewood. Service to Lakewood will begin in 2012. MidMountain, headquartered in Kirkland, Wash., submitted a bid of $40.8 million, $25.6 million below the Sound Transit engineer’s
Vestas, a producer of high-tech wind power systems, will move its North American sales and service headquarters into the historic Meier & Frank Depot Building in Portland’s Pearl District. Image: Vestas Wind power producer Vestas is renovating the Meier & Frank Depot building in Portland, adding an ecoroof terrace and solar array. Image: Vestas Vestas intends to maintain the historic integrity of the old Meier & Frank Depot Building’s facade in Portland’s Pearl District. Gerding Edlen Development Inc. will develop the $66-million project, which is expected to break ground this month. Vestas plans to occupy the space in early 2012.
Design firms across the Northwest continued to see tough market conditions, but there were signs of improvement as 2009 came to a close. Image: HDR Ranked second overall and in the health care category, the Bellevue, Wash. office of HDR designed the $83-million Central Washington Hospital. The five-story expansion project adds 188,000 sq ft and 35 beds. Related Links: Top 44 Overall Ranking Top Breakout Ranking Top Green Design Firms Revenue of the top 44 firms totaled $1.48 billion in 2009, up more than 5% over 2008 revenue. Despite this slight gain in revenue, design staffs were still gutted in
Designed to embody the innovative spirit of Oregon State University’s prominent alumnus, the $62-million Linus Pauling Science Center will house the research institute devoted to advancing knowledge in the chemist’s interest areas. “This is the first large building to go into OSU’s historic district,” says John Gremmels, project manager for the university in Corvallis. The challenge was to develop a state-of-the-art research building for students and faculty in the university’s College of Science and keep it within the historic context, says Mark Foster, a design partner with Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects of Portland, which designed the four-story, 105,000-sq-ft structure that
Three of Portland’s four most noticeable construction projects include some type of housing—either affordable, homeless or retirement—while the fourth project creates an intimate home for the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer, the city’s newest big-league sports franchise. Lew Bowers, central city division manager for the Portland Development Council, says that in the short term, his agency wants to see smaller, sustainable rehabilitation projects. “Long term, we don’t see a return to large, single-developer projects,” Bowers says. “Instead, we’re focusing on master planning with opportunities for a variety of developers to participate on specific parcels so projects are ready as