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August 12, 2010
The University of Louisville along with its architectural team of SmithGroup and Arrasmith, Judd, Rapp, Chovan Inc. have announced the acheivement of a LEED-NC Gold certification for the new Clinical and Translational Research Building.
In the quest to continue to excel in the biomedical sciences nationwide, the University's Health Sciences Center (HSC) embarked on the design of the Clinical and Translational Research building (CTR) in 2004. The facility was to be a continuation of the goals of creating state-of-the-art research facilities in order to attract and retain the best researchers from among the nation, consolidate existing programs, and provide for the opportunity to augment on the success of programs already established within the HSC.
Completed in August 2009, the $109-million, 288,000 gsf facility consists of a combination of wet laboratories, laboratory support spaces, shared equipment/support areas, auditorium, and research faculty offices. The building's bright, colorful and vibrant interior lab and office environments were designed to facilitate discovery and groundbreaking research. Of primary importance is the open laboratory concept utilized in the facility, which allowed lab planning experts to design laboratories as larger spaces housing various investigators rather than dedicated smaller modules assigned to a single investigator, thus increasing collaboration.
Achieving LEED Gold Certification was clearly one of the project's most significant accomplishments. While it is increasingly common for buildings to pursue LEED certification, but it is extremely rare that certification isn't actually pursued until the project is well into construction. The design team, contractor and owner met to discuss the possibility of pursuing LEED late in the game and determined that certification would be achievable since the team incorporated various sustainable design measures from the beginning. These measures included providing daylighting to 75% of occupied spaces, selecting eco-friendly and recyclable materials, and commissioning all equipment including fumehoods.
The Clinical and Translational Research Building project is the fourth in a series of research buildings SmithGroup has designed with partner AJRC. SmithGroup and AJRC have a long history on the University of Louisville campus in a partnership that dates back over 30 years and includes research buildings, classrooms, clinical expansion at the University of Louisville campus. In addition, the team designed the university's research tower, library center, dental school, clinical core hospital building, an ambulatory care building, and the Donald Baxter and Delia Baxter Research Buildings.
SmithGroup ranks as the 7th largest architecture and engineering firm in the U.S. (Building Design & Construction "Giants" survey, July 2009) and employs 800. The firm is composed of client industry-focused practices serving the higher education, healthcare, workplace and science & technology markets.
With 346 LEED accredited professionals and 48 LEED certified projects, SmithGroup is a national leader in sustainable, environmentally intelligent design. Among its most noteworthy, recently completed projects are the dual LEED Platinum Christman Building, a corporate headquarters in Lansing, Mich.; the LEED Platinum Smart Home at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina; and the National Renewable Energy Lab's Science & Technology Facility, Golden, Colo., the first LEED Platinum federal project.
Established in 1853, SmithGroup is the longest continually operating architecture and engineering firm in the U.S.
For more Information:
Laura Westphal, CPSM, LEED AP
(313) 442.-8493
For general media inquiries:
Sandra Knight, APR
(313) 442-8470
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National Intrepid Center of Excellence Opens /
June 24, 2010
The National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE), a privately-funded facility designed to treat service members with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and psychological health issues, opens today at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
The new $65 million, 72,000-square-foot NICoE facility, designed by SmithGroup, will provide military patients and veterans with mild to moderate head injuries the best opportunity to regain their pre-injury abilities in a supportive, healing environment.The Center was made possible through the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund (IFHF), a nonprofit organization which is donating the Center to the Department of Defense. Funded entirely by private donations, the facility will serve as a new global Center of Excellence in the specialized field of TBI, which has become the signature wound for soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.
"This facility will accommodate TBI treatment and research programs that are available nowhere else in the world," says Phil Tobey, senior vice president at SmithGroup. "Every element of the building's design is acutely attuned to the multiple physical, sensory and wayfinding needs of TBI patients."
The Center is distinguished by the number of programs co-located under one roof, enabling a more comprehensive care approach. In order to more precisely diagnose complex brain injuries, the building houses the most advanced imaging technologies, including a 3 Tesla MRI; 64-Slice PET/CT scanner; an Elekta Neuromag® MEG (magnetoencephalography) scanner?one of only nine in clinical use in the U.S.; and Functional Transcranial Doppler Spectroscopy (fTCDS).
