We are proud to announce our standing as #13 on the Philadelphia Business Journal’s 2012 List of Top Architectural Firms with billings from 2011 totaling $5.9 million. Last year VMA ranked #16, with billings from 2010 totaling $4.7 million.
School Planning & Management features a short write up on the David L. Kurtz Center for the Performing Arts, the recent recipient of an Architecture Merit Award presented by the United States Institute of Theatre Technology (USITT). Check out the April 2012 edition here.
The David L. Kurtz Center for the Performing Arts was among a list of international projects that received an Architecture Merit Award given by the United States Institute of Theatre Technology (USITT). The complete list of winners is listed here.
The local and regional materials used at the David L. Kurtz Center for the Performing Arts at the William Penn Charter School are featured in the latest, Contemporary Stone & Tile Design magazine. Jennifer Adams, Editor, writes about the challenges in creating a new facility that would complement the existing campus aesthetic. To read the entire article, click here.
The AIA Pennsylvania awarded the Zoning Code Commission (ZCC) of Philadelphia with the President’s Award for the group’s contributions and support of the profession, the business of architecture or the built environment. Daniela Voith was appointed by Mayor Michael Nutter in 2008 to serve on the city’s ZCC, tasked with the ambitious goal of rewriting the code in its entirety, as well as redesigning the approval process.
A new classroom addition on the Greenleaf Property of Moorestown Friends School, scheduled for completion in April 2012, was recently named Hartman Hall in honor of Neil Hartman, a former math teacher, tennis coach, and science teacher who taught at MFS for over 30 years. Hartman Hall will provide the school’s campus with eight math classrooms, a choral music suite, faculty workroom, and student lounge. To read more about Neil Hartman and the new addition, click here.
Lynne Lavelle writes about VMA’s restoration and preservation of the ca. 1850s townhouse in the November issue of Period Homes Philadelphia, To read the article, click here.
VMA completed acoustical improvements to the Kimmel Center’s Verizon Hall. Classical Music Critic for the Philadelphia Inquirer , Peter Dobrin, attended and reviewed Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem.
He observed the acoustics, saying “Verizon on this night generated something else new: pleasant reverberation. After a decade of acoustical fog, this is an extremely heartening development. An afterlife for orchestral sound, in all its various meanings, may be at hand.” To read his entire review, click here.
Peter Dobrin reviews our acoustical improvements to Verizon Hall in the Kimmel Center in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Joe’s Cafe, our LEED Gold for Commercial Interiors project at The Wharton School is featured as GreenSource’s Solution of the Month. David Sokol’s case study is here.
The face of residence halls is changing on the Main Line. Read about changes on the campuses of Villanova University, St. Joseph’s University and Haverford College. To read the entire article, click here.
During the Sledgehammer Ceremony at Drexel University, a time capsule was found under a plaque in Matheson Hall. Construction for the new LeBow College of Business will begin early next year after demolition to Matheson is completed. For more information and to find out what was in the capsule, click here
John H. Cluver, AIA, LEED AP, Partner and Director of Historic Preservation at VMA will be presenting at SCUP’s annual Campus Heritage Symposium on November 4, 2011. The session, “We Have Finished the Plan…What’s Next? Pathways to Finance” will discuss the financial demands historic campus buildings can have on an insitution.
To read the article on the David L. Kurtz Center for the Performing Arts at the William Penn Charter School, click here
The restoration project at the Oxford Community Center in Oxford, MD has raised 90% of its fundraising goal. To read more, click here
The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Inga Saffron reviews the new addition at the Mercer Museum. To read the article, click here
Voith & Mactavish Architects is proud to be ranked as 16th on the list of Architectural Firms as seen in the Philadelphia Business Journal. The list ranks firms based on their billings for architectural services in 2010. This is the first VMA has been included, with billings from last year at $4.7 million.
Designed by VMA and completed in 2001, The Clarke School in Bryn Mawr was featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer. To read the entire article, click here.
