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MAKING HEADLINES
The St. Louis
region and its companies often make national news—below are
a few highlights.
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Leonard
Masonry’s Work on Courthouse Earns “Best High-Rise” Award
Above:
Leonard Masonry’s work on the Thomas F. Eagleton Courthouse and
Shaw Park Plaza was recently featured in Masonry Construction magazine.
Masonry Construction magazine’s best projects of the year
included an award to Leonard Masonry Inc. of St. Louis and its work
on the Thomas F. Eagleton Courthouse in downtown St. Louis as “Best
High-Rise.” In addition, Leonard Masonry received an Honorable Mention
for Shaw Park Plaza, 14-story office building in Clayton. The award-winning
projects are featured in the February 2002 issue of the publication.
Annual awards in Masonry Construction recognize quality masonry
design and construction in 10 categories. Winning projects make
significant use of masonry and are noted for innovation, cost-saving
methods and environmental considerations. The high-rise category,
which included the Thomas F. Eagleton Courthouse, encompasses hotels,
apartment and office buildings over five stories tall.
Designed by St. Louis-based HOK, the 29-story Thomas F. Eagleton
Courthouse features columns and domes characteristic of St. Louis
architecture. The building’s exterior blends traditional and contemporary
themes using precast concrete panels and glass. At more than one
million square feet, it is the largest federal courthouse in the
U.S. Leonard Masonry was responsible for all masonry on the building
including cast stone walls and planters, granite pavers and steps,
and the building’s distinctive cast stone balustrade.
Interior Design Magazine Recognizes Three St. Louis Firms
as Top 100 Design Firms in United States
Arcturis, Jacobs, and Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Inc. have received
the national distinction of being among the top 100 design firms
in the United States by Interior Design Magazine’s January
2002 issue.
The distinction comprises the 100 largest firms ranked by interior
design fees for the 12-month period ending September 30, 2001. Interior
design fees include fees attributed to all types of interiors work,
including commercial office, hospitality, retail, medical and residential.
All aspects of a firm’s interior design practice, from strategic
planning and programming to design and project management is reviewed
by the publication.
Arcturis’ projects mentioned include the Edward Jones (228,000 sq.
ft.) St. Louis, Mo; Edward Jones Regional HQ (130,000 sq. ft.) Tempe,
Ariz.; Anderson (60,000 sq. ft.) St. Louis, Mo; INTRAV (35,000 sq.
ft.) St. Louis, Mo; Osborn & Barr (30,000 sq. ft.) St. Louis, Mo.
Jacob’s projects mentioned include Supermarket (500,000 sq. ft.)
Lakeland, Fla.; Government (150,000 sq. ft.) New Carrollton, Md;
Government (126,000 sq. ft.) Atlanta, Ga; Health & Recreation Ctr.
(66,000 sq. ft.) Rolla, Mo; Public Safety Center (25,000 sq. ft.)
Wentzville, Mo.
Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum’s projects mentioned include Bell South
(1,000,000 sq. ft.) Atlanta, Ga; John Wiley (400,000 sq. ft.) Hoboken,
NJ; 40 Grosvenor Place (350,000 sq. ft.) London, England; Ernst
& Young (120,000 sq. ft.) Dallas, Texas; Warner Music (80,000 sq.
ft.) Hamburg, Germany.
Site Selection Magazine Ranks O’Fallon, Ill. Among “Top Small
Towns For Corporate Facilities”
The City of O’Fallon, Ill. recently ranked among the Top 50 U.S.
Small Towns for Corporate Facilities by Site Selection magazine.
The Location Advisory Update in Site Selection’s March 2002
issue, notes, “the right location for your next facility may be
off the beaten path, if a strong work ethic, easy commuting and
affordability are on your list of search criteria.” The article
defines “small towns” as communities with populations of 10,000
to 50,000.
Site Selection, a leading national economic development magazine,
is the official publication of the International Development Research
Council (IDRC). O’Fallon was the sole St. Louis area municipality
in this year’s Top 50 ranking.
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