Challenge The Village of Barrington, Illinois, has begun the design process of reconstructing U.S. Route 14 to pass underneath the heavily traveled Canadian National (CN) rail line that runs through downtown Barrington. The US Route 14 Grade Separation Project includes reconstruction of the four-lane US Route 14, the CN rail line, associated local roads, relocation … Read more
Challenge Wolf Point East is a 60+story residential tower under construction and located on the Chicago River with an estimated cost of $350 million dollars. The tower includes 6 levels of underground parking and a core structure which extends approximately 35ft and 53ft below grade respectively. The design of an Earth Retention System (ERS) presented … Read more
Challenge Alice’s Garden Urban Farm, one of Milwaukee’s largest community gardens, sought a sustainable, safe water source that would reduce the reliance on municipally supplied water for irrigation. GZA designed a rainwater harvesting system and worked with the garden operator, the local non-profit Reflo, and the community to build it within the organization’s limited budget. … Read more
