#Design Quote Monday.

Sharing a quote or idea about creativity, design, design practice, and design craft.  Each Monday.

About why.

“I want everything we do to be beautiful. I don’t give a damn whether the client understands that that’s worth anything, or that the client thinks it’s worth anything, or whether it is worth anything. It’s worth it to me. It’s the way I want to live my life. I want to make beautiful things, even if nobody cares.” –Saul Bass. 

Saul Bass was an American graphic designer and Academy Award winning filmmaker, best known for his design of motion picture title sequences, film posters, and corporate logos. 

Millions more in upgrades planned for Concordia University

Link to Article:

Millions more in upgrades planned for Concordia University - Heritagewest - Heritage Newspapers

#Design Quote Monday

"Stop thinking of yourself as a designer and start thinking of yourself as a deliverer of ideas."  -  Stle Melvr

Mayer-Helminiak Architects Seeking Project Architect/Project Manager

If you strive for professional growth and working on great projects with great clients let us know!

Position Description

Growing design firm seeking a talented hands-on project team leader. Registered architect or equivalent experience will both be considered.  Responsible for significant aspects of team projects and full responsibility for smaller projects. Participate and contribute to a high quality design portfolio of higher education, medical, and mixed-use projects in the greater Milwaukee area. Translate quality designs into clear, concise details and construction documents. 

REVIT proficiency is required. Qualified candidates must have a minimum of (two to three) years of fulltime hands-on experience using Autodesk Revit to perform the following: 

• Produce quality construction documents that leverages BIM data for better communication. 
• Execute design stage modeling and analysis
• Build custom families and complex building elements
• Continue standards and template innovation and development
• Help to develop BIM database services for end user services

Well rounded experience and familiarity with IBC code review, specifications, and in construction administration is a plus. 

Look us up online. The best way to find out if this is a good fit for you is to contact us.

Mayer Helminiak Architects is an equal opportunity employer.

In Milwaukee Magazine April 2013

Here's a great story that appears in the April edition of Milwaukee Magazine.

The Concordia University Wisconsin School of Pharmacy represents a learning-centered approach to education, creating networks of places for learning. Teaching spaces and classrooms support traditional informative teaching styles, collaborative learning, and group work, and flexible conversational learning.



Outstanding Design | American School and University

Concordia University Wisconsin | Coburg Residence Hall

Concordia University Wisconsin, Coburg Residence Hall, Mequon, Wisconsin was selected to appear as an Outstanding Design in the 2012 American School & University Architectural Portfolio . . . the premier showcase celebrating the best in education design.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here are some links to the project:

http://schooldesigns.com/Project-Details.aspx?Project_ID=4405

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/98b3af6e#/98b3af6e/107

Congratulations to the entire design team!

 

Mequon's 'town center' proposal fits area's urban trend

Jan. 19, 2013***Link to Article by:  Tom Daykin of the Journal Sentinel

http://www.jsonline.com/business/mequons-town-center-proposal-fits-areas-urban-trend-ha8dno2-187588971.html

The project includes two multistory apartment buildings with street-level commercial space, a retail commercial office building, a replacement facility for the Legions Hall, and a restaurant pub at the corner.

Prospective commercial tenants include Lowlands Group, a restaurant operator that includes two Cafe Hollander locations, and Alterra Coffee Roasters Inc.

View of the South-East Apartment and Retail mixed use building.

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Ariel view of the overall development looking North.

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"This is a significant step forward in urbanizing a small portion of a suburban community," said Mayor Curt Gielow. "It puts some vibrancy in the area to attract some other things."