The Center also houses an array of physical, occupational and recreational therapy spaces, with a large, open plan treatment room that features advanced training equipment to promote strength, balance, agility and aerobic conditioning. A variety of comprehensive support spaces will help patients and their families maximize their potential for recovery, and enable patients and family members to have a place to relax between treatments as well as provide emotional and spiritual support to one another.
The facility is targeting Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) Silver Certification through the U.S. Green Building Council.
SmithGroup also designed the Center for the Intrepid, an advanced rehabilitation and research center for amputee and burn patients in San Antonio, Texas, as well as dozens of other Department of Defense and Veterans healthcare facilities. SmithGroup ranks as the 7th largest architecture and engineering firm in the U.S. and employs over 800. With 346 LEED accredited professionals and 48 LEED certified projects; SmithGroup is a national leader in sustainable design.For more information:
Amy Adye, CPSM
(202) 974-4507
For general media inquiries:
Sandra Knight, APR
(313) 442-8470
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SmithGroup, one of the country's leading architecture and engineering firms, has been selected to provide full-service interior design and engineering services for the newly renovated building at 425 Eye Street, NW, in Washington, DC.
The General Services Administration recently signed a lease to take 285,000 square feet at the building on behalf of the Veterans Administration (VA). By June 2011, the VA will move nearly 1,000 employees into this "swing space" as its current home at the Lafayette Building undergoes a five year renovation. Cassidy Turley represented building owner Paramount Group in securing the 10-year lease.
SmithGroup recently completed a $20 million repositioning of the 425 Eye Street Building, a 1970s-era building, bringing it up to Class A standards.
Renovations to 425 Eye Street include a new lobby, new restrooms, and a new glass and precast concrete façade. Paramount Group anticipated the growing tenant demand for eco-friendly facilities by investing in premium quality sustainable materials and systems and selecting SmithGroup's highly experienced team to execute its vision.
The building location affords immediate access to both downtown and Capitol Hill with multiple major arteries such as New York Avenue and 395, major bus routes, the Circulator and Metro just steps from the front door. Located in the heart of Mount Vernon Triangle, the unique contemporary design and first-class amenities of 425 Eye Street add to the vitality of this emerging neighborhood.
425 Eye Street is registered with the U.S. Green Building Council and is awaiting LEED Gold certification. Sustainable features include energy efficient mechanical and electrical systems including an energy measurement and verification plan for the zero ozone depleting central plant, energy recovery on the ventilation systems and variable frequency drives on all major HVAC equipment. Exterior wall systems are designed to minimize heat gain and restrooms feature low-flow plumbing fixtures.
Sustainable materials are used throughout the public spaces. The walls near the elevator core are covered in figured cherry wood paneling that are certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. Construction was planned to divert the majority of construction waste to recycling plants. Amenities include a full service fitness center, and priority bike spaces in the parking garage along with priority parking spaces for energy efficient vehicles.
SmithGroup ranks as the 7th largest architecture and engineering firm in the U.S. (Building Design + Construction "Giants" survey, July 2009) and employs over 800. The firm is composed of client industry-focused practices serving the workplace, higher education, science and technology, healthcare, and cultural markets. With 346 LEED accredited professionals and 48 LEED certified projects, SmithGroup is a national leader in sustainable, environmentally intelligent design.
For more information:
Brian Reilly, CPSM
(202) 974-5197
For general media inquiries:
Sandra Knight, APR
(313) 442-8470
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SmithGroup, one of the nation's largest architecture, engineering, interiors and planning firms, has been selected by The Sartell Group to design the firm's new office as they relocate to over 5,000 square feet in downtown Minneapolis, Minn.
Working in collaboration with The Sartell Group, SmithGroup is providing full interior architecture and design services to the technology and human resources technology firm.
Roslyn zumBrunnen, IIDA, LEED AP, Workplace Studio leader at SmithGroup's Minneapolis office offered, "The Sartell Group's new office will be more than just a place to work. Together, we are crafting a refreshed workplace that reflects community, creativity, and brand."
