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OPRA Connection: Annual Awards of Excellence - Hamilton County Park District Winton Woods Campground Expansion
Winter 2010 - Kimberly Whitton
In today's economy, people are looking for simple, fun and affordable vacations together. Camping has become a way to do just that and has helped introduce families to the great outdoors.
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Case Study: Winton Woods Office and Retail Building
Novemeber-December 2009
The intent on this building was to be a practice round for the Hamilton County Park District (Ohio) at building green.
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Art For a Cause
August, 2009 - Claire Patterson
The Taft Museum of Art helped donate nearly 60,000 cans of food to local agencies in April.
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I-75's ceaseless makeover to include new interchanges
July 10, 2009 - Jon Newberry
In the midst of a deep and dark recession, the Interstate 75 corridor between I-275 north of Cincinnati and I-675 south of Dayton is dotted with points of light.
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Making the Grade with Precast Concrete
Winter 2009- Anne Patterson
School projects are using precast concrete to meet
tight schedules, save money and energy, and create
community-pleasing looks.
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Butler Tech planning to go green with renovations, additions
01/13/09 - Lindsey Hilty
Plans for renovations and additions to the Butler Tech D. Russell Lee Career-Technology Center will be "green" with LEED Silver national environmental standards a priority, said Project Manager Jack Willard of McGill Smith Punshon, Inc.
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Streets of West Chester
10/27/08- Contech Bridge Solutions
The West Chester community is a growing suburb of Cincinnati
that never had a downtown district. The township wanted a prominent community
gathering place, and hired McGill Smith Punshon, Inc. (MSP) to create The Square at Union
Center, an urban park with pedestrian walkways, fountains and a clock tower.
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Tilt-up Achievement Award
June 2008 - Tilt-Up Today
Miller-Valentine, owner of the project, wanted to advance its commercial division by combining two Cincinnati-area offices into one location. To meet sustainable design goals, Tilt-Up construction materials were selected...
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Residents get first gilmpse of VOA park
05/14/08 - Amber Ellis
New designs for the Voice of America Park include a mix of natural areas plus recreational fields, a skate park, pedestrian trail, playgrounds and expanded places for winter sports, according to a plan unveiled Tuesday.
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Barn's Ready to Party
03/28/2008 - Amber Ellis
The historic Muhlhauser Barn, a restored timber-frame structure that links West Chester to
Cincinnati's brewing past, officially opens next month - after several years of debate and planning to return the
building to its original state.
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Top of the Class
Winter 2008 - Randal G. Merrill, AIA
Displacing incumbent building
systems with sustainable
technologies sometimes
seems like an unnecessary risk in
K-12 education. Politics and taxpayer
demands can sideline projects or
make cookie-cutter solutions
preferable because they are familiar
and easier.
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Party to launch center
11/29/2007 - Mike Boyer
Workers on Wednesday were busy putting finishing touches on the $12 million
Savannah Center at Chappell Crossing, the new conference and reception center, which formally opens tonight
with a kick-off for the Leading Edge, the young professionals organization of the West Chester Chamber
Alliance.
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McGill Smith Punshon, Inc., Schumacher Dugan Construction Inc. and the Savannah Center at Chappell Crossing
November 2007 - Margo Jacob
Partnership. Collaboration. Synergy. Words that resonated throughout my interview with Craig Rambo, Chairman of the Board, McGill Smith Punshon, Inc., George Rees, President and CEO, Savannah Center and Mike Schumacher, Project Manager, Schumacher Dugan Construction Inc. Why focus on three individuals and their respective businesses in one article? Simply stated...
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Meeting place is taking shape
6/27/2007 - Mike Boyer
Charlie Chappell's dream is becoming a reality. Savannah Center at Chappell Crossing, a 40,000-square-foot conference-reception center off Union Centre Boulevard near the heart of this fast-growing community, is taking shape and already booking events in advance of a December opening.
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Architecture firm learned about diversification
4/15/2007 - by Val Prevish
With a history in Greater Cincinnati that spans 150 years, McGill Smith
Punshon Inc. has had time to develop with the changing business
landscape of the area, and the architecture and planning firm has found
a strategy to stay profitable through the ups and downs of the
development market.
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NK Architects’ Hungry Plant Takes Top CANstruction® Prize
MSP Honorable Mention: Most Cans
Volume 14 - AIArchitects
“Audrey II: Feed Me” created by NK Architects, Jersey City, N.J., was proclaimed “Jurors’ Favorite” at the 11th annual International CANstruction® Competition juried May 3 in conjunction with the AIA 2007 National Convention in San Antonio...
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West Chester heart emerging
2/14/2007 - Mike Boyer
WEST CHESTER TWP. - A new, $16 million office-retail project at Centre Point and Towne Centre Drives will be at the heart of the emerging township downtown district north of Union Centre Boulevard. Construction is expected to begin this spring on a three-story, 75,000-square-foot building, the first of three buildings...
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West Chester preparing for events facility
2/1/2007 - Mike Boyer
A formal groundbreaking is planned in late February for the township's largest private meeting facility, The Savannah Center at Chappell Crossing off Union Centre Boulevard. The facility, which will handle gatherings up to 1,200 people, is the brainchild of Charlie Chappell, one of the developers behind the growth of the Union Centre area who first outlined the center two years ago...
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West Chester Goes for 'WOW' Factor
1/19/2007 - by Laura Baverman
Development plans for downtown in West Chester's Union Centre are under way, the result of a community visioning plan approved in 2006. More than $50 million in projects is planned for the area, to be called Town Square. A combination of public and private investment, it includes shops...
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- North Pointe at Union Centre Awarded Prestigious LEED® Gold Certification
Hamilton County , Ohio ~ August, 2010
North Pointe at Union Centre, Duke Realty’s new General Electric Aviation Buildings in West Chester, Ohio, has been awarded LEED® Gold Certification.
- Winton Woods Project Wins Ohio Parks and Recreation Assocation 'Superior' Award
Hamilton County , Ohio ~ November 2009
The Ohio Parks and Recreation Association (OPRA) has announced the winners of the 2009 Annual Awards of Excellence. Hamilton County Park District's Winton Woods Campground Expansion was awarded with a "Superior" award in Park Development.
- McGill Smith Punshon, Inc. Wins National CANstruction Award for 2009 Entry
Hamilton County , Ohio ~ August 2009
Canstruction® is a series of events across North America that combine a design competition with a unique way to help feed hungry people. Competing teams, led by architects and engineers, showcase their talents by designing giant sculptures made entirely out of canned foods.
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McGill Smith Punshon, Inc. Wins Cincinnati Sustainability Award for Winton Woods Project
Hamilton County , Ohio ~ August 2009
On July 30, 2009, The American Institute of Architects’ Committee on the Environment (COTE) held its annual Cincinnati Sustainability Awards celebration, in order to celebrate the most environmentally
integrated projects in the region. McGill Smith Punshon, Inc. (MSP) was awarded an “Honorable Mention” for the design of the Winton Woods Campground Office and Retail Building.
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McGill Smith Punshon, Inc.
Chairman Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from the West Chester Chamber Alliance Sharonville, Ohio ~ April 2009
It was a "Celebration of Growth" on March 27th at the 2009 West Chester Chamber Alliance Annual Dinner & Awards Gala, where the Chamber honored area organizations and business professionals. This year the Chamber honored Craig Rambo with the Walter Eppley Lifetime Member Award.
- McGill Smith Punshon, Inc. wins Tri-State Masonry Institute's "People's Choice" Award for West Chester Towne Centre Square Pointe Project Sharonville, Ohio ~ March 2009
Multi-discipline design firm McGill Smith Punshon, Inc. (MSP) has won the "People's Choice" award from the Tri-State Masonry Institute for the West Chester Towne Centre Square Pointe project.
- Two Owners at McGill Smith Punshon, Inc. Achieve LEED Accreditation Sharonville, Ohio ~
December 2008
MSP is pleased to announce that two of our
owners, Richard Arnold, Vice President of Land Development, and Jose
Castrejon, ASLA, Vice President of Landscape Architecture and Planning,
have passed the exam that is required to receive the designation of LEED
Accredited Professional (LEED AP).
- McGill Smith Punshon, Inc.
Wins Coveted Statewide Ohio Parks and Recreation Association Award for the Muhlhauser Barn Project Sharonville, Ohio ~ November 2008
MSP has been honored by OPRA (Ohio Parks and Recreation
Association) with an “Outstanding” Facility Award for the Muhlhauser Barn project.
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Wins Coveted Statewide Ohio Parks and Recreation Association Award for the Square at Union Centre Urban Park Project Sharonville, Ohio ~ November 2008
MSP has been honored by OPRA (Ohio Parks and Recreation
Association) with a “Meritorious” Award for Park Development for The Square at Union
Centre urban park project.
- McGill Smith Punshon, Inc.
and Miller Valentine Group Win
Design-Build Award for Two
Waterstone Place Project Sharonville, Ohio ~ October 2008
Multi-discipline design firm McGill
Smith Punshon, Inc. (MSP) and
developer Miller Valentine Group
(MVG) have won an award from the
Design Build Institute of America for
the Two Waterstone Place project.
- MSP Donates Time and Services to Create Rain Garden for Morrow Veteran's Memorial Park Morrow, Ohio ~ October 2008
MSP President Steve Roat, a member of the
Leadership Warren County Class of 2008, recently participated in the construction of the Rain Garden at
Morrow Veteran’s Memorial Park. The project was a
collaborative team effort, with other team members...
- Stephanie Kirschner Assumes the Position of National President of the Society for Design Administration Sharonville, Ohio ~ May 2008
SDA is a professional organization comprised of administrative
and managerial personnel in the design industry. For over 45 years, they've promoted continuing education, best practices in the management of design firms, and professional standards for design firm administrative personnel.
- MSP Names New Associate Sharonville, Ohio ~ April 2008
MSP is pleased to announce that Rick Nichols, P.S., the Manager of Surveying Services, has been named an Associate. Rick Nichols is part of the very spirit of MSP, with a 23 year history with the firm.
- MSP Welcomes New Landscape Architect Sharonville, Ohio ~ December 2007
Mr. Daniel J. Frank, Landscape Architect, has recently joined MSP's Landscape Architecture and Planning department. Mr. Frank has over 15 years of experience in the design profession
- New Leadership in MSP Sharonville, Ohio ~ May 2007
We’re pleased to announce that we have elected Steve Roat to the Presidency of MSP. As President, Steve will focus his extensive skills on operations of the firm.
- Serving the Client’s Client Sharonville, Ohio ~ March 28, 2007
McGill Smith Punshon celebrates 151 years with diversification mandate, 15 years after bankruptcy threatened survival of deep-rooted architect/engineer
- Towne Centre Square West Chester Township, Ohio ~ Feb. 2, 2007
Diverse mix of Cincinnati professionals to develop $16M retail/office cornerstone of new downtown West Chester district
- McGill Smith Punshon, Inc. Wins Coveted Statewide Ohio Parks and Recreation Association Award Sharonville, Ohio ~ February 16, 2007
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