KAI Awarded $22.3 Million Contract to Renovate The Black Academy of Arts and Letters Arts Institution in Dallas
DALLAS: KAI has been selected to provide architectural and engineering design services to expand and renovate the home of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL), a cultural mecca in Dallas, TX. The Dallas City Council approved a $22.3 million contract with KAI on Jan. 8, fulfilling Component 4 of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center District (KBHCCD) Master Plan to transform Dallas into a premier global convention destination. The project leverages the unique strengths and histor...
KWK/Jenkins Peer Designing $60 Million Renovations to East Carolina University’s Aging Jones and Legacy Halls
St. Louis, MO - The KWK/Jenkins Peer Architects (JPA) design team, in collaboration with architect-of-record INTREPID Architecture, is finalizing renovation designs for a pair of aging residence halls at East Carolina University (ECU) in Greenville, NC. The buildings, Jones Hall built in 1958 and Legacy Hall built in 1960, are located adjacent to each other in the campus’ College Hill neighborhood. The overall goal of the $60 million renovation project is to provide updated, modern amenities;...
Western Specialty Contractors Restores Terrace at Mondial River West Apartments in Chicago, IL
(Chicago, IL) Western Specialty Contractors – Chicago Masonry Branch recently waterproofed and restored a terrace at Mondial River West luxury apartments in Chicago, IL. Located at 910 W Huron Street, the 15-story apartment complex was built in 2009 and has 141 units. Western was contacted by property management firm Willow Bridge Property Company to restore a private terrace shared by three units that was leaking due to failing waterproofing. In the winter, freeze and thaw cycles can caus...
FK Architecture Designs Mixed-Use St. Petersburg Community Redevelopment Project
St. Petersburg, FL: September 10, 2024, FK Architecture, a Fugleberg Koch Company, is pleased to announce its design for Whitney Village, a new development of a portion of the Jim & Heather Gills YMCA property in St. Petersburg’s Grand Central District. In collaboration with Wannemacher Jensen Architects (WJA), hired to design the YMCA redevelopment, and Place Architecture, which will oversee retail and mixed-use development, the new St. Petersburg development will feature a mixed-use, pedestria...
Matern Professional Engineering Helps Redevelop Local School to Meet Community Needs and Provide Shelter from Florida Storms
Fort Myers, FL, Matern Professional Engineering is pleased to announce its work in redeveloping a formerly segregated school site in Fort Myers. Franklin Park Elementary School, built in 1958, sits in the Dunbar Community and more than 60 years later, Matern Professional Engineering is helping modernize the school generations to come. All but one building was demolished and a new state-of-the-art facility was built. The remaining building, too young to tear down was completely renovated into a s...
Stantec selected as lead interior designer for landmark Bread Building redevelopment in downtown Hollywood, Florida
The 26-story, mixed-use project will include 362 units, an amenity deck, and 16,000 square feet of retail space HOLLYWOOD, FL (April 4th, 2024) TSX, NYSE:STN: Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, has been selected to provide interior design services for the Bread Building Project—a mixed-use residential building on Young Circle in downtown Hollywood, Florida. Developed by Fort Lauderdale-based BTI Partners, the project is part of the revitalization program for...
2023 Herat Afghanistan Earthquake Preliminary Shelter and Housing Response
On Oct 8th, 2023, Miyamoto’s first assessment team was deployed to conduct a rapid assessment of the affected area. The earthquake affected 11 villages in the Zinda Jan district of Herat province. It is estimated that more than 100,000 people were exposed to high-ground intensity. The epicenter was about 40 kilometers northwest of Herat city and brought significant causalities in these villages. EARTHQUAKE IMPACT METRICS The following current statistics are per the Afghanistan Natio...
2023 Morocco Earthquake Emergency Response, Recovery, and Reconstruction
On Friday, September 8, 2023, at 11 p.m., a powerful earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale struck in the Atlas Mountains, approximately 43.5 miles south of Marrakech, Morocco, killing an estimated 2900+ people. This seismic event has had significant repercussions across the built environment in the area, although exact numbers are yet to be determined, initial indications are that approximately 50% of the building stock across the area sustained varying degrees of damage, ranging from...
Morocco Earthquake: Video Episode 3
In light of the devastating events in Morocco, we turn our focus to the enduring hope found in community resilience and the expertise of skilled Moroccans like Ayoub Belouch. As an engineer, Ayoub advocates to forge a safer, more resilient future. Despite facing ongoing challenges, he remains hopeful for the future, believing that local expertise can help reshape strategies and establish new best practices. Learn more: miyamotointernational.com
Morocco Earthquake: Video Episode 1
We’ve arrived in the small village of Tafeghaghte, which is about 20km from Morocco earthquake’s epicenter. What we see is total devastation with a strong smell in the air, possibly from animals and human casualties. Tafeghaghte was the home of over 500 people; now, 80 have tragically passed away. The destruction of this village is a combination of modern construction practices and traditional methods gone wrong. Damages in the area vary and we can attribute this to many construction practice...