George Fuller Co. to expand law library at St. John's.The George A. Fuller George A. Fuller (1851-1900) was the "inventor" of modern skyscrapers. He built the Tacoma building in 1889. This was the first structure where the outside walls were not load bearing. Fuller was an architect who invented the modern contracting system. Company, a leading international construction firm headquartered in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , has been awarded the general contract to build an addition to the library at St. John's University School of Law St. John's University School of Law is a law school in Queens, New York City, affiliated with St. John's University. According to the 2008 U.S. News rankings, St. John's is ranked 70th among the top 100 law schools in the nation. St. , located in Jamaica, New York, in the borough of Queens. Fuller constructed the original buildings for the law school in May 1972. The $20 million project is scheduled to begin construction early this spring, with completion expected by January, 1994. The new building, which will be known as Finley Hall, is being designed by Carson, Lundin & Thorson, PC, to meet the demands of growing enrollment at the school and developments in research technology and law library science. The six-story, 86,000-square-foot project will enlarge the research facility and include a two-story atrium, classrooms, faculty offices, a student lounge, and alumni function areas. "We're pleased to assume overall responsibility for this important project," said Wilfred G. Mango, Jr., president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of George A. Fuller Company. Currently, the firm is completing renovations of the Manhattan Municipal Building The Manhattan Municipal Building is a 40-story building built to accommodate increased governmental space demands after the 1898 consolidation of New York City from and the landmark Guggenheim Museum. Fuller was recently selected, in a joint venture with Parsons Brinkerhoff, as the construction quality manager for the new $140 million Federal Courthouse in Boston, Massachusetts. |
|
||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion