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Michael Davis elected as AIA East Tennessee Secretary
Sanders Pace Architecture Project Manager Michael Davis, AIA was elected to serve a 3 year term as Secretary for the AIA East Tennessee Board. Learn more about AIA East Tennessee by clicking HERE.
John Sanders serves as chair of 2018 AIA Charlotte Design Awards Jury
On November 8th John Sanders presented the 2018 AIA Charlotte Design Awards during the annual Design and Service Awards Gala. Jury members included Tracey Ford AIA of EOA Architects in Nashville, David Bailey AIA of Hastings Architecture in Nashville, and Michael Davis AIA of Sanders Pace Architecture. Congratulations to all of the winners!
Construction Starts at Fort Dickerson Augusta Quarry
The Augusta Avenue entrance to Fort Dickerson Park and adjacent quarry lake is closed as preliminary work begins on $1.77 million in quarry access improvements. The Augusta Quarry project includes a gateway with stone walls, a paved parking lot, additional landscaping complementing the existing forestry, and infrastructure to support future phases to improve the quarry lake.
The Augusta Quarry project is largely made possible through an investment from the Aslan Foundation, which paid for the design and planning work of this project as well as $330,000 toward its construction. Utilizing the design and planning funding donated by the Aslan Foundation, Sanders Pace Architecture and Port Urbanism collaborated with the City of Knoxville through creative, interactive public meetings, which informed the final design.
The project is part of the Knoxville Battlefield Loop masterplan completed by Sanders Pace Architecture and PORT Urbanism. Learn more about that project HERE.
And you can ind the City of Knoxville press release for the Augusta Quarry project HERE.
The Press Room receives Knox Heritage Fantastic Fifteen award
Sanders Pace Architecture and owners Jim and Lori Klonaris were honored with a Fantastic Fifteen award by preservation group Knox Heritage for rehabilitation work completed on the 1923 building.
From Knox Heritage:
The Press Room, a 600 person community event space and performance venue was built as the Dewine Building in 1923. Located at 730 N. Broadway, it was built as a showroom for the L.S. Harris Motor Co. In 1939 it served as a 12 lane bowling alley and had other uses until it was purchased by RRI Project, LLC/Spaces in the City in 2017. Local architects Sanders Pace Architecture restored the building and it retains historic elements that include the original steel truss structure, wood decking, concrete floors, and brick walls.
The building now has a new life as The Press Room, an event venue in the historic Fourth and Gill neighborhood at the northern edge of downtown Knoxville. Learn more about the other winners by clicking HERE and more about The Press Room project by clicking HERE.
We’re Hiring!
Sanders Pace Architecture is seeking a new team member with a passion for design excellence and the ability manage the development, execution and coordination of a project through all phases. SPA focuses on unique, challenging and custom design solutions ranging from small installations to public infrastructure.
The ideal candidate has the following:
- Bachelors and/or Masters in Architecture.
- The candidate needs to be a licensed architect or on the path to becoming licensed.
- Strong conceptual design and critical thinking skills.
- Construction documentation, coordination and administration skills.
- Strong verbal presentation skills.
- 4+ years of working experience in various types of project types.
- Working knowledge of design trends and materials.
- Proficiency is required in Revit, AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite and 3D modelling software. Proficiency in Rhino is preferred.
- A passion for researching unique materials, assemblies and processes.
Correspondence via email only: Accepting resumes and digital portfolio (PDF Format < 10MB) to info@sanderspace.com before October 15, 2018.
Urban Wilderness Gateway Park public meeting scheduled for September 18th.
An Urban Wilderness Gateway Park public meeting is scheduled from 6-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018, at South-Doyle Middle School Library, 3900 Decatur Drive.
City officials, the Urban Wilderness Gateway Park design team (Vaughn and Melton Consulting Engineers, Port Urbanism, Equinox, Sanders Pace Architecture, Gresham Smith and Partners), and community stakeholders will be in attendance.
The design team for the Urban Wilderness Gateway Park project will present revised concepts based on feedback gathered through online surveys, a series of small group meetings with neighborhoods and community members, and the Public Input Exhibition and Block Party held in June 2018.
The gateway project is a $10 million City investment to create a linear park connection from downtown’s Morningside Park to South Knoxville, serving as an adventure portal into the Urban Wilderness. The project was made possible by Gov. Bill Haslam and the Tennessee Department of Transportation deeding the state property to the City for public use.
Like other projects throughout the 1,000-acre Urban Wilderness, the gateway park will reflect the community and its natural, historic, recreational and environmental assets.
The upcoming public meeting will share the results of the community-guided process to create a framework, vision and concept report as well as a phasing plan.
Learn more about the project by accessing the City’s Urban Wilderness Gateway Park page HERE.
Sanders Pace Architecture receives Merit Award at the annual AIA Tennessee Design Awards Gala.
The McIlwaine Friendship Pavilion on the campus of the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture received a Merit Award from the Tennessee chapter of the American Institute of Architects at the annual Design Awards Gala in Franklin, Tennessee. Located at the heart of the UT Gardens, the project is the first official outdoor classroom on the University of Tennessee campus. The pavilion provides a fitting setting for educational and cultural events while also serving as a much needed revenue source funding research and community outreach initiatives which are at the core of the mission of the UT Gardens.
The jury appreciated the analytical nature of the project which led to a careful, thoughtful, exquisitely detailed solution.
Urban Wilderness Gateway Park Block Party
The City of Knoxville held a block party event at the terminus of the James White Parkway to solicit input on the future of the area. A design team led by Sanders Pace Architecture and PORT Urbanism is working on the project with Phase 1 including a $10 million investment in infrastructure and amenities at what will become the main entry into Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness.
You can learn more about the project and the party at these links:
WBIR
City of Knoxville wants community input on Urban Wilderness
Inside of Knoxville
Knoxville throws a Block Party at future Urban Wilderness Gateway Park
The Knoxville Battlefield Loop project received honors at the annual TN ASLA Gala in Nashville. The project provides a comprehensive framework for the future development of a collection of significant cultural and historical sites located just 2 miles from downtown Knoxville. The first construction project to be implemented, the entrance to Augusta Quarry at Fort Dickerson Park, was recently approved by the City Council and will start construction this summer.
Brandon Pace receives Tau Sigma Delta Silver Medal at University of Tennessee 2o18 Awards Ceremony.
Brandon Pace was selected as the 2018 recipient of the Tau Sigma Delta Silver Medal, joining former Dean Bill Lacy and iconic professor Stroud Watson as recipients of the honor. The Silver Medal is awarded by chapters to a Professional with a record of distinction in design in the field of Architecture, Landscape Architecture or the Allied Arts.
