Ground Breaking for Maruchan

GSC Architects is pleased to announce that the Maruchan Plant has broken ground! Congratulations to the project team. We look forward to sharing more progress photos of the project as the construction continues.

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Dedication Ceremony for Baugh Center for the Visual Arts at UMHB

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Written by Larry Moseley, Principal, GSC Architects

GSC Architects was privileged to participate in the dedication of the new Baugh Center for Visual Arts Building on the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor campus on Friday, October 19, 2012. The Baugh family, core supporters of the educational mission at UMHB, was very generous in their comments on the appearance of the building. Dr. Randy O'Rear, UMHB's President, and Ted Barnes, Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts, spoke of the success of the building's design for the Visual Arts program.

For GSC, the Visual Arts Building is one of two current projects at UMHB; the other a new Nursing Education Building. Below are some pictures from the Ribbon-Cutting and Dedication Ceremony as well as members of our design team.

Dedication Ceremony - presenting portrait of Eula Mae and John Baugh to hang in the building

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ACC Foundation Golf Tournament

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Monday, 08 October 2012 01:00

Written by Beth Guillot, Principal, GSC Architects

GSC Architects was proud to sponsor and participate in the Annual Austin Community College Foundation Golf Tournament on Friday October 5th, 2012. It was a great turnout for the event and a great day for golf. Dr. Rhodes, ACC President, addressed the group for the event. Several ACC Board Trustees were present; Barbara Mink, Jeffrey Richard and Alan Kaplan.

Below is more information about the ACC Foundation and some pictures from the event.

The ACC Foundation
Vision: Expand access to higher education and training throughout the Austin Community College District
Mission: Raise substantial money to ensure student success, and Develop community support for ACC
Goals: Foster public interest in Austin Community College and promote its mission, goals, and objectives, Encourage, solicit, accept, and manage gifts to advance the educational goals and services of the College and Provide leadership and input in the development of College goals, objectives, and program initiatives.

Dr. Rhodes, ACC Trustees and ACC Foundation Board Members
distribute the prizes for the event.

Julie Zitter (GSC), Tommy Cowan (Founder of GSC), Beth Guillot (GSC) 
and Barbara Mink (ACC Trustee) at the event.

Touring the Texas Advanced Computing Center

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Wednesday, 19 September 2012 01:00

Written by Paul Meyer, Principal, GSC Architects

Beth Guillot and I visited the UT Advanced Computing Center on the JJ Pickle Campus in Austin, Texas on Thursday August 30, 2012.  It was very interesting to hear about the design process for this complex project and how the facility operates. The project was funded with a national grant of $50 million.  

It is estimated that Stampede will rank as one of the top 5 supercomputers in the world once it is fully completed.

Below is a little more information from the TACC tour as well as some photos:

“The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at the University of Texas, Austin, is a research center for advanced computational science, engineering and technology. TACC deploys and operates advanced computational infrastructure to enable computational research for researchers in Texas and across the USA. Dan Stanzione Ph.D of TACC will present on the supercomputers and the challenges of operating one of the highest density data centers in the world. We will also tour the Ranger supercomputer, supporting infrastructure, and TACC’s newest project Stampede which is nearing completion. The Ranger supercomputer was built in 2008 and is one of the top 40 supercomputers for both private and public institutions. The Stampede project is projected to be one of the fastest supercomputer in the world. Both the Ranger and Stampede projects are served by cutting edge mechanical systems. You will have an opportunity to see up close an installation that supports +30kW per rack and the new Stampede project which will operate at over 45kW per rack. We will also feature a fluid submersion cooling solution for data center servers. 

