IKM Project: West Virginia University Alumni Center Honored as the AIA People’s Choice Award
When the West Virginia University Alumni Association decided that it was time for a new alumni center, they understood the importance of history, tradition, and “place-making” and hired IKM Incorporated Architects to work with them to incorporate all three elements into the design. The design team was up to the challenge. IKM had a knowledge-base of data and experiences to draw upon for their ideas, having designed numerous buildings on college and university campuses, as well as conference centers, banquet facilities, offices, meeting rooms and kitchen facilities. Utilizing IKM’s signature three step process of Understanding, Exploring and Deciding, the project team produced an award winning facility.
The result is a 44,000 square foot, $12 million iconic facility located less than 400 yards from the WVU Milan Puskar football stadium, on the Evansdale Campus evocative of the main campus architecture.
The project was recently awarded the People’s Choice award from the American Institute of Architects, Pittsburgh Chapter. The building also recently garnered the Associated Builders and Contractor’s West Virginia Chapter Excellence in Construction Award for commercial projects in the $10-$25 million category.
IKM also submitted the St. Clair Hospital Emergency Department Addition and Renovation project and the Oakwood Cancer Center project to the local (Pittsburgh) and state (Pennsylvania) AIA Awards programs. Visit www.ikminc.com for more photos of all of the projects.
About IKM
IKM is a knowledge-based architecture, planning and interior design practice founded in 1911. The firm’s portfolio exemplifies the reputation of excellence in executing high profile, high design commissions including the LEED® Silver renovation and addition to the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, the University of Pittsburgh’s LEED® Gold McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, and the award winning projects the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and Lancaster Orthopedic Center.
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IKM Incorporated is Honored that Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens was chosen by the White House to host the up coming G20 events.Please Register HERE to download the video below.
For nearly 100-years, the cornerstone of the IKM mission has rested securely on the fundamental commitment to design excellence. With projects such as Chatham Village, the Pittsburgh Board of Education and Buhl Planetarium in our past and the historic landmark Allegheny County Jail, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens and Hillman Cancer Center in our present... Our firm continues to impact the region in a positive way. We have a commitment to our community, to our clients, and to our designs. "It is an incredible honor and privilege for the firm and our work to be recognized by the White House as making a significant contribution to the fabric of a sustainable built environment that is being woven in the Pittsburgh region." said Joel Bernard, AIA, LEED AP, Principal Architect for the project. 
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