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A huge Drexel Avenue streetscaping project could highlight Oak Creek as a ‘city on the lake,’ firm says A wave of light could flow down Drexel Avenue in Oak Creek along new walls, plantings and past freshly planted trees as part of a new streetscaping concept designed to highlight the city’s proximity to Lake Michigan.…

Milwaukee Regional Medical Center Celebrates Completion of Wauwatosa’s Most Complete Street The Milwaukee Regional Medical Center (MRMC) recently celebrated the end of construction on 87th Street – now the City of Wauwatosa’s most complete street. The roadway has undergone construction to transform into a street easily navigated by pedestrians, cyclists, buses and cars alike, and…

GRAEF Places in Three Projects for the 2021 Daily Reporter Top Projects Awards The Daily Reporter released the list for its 22nd annual Top Projects awards. This award showcases outstanding projects from a variety of builders, architects and engineers. This year, three of GRAEF’s projects were recognized for exhibiting exceptional work. These projects include: Resch…

Tammy Pearce Recognized as a 2021 Women in Construction by The Daily Reporter GRAEF is proud to share that Tammy Pearce, a structural engineer at GRAEF’s Chicago office, has been selected as a 2021 Daily Reporter Women In Construction. Tammy Pearce grew up in the construction industry. Her father was an electrician and carpenter, and…

John Kissinger Featured in UWM Report John Kissinger started his building career in the sandbox. He went on to help build such iconic Midwestern structures as the Wisconsin Center, the Quadracci Pavilion at the Milwaukee Art Museum, Chicago’s McCormick Place West addition and the renovation of Lambeau Field. Kissinger is the president and CEO of…

Paul Eiring Selected as ASCE 2021 Engineer in Consulting Practice Merit Award Recipient The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) named Paul Eiring as the 2021 Engineer in Consulting Practice Merit Award Recipient. Individual civil engineering achievement within the State of Wisconsin is recognized annually by awarding the Individual Merit Award. At GRAEF, Paul is…

The missing piece: Commencement of Couture construction raises hopes for improving downtown connections The Couture’s construction has turned attention again to two key sites around it. One is the planned Lakefront Gateway Plaza site to the east. The other is the MKE Gateway parcel to the south, at 815 E. Clybourn St. Officials have revealed…

GRAEF Places in American Society of Landscape Architecture Professional Design Awards 2021 was a strong year for GRAEF at the Wisconsin American Society of Landscape Architects Design Awards. GRAEF’s Landscape Architecture team placed in four projects. A virtual showcase of the awards took place on Thursday, July 15. General Design Category Honor Award – Wade…

GRAEF Celebrates Newly Elected Principal and Associates GRAEF is proud to announce the recent election of one new principal and seven new associates. Our principals are recognized for excellence and significantly contributing to the success of the firm. Our associates demonstrate consistent excellence in the performance of their duties. Congratulations! Principal Paul Andersen, Structural Technician…

Major Downtown Employer Brings Staff Back to the Office MILWAUKEE — Graef, now a major downtown employer, is bringing its entire headquarters staff back to the office July 12 for the first time since the pandemic. Employees are returning to space they’d only just inhabited, custom-designed before COVID-19 to provide for openness and collaboration. Then…