12.17.10 Lawrence W. Speck, FAIA, Named Recipient of the 2011 AIA/ACSA Topaz Medallion for Excellence in Architectural Education
Larry Speck, PageSoutherlandPage Principal and a University of Texas at Austin architecture professor, has received the highest honor given to an architectural educator by the American Institute of Architects and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture.
12.9.10 Methodist West Houston Hospital, One of Two Adjacent Hospitals Designed by PageSoutherlandPage, Opens in Houston
The new hospital complex was designed and constructed simultaneously with the new Texas Children’s West Campus – both of which anchor the “Texas Medical Center — West."
11.1.10 New U.S. Embassy Compound in Pakistan Awarded to Design-Build Team
The design-build team of PageSoutherlandPage and B.L. Harbert has been selected for the new $734 million embassy compound in Islamabad, Pakistan. This is the 16th U.S. embassy and consular project designed by PageSoutherlandPage since 2001.
10.25.10 New Embassy Compound in Khartoum, Sudan Wins the Design-Build Institute of America Best Overall Project Award of 2010
The new embassy compound, one of 10 design-build U.S. embassy or consulate compounds in Africa designed by PageSoutherlandPage, was also recognized with the Public Sector Over $50 Million Category award.
10.13.10 The Architecture of Discovery Green Wins International Design Award
The Houston downtown park is named one of the recipients of the 2010 Green GOOD DESIGN awards, and is one of only two projects in Houston to be recognized with this award.
9.22.10 PageSoutherlandPage Designs First Standalone Hospice Center in Dallas
The T. Boone Pickens Hospice and Palliative Care Center at Faith Presbyterian Hospice is being designed to provide hospice care in a resort-like environment.
9.17.10 PageSoutherlandPage to Move to Mercantile Building Downtown Dallas
The Dallas office has finalized plans to move from its Turtle Creek area office to the historic, 1940s-era Mercantile building in downtown Dallas. The 34,000-square-foot, two level office is being designed to meet Gold LEED certification.
9.17.10 PageSoutherlandPage Principal, Arturo Chavez, Featured on KUHF Business Program
An interview with Arturo Chavez, principal in the Houston office of PageSoutherlandPage, was featured on the 17 September 2010 “Bauer Business Focus” program on KUHF Houston Public Radio.
8.15.10 New Medical Center for the Chickasaw Nation Influenced by Native American Culture and Art
Chickasaw and other Native American culture and art influenced the design of this 72-bed replacement hospital located on a 230-acre rural site on tribal lands. The 358,000-square-foot medical center was officially dedicated on 19 July 2010.
8.05.10Joanna Yaghooti Becomes First BREEAM Accredited Professional in the United States
One of less than 300 people worldwide to achieve this accreditation, Joanna Yaghooti of PageSoutherlandPage has become the first Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) Accredited Professional in the United States.
7.02.10 Acoma Wins Gold Nugget Grand Award
Acoma, a 16-story residential tower in Denver’s Golden Triangle, received the Gold Nugget Grand Award in the category of Best Multi-Family Housing Project – Over 6 Stories.
6.01.10 PageSoutherlandPage Represented at the 2010 Global Forum
Sponsored by Fortune, Time and CNN, the Global Forum is an annual event dedicated to the promotion of international business in the global market place. PageSoutherlandPage principals, John Cryer III and Arturo Chavez, represented the firm at the 2010 Global Forum in Cape Town, South Africa.
6.01.10 Dedication Ceremonies Held for New United States Embassy Compound in Sudan
One of ten design-build U.S. embassy or consulate compounds in Africa designed by PageSoutherlandPage, the new U.S. Embassy Compound (NEC) in Khartoum, Sudan, incorporates numerous energy saving and sustainable features and is targeting LEED certification.
5.25.10 GSA Regional Field Office Wins Design Award From Texas Society of Architects
The General Services Administration Regional Field Office in Houston was honored by the Texas Society of Architects (TSA) with a 2010 Design Award, the third design award this year for this project.
5.19.10 Construction Begins on Accra Kempinski Hotel in Ghana
Groundbreaking was held for the Accra Kempinski Hotel, a new five-star, 270-room hotel which will be the centerpiece of the Gold Coast City, a mixed-use development being planned in the heart of Accra, Ghana.
4.23.10 U.S. Embassy Compound in the Republic of the Congo Achieves Gold LEED Certification
The new United States Embassy Compound in Brazzaville has been awarded Gold LEED status by the U.S. Green Building Council. This is the highest level of LEED certification awarded to any OBO project to date.
4.19.10 GSA Regional Field Office Wins Design Award From Austin AIA
The General Services Administration Regional Field Office in Houston was honored by the Austin Chapter of the American Institute of Architecture with a 2010 Merit Design Award.
