Preliminary
Study Architects
Duce
Simmons Associates, Troy
Hammel, Green and Abrahamson, Minneapolis
After
a national search, Hammel,
Green & Abrahamson, Inc. (HGA) of Minneapolis and Duce
Simmons Associates of
Troy, Michigan, were chosen from a field of 19 applicants to produce
a preliminary study for a renovation and expansion of the Kresge
Art Museum at Michigan State University.
Kara
Hill, Ph.D. and AIA, is Project Designer with HGA,
Inc. and the principal architect designing the Kresge Art Museum
expansion. She has focused on design of cultural projects since
she received her doctorate in architecture from M.I.T. Among her
many projects are the Florida State University Concert Hall, Rochester
Art Center in Rochester, Minnesota, Como Park Education Resource
Center, and Northridge Performing Arts Center Concert Hall at
California State University.
Gary
Reetz, AIA, Vice President and Principal, HGA Inc., serves
as the Museum Specialist. He has much experience with the technical
design and operational issues of performing art centers and other
cultural institutions. Among his projects are the Valparaiso University
Center for the Arts and the University of Northern Iowa Gallagher-Bluedorn
Performing Arts Center.
Project
Manager is Anthony R. Duce, AIA,
Senior Vice President of Duce Simmons Associates. He has worked
for more than 25 years on higher education projects. Some of his
work includes many renovations at Cranbrook Educational Community,
the School of Education and Human Services at Oakland University,
the One-Stop Financial and Student Services Center addition and
renovation at Lake Michigan College, the Kemper Museum of Contemporary
Art and Design in Kansas City, and the Law School expansion and
renovation for Wayne State University.
