Archive for month: September, 2014
U OF M- Regents approve renovations to Intramural Sports Building
The Intramural Sports Building, a heritage structure on the U-M campus and the iconic heart of the Department of Recreational Sports, will undergo a comprehensive renovation. The architectural firm of Integrated Design Solutions, in association with the firm of RDG Planning and Design, will design the project. The construction schedule will be determined when the project design is approved.Read more about this exciting new project at The University Record
Gearing Up for the 2014 AIA Celebration of Architecture
We can’t wait for the AIA Detroit’s Celebration of Architecture, part of the Detroit Design Festival. Join us and a host of other local design professionals and creatives this Thursday, September 25th in Eastern Market for a night of drinks, design and celebration!
Specifically, we will be receiving a 2014 AIA Detroit Building Award for our work on the Alice Lloyd Hall Renovation on the University of Michigan’s campus. The jury gave us credit for the vast improvement achieved in the renovation, and appreciated the fresh palate and use of vibrant of activity spaces to transform the ambiance of the residence hall.
We’re thrilled to have won this award, and we can’t wait to celebrate with everyone on Thursday! Hope to see you there!
Changing Lives Together at St. Irenaeus Parish in Rochester Hills
Changing Lives Together is a $135 million campaign to strengthen Catholic parishes in southeast Michigan and preserve Church ministries in Detroit. As a part of that program, the congregation at St. Irenaeus Parish in Rochester Hills has begun to see exciting new changes to the exterior of their 32 year-old church building. Nearly 600 parish households at St. Irenaeus pledged more than $1.2 million to fulfill the $925,000 parish campaign goal for renovation and beautification projects. Pledge proceeds have already enabled the church to replace the original boiler in the Religious Education building in time for winter, along with wood repairs, painting, staining and sprucing up the outside of the church.
This upcoming spring, work will also commence on renovating and expanding the church Gathering Area, a project that IDS has been very happy to be involved with. The new expansion’s exterior has been designed to look as if it had been an original part of the church built in the early 1980’s. It will be bright, spacious and above all it will be a great place for the parishioners to congregate and welcome.
We’d like to say a big thank you to everyone at St. Irenaeus for involving us with your Changing Lives Together campaign, and we look forward to hearing your thoughts when Fr. Brian Chabala shows off sketches of the renovation in the very near future.
Yours in Faith,
Integrated Design Solutions
St. Irenaeus Parish Homepage
Changing Lives Together Article about St. Irenaeus
St. Irenaeus Bulletin for September 7, 2014
