tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788030598109762348Sun, 08 Sep 2024 13:52:10 +0000ArchitectureIn the NewsLexingtonDesignCompleted ProjectsDowntown LexingtonNew ProjectSustainabilityDesign AwardsLEEDUrban Active FitnessAwardsStaff NewsUniversity of KentuckySouthlandmaster planHigher educationKCTCSArtsBCTCFCPSGrand OpeningLouisvillehttp://eoparchitects.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Mark Henderson Thompson)Blogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788030598109762348.post-6747808123039170273Fri, 21 Nov 2014 00:56:00 +00002014-11-20T19:56:51.064-05:00ArchitectureDesignIn the NewsLouisvilleNew Project LEXINGTON, Ky., Nov. 20, 2014 — EOP Architects in collaboration with HOK's Chicago Practice has been selected for the redesign of the Kentucky International Convention Center (KICC) in downtown Louisville. EOP+HOK will consult with architect Don Grinberg of Boston, one of the country's leading consultants on convention facilities design. "We are thrilled to 'kick-start' KICC," quipped Rick http://eoparchitects.blogspot.com/2014/11/eop-hok-selected-to-redesign-kentucky.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Henderson Thompson)0Lexington, KY 40507, USA38.0468188 -84.49468709999996538.021809299999994 -84.535027599999964 38.0718283 -84.454346599999965tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788030598109762348.post-6177367926995324475Mon, 28 Jul 2014 13:03:00 +00002014-07-28T09:19:07.197-04:00ArchitectureDesignDowntown LexingtonIn the NewsLexingtonSustainability LEXINGTON, Ky., July 28, 2014 — EOP Architects has designed The Apiary, a new 15,000-square-foot catering and event space soon to open in Lexington’s fashionable Jefferson Street entertainment district. "This project is another example of our commitment to downtown Lexington, where we have been located for over 30 years," remarked principal Brent Bruner, AIA, lead designer for The http://eoparchitects.blogspot.com/2014/07/lexington-ky.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Henderson Thompson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788030598109762348.post-8566921380695215999Thu, 19 Jun 2014 14:01:00 +00002014-06-19T10:01:13.856-04:00ArchitectureDesignDowntown LexingtonIn the NewsLEEDLexingtonNew ProjectSustainability LEXINGTON, Ky., June 1, 2014 — Nutrition, exercise and socialization. These three basic needs enrich the quality of life for the elder population, which is one of the fastest growing demographics groups in the U.S. When one realizes the impact of a senior center and how it plays a pivotal role in enriching lives, the potentials are humbling. EOP Architects, with specialized consulting serviceshttp://eoparchitects.blogspot.com/2014/06/eop-designs-new-senior-citizen-center.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Henderson Thompson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788030598109762348.post-977354253579704362Mon, 10 Feb 2014 19:58:00 +00002014-02-10T16:32:32.743-05:00ArchitectureDesignDowntown LexingtonLexingtonNew ProjectUniversity of Kentucky LEXINGTON, Ky., February 10, 2014 — Mayor Jim Gray unveiled designs today for a $310 million renovation and redesign of Rupp Arena that includes a transparent facade and moving and expanding the convention center to the west of Lexington’s most well-known landmark. The designs by NBBJ and EOP Architects include removing the current convention center and moving it to the west of Rupp Arena, http://eoparchitects.blogspot.com/2014/02/mayor-gray-unveils-rupp-arena-re.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Henderson Thompson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788030598109762348.post-2295126613766889168Mon, 23 Sep 2013 15:04:00 +00002013-09-23T11:09:52.306-04:00ArchitectureAwardsCompleted ProjectsDesignDesign AwardsIn the NewsLexingtonSouthland LEXINGTON, Ky., September 20, 2013 — The AIA Kentucky announced winners of its design awards for 2013 at the annual Excellence in Architectural Design ceremony in Louisville. For the sixth consecutive year, EOP Architects took home an award. This year's award recognizes EOP's design for the former Lexington Mall, dramatically changing it into the Richmond Road Campus of Southland http://eoparchitects.blogspot.com/2013/09/eop-wins-design-award-from-aia-kentucky.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Henderson Thompson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788030598109762348.post-3859147367911244851Thu, 11 Jul 2013 20:45:00 +00002013-07-11T16:45:48.739-04:00ArchitectureDesignDowntown LexingtonIn the NewsLexingtonNew ProjectUniversity of Kentucky July 10, 2013, LEXINGTON, KY – Today, Mayor of Lexington Jim Gray announced award-winning architecture firm NBBJ, in collaboration with Lexington-based EOP Architects, will design the new Rupp Arena and Lexington Convention Center projects. Named after legendary University of Kentucky Men’s basketball coach Adolf Rupp, Rupp Arena has been home to University of Kentucky http://eoparchitects.blogspot.com/2013/07/nbbj-eop-named-architect-of-rupp-arena.