Milwaukee Mayor Honors Komatsu Project at Mayor’s Design Awards

Milwaukee Mayor Honors Komatsu Project at Mayor’s Design Awards GRAEF was honored to be among the Komatsu project team at this year’s Milwaukee Mayor Design Awards. Now in its 26th year, the Mayor’s Design Awards recognize design excellence throughout the City of Milwaukee. Recipients have added value to their neighborhoods by restoring, constructing or enhancing…

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Aurora Health Center – 84 South Parking Structure

Aurora Health Center – 84 South Parking Structure GRAEF provided structural engineering for the Aurora Health Center 84 South parking structure. This impressive 409-stall structure not only offers convenient parking options for both visitors and valet services but also seamlessly connects to the adjacent multidisciplinary specialty facility. One of the noteworthy aspects of the parking…

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Milwaukee County Zoo Adventure Africa Elephant Overlook

Milwaukee County Zoo Adventure Africa Elephant Overlook The Milwaukee County Zoo’s Adventure Africa exhibit is the new home for the zoo’s elephants and other African animals. It was constructed to meet the new Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) standards, and provides substantial enhancements compared to the previous elephant area, including many “enrichment” features for…

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ProHealth Waukesha Memorial Hospital Mukwonago

ProHealth Waukesha Memorial Hospital Mukwonago Mukwonago’s first full-service community hospital opened to meet the needs of the area’s growing population. The addition makes it possible for individuals and families in Mukwonago and surrounding communities to stay much closer to home when they need inpatient or surgical care. The expanded facility included a 90,000 square-foot vertical…

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Kathy’s House

Kathy’s House Kathy’s House, a non-profit Hospital Guest House located on the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center campus, provides lodging and a supportive environment to families who are experiencing one of life’s most stressful situations—personal illness or the serious illness of a loved one. Kathy’s House committed to providing affordable lodging and caring support in a…

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Foxtown Brewing, Downtown Dog Run

Foxtown Landing As downtown Milwaukee’s residential population continues to grow and more workplaces and hotels become pet friendly, Milwaukee Downtown, Business Improvement District #21 (BID #21), Historic Third Ward Business Improvement District #2 (BID #2), and Downtown Neighbors Association (DNA) are leading a unique partnership to create a dog district downtown. Their goal is to provide a…

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GRAEF Named a Top Workplace for Fifth Consecutive Year

GRAEF Named a Top Workplace for Fifth Consecutive Year GRAEF, an award-winning engineering, planning and design firm has been recognized as a Top Workplace by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Energage LLC, an employee engagement technology partner. The confidential survey uniquely measures 15 culture drivers that are critical to the success of any organization: including alignment,…

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Pabst Theater Gets a New Vertical Sign

Pabst Theater Gets a New Vertical Sign The sign – which is being added in celebration of the 20th anniversary of The Pabst Theater Group – was inspired by a previous sign that hung on the building from 1928 until 1974. “As we celebrate over 20 years of the Pabst Theater Group, we’re reminded that…

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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…

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Wisconsin 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…

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