Daniela Holt Voith, IIDA, AIA, LEED AP, is a founding principal of Voith & Mactavish Architects. Holding degrees from Yale University School of Architecture and Bryn Mawr College, Daniela is at the forefront of her field in both design theory and realized projects. She lectures frequently to the educational and design communities and often serves on juries for professional awards in architectural design and construction quality. In addition, Daniela has also consistently sought out opportunities to make a positive impact on the greater urban context of Philadelphia. She is a past president of AIA Philadelphia where she also served on the board and a former Director of the Philadelphia Foundation for Architecture. She has been Principal-in-charge of prominent renovations at Penn Law and the Wharton School’s first LEED Gold for Commercial Interiors project. She has been kind enough to share her work at Penn Law with us. To read the interview, click here.
A café at the University of Pennsylvania’s business school recently received LEED Gold certification, a part of the design firm’s overall plan to increase the efficiency of the hall.
Joe’s Cafe, the Wharton School’s LEED Gold for Commercial Interiors project, is located in Steinberg Hall – Dietrich Hall, which houses administration, several academic department offices, Wharton faculty offices, conference rooms, and teaching spaces. To read more, click here.
Presented by: John Cluver, AIA, LEED AP, Partner and Director of Historic Preservation at Voith & Mactavish Architects will present with Brad Randall, PE, LEED AP, Principal, Bruce E. Brooks & Associates and Lauri Strimkovsky, Vice President, Financial Affairs, Chestnut Hill College.
This presentation at the annual SCUP Conference in July will focus on how historic campus buildings, which have a reputation for having great character, can also carry high financial demands. There are, however, improvement options which can bring noticeable use and comfort benefit to a historic building without being entirely dependent on donors. Examples in this presentation will explore options such as: the building as blended student and rental facility, community grant-funding opportunities, and a process for identifying simple improvements that can pay for themselves in energy savings.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Explore and discuss options for non-donor based methods for funding maintenance and capital improvement projects.
2. Create a method to objectively evaluate and compare the economic value of energy saving improvements using computer modeling and basic financial analysis.
3. Recognize alternatives to and concerns with expensive “industry standard” approaches to energy-saving improvements.
4. Understand that a campus’s historic buildings offer unique funding and performance opportunities that can tap previously unrecognized resources.
Modern technology combines with traditional building techniques to create a new LEED Gold Math and Science building at Millbrook School that students and faculty love to learn and teach in, while performing at levels that deliver on the promised high energy savings.
John Cluver, AIA, LEED AP, Partner and Director of Historic Preservation at Voith & Mactavish Architects, will present with Brad Randall, PE, LEED AP, Principal at Bruce E. Brooks & Associates, and Barry Schnoor, Director of Facilities, Millbrook School, at the NJAPPA’s Annual Meeting. For these three presenters, the “green” highlight of the new 25,000 sf math and science building at the Millbrook School came not when we received word in 2008 that the building was one of the first half-dozen LEED Gold certified academic buildings in New York State, but a year or so later when the utility bills for the building showed that its energy consumption was tracking within a 10% range of the energy model. More recently, results have shown that the building has continued to consume energy at a level 2/3 below the ASHRAE standard, but with some puzzling variations between the energy model and real life. This has prompted a deeper discussion about the impact that human nature can play in how a building performs against its design intent, and the inherent risks associated whenever a predictive model is created. This presentation will share the details behind the design approach that was used, track how the building has performed against that model, and, most importantly, explore ideas in how to balance the quest for performance while making a building that people enjoy using.
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When the University of Pennsylvania launched its ambitious Climate Action Plan in September 2009, President Amy Gutmann spelled out the program’s basic goals: First, reduce the university’s carbon footprint. And second, enhance the school’s overall environmental sustainability. Last month, a new retail cafe opened for business inside Penn’s Wharton School that seems perfectly poised to attack both of those enterprising goals head-on. To read more, click here.
Juliet Goodfriend, President and CEO of the Bryn Mawr Film Institute, was recently featured on WHYY’s program, “Coming of Age.” VMA has completed two phases of renovations to the historic home of the Institute, the Bryn Mawr Theater, to convert the building back into a first-class film theater and education center. To watch the story, click here.
VMA recently completed a design for the Oxford Community Center in an effort to rehabilitate this important and historic structure, located in Oxford, MD. The completed design represents the highest and best use of the building in terms of its appropriate treatment within the historic context of the Eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay. It also integrates current best practices in “green design” techniques.
