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Spotlight On Southwestern Illinois Engineers And Architects

Woolpert, Inc., DoDEA Barkley Elementary School, Fort Campbell, Ky.

Spotlight on Southwestern Illinois Engineers and Architects   Woolpert, Inc., DoDEA Barkley Elementary School, Fort Campbell, Ky.   By MELISSA CROCKETT MESKE    A new elementary school is being built at Fort Campbell, Ky., to replace its 1955 predecessor. It will be one of the first schools designed under the 21st-Century Education charter of the Department…

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Quality Testing and Engineering, Inc., New Residence Hall No. 2, Saint Louis University

Spotlight on Southwestern Illinois Engineers and Architects   Quality Testing and Engineering, Inc., New Residence Hall No. 2, Saint Louis University   By MELISSA CROCKETT MESKE    In September 2015, the Saint Louis University board of trustees approved construction for a second residence hall on SLU’s Midtown St. Louis campus near the northwest corner of Grand…

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Geotechnology, Inc., Coal Ash Pond Closures, Eastern Illinois

Spotlight on Southwestern Illinois Engineers and Architects   Geotechnology, Inc., Coal Ash Pond Closures, Eastern Illinois   By MELISSA CROCKETT MESKE    When coal is burned to produce energy, the resulting byproduct is ash. Coal ash disposal, especially in ash ponds, continues to be an environmental hot topic. However, one local firm is applying an approach…

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Louer Facility Planning, Inc., Multipurpose Student Center, Roxana

Spotlight on Southwestern Illinois Engineers and Architects   Louer Facility Planning, Inc., Multipurpose Student Center, Roxana   By MELISSA CROCKETT MESKE     With funding from the Roxana Schools Foundation through a $50,000 donation from Shell Oil Co., a modern multipurpose student center now occupies Roxana High School’s former cafeteria.     Louer Facility Planning Inc., of…

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EWR Associates, Inc. Architects, Cottages at Cathedral Square, Belleville

Spotlight on Southwestern Illinois Engineers and Architects   EWR Associates, Inc. Architects, Cottages at Cathedral Square, Belleville   By MELISSA CROCKETT MESKE    Cottages at Cathedral Square, a modern residential urban development designed for senior living, now stands in place of what once was a block of deteriorated structures near St. Peter Cathedral in downtown Belleville.…

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FGM Architects, Wingate Elementary, Mascoutah School District

Spotlight on Southwestern Illinois Engineers and Architects   FGM Architects, Wingate Elementary, Mascoutah School District   By JENNIFER K. HASAMEAR    District officials remain excited about Wingate Elementary, which was designed to support the curriculum and to provide a learning environment which will foster student’s efforts to realize and achieve their academic potential.     “This building…

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