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Dallas-based TGS Architects has unveiled its design for the five-story, 130,000-sf Plaza Medical Office Building, planned for Fort Worth, Texas. The Class A development will include space for orthopedic care, surgery, breast center, diagnostic imaging, cardiovascular, and rehabilitation therapy services. The project also includes a 900-car, multilevel parking structure connected to an adjacent hospital by an enclosed, elevated pedestrian bridge.
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