In December 2010 the Oxford Community Center received a $625,000 Sustainable Communities Tax Credit award for 2011 from the State of Maryland. This project fit the criteria outlined by the state, showing that the need for rehabilitation was urgent and necessary, and that the location of the project was strategic. The Sustainable Communities Tax Credit Program is administered by the Maryland Historical Trust. Income tax credits in the state of Maryland are based on the percentage of qualified capital costs used for the rehabilitation of the building.
The Oxford Community Center originated in 1928 as the Oxford School. It was built to meet the high school educational needs of a community that had been growing over the past half-century. The work of prominent Maryland architect Henry Powell Hopkins, the building exemplifies a deft combination of classical composition with strong, simple detailing and a somewhat modern treatment of the single story classroom wings surrounding the monumental central space articulated by the gracefully pedimented roof. The entry is softened by means of a five bay portico, originally open to the sky and currently roofed.
Along with providing major structural repairs to the building, the renovation will include a geothermal system as well as new operable windows to reduce the building’s carbon footprint during more temperate months. A new accessible ramp has been designed for the front entrance, so as not to compromise the tasteful proportions and details of the front elevation. The building will be designed using the LEED® for Existing Buildings: Operations and MaintenanceTM rating system, and the project team is anticipating Gold certification. Construction is slated to begin in Summer 2011.
To get a view of the cafe and hear about how the project fits into Penn’s sustainability efforts, Click here.
Joe’s cafe, located in Steinberg Hall-Dietrich Hall at the University of Pennsylvania, opened on December 6, 2010. The Wharton School of Business’ first LEED for Commercial Interiors project, the cafe is intended to not only demonstrate the School’s movement toward sustainable design and commitment to sustainable practices, but also to revitalize the building in which it is located by providing a social space to improve opportunities for collegiality. Click here to learn more.
Voith and Mactavish Architects LLP recently named Jonathan Krumrine Senior Associate. Zamir Garcia, Sennah Loftus and Robert Piasecki join as Associates.
Jonathan Krumrine, AIA, LEED AP, is a leader on construction techniques and administration, with expertise in building information modeling (BIM), as well as contract negotiations and agreements. A key contributor to the senior staff, Jon is the leader for computer and technological issues at the firm. Among his significant experience as project manager, Jonathan was responsible for construction administration for the new Allegheny and Brandywine residential halls at West Chester University and the new, Gold LEED registered Sipprelle Field House at St. Andrew’s School, DE.
Sennah Loftus, LEED AP, has been associated with VMA since 2000. The focus of her design interests are campus planning, hospitality and sustainability. Sennah is a clear leader on a wide variety of issues including contracts and interior design details at the firm. Most recently, Sennah was project manager for the new, Gold LEED registered Joe’s Café for the Wharton School of Business and is entering into a fourth phase of renovations to the Yale Club of NYC.
Robert Piasecki, AIA, LEED AP, has been with VMA since 2002. In that time his expertise in theater and performance space design has allowed him to become one of the firm’s authorities for both technical and code issues. His leadership and organizational skills, along with his ability to guide his peers, allowed him to manage projects at the LeBow College of Business at Drexel University and for the LEED Gold registered David L. Kurtz Center for the Performing Arts at the William Penn Charter School.
Zamir Garcia, AIA, LEED AP, has brought a high level of design sensitivity to complex spatial organization in his projects. Zamir is a firm resource and leader when it comes to 3D design tools and has organized office trips to share design experiences from past and current projects with his peers. He served as project designer for Wharton School of Business Competition at the University of Pennsylvania and is the ongoing project manager for a sustainable addition to the Mercer Museum.
The new 30,000 sf David L. Kurtz Center for the Performing Arts was recently awarded LEED Gold certification, achieving 50 out of a possible 57 points. Local stone, concrete, and recycled steel make up the structure with a 10,000 sf green roof over the theater space. Daylighting and views are incorporated into all but the theater space. Optimal energy performance is achieved as a result of energy modeling and the specification of highly efficient HVAC systems.
William Penn Charter School hosted a formal ribbon cutting on January 28, 2010 for the new, Silver LEED registered David L Kurtz Center for the Performing Arts. The center comprises a 650 seat theater and support spaces as well as dedicated choral and band rooms, faculty offices and a library. A highlight of the sustainable design initiatives is a green roof of 18,000 sedum plants. The school will celebrate the inaugural performing arts season with a series of performances, tours and a special broadcast of WHYY’s “You bet Your Garden” on May 5 at 7pm. Click here to learn more.
