Posts by Justyce Dixon
Plan Selected for the Reimagining of Wisconsin’s Lake Monona Waterfront
Plan Selected for the Reimagining of Wisconsin’s Lake Monona Waterfront Lake Monona is an integral component of downtown Madison, Wisconsin, however, its lack of connectivity to the downtown and urban park spaces remains to be seen—not for much longer. Last week, the City of Madison Parks Division’s ad-hoc committee named Sasaki as the winning design…
Read MoreWisconsin Center District Reaches New Heights with Topping Off Ceremony
Wisconsin Center District Reaches New Heights with Topping Off Ceremony of Baird Center The Wisconsin Center, now named the Baird Center, celebrated a major milestone in its construction with a topping off ceremony on Wednesday, May 10th. The ceremony marked the placement of the final steel beam on the center’s building frame, a significant achievement…
Read MoreWisconsin Center Expansion
Wisconsin Center Expansion The Wisconsin Center is a convention and exhibition center located in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The center is part of a greater complex of buildings which includes the UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena and the Miller High Life Theatre. The Wisconsin Center Expansion will bring the exposition hall to 300,000 contiguous square feet; add 24…
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Milwaukee County Fleet Maintenance Office Addition
Milwaukee County Fleet Maintenance Office Addition GRAEF provided mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, plumbing engineering, structural, and civil design services for a new 2-story addition and renovation project in the existing Milwaukee County Fleet Maintenance Building. The project contained dedicated spaces for Milwaukee County Sheriff, County Fleet, and County Highway departments, with open and private…
Read MoreNew Berlin Recycling Center Cold Storage Buildings
New Berlin Recycling Center Cold Storage Buildings The City of New Berlin was in need of locating two prefabricated steel buildings at its recycling center site. GRAEF provided full services for the two approximately 22,000 square feet buildings. Due to the relocation of the proposed buildings, additional geotechnical work was required in addition to survey,…
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UW-Madison Chemistry Building
UW-Madison Chemistry Building UW-Madison had a need to expand its chemistry department, as the current building, originally built in the 1960s, was a bottleneck for students finishing their undergraduate prerequisites. The $133 million project consists of two phases: the renovation of the existing Daniels building and the construction of a nine-story addition. The new tower…
Read MoreVillage of Germantown Department of Public Works Facility
Village of Germantown Department of Public Works Facility GRAEF partnered with Germantown to develop a solution for their currently outdated and undersized Public Works Garage. After inventorying the Village’s vehicles and equipment as part of the programming phase, it became apparent that the current DPW site was not large enough to accommodate the new building…
Read MoreClimate Ready Oak Park Honored in Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning Regional Excellence Awards
Climate Ready Oak Park Honored in Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning Regional Excellence Awards Strong leadership, bold ideas, and a shared responsibility to improve quality of life for the nearly 8.6 million people who call our region home are a few of the reasons why the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) presents the Regional…
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