GSR Andrade joined Essilor of America, the nation’s leading manufacturer of optical lenses, as they celebrated the grand opening of their new world-class Innovation and Technology Center in Farmers Branch, Texas on Thursday, October 4th.  Farmer’s Branch city officials joined Essilor of America president and chief executive officer, John Carrier, at a reception hosted at the...Read More

GSRA’s Robert Croysdale, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Janna Jellum-Velasquez, RID, LEED GA, and Jan Krause-Leckie, SDA took part in the 2012 TASA/TASB Convention which was held in Austin last week.   The GSRA crew enjoyed meeting and talking with Administrators, Superintendents and Board Members from all over the State of Texas.       In...Read More

GSR Andrade Architects staff member, Chuck Bennett, AIA, participated in the Annual MDA Executive Lock-Up on August 29th at Fedora restaurant in Dallas’ Arts District. The local event raised $52,000.00 for the Dallas Chapter of MDA.  These donations can provide 1,730 flu shots, 702 minutes of research, 104 repairs to medical equipment, or send 65 kids...Read More

A ground-breaking celebration was held September 11th for the second phase of the Forney Medical Plaza along East Hwy. 80 at F.M. 548 and Broad Street in Forney, Texas. Phase II facility will be a two-story 33,117 s.f. addition to the existing medical campus building. It will house a 13,248 s.f. emergency department (the first...Read More

GSRA’s North Lake College General Purpose Building G, which opened for the Fall semester of 2009, has been recognized for Outstanding Achievement in Sustainability by the Texas Association of School Administrators and Texas Association of School Boards in their 2012 Exhibit of School Architecture that takes place at their annual convention.  The various criteria by...Read More

GSR Andrade recently completed a large expansion to an existing storage facility for a national equipment manufacturer. Some points of interest (design trivia!): 581,881 total s.f. of building addition – with an elevated inter-building connector 18,000 s.f. of office area tenant improvements – including interior finishes, furniture package and support utility areas Landcape Large shade...Read More

GlobalRehab at Scottsdale Healthcare will initially be a single-story, approximately 53,000 s.f. Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital Facility (IRF) supporting 50 private patient rooms along with physical, occupational and speech therapies.  The building has been designed for a future 25-bed vertical expansion that will provide approximately 17,000 additional square feet.Read More

In what has become an annual (and much anticipated) event, GSRA staff and families participated in the GSR Andrade Bowling Tournament on Friday, June 15th at Garland Lanes. We had approximately 35 bowlers (plus numerous observers) that fought for the bragging rights of being the “Office Bowling Champions”.  The event commenced with lunch and lasted throughout the afternoon with 3 full...Read More