Hickory Hills K-8 Featured in "Missouri Resources" Sustainability/Green Living Edition

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The JBA Company Garden is official, Friday was a perfect day for planting, and plant we did! 

JBA Initiates Community Garden for Earth Day

In honor of Earth Day JBA is initiating a community garden. JBA employees and their families will benefit from budget friendly, nutritious and pesticide free produce. The garden will be hosted at Firm President, Christopher Ball’s house and employees will cultivate the garden 1-2X a week through November. Surplus produce will be distributed to JBA family, friends and those in need. Planting begins April 30th.

A BIG Congratulations to our very own Neill Scheiter for an Award of Excellence in the AIP(American Society of Architectural Illustrators) 25 Student Competition.

To view jury comments: http://www.asai.org/AIP25StudentResults

Springfield R-XII Hickory Hills Ribbon Cutting

Ryan and I snapped a few amateur photographs during the Hickory Hills Ribbon Cutting Ceremony this past Tuesday.   Below are a couple of our favorites.  With that said, we're excited for Gail to go through with her fancy camera later this month. 

Photo 1 - The primary building materials, masonry, precast and aluminum are all showcased in the main entry. The surrounding environment penetrates the building through the roof and glass storefront, while the masonry block and precast balance the overall experience inside with dark colors. (Photo Credit - Ryan Faust)

Photo 2 - Direct and diffused natural light illuminate the interior of the library. A combination of high-performance glass and translucent kalwall systems provide privacy and views for building occupants on the interior while simultaneously creating a dynamic juxtaposition of materials on the exterior.
(Photo Credit - Jessica Pearson)