Landscape Architect: The Office of James Burnett
The Office of James Burnett is a design-first landscape architectural practice with offices in Houston, Texas and Solana Beach, California. The firm’s focus is the creation of landscapes that transform perspectives and evoke emotional responses, creating unique and unforgettable experiences. Our work includes a broad range of projects including cultural and civic institutions, corporate and educational campuses, health and wellness centers, resorts and complex urban projects. The Office of James Burnett currently has projects in Abu Dhabi, Vietnam, Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, and Oklahoma City.
Restaurant Architect: Thomas Phifer and Associates
AIA, FAAR 95, is principal of the New York based architecture firm of Thomas Phifer and Partners. After serving as design partner in the international firm of Richard Meier & Partners for a decade and previously as senior design associate for Gwathmey Siegel & Associates, Thomas Phifer founded an interdisciplinary office of his own in 1996. The firm is now engaged in commissions for notable public and private buildings in the United States and Europe.
For more information, visit
www.phiferandpartners.com.
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. is one of the world’s largest and most diverse providers of professional technical services. With annual revenues exceeding $11 billion, they offer full-spectrum support to industrial, commercial, and government clients across multiple markets. Services include scientific and specialty consulting as well as all aspects of engineering and construction, and operations and maintenance.
For more information, visit
www.jacobs.com.
General Contractor: Archer Western
Archer Western Contractors, Ltd. (AW) is a national industry leader in heavy civil and rail transit construction, with over $1.1 billion currently under contract across the nation. AW is a subsidiary of The Walsh Group, a Chicago-based, 107-year-old construction firm that ranks 20th on ENR’s Top Contractors list with 12 regional offices across the country and over $4.6 billion currently under contract.
The AW-Texas office, located in DFW, specializes in transit systems, bus/train stations, utility distributions, bridge/highway expansions, and other major transportation/infrastructure projects. This local organization is comprised of over 800 employees and over 150 professional project managers experienced in these areas of work. AW has completed projects for multiple local transportation authorities, including the City of Dallas, Trinity Rail Express, DART, TxDOT, and NTTA.
For more information, visit
http://archerwesternherzog.com.
Project Management: Bjerke Management Solutions
Bjerke Management Solutions provides full-service program management for the development of real estate and capital improvements for ground up and tenant finish. BMS manages the key project components throughout the planning, design and construction process which includes the coordination of design consultants, contractors and the different public and private entities associated with the project. These management services save our clients time while providing them the expertise to achieve the best solutions possible. The goal of BMS is for your project to be managed efficiently, on time and under budget.
Programming: Dan Biederman and ETM Associates
Dan Biederman, co-founder of Grand Central Partnership, 34th Street Partnership, and Bryant Park Corporation, in New York, currently serves as the President of the latter two of those downtown management organizations and as an advisor to other downtown redevelopment management efforts in several other cities.
ETM Associates, LLC is an internationally experienced consulting firm, specializing in the development of public space designs, public space management and project management. Clients include Discovery Green in Houston, Texas, Madison Square Park, High Line and East River in Manhattan, and Governors Island in New York. Before creating ETM Associates, Tim Marshall, now president of ETM Associates, was Vice President and Deputy Administrator of New York’s Central Park Conservancy.
For more information, visit
http://etmassociatesllc.com.
Fountains: Fluidity Design Consultants
Fluidity Design Consultants was organized to offer the finest professional water design and engineering services to selective clients for important projects worldwide. The practice is led by a dedicated directorship including Jim Garland, AIA, Tom Yankelitis and John Perry, each of whom has many years of experience in the field of water design. Fluidity’s collaborative approach incorporates the disciplines of architecture, urban design, lighting design, mechanical and electrical engineering, construction technology and the water arts. Every project in the studio benefits from the input of all of the directors. Fluidity’s work can be found around the world and projects are currently underway in Abu Dhabi, China, Korea, New York City and the Cayman Islands.
For more information, visit
http://www.fluidity-dc.com.
Lighting: Focus Lighting
Focus Lighting is an award winning professional architectural lighting design firm located in New York City. Specializing in both interior and exterior lighting design, Focus Lighting has been “painting pictures with light” since 1987. Offering a full range of lighting design services including concept design, design development, mockup creation, construction documentation, programming and construction coordination, Focus Lighting has continually created unique and successful lighting design solutions for projects around the world.