Did you attend the PSHFE Conference last week? Were you able to catch the IKM Session on Trends in Ambulatory Care Design? IKM’s Tami Greene, AIA, Associate and Project Manager, and Jeffrey Brown, AIA, NCARB, SAGE, Principal Architect, were joined by St. Clair Hospital’s Joe Thaner, Director, Outpatient Services, to present one of the concurrent…
On Friday, the staff gathered for an update, the first bi-weekly construction progress report for the new IKM office space on the 22nd floor of 11 Stanwix in downtown Pittsburgh. IKM’s project architect in charge of construction administration of the new space, Jason Hindes, AIA, briefed the group crowded in the conference room. Construction began…
IKM’s Specifications and Constructability Specialist, Bob Bailey, AIA, LEED AP, CSI, CCS, recently won a “Communications Award” at the recent CSI, Construction Specifications Institute, convention for his outstanding effort in the communication of CSI related topics and activities. This was awarded this for all his researching, designing, editing and publishing of a professional, educational and…
Two IKM staffers with a passion for document production quality are implementing a staff-led cohort designed to study, analyze and educate the office as a whole regarding constructability issues pertinent to the field of architectural design. The cohort aims to bring lessons learned, best practices, and industry experts to the staff as a part of…
At the groundbreaking for the Murtha Center, Joyce Murtha quoted President Theodore Roosevelt who once said, “It is not the critic who counts; … the credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena.” She said, “I think Jack liked that because when things got tough, he could read it and think, ‘I…
IKM Incorporated, Pittsburgh-based architects, celebrated with UPMC today the groundbreaking on a new outpatient facility in Hampton Township. The design that started in December 2014, received final Township approvals in February this year, entered a new phase with the ceremonial groundbreaking, signaling the beginning of construction. “Having completed the successful design for the LEED Certified…
As the District and community celebrated the groundbreaking of the new Chartiers Valley Middle School and High School, smiles of the young and old beamed with pride and hearts were filled with happiness from participants as they shared and discussed the many images of their soon to be constructed schools that surrounded them at this…
Seeking to achieve energy reduction for all new buildings as part of the 2030 Commitment, the IKM design team employs knowledge, skill and tools to craft a design befitting each client’s goals and objectives. The design team set their sights on LEED Certification for the new UPMC Hampton Ambulatory Care Center. “Having recently completed the…
Last week was National Architecture week, and as the economy continues to pick up in our area architects around the city are in a more intensive work period than we have seen in years. As many firms are working overtime to accomplish work for their clients, some architects are also taking time to educate and…
The $23 million project including the John P. Murtha Center for Public Service and National Competitiveness is currently under construction on the Johnstown campus of the University of Pittsburgh. The Murtha Center, a 7,400 square foot building, is one of three parts of the project. Renovations to the Engineering and Science Building and renovations to…