The St. Louis chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) recently held their 2011 Best in Class Bronze Quill award banquet. KAI is honored to announce that we received an “Award of Excellence” for our website, designed by Tripp Co. Creative.
The Bronze Quill awards are sponsored annually by each chapter, and entries are judged by other chapters around the nation. Recognizing the best communication efforts in the region, the Bronze Quill is one of the
Wilmer-Hutchins Elementary (Dallas Independent School District) is the first new school in the area for over 30 years. On the first day of classes, KAI Texas provided assistance to the school staff helping to get the students to the right places to begin their school year. To see the news video of the students first day, click the link below.
KAI has recieved The International Architecture Award for 2011 from the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design, and the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies as a member of the Skidmore, Owings & Merrill team for The St. Louis and Jefferson National Expansion Memorial project design.
The International Architecture Award was given to 90 projects this year from all over the world. Submissions came from firms in Europe, Asia,
KAI Texas has opened an office in San Antonio, Texas! This is KAI's third Texas location, with offices also in Dallas and Fort Worth. As we have recently won projects with San Antonio ISD, and will be completing the renovation and addition to Sam Houtson High School, we are excited to have a presence in San Antonio and to continue our growth in Texas.
KAI Texas- San Antonio office:
1100 NW Loop 410
Suite 700
San Antonio, TX 78213
210.366.8833 (p)
817.288
We are pleased to announce that KAI has been chosen to be part of the architecture team for the Galveston Housing Authority (GHA) for the redevelopment of several former public housing sites. The purpose of the project is to redevelop between 282 and 479 public housing units in vibrant mixed-income communities on multiple sites on Galveston Island.
The City of Galveston is located on a barrier island along the Gulf of Mexico, 50 miles south of Houston. With a population of around 47,
Some may remember the red-brick housing towers with repetitive balconies called Cochran Gardens on Biddle Street in Old North St. Louis. Built in 1953, Cochran Gardens was the city’s third federally-funded housing project built by the St. Louis Housing Authority.
Cochran Gardens was also the last of the city’s public housing towers to come down. In 2003, it was redeveloped into a mixed-income neighborhood called Cambridge Heights, using a federal grant.
City
Michael B. Kennedy Jr. was wondering what was taking so long to get a computer rendering completed at KAI Design & Build. He stopped by the desk of the guy who was working on the project and asked what the delay was.
“He said, ‘I’ve been working on this for 25 hours over the past month,” says Kennedy, the 97-employee firm’s president. “If I had this software, I could have been done in five hours.’ A quick ROI in my mind and I said, ‘How much is the software that you need?’ and he
March 1, 2011
HPAC Magazine
As buildings age, their owners and managers face the daunting challenge of keeping them operational with new technologies. Generally, a lack of funding means facility owners and managers must figure out how to reduce energy usage.
Accounting for nearly all existing commercial space, private commercial buildings present the largest untapped opportunity for energy-efficiency retrofits. However, federal and state facilities and other
Clearly, education is changing on many levels — the addition of technology, the advent of online education, the accessibility and ubiquity of information, the comfort level of students and professors in using technology, the delivery of education, the role of the professor. All this is leading to student-centered teaching, which is influencing changes in classroom design.
Dallas, Texas, known for its museums and high-profile cultural district, has added a new art venue. Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) recently opened their new Green Line, a 28-mile light rail transit route. The system’s D’Art Gallery celebrates the region’s heritage through the works of 19 station artists and two commissioned artists. Every station uses one prototype design, which served as the canvas from which each artist would work; the basic structure and canopy are consistent
