Design Collaborative was proud to be apart of the First Annual Groundhog Open event which took place yesterday at the Grand Wayne Center. Design Collaborative, along with other area businesses, sponsored and designed one of the 18 holes on the mini-golf course.
Put together by The Alliance and the Downtown Improvement District, the event raised at least $20,000 to buy and maintain flower pots in downtown Fort Wayne. Throughout the day, three teams of DC employees put on their game face to putt for this good cause as well as several employees helped to organize the event.
Rich Busfield, architectural associate at Design Collaborative, showed his community involvement in the successful Second Annual Winterval 2012 this past Saturday. Hosted by the Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation, the event promoted winter activities in downtown Fort Wayne and drew more than 2,000 participants. The activities included horse drawn wagon rides, a “northern lights” arts competition, a snow-bowl rugby contest, figure skating exhibitions as well as events at the Botanical Conservatory, the Old Fort, and Science Central. Rich was instrumental in the planning for the ice carving events at Parkview Field and at the Arts United Terrace. He is photographed above with the Design Collaborative-sponsored carving and the professional carver, Mr. Jim Houser.
Design Collaborative is proud to welcome spring interns Natalie Reinhardt and Kevin Templeman to the team. While at Design Collaborative, they will assist with the architectural design for several projects.
Natalie Reinhardt is in her first year of graduate school at Ball State University where she is pursuing a Masters of Architecture at the College of Architecture and Planning. Natalie earned her undergraduate degree from IPFW in Interior Design.
Kevin Templeman is in his first year of Ball State’s graduate program in Architecture, where he also obtained his Bachelor of Science in Architecture. Kevin hails from Munster, IN.
We’re excited to have you on the DC team, Natalie and Kevin!
Design Collaborative is proud to announce the promotion of three employees: Jason Baker, P.E., LEED® AP, and Tim Terman, RA, to Associate Partner and Greg Estes, RA, to Senior Associate.
The promotions of Jason Baker, a graduate of Purdue University, and Tim Terman, a Project Manager and Ball State University graduate, were a result of their outstanding project performance and client service as well as their demonstrated leadership in the development of the firm’s associates.
Greg Estes, a Ball State University graduate and leader in the firm in Building Information Modeling (BIM) software development, as well as DC Information Management, was promoted due to his leadership and commitment to the advancement of the firm and its staff in vital areas.
Jason, Tim and Greg joined Design Collaborative in 2001. Congratulations!
Design Collaborative is proud to announce that Jeremy Koomler, RA has been made its newest partner.
Jeremy, a graduate of Ball State University, began his professional career in 2002 as a graduate architect. He was promoted to project manager in 2004 and today manages the design process for a number of significant Design Collaborative higher education projects. He also oversees all aspects of employee recruitment and retention for the firm.
His promotion to partner is a reflection of his abilities as a strong role model and leader as well as recognition of the strong customer service he exhibits and the loyalty he has developed with key clients across the country.
Design Collaborative participated in the Fort Wayne Christmas Bureau’s annual Adopt-A-Family program again this year. DC employees generously donated money and items to make sure our family received everything on their wish list. Special thanks go to Dawn Houser, business manager, and Misty James, DC’s office manager, who spent many hours coordinating the program as well as shopping for gifts!
Design Collaborative is proud to be named the 2011 Small Business of the Year by the Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce. They were presented with the award by Gov. Mitch Daniels on Tuesday, November 15 at the Chamber’s Annual Meeting for their reputation for excellence in the business community, commitment to giving back to the Fort Wayne Community and a strong reputation as an employer of choice in the community.
To be considered for this award a business must have met the following criteria:
-Been in operation for at least five years
-Employ 50 or fewer full-time employees
-Must have contributed to the community, have a reputation for integrity and fair business practice and have examples of product or management innovation and successful problem-solving
DC also received the AIA Firm of the Year Award earlier this year and we couldn’t be more thrilled as we begin to celebrate our 20th anniversary in 2012.
Last Sunday, Superintendent Mike Pettibone spoke at the dedication ceremony for the Adams Central School renovation and addition completed in October by the design-build team of Design Collaborative and Weigand Construction. The $10 million project consisted of major renovations to the Four Star K-12 school located in Adams County, Indiana. Major features include a new middle school wing, secure entry and administrative addition, new “main street” corridor and an innovative media center. Adams Central also features a New Tech project-based learning curriculum. Design Collaborative is proud to be a part of this great project and learning community.
