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Reasons to reinvent the Midcentury academic library

DLR Group's Interior Design Leader Gretchen Holy, Assoc. IIDA, shares the idea that a designer's responsibility to embrace a library’s history, respect its past, and create an environment that will serve student populations for the next 100 years.



Brick and Masonry

A journey through masonry reclad litigation

This blog post by Walter P Moore's Mallory Buckley, RRO, PE, BECxP + CxA+BE, and Bob Hancock, MBA, JD, of Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr PC, explains the importance of documentation, correspondence between parties, and supporting the claims for a Plaintiff-party, while facilitating continuous use of the facility, on construction litigation projects.


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Drew Ballensky | Mar 4, 2013

Iconic Sahara Hotel on Las Vegas’ Strip undergoing $415 million makeover

The former Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas is undergoing a $415 million renovation and will be reborn as…
Drew Ballensky | Feb 25, 2013

$1.6 billion mixed-use San Francisco waterfront project lands first major tenant

A $1.6 billion mixed-use project being developed by the San Francisco Giants landed its first…
Feb 22, 2013

Westlake Reed Leskosky will renovate training center for Cleveland Browns

Local firm Westlake Reed Leskosky has been chosen to design renovations to the Cleveland Browns' Training and Administrative Complex in Berea, Ohio.

Feb 20, 2013

Group of West Coast civil engineers developing building standards for tsunamis

A group of civil engineers from around the western U.S. is developing additions to the building code to address the threat of a tsunami.

Drew Ballensky | Feb 18, 2013

RFP issued for U.S. Capitol Dome restoration, but funding not yet approved

The U.S. Capitol Dome needs extensive restoration work. An RFP has been issued for a contractor to…
Feb 15, 2013

UC-Berkeley begins construction of art museum, film archive

The University of California-Berkeley has begun work on a $100 million project to turn a 1939 printing plant into the new Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.

Drew Ballensky | Feb 11, 2013

Thomas Edison’s former factory in New Jersey slated for $230 million mixed-use redevelopment

Prism Capital Partners will break ground this spring on a $230 million redevelopment project in…
Feb 6, 2013

George W. Bush Presidential Center among award-winning roofing projects honored by Sika Sarnafil

Winners of the 2012 Contractor Project of the Year Competition were announced this week by Sika Sarnafil. The annual competition highlights excellence in roofing installation. Roofing contractors are judged based on project complexity, design uniqueness, craftsmanship, and creative problem solving.

Drew Ballensky | Feb 5, 2013

Three buildings in Chicago’s Loop get $26 million renovation for GSA office space

Three buildings in the Chicago Loop Retail Historic District have been renovated into modern,…
Drew Ballensky | Jan 28, 2013

Univ. of Virginia’s $50 million Jefferson-designed rotunda restoration underway

The University of Virginia's rotunda, designed by Thomas Jefferson, is undergoing a $50.6 million…
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