Auburn Harbert College of Business building breaking ground

Auburn University broke ground on the Harbert College of Business building scheduled to be completed in the Fall of 2018. The new building will feature over 80,000 square feet of classroom and collaborative space as well as a rooftop terrace.

“This new facility will enable us to deliver on our promise of providing a superior student experience in new ways. We will be able to provide more collaborative learning environments for our students and we will be better able to respond to changes in technology or classroom best practices that can be easily adjusted or modified to fit a variety of needs.”

— Bill Hardgrave, Harbert College of Business Dean

Strada Patient Care Center Ribbon Cutting

We had the honor of attending the ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony for the recently completed Strada Patient Care Center at the University of South Alabama. This state of the art building will host the USA Physicians Group practice, with 153 exam rooms and 16 nurses stations.

“The new $36.6 million, 133,000-square-foot building provides an expansion of clinical space for the USA Physicians Group practice and will offer patients additional conveniences. In 2015, the TPC Group, Doster Construction and Williams Blackstock Architects partnered to begin constructing the facility.”

— Lagniappe

Ronald McDonald House Breaking Ground on Expansion

The Ronald McDonald House design team participated in the groundbreaking celebration as construction begins on the 28,543-square-foot addition.The new wing will include 28 guest suites, family living rooms, laundry rooms on the second and third floors and five extended-stay apartments. We are proud and excited to be able to serve and support such a great organization with our services.

Markstein moving to the Federal Reserve Building

WBA is working with Markstein to move their office to the second floor of the newly renovated Federal Reserve building in Birmingham. Their new offices will be an increase in area for their growing staff. We are excited to be a part of Markstein's  new home.

“The firm says its team has grown by more than 60 percent in 2016 and will move into the new building this summer, taking the entire second floor, occupying about 13,189 square feet. ”

— AL.com

Urban Cookhouse is open for business at Federal Reserve, Birmingham

Stop by Urban Cookhouse for lunch to see the latest project from WBA. Congratulations, Urban Cookhouse, on your newest addition.

Urban Cookhouse
1801 5th Ave N
Birmingham, AL 35203

WBA Walkthrough of Hand Arendall at the Federal Reserve Building, Birmingham

We had the opportunity to walk through Hand Arendall's new office space in the Federal Reserve building. Their offices are on the top two floors of the building and include conference rooms, a mock court room as well as a bar within one of the old vaults. Congratulations, Hand Arendall on the new office! 

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Sneak Peak Inside the Federal Reserve Building

The soon-to-be completed Federal Reserve Building opened its doors for the local media to tour as the Lin Emery kinetic outdoor sculpture was unveiled.  Williams Blackstock Architects has been working with Hoar Construction to complete the project for its opening in February. Stay tuned for the announcement of the future tenants moving into the space, WBA has been working with Hand Arendall and Urban Cookhouse to complete their interior spaces. 

UAB Collat School of Business Building Ground Breaking

WBA was thrilled to be a part of the groundbreaking at the future site of the Collat School of Business. The four story building, located at the corner of University Boulevard and 13th Street South, will feature state-of-the-art classrooms, training rooms and labs for behavioral research. Williams Blackstock Architects is honored to be working with Robert A.M. Stern Architects to make this UAB project a success.

Barber Staircase

With the addition to the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum nearing completion, the final touches are wrapping up. One of the focal points of the addition is the freestanding spiral staircase around the elevator. We were able to document the construction of the staircase and share it here.

Forms and form support being constructed.

Rebar connection to existing concrete floor

Rebar reinforcment inside the stairs

Completed forms

Applying final touches to concrete.

Final touches applyed.

Stairs from second to third floor complete.

Stairs from first to second floor complete.

Detail of stairs

Detail of stairs.

Railings being installed.

Breaking ground at UAB's School of Nursing

WBA was in attendance, with project partners from Payette, at the ground breaking ceremony for UAB's School of Nursing. Students were invited to say farewell to the current building be signing their names on the walls before the start of construction.