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Data Sharing Enables McCarthy To Deliver St. Louis Aquarium Design

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A collaborative platform enables contractor and architect to share data and solve challenges on the St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station.

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Where it all began: The U.S. Postal Service’s Design-Build partnership with The Korte Company

The Korte Company

Founder Ralph Korte laid down the gauntlet shortly after we completed a renovation of the renowned Union Station in St. Louis: The company needed to set its sights on the city. If we were to keep growing, we had to win more work in St. But the St. Louis construction market is famously cyclical.

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Dennis Calvert, the right architect for Design-Build

The Korte Company

Design-Build was not always accepted in the industry. So when he encountered Ralph Korte’s vision of Design-Build in action, he saw the industry’s future. . He did return every summer to work on a permit as a union carpenter with his father. There Dennis learned about “on-site design” from Jack Goldman.

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How to Choose the Best General Contractor to Partner with for your “First” Commercial Construction Project

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Working out the design kinks: When it comes to prototype designs and new concepts, there are going to be some details that, frankly, aren’t worked out at the onset of the project. Sure, there are drawings and designs, but there are also usually details and ideas in the client’s head that haven’t made it on paper yet.

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Mastering theme park construction coordination

The Korte Company

Here’s a rundown: Cahokia Mounds Museum and Interpretive Center – Collinsville, IL: This museum honors the history of a pre-Columbian Native American city that sat across the Mississippi River from present-day St. The 35,000-square-foot museum features a complex design that maximizes user experience.

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Sandy Grapperhaus could tell you stories

The Korte Company

These were critical years for Sandy, who would find herself working in the same spaces as revered employees like Jane Lauer, Bill Pistrui and Dennis Calvert , the visionary who spearheaded Design-Build for the company “I’ll never forget Dennis Calvert because he gave me one of the best pay raises that I recall. Louis Union Station Office.

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UPDATE: Seven New Locations Added To President Obama’s Promise Zones Initiative

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Beginning in January 2014, SC2 teams will engage in the following locations: St. Louis, MO; Gary, IN; Flint, MI; Brownsville, TX; Rockford, IL; Macon, GA; and Rocky Mount, NC. Los Angeles, CA (Neighborhoods of Pico Union, Westlake, Koreatown, Hollywood, and East Hollywood).

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