Daniela Voith, AIA,LEED AP served as a juror for the 2010 Palladio Awards program sponsored by Traditional Building and Period Homes magazines. The awards program is designed to honor outstanding achievement in traditional design. The awards will be presented in October 2010 at the Traditional Building Conference to be held in Chicago. Click here to learn more.
The new 55,000 sf McLendon Hall at Drew University was recently awarded Silver LEED certification. The 160-bed residence hall features suite style configuration of rooms and a student center with shop n go on the entry level. The highly sustainable building’s performance, including its Geothermal cooling & heating system, can be monitored by students with up to the minute indicators on the “green screen” centrally located in the lobby. This project received LEED innovation points for its green cleaning program. Click here to learn more.
This March, VMA Partner John Cluver was appointed to the Philadelphia Historical Commission’s Architectural Committee. John was one of three architects selected from the Philadelphia area on the basis of his experience and accomplishments in the field of historic preservation. In this position, he will make design recommendations to the Commission as it reviews projects that stand to affect historic properties throughout the city.
Daniela Voith, along with her fellow Architectural Committee members, was awarded a Public Service Award for Preservation in the Public Interest in April. Daniela served on the Committee between 2004 and 2007, meeting monthly to review project applications, and offering the Philadelphia Historical Commission her technical and design expertise.
John H. Cluver, AIA, LEED-AP has recently been made partner after being with VMA for 14 years. Having received a Bachelor of Architecture magna cum laude from Notre Dame and a Certificate in Historic Preservation from the University of Pennsylvania, he also serves as Director of Historic Preservation. John has shared his expertise through presenting at professional conferences as well as publishing in trade journals. John’s interests lie not only in the preservation of historic structures, but the inherent sustainability of conserving these significant resources in a manner that is environmentally responsible. He has been project manager for the award-winning restoration and adaptive reuse of the Frank Furness designed Centennial Bank Building is currently the project manager for the restoration of Dwight Hall, Yale University’s second oldest building. VMA welcomes John as a new partner that will continue to reinforce the firm’s design philosophy of tradition within the context of innovation.
Daniela Holt Voith has been appointed by Mayor Nutter to his newly formed Zoning Code Commission. The commission is tasked with overhauling the Philadelphia Zoning Code to bring it up to date and put it back in touch with the needs of Philadelphia and its neighborhoods. For more information please visit www.zoningmatters.org
Whosoever Gospel Mission in Germantown began the process of rebuilding with some help from Germantown Friends School students and volunteers from Voith & Mactavish Architects led by Cameron Mactavish in honor of Martin Luther King Day. The crew worked under the supervision of E. Allen Reeves Construction as demolition began in the renovation of the Men’s Dormitory building. The mission has been closed since 2006 when a fire broke out which consumed one building and severely damaged the Men’s Dormitory along with the Thrift Store.
The renovations will bring the Men’s Dormitory up to code, and provide the residents with a new kitchen and administrative offices as well as improved living area and Chapel. Minor renovations will also permit the Thrift Store to reopen. Most importantly, it will be the first step in permitting the Mission to reopen its doors and provide the services that have been so valuable to this community.
In a future phase of new construction, the Mission will extend it services to women and children with a new residential program called “Hannah’s Place.”
The Whosoever Gospel Mission is a non-profit organization that provides counseling, literacy training, rehabilitation and job seeking skills to hurting, homeless men in need, while also providing no cost shelter and residential accommodations. The Mission is located at 101 E. Chelten Avenue in Germantown.
“Structure, purpose, and beauty at the Anthenaeum,” Thom Nickets, Weekly Press, February 2009
March 12, 2006 (Bryn Mawr, PA) — VMA joined the Bryn Mawr community in a ceremonial lighting of the historic Bryn Mawr Theater’s new, historically-inspired marquee. The celebration marked the one-year anniversary of the theater’s reopening and the completion of the first phase of renovations. Now underway, Phase II will include the renovation of the theater’s second floor and the restoration of the historic arcade.
