Artstop Featured in Lexington Herald-Leader

The EOP designed Artstop, a LexTran art shelter, was discussed in today's Herald-Leader. In addition to benches and a canopy, the shelter--which will be located at the corner of Third Street and Elm Tree Lane--will include a free-standing sculpture and art murals. The shelter, designed in conjunction with Art in Motion, will be completed in early August.

Read the Lexington Herald-Leader article.

Congratulations to EOP's Newest LEED APs

Three additional members of the EOP team have become LEED Accredited Professionals: Chris Estes, Jason Dunn, and Derek Brooks. Congratulations to each of them! Two-thirds of EOP's technical staff are now LEED APs.

Goodwill Indusries of Kentucky Celebrates Opening of Newest Donation and Retail Center

Goodwill Industries of Kentucky recently held the grand opening of its sixth Lexington area donation and retail center. The 10,000-square foot center is located just off Man O' War Boulevard at 3130 Mapleleaf Dr., Suite 110.

The ribbon-cutting events featured remarks by Erin Gold, Goodwill's vice-president of the Bluegrass Division and Bob Quick, president and CEO of Commerce Lexington.

EOP Architects Named Winner of Innovative Architecture and Design Award

EOP Architects is the recipient of a 2009 Innovative Architecture and Design Award for their work on Urban Active Fitness - Taylorsville Road in Louisville, Kentucky. The award is one of only ten given annually to recognize innovative designs within the field of sports and recreation facilities. EOP Architects was the only architecture firm in the state of Kentucky to receive a 2009 award. The awards competition, sponsored by Recreation Management, is in its seventh year.

Urban Active – Taylorsville Road is a 67,364 square foot adaptive reuse project honored for its dynamic transformation from a vacant grocery store to a cutting edge fitness club. Centered on the concept of movement, this facility motivates its members to pursue lifestyles of health and fitness. “It is all about transparency and energy. A common theme that we have incorporated in all of the UA Fitness Centers has been to allow that energy not only to be shared internally but externally as well,” said Rick Ekhoff, design principal with EOP Architects. The judges of the competition particularly noted the merits of the bold architectural forms and the dramatic exterior transformation of this project.

Read the story published in Recreation Management.

EOP Wins Two Design Awards

EOP Architects recently received two design awards from the Kentuckiana Masonry Institute. Main + Rose Mixed Use Development was awarded the "M" Honor Award for Best Overall Use of Masonry Design; the Allied Health Sciences Center at Gateway Community and Technical College's Edgewood Campus was given the CMU Award of Honor. An awards luncheon was held on April 23 at the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville.

Kentucky Horse Park Hosts Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

The Kentucky Horse Park held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Outdoor Stadium today. The Stadium opens this weekend to host the Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event. Speakers at the ceremony included Governor Steve Beshear, First Lady Jane Beshear, Lexington Mayor Jim Newberry, Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet Secretary Marcheta Sparrow and Kentucky Horse Park Executive Director John Nicholson.

Outdoor Stadium Featured in the Courier-Journal

The Louisville Courier-Journal showcased the new Kentucky Horse Park Outdoor Stadium on the front page of today's paper. The stadium, set to open for next week's Rolex Three Day Event, was designed for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.

Read the entire article here.