The Lewis Group - Architecture and Design

Alcoa City School Board Approves New High School Site, Floor, Design Plans

After more than seven years of preplanning and design work, the new Alcoa High School has been unveiled.

During Thursday evening’s meeting, Alcoa Director of Schools Brian Bell presented the school’s floor plan, site plan and overall design. Board members unanimously approved the three items.

Alcoa City Schools has identified 32.4 acres southeast of Faraday Street for the school’s site. The new Alcoa High School is being placed where the softball and baseball fields are currently located.

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Roane County Celebrates Hospital Construction

The future of health care in Roane County was celebrated Wednesday as more than 200 members of the community joined elected and hospital officials in marking the progress of a $72 million replacement hospital....for more on this article, please click on the following link provided by the Knoxville News Sentinel.

Morristown West High School Entering Design Phase

LGA has started design work on the multi-phase Addition/Renovation at Morristown Hamblen West High School. Phase One includes interior finish & electrical upgrades at the existing Auditorium as well as work at the existing football field/track complex. The exact scope of Phase Two has not been finalized but will include a 2-story, 16-classroom addition as well as building systems upgrades

Jefferson County High School Headed into Construction Administration

LGA is currently in the Construction Administration phase on the new 750 student freshman academy in Jefferson County. The new academy is scheduled for completion in late Spring of 2013 with occupancy for Fall 2013. Funding has also been approved for a major renovation/addition at the existing high school. Preliminary plans and budgets have been developed.

LGA Set to Finish Design Work for the New Alcoa High School

LGA is nearing the end of completion of the Schematic Design phase for a new 1,000 student comprehensive high school for Alcoa City Schools. The school will be located adjacent to the existing high school. Long range plans call for the creation of an intermediate school at the existing middle school with the middle school slated to occupy the existing high school. This would give Alcoa City Schools system-wide room for anticipated growth.

University of Tennessee Celebrates Ribbon Cutting of New Facility

This month, Chancellor Jimmy Cheek and several University of Tennessee officials cut the ribbon on the new 98,000 s.f. University of Tennessee Student Health Center facility on the Knoxville campus. The new facility is designed to meet the current and future healthcare needs for the student and faculty for years to come. Combining primary care, mental health services and health-related education services into one location was critical for the success of this project. The new facility, located adjacent to Stokley Athletic Center and the Thornton Athletics facility (another LGA project) is designed with an exterior skin of brick and precast concrete veneer, aluminum panels and high efficiency low-e glazing. The design incorporates numerous energy saving principals and is on track to receive "LEED Silver" certification from the United States Green Building Council.

Other members of the team include DIA of Knoxville.

Roane Medical Center Breaks Ground

After years of research, planning and design, construction has begun on Covenant Health and Roane Medical Center's new $72 million dollar state-of-the-art hospital. The new campus designed by LGA will be built on Roane State Highway in Midtown.

Roane Medical Center will provide the full range of quality care and services currently provided at the Devonia Street campus including: medical and surgical care, emergency services, rehabilitation support, cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation, diagnostic imaging, RMC Patricia Neal outpatient rehabilitation, diagnostic sleep studies, and women's health services.