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In a city as dense as Chicago, new building projects often have very limited space to make their mark. The new Hilton Garden Inn in the North Loop of downtown Chicago had many existing buildings to compete with, including its landmark neighbors, the Chicago Motor Club and the Seventeenth Church of Christ Scientist. With the desire to standout, GREC Architects were called upon to help make a statement.

The Western Specialty Contractors Facades Division, based in Ridgefield, NJ, has helped to transform the discreet entrance to one of Manhattan, New York's most luxurious condominium high rise buildings into a functional work of art.

CertainTeed Corp., along with employees from its Kansas City, Kan. insulation plant and professional partners are rolling up their sleeves to assist Homes for Our Troops (HFOT), a national, non-profit organization dedicated to building specially adapted, mortgage-free homes for severely injured Veterans. The latest team effort shows support and appreciation for a local Lee’s Summit, Mo. veteran.

With red iron steel framing in place at the large 71’-0” diameter dome, Competitive Interiors Inc. contracted Radius Track Corporation for multiple cold-formed steel framing solutions.

For over twenty-four years, Olde World Stone and Tile Molds, Inc. has helped inexperienced people and entrepreneurs learn to cast their own concrete stone products and save money through their The Mold Store websites. 

The new Clamart Sports Centre is ‘an authentic city of sports’ with a shape designed to follow the curves of the landscape. The design work was based on the definition of the architectural concept by Gaétan Morales and his team from Gaëtan Le Penhuel architect agency.