Fort Washakie, WY (PRWEB) June 04, 2014

Approximately 4,000 square feet of Ward + Blake Architects design for a K-8 and high school campus to be built in Fort Washakie, Wyo., is dedicated space for cultural activities such as traditional language and dance practice for the predominantly Native American school population. Jackson Hole architects Ward + Blake whose institutional architectural projects include a LEED Gold-certified childrens learning center in Jackson, Wyoming are lead architects for the new $45 million Fort Washakie campus, partnering with veteran national school designers Fanning/Howey Associates.

The Ward + Blake and Fanning/Howey team recently submitted preliminary design schematics for the proposed 180,000-square-foot elementary and high school complex, which will provide classroom, recreational, and extracurricular space for approximately 800 students in two buildings. In addition to dedicated cultural space, the design includes outdoor classroom space to create an environment for non-traditional learning opportunities. The project is scheduled for completion in 2016.

We have submitted schematic designs that we believe meet the school boards desires and objectives for this ambitious project, says Ward + Blake Principal Mitch Blake. Now we will wait for the states approval and hopefully move forward with design drawings. An earlier three-day charette brought the design team together with stakeholders to help determine goals and needs for the project.

Fort Washakie is located at the confluence of the South and North Forks of the Little Wind River and is named for Shoshone Chief Washakie, namesake for the historic military Fort Washakie. Chief Washakie was known as a great supporter of education, and his policies figured into the first school at Fort Washakie being established as part of the Fort Bridger Treaty of 1868 with a first class of 35 students, both Native American and white.

We want to bring meaning to the project by recognizing the cultural context of the Eastern Shoshone traditions, said Blake in an earlier interview about the firms plans for the school design. The team intends to integrate cultural symbols that imbue meaning to the schools users into the design of the new school building.

Ward + Blake has designed several notable buildings for education, including the Teton County Childrens Learning Center in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and the St. Johns Medical Center Childrens Learning Center, which is still in the planning stages. The Teton County Childrens Learning Center The Ranch, built in conjunction with early education architecture specialists D.W. Arthur Associates, was short-listed in the schools category of the 2012 World Architectural Festival in Singapore. A recently opened Teton County School District Central Administration Office designed by the firm received special Jackson Hole Energy Sustainability Project funding.

Ward + Blake has a successful history of creating architecture thats sensitive to a sites environmental, cultural and historical cues, winning the firm numerous awards and honors including being named 2013 Firm of the Year by the six-state AIA Western Mountain Region. A recent monograph, In the Shadows of the Tetons: Selected Works of Ward + Blake Architects, provides an overview of the firms award-winning work.

About Ward + Blake Architects: Ward + Blake Architects was built on a distinctive vision: to be provocative in thought, flexible in nature and disciplined in execution. Since 1996, the firm has earned recognition for architecture that is sensitive to its environment and successfully integrated with its surroundings. Ward + Blake creates buildings that are tactile, modern, bio-climatically responsible, honestly expressed, technologically sound and artfully crafted. For additional information, visit Ward + Blake online at http://www.wardblakearchitects.com or call 307.733.6867.

Contact: Darla Worden, WordenGroup Strategic Public Relations, darla(at)wordenpr(dot)com, 307.734.5335

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By Andy Morris Wednesday 04 June 2014 Updated: 04/06 16:16

An artists impression of the proposal for Caldecott Square, looking north towards St Andrews Church (s)

THE ARCHITECTS of a proposed town centre care home complex have defended the development after a letter raising concerns about the plans was sent to residents in the area.

The anonymous letter, sent to nearby residents last week, urged residents to object to Oak Retirement and Audley Holdings' 18m plan to build 73 extra care apartments in what would be known as Caldecott Square, on the site of the former Herbert Gray College behind St Andrew's Church.

The author requested English Heritage be re-consulted about the proximity of the flats to St Andrew's Church and its visual impact on Church Street and Regent Street.

We are sad to see that St Andrew's Church House will be lost, it read.

English Heritage were not prepared to list it as a building despite the fact it was unique to Rugby but not to our region.

We also have concerns about any future occupants residing at this location given its close proximity to an existing nightclub, the letter continued.

We believe this building should be set further back with high levels of sound insulation, and perhaps some amenity space and railings to separate it from the alleyways and service road.

But Rickett Architects, which is designing the development, has assured residents these matters had been taken into consideration.

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The five shortlisted designs, submitted anonymously, will now go before a jury including members of Gothenberg's city planning department and the project's development company

Five architects have been shortlisted to design what will be Scandinavia's tallest building. The Karlavagnstornet skyscraper is to be built in Gothenberg, Sweden, with current design brief giving it an eventual minimum height of 202 m (663 ft). The winning design will be announced on June 17.

The participants on the final design shortlist are Ian Simpson Architects, Manuelle Gautrand Architects, Skidmore Owings & Merrill (with Entasis), Wingrdhs Arkitektkontor and Zaha Hadid Architects. Each finalist will be awarded 500,000 SEK (US$75,000) and the winning design will be selected by a jury which includes members of Gothenberg's city planning department and the project's development company Serneke.

