5.30.08 | Minneapolis, MN | Stephanie Statz and Dan Duffy joined the Minneapolis office of Perkins+Will as Healthcare Interior Designer and Healthcare Project Manager respectively.  Ms. Statz is an award-winning interior designer with over 12 years experience, most recently working at Ellerbe Becket. Mr. Duffy has been  principal in his own practice for the past 14 years and is heavily involved with professional commitments on boards and commissions including the AIA MN Professional Development committee. www.perkinswill.com/locations/cities/minn.aspx

5.30.08 | New York, NY | Decorati.com, launched in 2007, is an online resource for high-end furnishings and products for the interior design industry. Found at www.decorati.com, the site consolidates a diverse range of nearly 400 top trade-only manufacturers and showrooms into one efficient shopping site. Decorati also features exclusive products, antiques, sample sales, and interior designers own private collections. 

5.29.08 | Denver, CO | –The HOK Planning Group launched an Urban Design and Landscape Architecture studio in Denver. A three-person team of professionals will serve clients in Denver and throughout the Mountain West region, with plans to build a 20-person practice within two years. Joining The HOK Planning Group are: David Amalong, Vice President and Director, Robb Berg, Senior Associate, Jesse Michael, Landscape Architectural Technician. HOK'’s new Urban Design and Landscape Architecture studio is located in downtown Denver at 1125 17th Street, Suite 1250. www.hok.com

5.29.08 | Washington, D.C. | IA Interior Architects (IA) added John Varholak to it Washington D.C. office as Senior Project Manager and Team Leader. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Varholak worked at InterSpec Design in Vienna, VA where he was Director of Corporate Interiors. Mr. Varholak specializes in workplace strategies, project management and design, and regularly shares his expertise during presentations to brokers and developers.

5.29.08 | Boston, MA | Elkus Manfredi Architects announced the following promotions:

• Principal, John Martin AIA LEED AP
• Vice President, Mark Allen AIA LEED AP, Alison Gillies AIA, Cammie Henderson AIA, Mark Sardegna AIA, Andrew West AIA, Jefferson D. Willets AIA
• Senior Associate, Susanne Ackermann, Joseph Carroll AIA, Rob Halter AIA, LEED AP, Kevin Lennon, Oscar Mertz III AIA, LEED AP, Christine Milne RIBA, Brian Roessler, Jeffrey Sakowitz AIA, LEED AP
• Chief Information Officer, Glenn Kurth AIA www.elkus-manfredi.com
  

5.29.08 | Charleston, WV | Swanke Hayden Connell Architects, NYC, was selected by the state of West Virginia to design a rehabilitation plan for Holly Grove Mansion. The building retains a significant amount of historic fabric but suffers from antiquated mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems, structural deficiencies and unsympathetic architectural modifications resulting in an incongruous appearance of the building interior. The building also suffers from deterioration and deferred maintenance to its exterior envelope and does not provide compliant access for the disabled. Swanke Hayden Connell Architects

5.28.08 | Phoenix, AZ | Gensler, a global architecture and design consulting firm, recently hired Tommy Kelly, Patrick Mangess, and Torsten Schmudde as project team leaders. Additional hires include Christian Jesperson as design tech, Tanya Moody as project coordinator, Stephanie Gomez as administrative assistant, and Lydia Kanschat as receptionist. Bryan Maddock, Shirley Bucknor, and Jorge Amaya also were hired as summer interns from Arizona State University. www.gensler.com