Creating Places: A Citizen Observer's Look at Nashville's Built Environment


Writer's Note: William Williams' interest in the manmade environment dates to 1970, at which point the then-young Williams started a collection of postcards of city skylines. The collection now numbers 1,000-plus cards. Among the writer's specific interests are exterior building design, city district planning, demographics, signage, mixed-use development, mass transit and green/sustainable construction and living. Williams began his Creating Places column with The City Paper in February 2005. The column in its original form was discontinued in September 2008 and reinvented via this blog in November 2008. Creating Places can be found on the home page of the website of The City Paper, at which Williams has worked in various capacities since October 2000.

Friday, August 5, 2011

Creating Places: TMP delivers

Congrats to local architecture firm Thomas Miller & Partners (TMP), as the design company's Upper Cumberland Regional Health Facility in Cookeville has been awarded LEED platinum certification. The $9.8 million, 50,700-square-foot building is the state's first structure to earn LEED platinum designation. Relatedly, Nashville-based Hardaway Construction served as the project's general contractor. I often fail to include TMP in my blog posts, as the architectural company is located in Brentwood and handles a good bit of non-local work. In short, it's easy to overlook the firm. But that is unfortunate as TMP does quality work. And a shout-out to my man J.P. Cowan, who toils quietly yet productively at the firm.

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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 11, 2011 at 1:46 PM

    Ugly building. Makes me want to puke.

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  2. AnonymousAugust 12, 2011 at 9:55 AM

    When are people going to see that LEED is just a scam? Most developers and builders don't want it. It costs too much upfront. It's all just for PR.

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