Schoolcraft St. Joe's Mercy Elite Sports Center Groundbreaking

Schoolcraft College Breaks Ground on St. Joe’s Mercy Elite Sports Center

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Members of the IDS team attended the groundbreaking Monday, January 27 for the new St. Joe’s Mercy Elite Sports Center. The new facility is a part of an expanding program at Schoolcraft College to encourage solving real-world problems in a hands-on environment and create market-viable experiences for students. Additionally, the goal of the center is to integrate the College’s professional academic programs with real-world experiences, offering opportunities to provide services for the athletes, including sports medicine and performance nutrition. In addition to the athletics facilities, the Sports Center features classrooms to support the Schoolcraft College Fitness Leadership Program. The St. Joe’s Mercy Elite Sports Center is expected to be completed in late summer 2020.

To read more about the this new facility, click here to visit Schoolcraft College’s website.

Schoolcraft College Breaks Ground on St. Joe’s Mercy Elite Sports Center

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IDS attended the groundbreaking for Schoolcraft College’s St. Joe’s Mercy Elite Sports Center. The goal of the center is to integrate the College’s professional academic programs with real-world experiences, offering opportunities to provide services for the athletes, including sports medicine and performance nutrition. In addition to the athletics facilities, the Sports Center features classrooms to support the Schoolcraft College Fitness Leadership Program.

Michigan Union Reopening Celebration

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IDS attended the University of Michigan’s Michigan Union Reopening Celebration. The transformation and restoration of the Union was completed to better serve the needs of today’s students. The renovation restored many of the historically significant features, including repairs to the State Street entry.

 

 

A Sneak Peek of the New Michigan Union

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The Michigan Union, which has been closed for renovations since April 2018, is set to reopen to the University of Michigan campus community on Jan. 13, 2020. Before the long-awaited reopening, The Michigan Daily and The Michiganensian were invited by the University Unions office for an exclusive tour of the new building.

Located at the heart of campus and known to be the center of student life, the new Union building incorporated more student gathering spaces by enclosing the first floor courtyard and by reconfiguring the floor plan of the front lounges.

The new building also features the IdeaHub, a new meeting space dedicated to the University’s more than 1,600 student organizations. The IdeaHub is meant to replace private office space previously available for a fraction of student organizations. To further open up more meeting spaces for student groups, all University offices have been moved to the third and fourth floors of the building.

To read more about this new facility, click here to visit The Michigan Daily’s website.

Announcing Our Newest Senior Associates and Associates

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Integrated Design Solution is proud to announce promotions effective January 1, 2020. Into the role of Senior Associate, IDS welcomes Scott Batzold, Matt Beck, and Nick LaForest. Integrated Design Solutions also is proud to welcome six new associates; Chris Allick, Andrea Everett, Brian Ingham, Greg Koenig, Aubree Robichaud, and Greg Sell.

Scott Batzold has been with Integrated Design Solutions for just under seven years, and has brought his electrical engineering expertise to such projects as the Quicken Loans Data Center and recently-opened Domino’s Innovation Garage.

Matt Beck has been a member of the IDS architecture department for sixteen years, and has gained an expertise working particularly in the education market segments, including projects such as the new Romeo Community Schools RETC high school and the University of Michigan Bioengineering Lab.

Nick LaForest is a registered architect and has been with Integrated Design Solutions for nearly thirteen years. Working within all market segments, with a focus on the higher education sector, Nick has brought his expertise to such projects as the University of Michigan’s Munger Graduate Residences, and is currently leading the completion of the school’s Michigan Union renovation.

Chris Allick is a registered architect and joined IDS in 2015, recently working on projects such as the Domino’s Innovation Garage, United Shore Headquarters, and Oakland University’s Oakland Center.

Andrea Everett first joined IDS in 2013, and after briefly departing the firm, returned for her current tenure in 2017. She works in the architecture department and has led projects such as the Michigan Union and Michigan Alumni Center Renovations.

Brian Ingham has been with Integrated Design Solutions for sixteen years, and as a registered architect, has worked in all market segments. Brian is currently working on the renovation and transformation of Harrison High School into the new Farmington Hills Community Center.

Greg Koenig joined IDS in 2018, bringing a specialty in health care design and project management to the Integrated Design Solutions Grand Rapids office. Greg has worked on such projects as the recently completed Ferris State University College of Pharmacy renovation and supports all the work we do in partnership with McLaren Health System.

Aubree Robichaud is a registered architect and has been with Integrated Design Solutions for over seven years. Aubree has brought her expertise to projects of all kinds, including the University of Michigan’s Michigan Union, and currently the Schoolcraft College Manufacturing and Engineering Center Renovation.

Greg Sell is a professional engineer with the IDS electrical engineering department. Joining IDS in 2013, Greg has worked on such notable projects as the University of Michigan Munger Graduate Residences, the Shinola Hotel in downtown Detroit, and the Detroit Free Press Building.