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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…

West Bend to Develop Downtown Master Plan The city is moving forward on the creation of a master plan for downtown, as private sector members are working with the city to come up with both short-term and long-range plans for the area’s growth. The Common Council on Monday received a presentation from the planning firm…

Milwaukee Area Engineers Highlight Advances in Technology, Accomplishments Artificial intelligence and wood frame buildings will be more prevalent in future building projects, Milwaukee area civil and structural engineers told The Daily Reporter, noting how the new technology is becoming more common. Local engineering firms promoted technical education, diversity and high-profile projects to raise awareness on…

$2.5 million project could transform Oak Creek. City officials hope to get it underway in 2023. Oak Creek is moving forward with plans started in fall 2021 to improve the look of Drexel Avenue with millions of dollars worth in streetscaping work. The common council unanimously approved a $165,000 design contract with GRAEF, a Milwaukee-based…

Brady Street officially exploring pedestrianization options, hires GRAEF and TKWA for Study After years of chatter and conjecture, a plan to close off a portion of Brady Street to vehicular traffic is officially moving forward. The Brady Street BID has retained the services of local consulting firm GRAEF, as well as local architecture firm The Kubala Washatko Architects (TKWA), to…

Designers offer ambitious concepts for remaking Madison’s Lake Monona waterfront GRAEF is proud to partner with Sasaki on this historic design competition.  Three renowned design teams are offering ambitious plans to reimagine the Lake Monona Waterfront between Olin Park and Williamson Street. The three finalists in a city design competition — Agency Landscape + Planning of…

First look at Marquette’s O’Brien Hall, new home for the College of Business Administration Marquette University’s new College of Business Administration facility is now open. The Catholic, Jesuit university in Milwaukee opened the doors to the Dr. E. J. and Margaret O’Brien Hall as the spring 2023 semester started this week. The building is at…

Real Estate Spotlight: How a series of catalytic projects transformed Westown from a dead zone into a downtown hot spot If you were shopping for office space in downtown Milwaukee 10 or 15 years ago and asked to look for a space west of the Milwaukee River, your broker would probably have tried to talk you…

Groundbreaking Held for Future Germantown Public Works Facility Project partners from GRAEF and Moore Construction Services posed for a photo with Germantown Village Administrator, Steve Kreklow. The village of Germantown broke ground on a new Public Works facility on Dec. 2. The groundbreaking was held at N104W12703 Donges Bay Road. The 140,000-square-foot facility will cost…

Marcus Center’s Newly Unveiled Exterior Upgrades The Marcus Performing Arts Center held an indoor unveiling of its renovated Community Grounds, which included a rededication of its War Memorial. The Marcus Center’s master plan, announcing interior and exterior renovations, was released in 2018. To create the plan for the 1969 venue, at 929 N. Water St., the…