5.17.10 New Community Health Center Designed by PageSoutherlandPage Opens in Houston
The Martin Luther King Jr. Health Center, which is part of the Harris County Hospital District, will provide a convenient and comprehensive healthcare facility for the surrounding neighborhoods. The 64,000-square-foot clinic will accommodate 100,000 annual patient visits.
5.14.10 New U.S. Embassy Compound in Senegal Awarded to Design-Build Team
The design-build team of B.L. Harbert, International and PageSoutherlandPage has been awarded the new $138 million embassy compound in Dakar, Senegal. This project is the 10th U.S. Embassy Compound in Africa designed by PageSoutherlandPage, and the second project in Dakar designed by the firm.
4.13.10 PageSoutherlandPage Ranked among Top 20 Architecture Firms by Modern Healthcare
PageSoutherlandPage has been ranked #17 in the architecture firm category by Modern Healthcare magazine in its annual Construction and Design Survey.
3.24.10 Jeffrey S. Willis Named Senior Vice President of PageSoutherlandPage
Jeffrey S. Willis, PE, LEED AP, was instrumental in establishing the building systems commissioning practice at the firm, and as Director of Science and Technology, has developed the firm’s practice in the energy market sector.
3.23.10 Kregg Elsass Named Associate Principal of PageSoutherlandPage
Kregg Elsass, AIA, FHFI, has focused his career on the design of healthcare facilities. Since joining PageSoutherlandPage, Kregg has led the medical planning efforts for such projects as the Chickasaw Nation Medical Center and Lakeway Regional Medical Center.
3.22.10 Children’s Medical Center Legacy Wins National AIA AAH Design Award
The Children’s Medical Center Legacy, in Plano, Texas, was awarded the American Institute of Architects Academy of Architecture for Health best hospital project in the “Built, more than $25 million (construction cost)” category for 2010. The project was one of only three recognized by the AIA AAH.
3.22.10 Bill Brown Receives Golden Eagle From the Society of American Military Engineers
William A. (Bill) Brown Sr., P.E., SAME Fellow, Hon. AIA, Executive Vice President of PageSoutherlandPage, was awarded one of two Golden Eagle Awards by the Society of American Military Engineers for his outstanding contributions to the engineering profession.
3.18.10 U.S. Embassy in Johannesburg, South Africa, Achieves LEED Certification
The embassy compound, which is among the first Department of State Overseas Buildings Operations projects to have achieved this milestone, is noteworthy for employing sustainable practices in procurement, waste management and water conservation that are atypical of design and construction processes on the continent.
3.15.10 New Houston Police Department Property Room Achieves LEED Certification
HPD has consolidated property and evidence functions into a highly functional 21st century building. LEED certification was achieved through the use of multiple sustainable design and construction practices such as the use of recycled and regional materials and a Thermoplastic roof system.
3.11.10 PageSoutherlandPage Names New Principals
Three associate principals – Robert E. Burke, Arturo Chavez and Thomas C. McCarthy – have been elevated to principal, and each will each assume a significant role in directing the future of this 112-year-old, multidisciplinary firm as it continues to transform its practice.
3.10.10 GSA Regional Field Office Wins Design Award
The General Services Administration Regional Field Office in Houston was recently honored by the Houston Chapter of the American Institute of Architecture with a 2010 design award. It was the only project in the “Over 50,000 Square Feet” category to receive an award.
3.08.10 Larry Delaney Joins PageSoutherlandPage as Vice President of Federal Services
Lawrence Patrick Delaney, AIA, will be responsible for creating strategic initiatives to further expand the firm’s participation in the federal healthcare community. He will also help develop new relationships throughout the federal government and with contractors interested in pursuing design-build projects.
2.15.10 U.S. Embassy Compound in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, received three awards
The design-build embassy project won an Excellence in Construction award in the category of Institutional: $25 - $100 million, as well as awards for Excellence in Design-Build and Excellence in Sustainable Design from the Associated Builders and Contractors, which recognized the nation’s top 2009 construction projects during its Excellence in Construction and National Safety Excellence awards celebration.
1.28.10 PageSoutherlandPage Ranked among Top 100 Giants in Interior Design in the U.S.
PageSoutherlandPage has been ranked by Interior Design magazine as number 13 of the top 100 Interior Design Giants in the United States. This annual survey also identifies the top 10 firms in specific market categories; PageSoutherlandPage ranked #5 in Healthcare and #6 in Government.
1.19.10 PageSoutherlandPage Healthcare Team Members Receive Accreditation in Evidence-based Design
Three members of the PageSoutherlandPage healthcare team have achieved accreditation from the Center for Health Design following their successful completion of the Evidence-Based Design Accreditation and Certification (EDAC) exam: Hilary J. Bales-Morales, RA, EDAC; Brent Ganzer, RA, EDAC, LEED AP; and Janice Waggoner, RA, EDAC, LEED AP.