The Sartell Group, currently located in downtown Minneapolis, works with clients to achieve growth and more productive operations by optimizing technology and/or human resources performance. The firm developed Perficio, a custom application that helps educational institutions streamline program planning, marketing, delivery, and evaluation in order to optimize return on investment.
SmithGroup ranks as the 7th largest architecture and engineering firm in the U.S. (Building Design & Construction "Giants" survey, July 2009) and employs 800. The firm is composed of client industry-focused practices serving the higher education, healthcare, workplace and science & technology markets. With 346 LEED accredited professionals and 45 LEED certified projects, SmithGroup is a national leader in sustainable design.
Established in 1853, SmithGroup is the longest continually operating architecture and engineering firm in the U.S. ###
More Information:Ann K. Rinde
(612) 656-3969
General Media Inquiries:
Sandra Knight, APR
(313) 442-8470
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H. Michael Smith, AIA, LEED AP, has joined SmithGroup's Washington, DC office as Science and Technology Practice Leader. Smith relocated from the firm's Los Angeles office where he led its Southern California studio devoted to science and technology projects.
Smith's move enhances SmithGroup's science and technology capabilities in the Mid-Atlantic region in response to growing academic, biomedical and government laboratory design opportunities.
With 25 years of experience in a wide range of renovation, adaptive reuse, and new construction projects, Smith has focused his entire career on science and technology building types, working with clients in the corporate, institutional, academic, and government market sectors. He has directed, managed, programmed, and designed many notable projects, including academic and biomedical research laboratories, biotechnology and pharmaceutical production facilities, cleanrooms for microelectronics and medical device manufacture, and animal research facilities.
A frequent presenter at national conferences related to science and technology, Smith will speak at the Tradeline Animal Research Facilities 2010 conference in November, 2010. With David I. Meyer, Ph.D., CEO of the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute, Smith recently wrote the article "Scientists are from Mars, Designers are from Venus," published in Lab Manager Magazine.
A licensed architect and LEED Accredited Professional, Smith is a graduate of the University of Arizona, College of Architecture. He actively participates in professional organizations such as the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP), Association of University Research Parks (AURP), Association of Independent Research Institutes (AIRI), Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) and the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE).
SmithGroup ranks as the 7th largest architecture and engineering firm in the U.S. (Building Design + Construction "Giants" survey, July 2009) and employs over 800. The firm is composed of client industry-focused practices serving the higher education, science and technology, workplace, healthcare, and cultural markets. With 346 LEED accredited professionals and 45 LEED certified projects, SmithGroup is a national leader in sustainable design.More Information:
Brian Reilly, CPSM
(202) 974-5197
General Media Inquiries:
Sandra Knight, APR
(313) 442-8470
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SmithGroup (www.smithgroup.com), one of the nation's leading architecture, engineering, interiors, and planning firms, has promoted Suzanne Napier, AIA, LEED AP, to lead the firm's research & learning studio in San Francisco.
A 22-year SmithGroup veteran, Napier succeeds William Diefenbach, FAIA, LEED AP, as head of the research & learning studio. Diefenbach was recently named director of SmithGroup's San Francisco and Los Angeles practices. Napier's promotion is an aspect of realignment by SmithGroup of top intellectual resources and management talent to focus on core national practices. Last month, James Hannon, who was previously director of the firm's San Francisco and Los Angeles practices, shifted to a full time focus as head of the firm's national health practice.
Napier has worked in every practice in the San Francisco office, but has served the majority of her career as an architect and planner in SmithGroup's research & learning studio. A highlight of her career is her successful management and completion of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Molecular Foundry; a state-of-the-art, $52 million project with 96,500 square feet of laboratory and research space located in the Berkeley hills. The Molecular Foundry is a LEED Gold-Certified center for interdisciplinary research in the nanosciences. The structure is recognized internationally for its bold and forward-looking design.
Currently, Napier is project manager for a number of key Northern California projects in various stages of completion in energy research, engineering, lifesciences, and veteran's healthcare. The studio's portfolio also includes numerous architectural projects for colleges, universities as well as for courthouses.
As she takes charge of the 24-person research & learning Studio, Napier says her focus will be on continuing the studio's integration of high design quality, sustainability and flexible functionality for client projects.
