Next phase of UMaine’s $45M arena overhaul begins this spring

The next phase of the renovation of the University of Maine’s Alfond Arena will begin this spring. It is part of facilities upgrades at the university that have been funded by a $170 million gift from the Harold Alfond Foundation. The Alfond Arena renovation will cost $45 million, according to UMaine athletic director Jude Killy, and he said university officials are hoping it will be completed by the end of 2025. WBRC Inc. (Bangor) and Crawford Architects (Kansas City, Missouri) will be the architects, PC Construction (Portland) will execute the construction management and Forty Nine Degrees (Coldwater, Ohio) will lead…

AAWL Chandler location reopens following renovation

The newly updated facility located inside the Chandler Fashion Center now features brand-new kennels and a refreshed look that incorporates the Arizona Animal Welfare League’s new logo and brand colors. Since replacing a puppy mill store in 2012, the Chandler Adoption Center has helped find homes for over 13,000 animals in the Valley. The Arizona Animal Welfare League (AAWL) has announced the reopening of its Chandler Adoption Center on March 1 following the completion of a $105,000 renovation. The newly updated facility located inside the Chandler Fashion Center now features brand-new kennels and a refreshed look that incorporates AAWL’s new…

Architecture professor’s house design wins state’s top prize | Inside UNC Charlotte

A house designed, built and owned by Marc Manack, associate professor of architecture, with his firm SILO AR+D, was awarded the 2023 George Matsumoto Prize from NCModernist, a non-profit organization and educational archive established for the documentation, promotion and preservation of residential modernist architecture in the state. Founded in 2012, the Matsumoto Prize is North Carolina’s highest honor exclusively for modernist residential architecture. Manack’s home, “Steel Louise,” was selected the first place winner from among 19 applicants by a distinguished six-member jury of nationally respected architects and architectural critics. “For the first time in the prize’s history, the jury was…

The Means To Arrange A House Renovation

One of the most useful issues a house renovation consultant can deliver to your project is their community of trusted distributors, from architects and basic contractors to designers and supplies specialists. If you don’t know what professional to hire for what portion of your project, you’ll have the ability to rent a consultant to point you in the proper direction. Habitat low income and seniors owners with minor and substantial repairs via volunteers. Contact them to see if you’re eligible, the work they will do and after they might do it at your home. To discover native applications for seniors…