March 6, 2006 (New Orleans, LA) — Senior Associate John Cluver, AIA, recently traveled to New Orleans as a volunteer for the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Preservation Center of New Orleans. Working with staff members from these non-profit organizations, John traveled through New Orleans to catalogue the extent and cause of damage from Hurricane Katrina. During visits to 14 homes and a church, John evaluated structural damage and helped overwhelmed and ill-informed home-owners make plans to rebuild. Although the week spent in the Big Easy was anything but easy, Cluver is grateful for having had the opportunity to help the residents of New Orleans cope with the difficult task of rebuiding their city.
March 1, 2006 (Boston, MA) — Daniela Holt Voith, AIA, LEED, recently presented at the 2006 NAIS conference in Boston. Given in association with Peter Wenigman of Wilmington Friends School, Linda Heinemann of the George School, and Michael Williamson of Germantown Friends School, the presentation was entitled “Common Spaces as a Catalyst for Communication.” The panel discussion addressed how common spaces on independent school campuses can create opportunities for students, teachers and administrators to interact outside of the classroom.
February, 2006 (Philadelphia, PA) — Voith & Mactavish Architects LLP congratulates Mark Monteith, AIA, LEED, and Mary Talley on their recent promotions to Associate.
Having worked at Voith & Mactavish Architects since 1999, Mark completed his ARE in 2005 and achieved his LEED accreditation in 2004. Mark’s project experience includes the restoration of the historic Carnegie Library and 1960 addition located on the National Register of Historic Places quadrangle of the Cheyney University of Pennsylvania. He is currently managing the design team for the new Performing Arts Center at Malvern Preparatory School as well as the restoration of the three-story Victorian Grand Entry Court in Drexel University’s building number one.
Mary Talley, Director of Business Development, began her tenure with Voith & Mactavish Architects in 2000. Mary is a member of SMPS, APPA, SCUP and oversees marketing, communications and business development efforts for the firm.
January, 2006 (Philadelphia, PA) — Following an accelorated design-build process, the completion of Chestnut Hill College’s new 40,000 sf, six-story dormitory provides 146 new beds, a new student center and an outdoor piazza to accommodate the school’s growing population.
January, 2006 (Philadelphia, PA) — Penn Law students returned from their winter break to four newly renovated lecture halls in the Law School’s Gittis Hall building. With a minimal amount of structural intervention, VMA reconfigured the existing classrooms to support the school’s Socratic teaching method.
December 5, 2005 (Middletown, DE) — Daniela Voith addressed the Association of Business Officers for Preparatory Schools at St. Andrew’s campus in Middletown, Delaware, with a presentation entitled “To LEED or not to LEAD: The Boarding School Community’s Quest for Sustainable Design.”. Given with John Tuke of the Hotchkiss School, the presentation discussed the general principles of sustainable design and outlined the process of LEED certification.
December, 2005 (New Lebanon, NY) — The Darrow School selected Voith & Mactavish to complete a comprehensive master plan for its upstate New York campus. A National Historic Landmark, the campus features beautiful Shaker architecture dating back to the original Shaker farming community of 1787. VMA will help the school to evaluate its available resources and create a plan for future growth, being mindful of the school’s commitment to sustainable practices.
November 28, 2005 (Philadelphia, PA) — Catherine Smith is the most recent member of the VMA team. A graduate of University of Pennsylvania, Catherine’s background is in residential, commercial and corporate design. She is a welcome addition to the VMA staff.
November, 2005 (Poughkeepsie, NY) — Oakwood Friends School, a small Quaker day and boarding school located in upstate New York, recently engaged VMA for a comprehensive master plan. Involved will be the analysis of the school’s existing structures in terms of the allocation of physical and financial resources. The master plan will focus on the creation of an identifiable Middle School as well as improvements to the arts & humanities program and athletic facilities.
October, 2005 (Philadelphia, PA) — Virginia Accardi was hired to join the Voith & Mactavish team. Originally from Venezuela, Virginia grew up in Argentina and graduated from Universidad de Los Andes. Virginia is a registered architect in Venezuela and is completing the process of becoming registered in Pennsylvania.
August, 2005 (New Haven, CT) — Voith & Mactavish Architects will renovate the second oldest building on the Yale University campus. Built in 1842, Dwight Hall is home to the Student Outreach Center for Public Service and Social Justice and is used by over 60 student-run service and advocacy groups. The Voith & Mactavish team will improve accessibility, incorporate technological upgrades and renovate both the building’s envelope as well as the historic interiors and chapel.