"The academic setting continues to change with research, learning and health environments becoming more integrated and collaborative," Napier said. "Our task is to create facilities that anticipate and accommodate these trends and our capable and experienced staff is up to that challenge." She adds that it is a goal to have the entire research & learning staff become LEED accredited professionals.
As Napier's direct supervisor of more than two decades in research & learning, Bill Diefenbach commented on her experience and capabilities saying: "Suzanne has the perfect balance of design, technical and management skills. I've relied on her to drive many projects that she delivered on time and on budget, and which later earned national awards. I'm confident she will lead the studio with great enthusiasm and success."
SmithGroup, which posted 2009 gross revenue of $166.3 million, is the oldest continually operating architecture and engineering firm in the U.S., originally founded in 1853. The 800-employee firm operates 11 offices across the U.S. A national leader in sustainable, design, SmithGroup currently employs 346 LEED accredited professionals and has 45 LEED certified projects, including five with the highest "Platinum" status. Among its most noteworthy, recently completed projects are the dual LEED Platinum Christman Building, a corporate headquarters in Lansing, Mich.; the LEED Platinum Smart Home at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina; and the National Renewable Energy Lab's Science & Technology Facility, Golden, Colo., the first LEED Platinum federal project.
SmithGroup's California practice specializes in the design and creation of fully-integrated healthcare facilities, including hospitals and medical clinics; assisted living facilities; lifescience buildings, laboratories and research centers in both the private and public sectors; courthouses; college and university facilities; and workplace environments.
SmithGroup's San Francisco office occupies 36,000-square-feet of space at the Bently Reserve, a landmark San Francisco building in the city's financial district that was the original home of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. To showcase its own capabilities in the design and construction of sustainable workspaces, SmithGroup in 2007 transformed its offices into one of the most progressive high-performance professional workspaces in the nation. The Bently Reserve building was certified LEED CL Gold in 2008 and is a premier work environment nationally.For more information:
Eric Edwards
(415) 365-3487
For general media inquiries:
Sandra Knight, APR
(313) 442-8470
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SmithGroup Names William Diefenbach Office Director in San Francisco /
April 28, 2010
James Hannon to Focus Full-Time on Firm's National Health Practice
SmithGroup (www.smithgroup.com), one of the nation's leading architecture, engineering, interiors, and planning firms has named William Diefenbach office director of its San Francisco and Los Angeles practices. Diefenbach succeeds James Hannon, who will focus solely on the firm's national health practice. Hannon led the 160-person California practice for the past six years.
The moves continue the firm's alignment of top intellectual resources and management staff to focus on core national practices, and reaffirms the firm's long-standing presence in California, said Carl Roehling, SmithGroup president and CEO.
"This transition will be of great benefit to our organization, allowing Jim to fully concentrate his time on leading and growing our health practice," Roehling said. "Bill's success both as an architect and as a studio leader ensures clients and our staff of our commitment to continued leadership excellence." Diefenbach will leave his longtime post as San Francisco's research & learning studio leader, with a successor to be named soon.
Diefenbach - who is nationally recognized for his expertise in research laboratory planning and design - is only the 10th office director in the 82-year history of the firm's California practice. During his tenure as head of SmithGroup's highly successful research & learning studio, Diefenbach influenced design and managed projects ranging from the award-winning Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Molecular Foundry to the California Institute of Technology's Broad Center for the Biological Sciences.
He is currently serving as principal-in-charge on a number of projects including two for the University of California San Francisco—the Institute for Regeneration Medicine and the Cardiovascular Research Building. Both buildings are under construction and are expected to be completed later this year. The studio's portfolio includes numerous architectural projects for universities and state courthouses.
Hannon, a 30-year veteran of the firm's San Francisco practice, was named Office Director of SmithGroup's California offices in 2004. An expert master planner, Hannon has focused his entire career planning healthcare facilities and campuses.
"The expertise of our team is widely viewed as among the nation's best and that is testament to Jim's successful leadership," Diefenbach said. "Our diversity in terms of business categories is strength of our firm and I intend to maintain that diversity as we move toward augmenting our national practices."
