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The International African American Museum is a museum of African-American history being built in Charleston, South Carolina, on the site where Gadsden`s Wharf, the disembarkation point of up to 40% of all American slaves, once stood. Construction of the IAAM began in January 2020 after 20 years of planning.
With offices in the Northeast and West Coast, LiRo provides construction management, engineering, environmental, architectural, and program management solutions. Our expertise in transportation, infrastructure, and public building projects has led to our involvement with some of the country`s top projects and landmarks, including the post 9/11 rebuilding of Lower Manhattan, the Number 7 Subway Line Extension, Niagara Municipal Complex, New York Public Library, and the High Line Park. LiRo`s staff serves a broad range of public and private sector clients, from villages and developers to major state agencies. Our success is a testament of our clients` satisfaction with our performance and continuing innovations to help them realize their projects in a safe and cost-efficient manner. LiRo`s design and construction professionals are well-versed in the industry`s best practices in sustainability, evolving Building Information Modeling (BIM) technologies, and risk analysis. Our LiRo Academy provides cross-training opportunities to staff enabling them to have greater integration with all the firms` disciplines. Employees are also encouraged to stay current with the latest methods and trends through a variety of in-house and external training classes. Throughout LiRo`s growth, our senior management has remained involved and accessible to our clients. This culture of dedication and responsiveness is also instilled at all levels of our staff. We recognize that our clients require and deserve an innovative and responsive firm as a trusted partner who can provide an experienced team with a diverse set of skills and state-of-the-art resources to successfully deliver their projects. Prior to joining LiRo, McCaffrey worked as Chief Information Officer for Westchester County and as Commissioner of Information Technology for Orange County, both in New York; and as Director of Information Technology for the Village of Skokie in Illinois. He also founded a technology-consulting firm John McCaffrey Associates. He received an MBA from the Keller Graduate School of Management, DeVry University, in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois; a Master of Science in Network and Communications Management, also from DeVry University; and a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Saint John’s University in Jamaica, New York. He holds graduate certificates in Information Security Management, Electronic Commerce, and Wireless Networking. McCaffrey was recognized as a 2017 Top Government Innovator by Government Technology Magazine and received a 2017 Symantec Cyber Award for Excellence in Government Cybersecurity. McCaffrey serves on the Westchester County Historical Society Board, the State University of New York Orange Curriculum Advisory Board, New York CIO/CISO Executive Summit Governing Boards and the Westchester County Association Broadband Advisory Committee. He also is a Public Utility Director of Westchester County Emergency Operations and an Advisor for the Orange County, New York Business Accelerator. McCaffrey is a member of the New York State Local Government IT Directors’ Association and the North West Municipal Conference’s Technology Subgroup Long Island Info Systems Management Association.
Coakley & Williams Construction (CWC) is a prominent general contractor based in Bethesda, Maryland, established in 1961. The company has grown to be a leading construction firm in the DMV region, recognized for its ability to manage complex projects across various sectors. Under the leadership of Lynn Stith Bennett, Terrence Caulfield, and Greg Harraka, CWC has maintained a strong reputation, becoming a perennial ENR Top 400 contractor. CWC offers a wide range of construction services, including general contracting, construction management, design-build, interior construction, and restoration and renovation. The company specializes in projects such as life science facilities, multifamily housing, K-12 schools, government buildings, and corporate interiors. CWC is dedicated to fostering strong relationships with clients, subcontractors, and suppliers, which contributes to its success in delivering high-quality results. With a revenue of approximately $213.8 million and a commitment to collaboration, CWC has been recognized as a "Best Place to Work" in 2022.
Founded in 1977, Hoffmann Architects specializes in the rehabilitation of the building envelope. The firm`s work focuses on the exteriors of existing structures, diagnosing and resolving deterioration within facades, roofing systems, windows, waterproofing materials, plazas/terraces, parking garages, and historic and landmark structures. We provide consulting services for new building construction, as well as litigation and claim support.
We create architecture that shapes the public realm; this has been central to our practice since 1963. Our 180-person firm, based in New York City, works primarily with educational, cultural and scientific clients, including some of the most venerable institutions in North America: from Stanford to Yale Universities, from the American Museum of Natural History to the Clinton Presidential Library, from Carnegie Hall to the Standard Hotel on the High Line. Our diverse portfolio—including new construction, renovation and expansion, historic preservation, interior design and master planning—ranges from museums and performing arts centers to complex laboratory, research and teaching facilities for higher education to a wastewater treatment plant. Through form, light and materiality, Ennead creates expressive architecture that embodies each client`s mission and engages the user while shaping our place and time.