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Henderson Thompson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788030598109762348.post-9030933510918201218Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:36:00 +00002014-07-10T08:03:19.556-04:00ArchitectureDesignIn the NewsSouthland LEXINGTON, Ky., June 14, 2013 — EOP Architects' renovation of Southland Christian Church is on the cover of Worship Facilities Designer magazine's Summer issue. EOP's Design Principal Rick Ekhoff discusses his philosophies on how design excellence applies to architecture. Click here to read the article.http://eoparchitects.blogspot.com/2013/06/eop-project-featured-on-cover-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Henderson Thompson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788030598109762348.post-517126110385439174Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:34:00 +00002013-06-03T10:34:11.007-04:00ArchitectureDesignDowntown LexingtonIn the NewsLexington LEXINGTON, Ky., June 1, 2013 — Five teams from local architecture firms competed in the AIA East Kentucky Design Slam 2013 today, raising $7000 for Habitat for Humanity. Team JIM, composed of Josh Duddey, Ian McHone and Magda Wala — all of EOP Architects — took first place and the prize known as the Golden T-Square.The slam, held at West Sixth Brewing Co., challenged the five teams tohttp://eoparchitects.blogspot.com/2013/06/eops-team-jim-takes-golden-t-square-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Henderson Thompson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788030598109762348.post-5779799925337836086Fri, 10 May 2013 16:08:00 +00002013-05-10T12:09:20.224-04:00DesignDowntown LexingtonIn the NewsLexington Where can you go to support Habitat for Humanity, have a local micro brew, and watch Lexington architects battle it out? Design Slam! Sponsored by the AIA East Kentucky Chapter + Fayette Alliance, Design Slam will pit five teams from local architecture firms against each other as they design a building for downtown Lexington...in one hour. Each team is connected to a projector and projection http://eoparchitects.blogspot.com/2013/05/eop-competing-in-aia-east-kentucky.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Henderson Thompson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788030598109762348.post-3692030035722392405Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:45:00 +00002013-03-08T11:46:00.314-05:00ArchitectureCompleted ProjectsDesignIn the NewsLexingtonSouthlandAEC Cafe features the EOP-designed Southland Christian Church. Click here to read the article.  http://eoparchitects.blogspot.com/2013/03/eop-featured-in-aec-cafe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Henderson Thompson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788030598109762348.post-3037631492759463966Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:37:00 +00002013-03-08T11:37:48.208-05:00ArchitectureCompleted ProjectsDesignIn the NewsLexingtonNew ProjectSouthland The EOP-designed Southland Christian Church is featured in ArchDaily, a premier forum showcasing the world's best architecture with 45 million pageviews a month. Click here to read the article.  http://eoparchitects.blogspot.com/2013/03/eop-featured-in-archdaily.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Henderson Thompson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788030598109762348.post-7386963225357934626Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:10:00 +00002012-11-30T09:36:17.141-05:00ArchitectureAwardsDesignDesign AwardsIn the NewsUrban Active Fitness   At its November regional conference, the AIA Kentucky presented the 2012 Honor Awards for Excellence in Architectural Design.  EOP was awarded a Citation for Excellence in Architectural Design for Urban Active at Polaris in Columbus, Ohio.  “The Jury was very impressed with the interior spatial development, which suggested an exciting and enrichinghttp://eoparchitects.blogspot.com/2012/11/eop-awarded-aia-kentucky-citation-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Henderson Thompson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788030598109762348.post-8469884310746545059Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:50:00 +00002012-11-08T16:50:03.459-05:00 LEXINGTON, Ky., November 8, 2012 — EOP Architects, an award-winning architecture and interior design firm based in Lexington, is transforming its old drawings and scrap paper into sketch pads for students in the Fayette County Public Schools. With production help from Lynn Imaging, EOP has produced 150 sketch pads in this ongoing initiative. “Each sketch pad has been created using only http://eoparchitects.blogspot.com/2012/11/eops-upcycling-initiative-featured-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Henderson Thompson)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788030598109762348.post-7087547932295103925Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:02:00 +00002012-10-25T08:07:19.499-04:00ArchitectureDesignIn the NewsNew Project After searching all over Lexington for months for a building to renovate, HealthFirst Bluegrass announced Wednesday the planned demolition of a 29,000-square-foot building at 496 Southland Drive and an 11,000-square-foot adjacent building. An $11.7 million federal grant initially pegged for renovation will be used for constructing a new clinic. Rick Ekhoff, AIA, LEED AP, will lead the design http://eoparchitects.blogspot.com/2012/10/eop-to-design-new-clinic-for-healthfirst.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Henderson Thompson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788030598109762348.post-5617355855497022843Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:03:00 +00002012-09-20T11:22:49.746-04:00 LEXINGTON, Ky., September 20, 2012—EOP Architects is transforming a downtown Lexington curbside parking space into a miniature park on Friday, September 21st from 3:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in recognition of international PARK(ing) Day. The movement, which began in 2005, challenges people to rethink the use of urban space since the vast majority is dedicated to the private vehicle, while only a http://eoparchitects.blogspot.com/2012/09/eop-architects-to-participate-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Henderson Thompson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788030598109762348.post-8608797954720825265Mon, 14 May 2012 14:04:00 +00002012-05-14T10:08:14.207-04:00ArchitectureCompleted ProjectsDesignDowntown LexingtonIn the NewsLEED Tops In Lex magazine features EOP Principal Brent Bruner's adaptive reuse of a vacant 1940s cigar manufacturing company warehouse into a stunning living space. Working with Matthew Carter Interiors, Bruner created "a space that feels open and airy, in spite of essentially being a cinder block box in the heart of Downtown. A wonderful entertaining space, this gorgeous home seamlessly blendshttp://eoparchitects.blogspot.com/2012/05/eop-breathes-new-life-into-cigar.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Henderson Thompson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788030598109762348.post-1965597036872918096Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:45:00 +00002012-03-30T15:45:48.888-04:00ArchitectureDesignDowntown LexingtonIn the NewsLexingtonNew ProjectSustainabilityUrban Active FitnessLEXINGTON, KY - March 28, 2012.  At a special meeting of the Courthouse Area Design Review Board today, the mixed-use development CentrePointe was unanimously approved. This was the last hurdle in the sometimes controversial project. "We would've gone nowhere if we hadn't passed today. So this was the last big hurdle in terms of clearing the government requirements. So huge http://eoparchitects.blogspot.com/2012/03/eops-centrepointe-design-approved.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Henderson Thompson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788030598109762348.post-7034083726789512759Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:48:00 +00002012-05-16T16:01:19.054-04:00ArchitectureDesignDowntown LexingtonIn the NewsLEEDLexingtonmaster planNew ProjectSustainabilityUrban Active Fitness In the March 16th edition of Business Lexington, Celeste Lewis writes an overview of the CentrePointe project in downtown Lexington, with a spotlight on the collaborative efforts of four local architecture firms. Click here to read the article.  For more information on the project, click here.http://eoparchitects.blogspot.com/2012/03/business-lexington-features.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Henderson Thompson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788030598109762348.post-7564452431349999891Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:32:00 +00002012-03-02T11:32:11.663-05:00ArchitectureDesignDowntown LexingtonIn the NewsLEEDLexingtonmaster planNew ProjectSustainabilityUrban Active FitnessIn his blog for the Lexington Herald-Leader, Tom Eblen writes, "The designs look terrific, thanks to a long, difficult but ultimately very productive process of architectural refinement and public input." EOP held a Public Forum for CentrePointe on March 1st at ArtsPlace. Click here to read Tom's blog. Click here for more information on CentrePointe.http://eoparchitects.blogspot.com/2012/03/tom-eblen-says-centrepointe-looks-great.