Among Hannon's achievements as head of the SmithGroup health practice are management of long-term consulting assignments for eight Kaiser Permanente campuses and leading major projects for healthcare giants such as the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University and Sutter Health's California Pacific Medical Center, as well as many projects for the U.S. Veterans Affairs System.
"This is an important time for SmithGroup and for the country in the light of healthcare reform," Hannon said. "Reform will impact every aspect of healthcare, including facilities. Our ability to stay at the forefront of new strategies for operational efficiency in care delivery such as continuing shifts to increased outpatient care, as well as links between other major policy trends and facility organization needs will ensure our continued success in this important business segment."
Both Diefenbach and Hannon are members of the SmithGroup Board of Directors and will retain those responsibilities. Hannon is also a member of the firm's Executive Committee.
SmithGroup, which posted 2009 gross revenue of $166.3 million, is the oldest continually operating architecture and engineering firm in the U.S., originally founded in 1853. The 800-employee firm operates 11 offices across the U.S. A national leader in sustainable, design, SmithGroup currently employs 346 LEED accredited professionals and has 43 LEED certified projects, including five with the highest "Platinum" status. Among its most noteworthy, recently completed projects are the dual LEED Platinum Christman Building, a corporate headquarters in Lansing, Mich.; the LEED Platinum Smart Home at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina; and the National Renewable Energy Lab's Science & Technology Facility, Golden, Colo., the first LEED Platinum federal project.
SmithGroup's California practice specializes in the design and creation of fully-integrated healthcare facilities, including hospitals and medical clinics; assisted living facilities; lifescience buildings, laboratories and research centers in both the private and public sectors; courthouses; college and university facilities; and workplace environments.
SmithGroup's San Francisco office occupies 36,000-square-feet of space at the Bently Reserve, a landmark San Francisco building in the city's financial district that was the original home of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. To showcase its own capabilities in the design and construction of sustainable workspaces, SmithGroup in 2007 transformed its offices into one of the most progressive high-performance professional workspaces in the nation. The Bently Reserve building was certified LEED CL Gold in 2008 and is a premier work environment nationally.For more information:
Eric Edwards
(415) 365-3487
For general media inquiries:
Sandra Knight, APR
(313) 442-8470
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SmithGroup-designed Plant Sciences project at MSU Breaks Ground /
April 16, 2010
A $43 million expansion project to the Michigan State University Plant Sciences building will break ground today in East Lansing, Michigan.
SmithGroup is providing architecture, engineering, interiors, lab design, lab planning and site design services for the 90,000 square foot expansion. When completed in 2012, this new research facility will provide a new front door for Plant Sciences programs and will play a key role in recruiting top notch faculty and staff to the University.
The Plant Sciences expansion will provide state-of-the-art Interdisciplinary research lab space for plant biology, plant research, plant pathology, biochemistry and horticulture programs and scientists associated with the Great Lakes Biofuels Research Center (GLBRC). The new facility will feature flexible, open laboratory spaces,offices, growth rooms, growth chambers, a 220-seat auditorium and a central collaborative space for meetings and informal interaction. The project will also include physical connections between the existing Plant Biology, Plant and Soil Sciences and Greenhouse facilities on campus to facilitate improved connectivity and collaboration between researchers.
Founded in 1856, Plant Sciences was one of the first programs to be established at Michigan State University and is rooted in the foundation of the University. Its programs are nationally recognized and acclaimed for educational excellence offered through the 10 plant-science related departments and programs. These programs span the full range from basic biochemistry and molecular biology, to physiology, genetics, breeding, agricultural production, ecology and evolutionary biology.
Founded in 1855, Michigan State University has been advancing knowledge and transforming lives through innovative teaching, research, and outreach for more than 150 years. It is known worldwide as a major public university with global reach and extraordinary impact. It offers more than 200 programs of study; many of them nationally ranked that attract scholars worldwide who are interested in combining education with practical problem solving.
SmithGroup ranks as the 7th largest architecture and engineering firm in the U.S. (Building Design & Construction "Giants" survey, July 2009) and employs 800. The firm is composed of client industry-focused practices serving the higher education, healthcare, workplace and science & technology markets.