July 11, 2005 (Philadelphia, PA) — Hope Gordon Scibal has joined the marketing team at Voith & Mactavish Architects. As Marketing Coordinator, she will assist Director of Business Development Mary E. Talley. Hope received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University (2002) and graduated from Groton School in 1998. She recently relocated to Philadelphia from Somerville, New Jersey.
July, 2005 (Malvern, PA) — Malvern Preparatory School recently hired Voith & Mactavish Architects to design a new Fine & Performing Arts Center for their Malvern, PA campus. An Augustinian Catholic school for boys in grades 6–12, Malvern Preparatory School is building the new facility in honor of their current President Reverend David J. Duffy, who has been a distinguished figure in the school’s history for more than thirty years. The building will feature a 600-seat theater in addition to fine arts studios, music classrooms and visual arts gallery space.
June, 2005 (Philadelphia, PA) — Cameron Mactavish, AIA, LEED, recently participated in a Design Charrette for the Franklin Conference on School Design in Philadelphia. The charrette was part of a civic engagement project sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania’s Institute for Urban Research and the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Editorial Board to reclaim a vacant landmass in the Logan triangle section of Philadelphia. The 35-acre tract of land had been considered unusable after over 900 “sinking” homes in the area had to be demolished beginning in 1986. Cameron’s team explored the possibility of reclaiming this abandoned space to build an attractive and inviting community school, using entirely green initiatives and sustainable materials.
December, 2005 (Philadelphia, PA) — Working in association with Athenian Properties, VMA will participate in the renovation of Philadelphia Shipyard’s Building 120 for Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC). Built in 1935, the 125,037 square foot warehouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This adaptive reuse project will include the creation of television and film sound stages, ancillary offices, production shops and related support spaces.
April, 2005 (Philadelphia, PA) — Voith & Mactavish Architects in association with Victoria Steiger Garden Design received the 2005 Palladio Award for Exterior Spaces: Gardens and Landscapes for the design of a Center City garden. The award-winning design was recently featured in the July 2005 issue of Clem Labine’s Period Homes magazine.
April, 2005 (New York, NY) — Daniela Holt Voith, AIA, LEED will speak at the Institute of Classical Architecture in New York on April 14. Her presentation, entitled “The Search for Contemporary Meaning in Traditional Forms,” will address how a design philosophy rooted in traditional architectural design principles remains applicable in a contemporary context. Her presentation reflects one of Voith & Mactavish’s core principles that traditional forms are a relevant and important component of contemporary design.
March, 2005 (Philadelphia, PA) — John H. Cluver, AIA will give a presentation entitled “The Low-Cost, Low-Maintenance Mirage” at the annual Traditional Building Exhibition & Conference to be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA, April 27–30. The presentation will explore the inital costs and promises of replacement products and compare their long-term costs and performance with that of the original or in-kind materials. Attendees will learn to recognize the short- and long-term costs of replacing historic materials; understand the environmental impact of replacing existing building materials; and learn to make an economic and environmental case for preserving historic materials. John is the Senior Associate and Director of Preservation at VMA.
February, 2005 (San Diego, CA) — Daniela Holt Voith, AIA, LEED will participate in a panel presentation entitled “Stewardship of the Environment — Millbrook School’s plan for a sustainable campus” at the annual National Association of Independent Schools conference to be held in San Diego, CA, February 23–25. The panel will be led by Robert Lake, Dean of Students, Millbrook School and will also include Jose Alminana, Landscape Architect, Andropogon Associates. The presentation will describe the evolution of Millbrook School’s approach to a sustainable campus including the landscape, built environment, and daily practices which support its mission of stewardship of the environment.
January 16, 2005 (Pitman, NJ) — Just over a year after the historic Pitman United Methodist Church was consumed in a tragic fire, this congregation is proceeding steadily towards the realization of a new facility to be located at the gateway of their community at the intersection of Broadway and Lambs Road. Recently completed, the schematic design includes a new sanctuary, chapel, library and media center, classrooms, offices, and a multi-purpose social hall which seats 300 and also serves as a gymnasium. Pending approvals, ground breaking is anticipated to occur this summer.