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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 | Jan 18, 2012

Kansas statehouse dome restoration cleans up murals, 'century of grime'

Long obscured details are being cleaned up in the Kansas statehouse interior dome as part of a…
Jan 16, 2012

Mid-Continent Tower wins 25 Year Award from AIA Eastern Oklahoma

Designed by Dewberry, iconic tower defines Tulsa’s skyline.

Jan 15, 2012

Hollister Construction Services oversees interior office fit-out for Harding Loevner

The work includes constructing open space areas, new conference, trading and training rooms, along with multiple kitchenettes. 

Jan 15, 2012

Smith Consulting Architects designs Flower Hill Promenade expansion in Del Mar, Calif.

The $22 million expansion includes a 75,000-square-foot, two-story retail/office building and a 397-car parking structure, along with parking and circulation improvements and new landscaping throughout.

Jan 12, 2012

CSHQA receives AIA Northwest & Pacific Region Merit Award for Idaho State Capitol restoration

After a century of service, use, and countless modifications which eroded the historical character of the building and grounds, the restoration brought the 200,000-sf building back to its former grandeur by restoring historical elements, preserving existing materials, and rehabilitating spaces for contemporary uses.

Jan 6, 2012

Summit Design+Build completes Park Place in Illinois

Summit was responsible for the complete gut and renovation of the former auto repair shop which required the partial demolition of the existing building, while maintaining the integrity of the original 100 year-old structure, and significant re-grading and landscaping of the site.

Jan 4, 2012

Shawmut Design & Construction awarded dorm renovations at Brown University

Construction is scheduled to begin in June 2012, and will be completed by December 2012.

Drew Ballensky | Jan 4, 2012

US Treasury headquarters believed to be oldest LEED-certified building

The third-oldest federal building in Washington, the US Treasury Department’s headquarters, was…
Jan 3, 2012

The Value of Historic Paint Investigations

An expert conservator provides a three-step approach to determining a historic building’s “period of significance”—and how to restore its painted surfaces to the correct patterns and colors. 

Jan 3, 2012

28th Annual Reconstruction Awards: Bringing Hope to Cancer Patients

A gothic-style structure is reconstructed into comfortable, modern patient residence facility for the American Cancer Society.

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