Serneke (formerly Sefa) has been working on the Karlavagnstornet project for around ten years with input from the City of Gothenburg and the River Bank Development. The site at Karlavagnsgrnd Square is already developed by the company and will host fifteen blocks of residential, office, retail and service space when the project is complete.

The designs entered into the contest, which was originally organized by the Swedish Association of Architects, were submitted anonymously. They are the 214 m (703 ft) Ursa tower, the 231 m (758 ft) Svall tower, the 202.1 m (663 ft) Glasklart, the 230 m (755 ft) Polstjrnan tower and the 215 m (705 ft) Kyssen tower.

"It feels absolutely incredible to be able to present exciting and spectacular proposals such as these," said Ola Serneke, founder and CEO of Serneke Group.

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County Commissioners Court on Monday selected MNK Architects from El Paso to determine whether the 30-year-old Downtown jail can be fixed or has to be replaced.

Commissioners Court voted 4-0 to start negotiating a contract with MNK Architects. County Judge Veronica Escobar was absent. Commissioners Court has allocated $250,000 to pay for the study, which will compare the cost of building a new jail to the cost of remodeling the existing facility.

MNK Architects was competing for the contract against the company Wiginton Hooker Jeffry from Plano, Texas. Both companies were the finalists as their proposals were rated as equal by the county's evaluation committee. The evaluation did not include the county's provision that gives points to local contractors. The local preference only applies to goods and supplies, not services, said county purchasing agent Kennie Downing.

Commissioners said they supported MNK Architects mainly because it's a local company and because it participated in the construction of the jail. Although Escobar was not at the meeting, she also supported the hiring of the company in a written statement. She said MNK's involvement in the construction of the Downtown Jail would be beneficial to the county.

MNK representatives have said they are the best firm to perform the study because they are familiar with the Downtown jail and the city's building code. Monday's decision came after both companies made their pitches to the commissioners on May 19. MNK will work with GSBS Architects, a firm with offices in Salt Lake City and Fort Worth, on the project.

MNK and GSBS together have worked on more than 115 jail projects. Their team includes companies such as Latta Tech, which specializes in security consulting, and AB&P Engineering from El Paso.

Commissioner Carlos Leon said the evaluation of the two companies did not take into consideration whether they were local companies.

"They do have a tremendous reputation and they do have the background and history that should help as we move forward," Commissioner Carlos Leon said of MNK Architects.

In addition to being local, Commissioners Pat Abeln and Vince Perez said MNK provided a more detailed presentation with a plan of action.

Abeln said MNK's proposal was superior.

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(MENAFN - Muscat Daily) Saraya Bandar Jissah, the company developing Oman's newest Integrated Tourism Complex (ITC), recently announced that DSA Architects International - Middle East, an internationally recognised architectural practice focused on high quality design and construction documentation delivery, has been awarded the site construction supervision consultancy services contract for its first two 5-star beach-front hotels in Bandar Jissah.

DSA Architects International will be responsible for construction supervision consultancy services for the two 5-star hotels, totalling 318 rooms, and will be supported by Atkins - Oman for engineering. The two projects are located in Bandar Jissah, 11km southeast of Muscat and 40km from the Muscat International Airport.

Saraya Bandar Jissah awarded DSA Architects International the contract after a detailed evaluation and selection process, which covered a number of major international competitors in the consultancy field. According to Saraya Bandar Jissah, DSA Architects International was ultimately selected because of its reputation for high-quality work and timely delivery, a release said Sunday.

In announcing the agreement, Sheikh Hamood bin Sultan al Hosni, CEO of Saraya Bandar Jissah noted, ''Awarding this prestigious and unique project to DSA Architects International was done after careful consideration and evaluation of the project's need for a consultant committed to the successful and timely delivery of the contract.''

''Considering the significance of the two hotels and the scale of work required, we found DSA Architects International to be an ideal partner. We strongly believe it has the experience and capability to undertake the project, from start to finish, and deliver quality results within the allocated time frame,'' Hosni added.

The two 5-star beach-front hotels, each offering its own unique identity, will be operated by the Jumeirah Group, the internationally-renowned luxury hotels and resorts operator. The first hotel is set to be a boutique 5-star hotel, occupying 61,000 sq m and comprising 112 rooms. Once completed, it will offer an array of world-class facilities and services that include an executive lounge, gym, business centre, lobby lounge, a specialty restaurant, prayer rooms, as well as offices and other facilities.

The second hotel, the larger of the two, will occupy a plot area of 74,000 sq m and will comprise a total of 206 rooms, of which 185 will be housed in the main hotel complex, while the remaining 21 will be individual villas. The project will also include a beach-front ballroom for weddings and events, international cuisine restaurants and sports activities, including a dive centre.

On being awarded the contract, Steve Kelshaw, managing director of DSA Architects International said, ''We are delighted to be associated with Saraya Bandar Jissah, the newest luxury address in Oman, along with world renowned hotel operator Jumeirah. we are proud to have been selected as a major stakeholder in the delivery of this world-class develop

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