New light-filled headquarters a “living work of art” that demonstrates Ascentra’s commitment to community and employees, showcases the Mississippi River When people on Grant Street pass by Ascentra Credit Union’s new headquarters, they are likely to see a first-floor room whose bright orange and aqua walls set the backdrop for the activity within. What these […]
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Live/work/play: the new town center experience
“How can we convince our target audience to stay with us longer?” “How do we develop a place with an identity?” We often get asked these questions by our clients. The new town center experience starts with a great first impression. Imagine pulling your car into a new development with established landscaping at the entry. […]
RiverStone Group’s new Davenport headquarters reinforces company’s legacy
RiverStone Group’s Davenport headquarters improves morale, attracts new talent, and sheds light on material producer’s products and 125-year history For more than a century, family-owned materials producer/distributor RiverStone Group has served the Quad Cities region of Illinois and Iowa. Evidence of the organization’s influence can be found throughout the area: the aggregate at most baseball […]
Ascentra Credit Union and RiverStone Group Win Excellence in Concrete Awards
Iowa organizations honored for use of ready-mixed concrete in new corporate headquarters facilities This past summer, construction wrapped up on new headquarters for two Iowa-based companies: Ascentra Credit Union, a not-for-profit cooperative, unveiled its new four-story home in Bettendorf. Four miles to the north, a one-story structure in Davenport welcomed RiverStone Group, a producer that […]
East Moline Hotel Named Finalist in International Hospitality Design Competition
BDNY shortlists Hyatt Place/Hyatt House East Moline/Quad Cities lobby space for Gold Key Awards Within the lobby of the new Hyatt Place/Hyatt House East Moline/Quad Cities, seating area wood walls and ceilings call to mind a circuit board, but they also resemble crop lines formed by farming combines. Rather than randomly selected décor, this is […]
Metra’s Prairie Crossing Train Station Welcomes New Warming Shelter
Prairie Crossing train station warming house uses Arts and Crafts style to welcome commuters and complement neighbors Residents of Prairie Crossing pride themselves on the preserved land that surrounds their rural “conservation community.” Unfortunately, one of the facilities at the adjacent Prairie Crossing train station (Libertyville, Illinois) was a decrepit double-wide trailer where commuters waited […]
Train Station Translation: American Arts and Crafts Architecture
Rebelling against industrialization: Arts and Crafts architectural style emphasizes homespun character with strong local materials and attention to detail The late 19th and early 20th century saw a dramatic change in rural communities’ social and economic structures. People moved from an agrarian approach to the long workdays and hardships brought on by urbanization. Weary of […]
Beacon Place: New Facility Expands Waukegan Community Center
Annex helps Beacon Place community center serve more Waukegan families In 2012, a small group of humanitarians set out to bring more educational opportunities to economically disadvantaged families in Waukegan, Illinois. They renovated a three-story home to create a neighborhood community center. Thus was born Beacon Place. Word spread. More first through twelfth graders enrolled […]
Arlington Heights Police Station Designed with Community in Mind
New Arlington Heights Police Station offers more space, efficiency, safety, and community connections A stone arch stretches over a window on the south façade of Arlington Heights’ new police station. On some nights, when citizens traveling along Sigwalt Street look through that window, they will see officers and fellow residents meeting in the station’s most […]
Train Station Architecture: Enriching the Civic Landscape
The right architectural design can make the contemporary train station so much more than a place to wait. Every day, hundreds of thousands of commuters across the nation drift through train stations to catch a ride to work. Despite the growing popularity of commuter services, many train stations are in a sorry state of disrepair. […]
Hyatt Place/Hyatt House East Moline/Quad Cities Capitalizes on Riverside Location
Two hotels in one structure rise beside the Mississippi River to welcome wide array of guests and launch Quad Cities mixed-use development For 15 years, the Mississippi River “bent” around a vast stretch of barren land in East Moline, Illinois. Gone were the massive farm equipment factories that manufacturers such as International Harvester Co. operated […]
Train Station Translation: Richardsonian Romanesque Architecture
Strength and simplicity at the heart of monumental style inspired by 11th century European architecture In the 19th century, renowned American architect Henry Hobson Richardson developed a style influenced by the Romanesque architecture of 11th century Europe. The Richardsonian Romanesque style created a strong civic impression for facilities that play an important public role. Examples […]
