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Marmon Mok received a Design Citation award for the Clarity Child Guidance Center Administration Building from the American Institute of Architects (AIA), San Antonio Chapter. 11-02-2012

The Kahler Slater/Marmon Mok team has been hard at work designing the new 195,000 SF Center for Oral Health Care and Research, the future dental training and patient care facility at the University of Texas Health Science Center Dental School.

Calvert Residence Hall at Trinity University has received LEED Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. The building features covered bicycle storage, recycled water for landscaping, and Energy Star’s Portfolio Manager Software for energy use tracking. Rooms incorporate energy efficient lighting; low-flow toilets; low VOC paints, adhesives and carpet; and all furniture is made from recycled materials.

The Walzem Family YMCA in San Antonio has received LEED Silver Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. An adaptive re-use of a former Albertson’s grocery store, the building utilizes expansive square footages for recreation spaces. Features include a bamboo gymnasium floor and large openings for glazing punched in the existing tilt wall to fill the space with natural light. Energy required to provide cool air to the large cardio/weights area is captured and used to heat the indoor pool.

The Parman Library at Stone Oak in San Antonio has received LEED Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. The building makes use of ample overhangs, screens, rambling pathways, and stone walls. Natural light has sculpted the building, which features expanses of high-performance glazing that offer panoramic views of the surrounding landscape and tree line. Briant Harkiewicz, together with City staff, donors and officials, helps dedicate the LEED Golf plaque. 04-03-2012

The Lila Cockrell Theatre Renovation in downtown San Antonio has been named one of the most significant construction projects of 2011 by the Associated General Contractors of America at the Association’s national conference. The Alliant Build America Awards recognize the nation’s most noteworthy construction projects.

Marmon Mok was honored with an Excellence in Design award from TASA/TASB
for Wm. J. Brennan High School, a Northside Independent School District school.

The City of San Antonio honored Marmon Mok with a 2011 Green Building Award, an Honorable Mention in the commercial project category for its design of the Walzem Family YMCA. The awards honor commercial builders, residential builders, remodelers, architects and designers and other organizations for advancing green building through innovative design and construction techniques, excellent educational programs and successful advocacy efforts. 6.2.2011

Marmon Mok’s renovation of the Lila Cockrell Theatre received an
Outstanding Construction Award by the
Associated General Contractors of America/Texas Building Branch.

The Tobin Center for the Performing Arts had a ceremonial groundbreaking on May 10th. The new home for symphony, opera, theatre and ballet is expected to open in spring 2014. In association with LMN Architects of Seattle, Marmon Mok is designing the renovation and adaptive-reuse of the 1920s Municipal Auditorium. 5.10.2011