Latest press releases in Architecture

Opal Enterprises, Roofing Company in Winfield, Earns Certified Green Roofer Designation
Opal Enterprises, a roofing contractor in Winfield, has been named a Certified Green Roofer by GAF. One of the premier roofing companies in Winfield, Opal Enterprises is recognized for their commitment to sustainable business practices.

KTGY Group Architecture + Planning & Country's Top Builders/Developers Earn National Recognition for Diverse Range of Capabilities, Excellence & Innovation
KTGY Group, Inc., Architecture + Planning, and some of this country's top builders/developers have earned nine Gold Nugget Merit Awards honoring the firm's wide range of capabilities, excellence and innovation in addressing complex design/build issues in attached, detached, sustainable communities, mixed-use, transit-oriented developments, and campus housing. Winning projects include: UCI East Campus Apartments Phase III; The Crossing at Anaheim in Anaheim, Calif.; Gallery 421 in downtown Long Beach, Calif.; Paragon at Old Town in Monrovia, Calif.; La Floresta in Brea, Calif.; 12th & Burnside in Portland, Ore.; and The Shell House in Nassau, Bahamas.

Broten Garage Door & Gate Joins South Florida Businesses In Helping Foster Children
Broten Garage & Gate, a garage door, entry door, and gate sales and repair company in South East Florida, joins other businesses in repairing homes for South Florida foster children.

KTGY Principal & Urban Planner Ken Ryan Invited to be Speaker at BIA/OC Event - Creating a Community within a Community: La Floresta in Brea
KTGY’s Principal Ken Ryan has been invited to participate in the Orange County Chapter’s Building Industry Association (BIA) and Urban Infill Committee and Asset Opportunities Group's program, “Creating a Community within a Community: Neighborhood Spotlight: La Floresta Brea," on Thursday, June 2, 2011. La Floresta is a multi-generational, mixed-use community that offers new housing opportunities, jobs and amenities on a prominent urban infill site in north Orange County. The meeting will be held at the Irvine Ranch Water District's Duck Club meeting room.

Aaron Hodgdon Named CoStar Power Broker; Hodgdon Group Listed Among Top Leasing Firms
Aaron Hodgdon, president of Hodgdon Group Realty, has been honored for the second consecutive year as CoStar Group’s Power Broker in the retail leasing category. His firm, Hodgdon Group Realty, also made the prestigious Power Broker list for Top Leasing Firms in 2010. The Hodgdon Group provides everything from site section, transaction advisory, planning and permitting of tenant improvements, cost estimating and construction services.

KTGY-designed Workforce Housing Breaks Ground in Lake Elsinore, Calif.
Construction has started on Pottery Court Apartment Homes, a new high-quality, pedestrian-oriented apartment community in Lake Elsinore, Calif., developed by BRIDGE Housing and designed by KTGY Group. The new residential community offers 113 apartment homes ranging in size from one- to three-bedroom units for working families earning between 30 and 50 percent of the area median income. Pottery Court is expected to be completed by April 2012.

Broten Garage Door & Gate Names Tammera Atkins Sales Manager
Broten Garage & Gate, a garage door, entry door, and gate sales and repair company in South East Florida, increases its talent and experience by naming Tammera Atkins as their sales manager.

Miami Culinary Tours Partners with the Miami Design Preservation League (MDPL) to Offer Unique Culinary Experiences
Combining forces to offer both local and visitors an “up close and personal” experience of South Beach’s most iconic properties while savoring the diverse cuisine of the area.

KAI’s New Wilmer-Hutchins Elementary Brings Past, Present and Future Together to Serve Community
Designed by KAI Texas, Dallas’s new community-oriented Wilmer-Hutchins Elementary School nears completion and is scheduled to be open for the fall of 2011.

The Taj Mahal Medical Center in Laguna Hills Signs 10-Year 6,700 SF Medical Lease
The Muller Company's Taj Mahal Medical Center in Laguna Hills, Calif., has signed its first medical lease since the start of construction and the official rebranding of the project in March 2011. Sea View Pediatrics will occupy 6,700 sq. ft. for 10 years, beginning August 2011. Suites from 700-5,600 sq. ft. are available. The Taj Mahal Medical Center, located across the street from Saddleback Memorial Hospital at 23521 Paseo de Valencia in Laguna Hills, is a 78,853 sq. ft. 4-story “mid-century modern” landmark building that is undergoing a $3 million transformation to convert the project to 100% medical over the next 2 years.

Linbeck Group, LLC Wins Associated General Contractors of America’s Aon Build America Award for Best New Building Project Under $10 Million of 2010
Noted for developing the best new building project under $10 million, Linbeck Group, LLC received the 2010 Aon Build America Award for its role as the project contractor for Texas Christian University’s Mary Wright Admission Center in Fort Worth.

KTGY-designed Solaris in Utah Selected for NAHB Green Conference's Building Tour on May 1st
The Solaris Collection at Daybreak in South Jordan, Utah, designed by the award-winning architecture firm KTGY Group, Inc., has been selected to be featured on the green building tour on May 1, 2011, during the NAHB National Green Building Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Ennis Fire Training Centre Opens
Mr. Phil Hogan, T.D., Minister for the Environment, accompanied by Mayor of Ennis Cllr. Tommy Brennan and Mayor of Clare Cllr. Christy Curtin, today officially opened Clare County Fire and Rescue Service’s new Training Centre in Ennis.

KTGY Studio Director Craig T. Chinn to Participate as Roundtable Facilitator at ICSC’s 2011 Global Retail Real Estate Convention in Las Vegas
Craig T. Chinn, Studio Director for KTGY's Retail and Commercial Studio, has been invited to participate as a roundtable facilitator at the International Council of Shopping Centers’ (ICSC) annual RECON, The Global Retail Real Estate Convention held from May 22-25, 2011, in Las Vegas, NV. Chinn's breakfast roundtable discussion, which will be held on Monday, May 23, at 7:00 a.m., will focus on repositioning retail and commercial centers. The roundtable discussion will help developers know what the cost of repositioning a project from one use to another. There will be multiple scenarios and the costs associated with each type of design element. For example, attendees will learn what the cost implications are to add a store front to an existing block wall.

The Muller Company Expands Management Portfolio to 608,000 SF in San Diego and Adds Two Property Managers
The Muller Company now owns and/or manages nearly 608,000 square feet of office, retail and medical space in San Diego County, Calif. With the growth of its portfolio, The Muller Company has added two property managers, Maya Hausmann, CPM® as property manager and Christina Kitchen as assistant property manager. Hausmann will serve as the property manager of Rio Vista Tower III in San Diego, Torrey Pines Court in La Jolla, and Beachwalk Retail Center in Solana Beach. Kitchen will serve as assistant property manager to Hausmann and assist in the management of Rio Vista Tower III, Torrey Pines Court and Beachwalk Retail Center.