The Tech Specs: 

• 30kW and 45kW Per Rack Installations 
• 415V Modular Touch Safe Distribution 
• In Row Chilled Water Cooling 
• Hot Aisle Thermal Containment 
• Fluid Submersion Server Rack Cooling Solution”

Texas Advanced Computing Center

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RR PIE School Supply Distribution Event

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Wednesday, 19 September 2012 01:00

Written by Beth Guillot, Principal, GSC Architects

A handful of GSC employees and family members volunteered at the RRISD Partners in Education school supplies distribution event on Friday and Saturday, August 17th-18th, 2012. My sister and I were assigned as greeters, and directed students and parents to the appropriate areas. It was fun to see the kids excited for the school year to begin, especially the proud pre-k kiddos. The RRISD Partners in Education did a great job with organizing the event and making sure things were running smoothly.

A big thanks to RRISD Partners in Education for all that they do for the students.

Promotions at GSC Architects

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Thursday, 19 July 2012 11:16

Jenny Heim and Franklyn King have been promoted from Staff Architects to Associates at GSC Architects. 

Jenny Heim has been with the firm for just over 5 years in addition to interning with GSC while completing her Masters of Architecture in Sustainable Design at the University of Texas. Her recent work include serving as the Project Manager for all on-going projects with JP Morgan Chase and working with the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor team as Project Architect for the Baugh Center for the Visual Arts. Jenny also serves as a key member of our G3 initiative which promotes sustainable design practices and education among our staff. She is a licensed Architect in the state of Texas, LEED AP BD+C and a member of the local Central Texas Balcones Chapter as well as the national US Green Building Council (USGBC). She also serves as a Board Member for Architects without Borders - Austin Chapter.

Franklyn King joined the firm almost 4 years ago. Since then he has become an invaluable part of our technical project teams which focus on Working Environments including projects for Samsung and 3M. He has also worked on Learning Environments including the ACC Round Rock Campus and the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. While at GSC Franklyn has served as a mentor and role model for several of our recently graduated staff members. He has also been a part of GSC's Canstruction team helping with the design and execution of several of the award winning entries. Franklyn is a licensed Architect in the state of Texas and a LEED Accredited Professional.

GSC Presents at NeoCon

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Monday, 02 July 2012 01:00

Written by Julie Zitter, Sr. Associate, GSC Architects

Julie Zitter co-presented at NeoCon 2012 with Qena McCarty of Aqena Inc. on a CEU presentation titled "Designing Better: Lactation Accommodations". The topic content focused on defining a new program standard. The design of these facilities is becoming more commonplace and mainstream, but the current guidelines are not suitable. GSC and Aqena Inc. have been collaborating on this topic for over a year and a half and are designing an all-in-one product solution that will answer the new program standard.  Check out our presentation by clicking on the arrow below.

President Elect for the IIDA Texas Oklahoma Chapter

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Monday, 14 May 2012 01:00

GSC Architects is very excited to announce that Vivian Featherston has accepted the position of President Elect for the Texas Oklahoma Chapter of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA). Starting in July Vivian will serve in this position for one year, at which time she will become President of the Chapter, and then the Past President the following year.

We are all very proud of the work that Vivian has done for the IIDA City Centre and the Chapter. We want to congratulate her on this new position and show our support over the next three years.

CGI Breaks Ground in Belton

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Thursday, 12 April 2012 01:00

A ground breaking ceremony for CGI, a GSC Architects project, took place on Wednesday, April 11th. The event was attended by Gov. Rick Perry, among other dignitaries.

Below are links to an article in the Austin American Statesman discussing the jobs the company will be bringing to central Texas, and TV news coverage of the groundbreaking as reported by KWTX in Waco.

Special thanks our GSC team members for their hard work on this project.

To read the full article written in the Austin American Statesman, click here.

To view the KWTX news story, click here.

Medical Education in Texas

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Monday, 23 April 2012 01:00

Written by Ginny Chilton, Associate, GSC Architects

Our clients are often a tremendous source of inspiration for us. I recently attended a Round Rock Chamber Event where Dr. Nancy Dickey, President of the Texas A&M Health Science Center and Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs for The Texas A&M University System, addressed the challenges that Texas faces in growing healthcare providers. We were encouraged to know that Texas medical education institutions are responding to the need to grow their programs; which is a tremendous achievement considering the investment that is required of the institutions and the communities.

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