| $810 Million Rush Campus to Start Soon
Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center has applied
LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for
its hospital to come, which is part of an $810 million comprehensive
campus transformation plan.
In 2004, Rush revealed plans for the most comprehensive construction
and facilities renovation program in its history, building
a new hospital, an ambulatory building devoted to orthopedics
and a new centralized power plant.
As hospital design plans continue, attention will be paid
to multiple areas, with emphasis on access to views and daylight,
two of the major architectural elements of the new hospital
building. A green roof also will be incorporated into the
design, an environmental initiative supported and encouraged
by the city of Chicago.
Closer to the ground, Rush plans to shade the campus with
trees, put in native plants, and use pervious paving and recycled
materials for walkways and parking.
Rush's new hospital also will include an emergency services
facility designed to care for victims of major catastrophes.
It will be named the McCormick Tribune Center for Advanced
Emergency Response in recognition of the foundation's $7.5
million contribution in 2004.
The contractor is the Power/Jacobs Joint Venture. The architectural
firm of Perkins + Will is designing the new hospital, along
with the orthopedic ambulatory care building and power plant.
Rush expects to open its new hospital in 2011.
Plans Released For CHA Design
Chicago recently hosted a public policy forum as the design
of redeveloped public housing for which plans were announced:
ABLA Hope: The city's largest redevelopment project will
be transformed into 12 different housing types-such as townhouses,
three-flats, four-flats over ground floor retail-distributed
over the 100-acre site to create 3,000 residences. The architecture
will adhere to Chicago's neighborhood vernacular and each
of the housing types will be distributed equally to low-income,
affordable and market rate housing.
Ickes Homes: Ickes is about to undergo a total gut rehab
from a lifeless mid-rise building to modern day homes. The
first building is going out for bid during the first quarter
of 2007.
Chicago has commissioned the largest public housing redevelopment-a
$1.5 billion Transformation Plan that will deliver 25,000
residences of public housing by 2010.
The Lawrence Group Gets 'Top' Award
The St. Louis-based Lawrence Group Architects Inc. was
recently named to the "Greater St. Louis Top 50- Businesses
Shaping Our Future" of 2006, the company announced.
The announcement comes from the St. Louis Regional Chamber
& Growth Association.
The RCGA, Deloitte and Touche and the "Greater St.
Louis Top 50" sponsors selected outstanding companies
based on their significant contributions to the St. Louis
region and how they have positively affected the future
of the business community.
Examples cited included owning and redeveloping urban core
properties in St. Louis, such as the Security Building,
the Marquette Building and the Missouri Pacific Building-nearly
1 million sq ft at a more than $200 million investment.
The firm was also cited for its progressive stance toward
sustainable design.
Chicago Designers Create Dubai Towers
Designers in the Chicago studio of Atlanta-based TVS have
recently completed the concept design phase for the "Dubai
Towers - Dubai."
The four towers, ranging from 54 to 97 floors, are clustered
to form a choreographed sculpture, representing the movement
of candlelight. They will combine in form to represent the
future of Dubai and its evolutionary and innovative achievements.
The buildings will serve residential, commercial, retail
and hospitality purposes.
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