WBA Project Featured in Casino Enterprise Management
The Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem is featured in the current issue of Casino Enterprise Management. Walsh Bishop Associates was the Interior Architect for this project and in the article, Design Principal Ed Wilms discusses the challenge of providing a design that incorporates the historical significance of the site (formerly the Bethlehem Steel Mill) yet has a modern and pliable tone for future development. The article can be read at:
Cultural Fabrication: Grasping an Essence with Surrogate Hands
On Saturday July 25, Walsh Bishop Design Principal Stephen Knowles presented a lecture at Taliesin - The Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture in Spring Green, Wisconsin. Entitled “Cultural Fabrication: Grasping an Essence with Surrogate Hands”, the lecture was part of the 2009 Summer Taliesin Lecture Series that also features Kostas Terzidis and Michael P. Johnson.
Stephen’s presentation came out of an architectural journey that started with a desire to build edifices, from concepts, for cultures to grow in and around. Recognizing that the architect can only design around the materials he or she can utilize, the mind-hand-tool process of drawings, modeling, calculations and prototypes is an opportunity to experiment with concepts, geometry, matter and execution. The ultimate goal is to understand building culture by investigating, imagining and discussing the capacity of materials, assemblies and routines that diverge from contemporary building practices.
RAVE Awards Celebrate Residential Design
Walsh Bishop Design Principal Ed Wilms will lead a tour of the Ivy Hotel and Residence as part of the 2009 Residential Architects Vision and Excellence (RAVE) Awards being held on June 25. The RAVE Program was created by AIA Minnesota and Mpls-St. Paul Magazine to recognize excellence in residential design and raise awareness of the benefits of using an architect. This year’s awards take place at the Ivy, for which Walsh Bishop was architect, and include a special presentation on historical preservation. During the tour Ed will discuss our approach to this ambitious mixed-use development that incorporated an original 1930’s neo-Gothic building on a site of less than one-half acre. The project was largely completed in 2008 and includes a hotel, restaurant, health club and spa and residential condominiums.
Walsh Bishop extends it’s congratulations to the honorees of this year’s RAVE Awards!
Another LEED AP at Walsh Bishop!
We are proud and excited to announce that Walsh Bishop Designer Lisa Monson passed her LEED-CI exam today! Congratulations Lisa!
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Certified Interior Designer
We are excited to announce that Walsh Bishop Senior Associate Doug Larson has achieved Certified Interior Designer (CID) status. Congratulations Doug!
Excellence in Concrete and Masonry
On Saturday February 21, Troy Goetz represented Walsh Bishop at the 27th Annual Minnesota Concrete & Masonry Contractor’s Association Excellence in Concrete & Masonry Design & Construction Awards Banquet. Northland Concrete & Masonry took home two awards for projects on which Walsh Bishop was the Architect. The Ivy Tower Hotel/Condos in Minneapolis won in the “Concrete-Structural” category and the Hilton Hotel in Bloomington won in the “Commercial-Set Stone” category. Congratulations Northland Concrete & Masonry!
Finance and Commerce Features Walsh Bishop
Minneapolis-based Finance and Commerce magazine currently features an article about Walsh Bishop’s expertise and work in the casino and gaming industry. Keith O’Brien, the Vice President of our Entertainment and Hospitality division, speaks about the hope for continued growth in casino projects. As he stated in the article, Keith expects the $26 billion industry to grow 4 to 5 percent nationally in 2009, which is down somewhat from the double-digit growth of recent years, but still strong considering the current economy. The article also summarizes our project history in the gaming industry.
Follow this link to read the entire article.
Walsh Bishop takes top honors at G2E’s Casino Design Awards!
What a better way to kick off this year’s Global Gaming Expo than to be honored with 3 of this year’s Casino Design Awards, including 2008 Architectural Firm of the Year!
Walsh Bishop also took home Best Architectural Design for a Casino Resort Under $200M, for Turtle Creek Casino & Hotel, in Williamsburg, MI, and Best Lighting Design for a Casino Resort, for Black Bear Casino Resort, in Carlton, MN. The winning projects were announced at yesterday’s awards luncheon at G2E in Las Vegas.
Be sure to visit us in booth 511 and learn more about these award-winning projects!
Come see Walsh Bishop at G2E next week!
Walsh Bishop is thrilled again this year to exhibit at the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas! And it’s just one week away!
Be sure to visit us in booth 511 and check out some images of our award-winning projects. And did we mention that we can get you a free tradeshow pass? Please contact Alison at alison.regan@walshbishop.com and she’ll email it to you! It’s that easy.
The tradeshow is November 18-20 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, and it’s an exciting event. We’re looking forward to seeing you there!
Walsh Bishop in the News
Walsh Bishop was recently featured in the September 2008 issue of the Native American Journal in an article entitled “Lighting the Way - Green Building on Tribal Land.” This article discusses how Native American Tribes have historically had a strong committment to land stewardship and conservation and how this is resulting in a desire for sustainable and green design. Walsh Bishop’s work for the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs is highlighted.
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