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Gannett Fleming, Harrisburg, Pa
Main Office:
Corporate Headquarters
207 Senate Avenue
Camp Hill, PA 17011
Tel: (717) 763-7211
Tel: (800) 233-1055 (US Only)
Additional Offices:
58 offices in the United States, 2 in Canada, and 1 in Abu Dhabi.
Texas Offices:
Austin
The Briarcroft Building
Suite 350
12710 Research Boulevard
Austin, TX 78759
Phone: (512) 833-9377
Services:
Environmental Resources
Construction Management
Program/Project Management Consulting
Design-Build
Facilities
Transportation
Dams and Hydraulics
Planning
Geotechnical/Earth Sciences
Site Development
Sustainability
Information Technology
For all Corporate Services: http://www.gannettfleming.com/services.htm
Additional informartion:
-Number of Employees: 2100+
-3-D computer-aided drafting (CAD) modeling/renderings, Building Information Modeling, AutoCAD Revit, AutoDesk® and Bentley®
History:
In 1915, Gannett Fleming was first founded as Farley Gannett Consulting Engineer in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The evolution of the automobile and the need for ways of transportation made it possible for the company to develop and grow at a rapid pace. The company was chosen to design sections of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, a highway that was used as a model for many others.
Gannet Fleming is recognized for the design of wastewater treatment, solid waste disposal, air pollution control facilities, flood control, and mainly in the transit systems of the U.S. Currently, the company has more than 2,100 employees with offices in the United States, Canada, and Abu Dhabi. Their work can be found in all 50 states and in more than 50 countries.
Projects:
Nanoscience Laboratory, Washington D.C
Exelon’s Renewable Energy Education Center, Pennsylvania
Hershey Children’s Hospital, Pennsylvania
Southwestern Yard Maintenance Facility Design and Construction Administration
David Evans and Associates Inc.
Main Office: Portland, OR
Additional Office Locations:
29 US offices
Bellevue, WA
Boise, ID
Charleston, SC
College Station, TX
Denver, CO
Gulfport, MS
Las Vegas, NV
Los Angeles, CA
New York City, NY
Olympia, WA
Ontario, CA
Salem, OR
Salt Lake City, UT
San Diego, CA
Seattle, WA
Spokane, WA
Tacoma, WA
Vancouver, WA
Services:
Advanced Structural Analysis
Bridge Engineering
Civil Engineering
Structural Engineering
Traffic Engineering
Project Management
Construction Engineering
Environmental Planning and Compliance
Energy Development
Landscape Architecture
Employees:
750 +
History:
David Evans started David Evans and Associates, Inc. (DEA) in 1976. He wanted to offer his clients freedom and support to pursue their ambitions. 30 years later, DEA is a leader in sustainable design and management solutions. DEA has ranked among the top 100 Pure Design companies in the United States and has been awarded for their innovative approaches to energy, water resources, land development design, and transportation.
Projects:
AMEC (formerly MACTEC Inc.), London, UK
Main Office:
Global Headquarter
76-78 Old Street
London
EC1V 9RU
UK
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7539 5800
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7539 5900
Additional Offices:
AMEC has 325 offices in around 40 countries.
Around 104 offices in the United States.
Texas Offices:
Austin
AMEC
3711 S. MoPac Expressway
Building One, Suite 100
Austin, TX 78746
US
Telephone: +1 512 494 0333
Fax: +1 512 494 0334
El Paso
AMEC
125 Montoya Road
El Paso, Texas
79932
US
Telephone: +1 915 585 2472
Fax: +1 915 585 2626
Houston
AMEC
10777 Clay Road
Houston, TX
77041
US
Telephone: +1 713 570 1000
Fax: +1 713 570 8910
San Antonio
16414 San Pedro Avenue
Suite 635
San Antonio, TX
78232
San Antonio
AMEC
17319 San Pedro Avenue
Suite 207
San Antonio, Texas
78232
US
Telephone: +1 210 699 6595
Fax: +1 210 699 6597
Services:
Engineering
Consulting
Decommissioning
Project Management
Construction
New Build
Supple Chain Management
Sustainability
Environmental Services
Operations and Maintenance
Specialist Services
Training and Development
History:
Matthew Hall opened his first office in the UK in 1848, which became the Matthew Hall Group of Companies. In 1883, Leonard Fairclough started Fairclough Construction in the UK. Fairclough Construction merged with William Press (founded in 1913) to form AMEC. Six years later, Mathew Hall Group of Companies became part of the AMEC group.
In 2000, AMEC bought AGRA, a Canadian engineering company with over 85 years of experience. In 2002, AMEC was recognized by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index “as one of the world’s top five companies for sustainability in the oil equipment and services sector” (http://amec.com/aboutus/past.htm).
In May 2011, AMEC acquired the leading US engineering and environmental services company MACTEC.
Projects:
Brownfield redevelopment at Atlantic Station
Construction Engineering & Inspection for Nevada Department of Transportation
Reconstruction of military infrastructure in Iraq
Design of Geothermal Plant in Holtville, California
Charter street biomass conversion project for the University of Wisconsin
Coop Himmelb(l)au
Office Viena:
Spengergasse 37
1050 Vienna
Austria
TEL +43 1 546 60 – 0
FAX +43 1 546 60-600
Email office@coop-himmelblau.at
Web http://www.coop-himmelblau.at/
CHBL Jobs jobs@coop-himmelblau.at
Additional Offices:
Los Angeles
Specialties:
Architecture
Urban planning
Design
Art
History:
In 1968 Wolf D. Prix, Helmut Swiczinsky, and Michael Holzer founded Coop Himmelb(l)au in Vienna, Austria. Wolf D. Prix began studying architecture at the Vienna University of Technology and completed his studies at the Architectural Association of London and the Southern California Institute of Architecture. Helmut Swiczinsky started his studies of architecture at the Technische Universitat and continued at the Architectural Association of London. Prix and Swiczinsky were the leading members of the firm and in 1971 Michael Holzer left the team. In 1988 they formed Coop Himmelb(l)au LA / Cloud Inc. LA. Between 1996 and 2006 Karolin Schmidbaur, Wolfdieter Dreibholz, Harald Krieger, among others, joined the firm.
In German, Coop Himmelb(l)au means “Blue Sky Cooperative” or “Sky Building Cooperative”. Coop Himmelb(l)au is an example of Deconstructivist architecture that began in the late 1980’s. “By breaking continuity, disturbing relationships between interior and exterior, fracturing connections between exterior and context, Deconstructivism undermines conventional notions of harmony, unity, and apparent stability” (Stevens, “Deconstructivism”). The designers tend to create assymetrical and unconventional structures with non-rectilinear shapes that are considered as part of a postmodern architecture.
Selected Projects
JVC Entertainment Center- Guadalajara, Mexico
Art Museum Strongoli- Strongoli, Italy
Music Cloud- Paris, France
Busan Cinema Center- Busan, South Korea
BMW Welt- Munich, Germany
Pavilion 21 MINI Opera Space- Munich, Germany
Reference:
Coop Himmelb(l)au. Web. 30 Aug. 2011. http://www.coop-himmelblau.at/
Stevens, James. “Deconstructivism.” A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved August 30, 2011 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-Deconstructivism.html
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