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Henderson Thompson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788030598109762348.post-384768075639819778Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:25:00 +00002012-03-02T11:25:36.992-05:00ArchitectureDesignDowntown LexingtonIn the NewsLEEDLexingtonmaster planNew ProjectSustainabilityUrban Active Fitness WTVQ-TV's Jacqueline Sprague was at the March 1st Public Forum for CentrePointe and spoke with quite a few of those in attendance. "I think it's great. I think it incorporates a lot of different aspects.  It's satisfying a lot of different interested parties and I think it does a nice job of pulling those things together," said one member of the crowd of 200. To watchhttp://eoparchitects.blogspot.com/2012/03/wtvq-tv-airs-segment-on-new-plans-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Henderson Thompson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788030598109762348.post-2949215231457700227Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:04:00 +00002012-02-21T10:04:14.607-05:00ArchitectureCompleted ProjectsDesignHigher educationIn the NewsLexingtonUniversity of Kentucky College of Pharmacy will host MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan The Atrium at UK’s College of Pharmacy will be the setting of MSNBC’s The Dylan Ratigan Show on Wednesday February 22nd. The program has embarked on a tour of the country called “30 Million Jobs” and selected Lexington as one of its stops. EOP is thrilled that our project will be featured on a global broadcast. The show airs http://eoparchitects.blogspot.com/2012/02/msnbc-comes-to-uk.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Henderson Thompson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788030598109762348.post-6608709186934787965Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:20:00 +00002012-02-20T14:02:16.384-05:00ArchitectureDesignDowntown LexingtonIn the NewsLEEDLexingtonNew ProjectSustainabilityAs Tom Eblen writes in his Herald-Leader column, EOP "designed a stunning building for the corner of Vine and Limestone. One review board member likened it to the 'bird's nest' stadium built for the Beijing Olympics, but it reminded me more of a forest. Some people won't like it, but it struck me as the kind of innovative architecture Lexington could use more of." Read more http://eoparchitects.blogspot.com/2012/02/as-tom-eblen-says-in-his-sunday-column.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Henderson Thompson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788030598109762348.post-7581449388972374592Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:17:00 +00002012-02-16T20:22:59.858-05:00ArchitectureDesignDowntown LexingtonLEEDLexingtonNew ProjectSustainabilityUrban Active FitnessWKYT-TV's Sean Evans interviewed Rick Ekhoff, EOP's design principal, today on the new designs for CentrePointe. Click here to watch the segment. To learn more about CentrePointe, click here.  http://eoparchitects.blogspot.com/2012/02/wkyt-tv-interviews-eops-rick-ekhoff-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Henderson Thompson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788030598109762348.post-5908082607803650386Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:49:00 +00002012-02-17T09:57:30.285-05:00ArchitectureDesignDowntown LexingtonLEEDSustainabilityUrban Active FitnessAt the February 15th preliminary review meeting of the Courthouse Area Design Review Board, EOP presented design concepts for CentrePointe, the much debated development in the middle of downtown Lexington. EOP’s design builds on the master plan presented by SGA and includes a 28-story tower consisting of a Marriott hotel on the lower floors and condominiums, pied-a-terres and two-story http://eoparchitects.blogspot.com/2012/02/eop-and-local-architects-submit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Henderson Thompson)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5788030598109762348.post-3195184057780858194Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:30:00 +00002012-02-14T09:30:07.366-05:00ArchitectureAwardsCompleted ProjectsDesignDesign AwardsDowntown LexingtonIn the NewsLexingtonSince it opened in May, Shorty’s The Urban Mar­ket has become quite the local hotspot, draw­ing a wide range of down­town office work­ers, res­i­dents from nearby apart­ment tow­ers and his­toric Civil War Era-mansions and tourists. In its first six months, the EOP-designed adaptive reuse has racked up numer­ous awards and accolades including "Best New Store" by readers of Aces Weekly magazine http://eoparchitects.blogspot.com/2012/02/grocery-headquarters-magazine-features.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Henderson Thompson)0