With 346 LEED accredited professionals and 43 LEED certified projects, SmithGroup is a national leader in sustainable, "green" design. Among its most noteworthy, recently completed projects are the dual LEED Platinum Christman Building, a corporate headquarters in Lansing, Mich.; the LEED Platinum Smart Home at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina; and the National Renewable Energy Lab's Science & Technology Facility, Golden, Colo., the first LEED Platinum federal project.
Established in 1853, SmithGroup is the longest continually operating architecture and engineering firm in the U.S.
For more information:
Laura Westphal, CPSM, LEED AP
(313) 442-8493
For general media inquiries:
Sandra Knight, APR
(313) 442-8470
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SmithGroup's Russell Perry Elevated to Fellow of the American Institute of Architects /
March 4, 2010
SmithGroup is pleased to announce that Russell Perry, FAIA, LEED AP, managing director of the firm's Washington, DC office, has been elevated to the prestigious College of Fellows of The American Institute of Architects (AIA).
The honor is awarded to members who have made significant contributions to architecture and society and who have achieved a standard of excellence in the profession. Perry will receive his medal of Fellowship on June 11, 2010 during the Investiture of Fellows Ceremony at the 2010 National AIA Convention and Design Expo, Miami.
Perry is an internationally recognized sustainable design and planning authority. Over half of his 30 years of award-winning project experience has focused on cutting-edge sustainable design. His environmental awareness and understanding of sustainable systems has guided design teams and clients to foster a balanced planning approach and promote innovative solutions. Presently, he serves as the green advisor to the integrated team for the California Pacific Medical Center Cathedral Hill Hospital in San Francisco, and has recently contributed to master plans for the Department of Homeland Security at St. Elizabeths in Washington, and two campuses for Indiana University.
Perry joined SmithGroup in 2005 from William McDonough + Partners, a firm he had co-founded 11 years prior. Perry's talent was familiar to many at SmithGroup; earlier in his career he was an employee and then principal at Keyes Condon Florance, which later merged with SmithGroup.
Perry earned a Master of Architecture degree from The University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Science degree from The University of Virginia.
The AIA College of Fellows was founded in 1952 by the Institute to stimulate fellowship among architects, promote the purposes of the AIA, and advance the profession of architecture. Advancement to Fellowship is the highest membership honor bestowed on a member of the AIA and reflects the member's contributions to the architectural profession. Out of a total AIA membership of nearly 81,000, there are fewer than 2,600 distinguished with the honor of Fellowship.
SmithGroup ranks as the 7th largest architecture and engineering firm in the U.S. (Building Design + Construction "Giants" survey, July 2009) and employs 800. The firm is composed of client industry-focused practices serving the higher education, science and technology, workplace, healthcare, and cultural markets. With 346 LEED accredited professionals and 43 LEED certified projects, SmithGroup is a national leader in sustainable design.
For more information:
Brian Reilly, CPSM
(202) 974-5197
For general media inquiries:
Sandra Knight, APR
(313) 442.8470
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SmithGroup Selected to Design New Facility for the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command in Hawaii /
March 3, 2010
The Phoenix office of SmithGroup, one of the nation's leading architecture, engineering, interiors and planning firms, has been selected to design a new facility for the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC), Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.
The multi-story facility of approximately 136,000 square feet will provide a central identification laboratory, administrative office spaces and a warehouse for more than 400 JPAC personnel.
"SmithGroup has had a relationship with JPAC dating back to 2003 when we completed the original feasibility study for the project," said Brad Woodman, vice president at SmithGroup's Phoenix office and Science and Technology Studio leader.
Sustainable design is a priority with the intent to receive Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
SmithGroup (www.smithgroup.com) ranks as the 7th largest architecture and engineering firm in the U.S. (Building Design & Construction "Giants" survey, July 2009) and employs 800. The firm is composed of client industry-focused practices serving the higher education, healthcare, workplace, and science and technology markets. With 346 LEED Accredited Professionals and 43 LEED-certified projects, SmithGroup is a national leader in sustainable design.
