Trivers Associates, an architecture firm with offices in Missouri and Illinois, was recently selected as the architect for Washington University's Busch Hall renovation project. Designs include renovations for educational modernization and LEED certification.
 
Adolphus Busch Hall, built in 1901, is considered a historic landmark to Washington University members and St. Louis residents alike. A gift by Adolphus Busch, co-founder of Anheuser-Busch, the building's history includes being leased to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company as headquarters for the architects and engineers employed during the 1904 World's Fair and serving as the University's chemistry building from 1902 until 1950.
 
Trivers' renovation expertise will allow Busch Hall to remain a historic landmark on campus, while transforming it functionally into a state-of-the-art educational facility. The program for this renovation calls for repair, refinish, or replacement of doors and drainage systems, improvements to fire protection, HVAC, restrooms, elevator, and data com systems. Electrical and plumbing systems will also be replaced or updated.
 
The project has plans for LEED certification.

"We are proud to work on such a significant structure," said Joe Brinkmann, Trivers Vice President & Director of Projects. "The Busch Hall project allows us to create architecture that is environmentally sustainable, while preserving a historic building for its current users and future generations."
 
The Busch Hall renovation is expected to begin in the summer of 2008, and be completed by the fall of 2009. The building will continue to be used as a classroom and office building for some of the university's humanities departments.