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Vantage Data Centers Campus Wins ENR California Best Project Award
Engineering News Record California has awarded Vantage Data Centers Campus, Phase 1 (buildings 1 & 2) in Santa Clara, California with the Award of Merit for manufacturing. The four-story data center was completed in 2019. Team: DPR Construction, HMH Engineering, Reed Associates Landscape Architecture, Peoples Associates Structural Engineers (PASE), Sheehan Nagle Hartray Architects Find the […]
St. Charles Public Library Featured in the Chicago Tribune
“The St. Charles Public Library welcomed the community Saturday with a grand reopening and ribbon cutting event following the completion of its $18.6 million renovation and expansion project. [St. Charles Public Library Director Edith Craig] described the job “as a full gut renovation as down to the studs as you could get” and promised that […]
Sheehan Nagle Hartray Architects Unveils New St. Charles Public Library
CHICAGO — For Chicago-based Sheehan Nagle Hartray Architects (SNHA), the beginning of 2020 marked the onset of a multimillion-dollar project involving the renovation and expansion of the St. Charles Public Library (SCPL), which originated with a 1906 Carnegie Library. The project, which will be unveiled on July 17, 2021, features a progressive design approach that […]
Sneak Peek: St. Charles Public Library Featured in the Kane County Chronicle
“We wanted to make sure that the heart of the library was for patrons,” St. Charles Public Library Director Edith Craig said while giving a tour of the newly renovated library. “. . . [T]he community comments were that they wanted more places to sit and stream and read.” Library Director Edith Craig and SNHA […]
St. Charles Public Library Featured in the Kane County Chronicle
“We wanted to ensure the library felt a true part of the community, so we pulled our interior design inspiration from the surrounding Fox River Valley area. The color palette and indoor/outdoor design elements give the library a natural feel that reflects the beauty of the St. Charles region,” said Eric Penney, principal of Sheehan […]
Lisle Library District Partners With SNHA For Interior Renovation
The Lisle Library District has partnered with SNHA for the renovation of its 2-story building located at 777 Front Street. The proposed design features the relocation of the main entrance currently on the east side of the building to the north side, the installation of a drive-up window for guests, and the creation of an […]
St. Charles Public Library Featured in The Daily Herald
“After more than a year of construction — and more than a year of the library and its staff temporarily relocating to the Haines Building about a mile to the west — the $18.6 million facility remains on track for a July 17 grand opening celebration at its original location at the southeast corner of […]
Many Hands Make Light Work: Valencia Shelter Services Seeks Funding for New Center
Valencia Shelter Services is in Los Lunas, New Mexico, just 30 minutes south of Albuquerque. What began as a crisis line in 1989 for women experiencing domestic violence and in need of shelter and resources has grown to a fully comprehensive advocacy program providing resources for hundreds of women, men, and children throughout Valencia County and the state. Tucked next to a residential […]
Chheng Lim Named to Crain’s 2021 Notable Women in Construction and Design
SNHA project executive Chheng Lim has been named one of Crain’s Notable Women in Construction and Design for 2021. Since joining SNHA in 2014, Chheng has overseen 7 million square feet of data center and technology projects for clients with an aggregate construction cost of 7 billion and 250 megawatts of power capacity. View Chheng […]
SNHA Ranks Among Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms
SNHA has been included in this year’s Top 500 Design Firms list, ranking at #439. You can access the full list from Engineering News-Record here.