Established in 1853, SmithGroup is the longest continually operating architecture and engineering firm in the U.S. with offices in Ann Arbor, Mich.; Chicago, Ill.; Dallas, Texas; Detroit, Mich.; Los Angeles, Calif.; Madison, Wis.; Minneapolis, Minn.; Phoenix, Ariz.; Raleigh-Durham, N.C.; San Francisco, Calif.; and Washington, D.C.
MORE ABOUT JPAC:
The mission of JPAC is to achieve the fullest possible accounting of all Americans missing as a result of the nation's past conflicts. The organization is manned by approximately 400 handpicked Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Department of the Navy civilians. The laboratory portion of JPAC, referred to as the Central Identification Laboratory (CIL), is the largest forensic anthropology laboratory in the world. For more information about JPAC's mission, visit http://www.jpac.pacom.mil.
For More information:
Sommer Caraway
(602) 824-5251
For General Media Inquiries:
Sandra Knight, APR
(313) 442.8470
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David Johnson to lead Raleigh-Durham Office /
February 10, 2010
David Johnson, AIA, LEED AP, has been promoted to the role of office director at the Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina office of SmithGroup, one of the nation's leading architecture and engineering firms.
"With our focus on the science and technology market and the long-term potential growth we have in the Research Triangle and southeast U.S. region, we believe David's expertise and design leadership experience will be pivotal," said SmithGroup President and CEO Carl Roehling, FAIA, LEED AP.
In his former role of design principal, Johnson has been responsible for the continued expansion of the practice's presence throughout the Southeast U.S., with activity in both design leadership and business development. Johnson rejoined SmithGroup in 2006 with Patty Boyle and Bill Ash to form SmithGroup's Raleigh-Durham office; he had previously worked for the Detroit office in the late 1990s.
As an active member of SmithGroup's Science & Technology National Practice, Johnson is a frequent speaker at national conferences. This year he will present, "Planning Strategies for Co-Locating Public and Private Research" at the Laboratory Design conference to be held April 19-21, 2010 in Raleigh. Last year, Johnson spoke at the Tradeline sponsored College & University Science Facilities and Research Facilities conferences. He also spoke at Labs21 about the National Renewable Energy Laboratory as a case study for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
A registered architect and LEED accredited professional, Johnson is a graduate of the University of Michigan with a Master of Architecture, preceded by a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University.
Current work for SmithGroup's Raleigh-Durham office includes the Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science II Research Building at Virginia Tech, which will include state-of-the-art laboratories, supporting both applied and fundamental research in several multidisciplinary areas, as well as East Carolina University's Campus Master Plan, which integrates the needs of the Main Campus, Health Sciences Campus and West Research Campus.
SmithGroup ranks as the 7th largest architecture and engineering firm in the U.S. (Building Design + Construction "Giants" survey, July 2009) and employs 800. The firm is composed of client industry-focused practices serving the higher education, science and technology, workplace, healthcare, and cultural markets. With 346 LEED accredited professionals and 42 LEED certified projects, SmithGroup is a national leader in sustainable, environmentally intelligent design.
For more information:
Kim Fowler
919.294.0902
kimberly.fowler@smithgroup.com
For general media inquiries:
Sandra Knight, APR
313.442.8470
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Naomi Kruger Named Healthcare Interiors Leader at Washington, DC office /
February 3, 2010
Naomi Kruger, IIDA, LEED AP, has been named Healthcare Interiors Practice Leader at SmithGroup in Washington, DC. In this role, her responsibilities will include planning, design, architecture and equipment coordination, finishes, and marketing and client management.
Kruger comes to SmithGroup in Washington from the firm's Chicago office where she spent the last six years creating innovative and engaging healing environments serving clients as project manager, medical planner and designer. Kruger led the development of the Comer Pediatric Emergency Department, a four-story addition to the University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital, where she worked closely with hospital administration, advisory boards and major donors. Other clients have included Sutter Health's California Pacific Medical Center Cathedral Hill Hospital, and The University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago Walter Payton Liver Center.
Presently, she is a team member for the SmithGroup-designed renovation and MRI addition at the Naval Hospital Outpatient Clinic at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.
Kruger has served as chair and lead instructor for the Chicago Architecture Foundation high school architecture classes and is an architectural advisor to the Architecture Curriculum Handbook, now used in 45 states and nine countries.
