Welcome to the BLDD news section.  Here you will find information about BLDD, its staff and project information.  In addition, you will find our newsletter to keep you up to date on new projects and regional news. You will need the Adobe Acrobat plugin to view the newsletter files below.

Announcements

Barbara Meek, AIA, LEED AP, was promoted to Principal. Barb joined the firm in 1992 and serves as Branch Manager of the Bloomington office. 

Bruce Maxey, AIA, LEED AP, was promoted to Principal. Bruce joined the firm in 1991.

Mark Ritz, AIA, LEED AP, was promoted to Principal. Mark joined the firm in 1990 and serves as Branch Manager of the Champaign office.

Timothy McGrath, AIA, ALA, was promoted to Principal. Tim joined the firm in 2000 and serves as Director of Architecture in our Chicago office.

Scott Likins, AIA, was promoted to Principal. Scott joined the firm in 1999 and serves as Branch Manager of our Chicago office.

Carson Durham, AIA, was promoted to Senior Associate. Carson joined the firm in 1996.

John Whitlock, AIA, LEED AP, was promoted to Senior Associate. John joined the firm in 1994 and serves as Branch Manager of the firm's Decatur office.

Duane Allen was promoted to Associate. Duane is employed in the Decatur office and joined the firm in 1989.

Todd Cyrulik, AIA, was promoted to Associate. Todd is employed in the Decatur office and joined the firm in 1997.

Awards

2006 Central Illinois Chapter AIA Award Winning Projects:

College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago - Honorable Mention for Adaptive Re-Use Award

Cantrall Intermediate School, Athens CUSD #213 - Honorable Mention for Design

Hope Evangelical Free Church, Springfield, Illinois - Honorable Mention for Design

Mechanical Engineering Nanoscale Lab, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Honorable Mention Interiors

Schroeder Hall at Illinois State University was recently awarded the 2006 Capital Development Board Pride in Partnership Award for Outstanding Renovation.  University officials said, “Schroeder Hall is a shining example of how well a construction project can be executed." 

Hope Academy, part of the Decatur Public School District #61 in Decatur, Illinois, was recently chosen to receive the Award of Merit for Excellence in Educational Environment Design from the Illinois Association of School Boards.

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