A registerediInterior designer, Kruger is a member of the International Interior Design Association. A Leadership in Energy and Environmental Accredited Professional (LEED AP) with the U.S. Green Building Council, She is a graduate of Cornell University in Ithaca, NY.
SmithGroup is a national leader in sustainable, environmentally intelligent design with 346 LEED Accredited Professionals and 42 LEED-certified projects. SmithGroup is composed of client industry-focused practices serving the healthcare, higher education, workplace, and science and technology markets.
For more information:Brian Reilly, CPSM
(202) 974-5197
For general media inquiries:
Sandra Knight, APR
(313) 442-8470
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SmithGroup Promotes Edward Garcia to Vice President /
January 10, 2010
Edward F. Garcia, AIA, LEED AP, has been elevated to vice president at SmithGroup, one of the nation's leading architecture, engineering, interiors and planning firms.
Garcia, who serves as the Learning Studio leader at the Phoenix, Arizona office, has more than 20 years of experience, with 16 of those years at SmithGroup specializing in higher education projects throughout the southwest region of the U.S.
Garcia has been directly involved in numerous projects on university and community college campuses. At Arizona State University, Phoenix, these include the College of Nursing and Health Innovation Phase 2 and Taylor Place Downtown Student Housing, and at the University of Arizona, Tucson, McClelland Park, home of the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences.
He has also led multiple projects for the Maricopa County Community College District.
A graduate of the University of Arizona's School of Architecture, Garcia is a registered architect in Arizona and Washington, DC, a LEED® Accredited Professional, NCARB certified and a member of the American Institute of Architects.
SmithGroup (smithgroup.com) ranks as the 7th largest architecture and engineering firm in the U.S. (Building Design & Construction "Giants" survey, July 2009) and employs 800. The firm is composed of client industry-focused practices serving the higher education, healthcare, workplace, and science and technology markets. With 346 LEED Accredited Professionals and 42 LEED-certified projects, SmithGroup is a national leader in sustainable, environmentally intelligent design.
Established in 1853, SmithGroup is the longest continually operating architecture and engineering firm in the U.S. with offices in Ann Arbor, Mich.; Chicago, Ill.; Dallas, Texas; Detroit, Mich.; Los Angeles, Calif.; Madison, Wis.; Minneapolis, Minn.; Phoenix, Ariz.; Raleigh-Durham, N.C.; San Francisco, Calif.; and Washington, D.C.
For more information:
Sommer Caraway
602.824.5251
For general media inquiries:
Sandra Knight, APR
313.442.8470
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SmithGroup Promotes Eight to Principal /
January 10, 2010
SmithGroup, one of the largest architecture, engineering, interiors and planning firms in the U.S., has promoted the following employees to Principal:
Viral Amin, PE, LEED AP
Director of fire protection engineering, SmithGroup, Washington, DCKathleen Hudson-Beitz, LEED AP
Director of business development, SmithGroup, Detroit, MichiganAnn Kenyon, AIA, LEED AP
Co-leader, Health Studio, SmithGroup, Detroit, MichiganJodie Leppa, CID, IIDA, LEED AP
Office director, SmithGroup, Minneapolis, MinnesotaDavid Mills, AIA
Architect, Recreation Studio, SmithGroup/F&S, Dallas, TexasLora Schwartz, AIA, LEED AP
Senior medical planner and architect, SmithGroup, Washington, DCMatt Smialek, IIDA, LEED AP
Senior designer, Workplace Studio, SmithGroup, San Francisco, CaliforniaDavid Vernellis, PE, LEED AP
Director of operations, SmithGroup, Phoenix, ArizonaSmithGroup (smithgroup.com) ranks as the 7th largest architecture and engineering firm in the U.S. (Building Design & Construction "Giants" survey, July 2009) and employs 800. The firm is composed of client industry-focused practices serving the higher education, healthcare, workplace, and science and technology markets. With 346 LEED Accredited Professionals and 42 LEED-certified projects, SmithGroup is a national leader in sustainable, environmentally intelligent design. Established in 1853, SmithGroup is the longest continually operating architecture and engineering firm in the U.S.
For more information:
Sandra Knight, APR
313.442.8470