Cockfield Jackson celebrates 18 years!

Cockfield Jackson Celebrates 18 Years!

Baton Rouge, LA, USA – November 1, 2011 – Cockfield Jackson Architects celebrates 18 years in business.  The firm has completed hundreds of projects in both the commercial and residential sectors during this time.

“We are extremely grateful to each and every one of our clients for the opportunities we have been given to design and create space and place for them, and for the great relationships established as a result.  We take our accountability as design professionals very seriously, and appreciate the confidence our clients have shown by giving us this responsibility”.

Stephen P. Jackson, AIA, NCARB, LEED BD+C
PRINCIPAL

“I believe a firm’s success and well-being over time is directly related to the quality of its staff.   Steve and I have been blessed to have had the opportunity to work with very talented past and present staff members over the years. We can all be proud of the firm’s 18th anniversary because we have all made direct contributions to the firm’s past!”

Tommie L. Cockfield, AIA,
PRINCIPAL

Groundbreaking for Goodwood Main Library

Groundbreaking ceremony for Goodwood Main Library

Baton Rouge, LA, USA – October 16, 2011 – The groundbreaking ceremony for the new Goodwood Main Library is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, October 19th at 2pm behind the current Main Library in Independence Park located at 7711 Goodwood Boulevard. The Library Design Collaborative, City Parish, BREC, and the Library Board will celebrate the start of construction with a festive event including notable speakers Mayor-President Melvin L. “Kip” Holden, Council member Alison Gary (District 11), members of the Library Board of Control and Library Director David Farrar. A reception will immediately follow the groundbreaking.

CONTACT: Steve Jackson
Tel: 225-761-1680 ext. 212

For more information please visit
WAFB.com and theadvocate.com
and our in progress section;
Independence Park Main Library

St. John the Baptist wins AIA LA Honor Award

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Addition and Renovations, wins AIA LA Honor Award,

Shreveport, LA, USA – October 16, 2011 – The St. John the Baptist Catholic Church project designed by Cockfield Jackson Architects received one of two AIA LA Honor Awards this past week at the annual AIA Louisiana Design Conference. There were approximately 50 projects submitted at the conference which took place at the Shreveport Convention Center. Architects and design professionals from all over the state gathered for continuing education seminars and lectures on current design trends. Two honor awards and seven merit awards were given by a jury headed by Lawrence Speck, FAIA from Austin, TX. Mr. Speck is a highly renowned architect, author, and academician, and has won numerous design awards and serves on many national panels and committees. His lecture at the conference centered on the importance of architecture as it affects people’s lives. His comments regarding the jury’s selection of the St. John project for this award reflected this renovation being a prime example of design through architecture affecting the users, as well as the architect’s attention to detailing and the seamless renovations to the existing church.

CONTACT: Kevin Babb
Tel: 225-761-1680 ext. 213

For pictures and more information on St. John the Baptist please see our project page;
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church

Independence Park Main Library, low bid accepted

Independence Park Main Library, low bid accepted

Baton Rouge, LA, USA – September 15, 2011 – The Library Design Collaborative, a Joint Venture comprised of Baton Rouge Architects, Cockfield Jackson and Tipton Associates, and Dallas Architects PSA/Dewberry, is proud to announce that the low bid for the Independence Park Main Library has been accepted.  The Metro Council passed a motion yesterday accepting Milton J. Womack’s low bid, which included the full scope of work and a change order removing all sales tax from the job. The total value of the contract will be  $35,410,074. A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for October 19th at 2:00 p.m.

CONTACT: Steve Jackson
Tel: 225-761-1680 ext. 212

For more information please visit our in progress section;
Independence Park Main Library

St. John project wins Gold Medal Rose Award

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Renovation project wins Gold Medal Rose Award,

Baton Rouge, LA, USA – July 29, 2011 – The AIA Baton Rouge Chapter held its annual Rose Awards program tonight. There were 27 projects submitted by the chapter’s architects in various categories of design work (new, renovation, residential). Only three projects of the 27 submitted were awarded for merit by a jury of three architects from outside of Louisiana. The St. John renovation was awarded the top honor with the Gold Medal Rose Award.

If you would like more information on this project, please contact:
Kevin Babb
Tel: 225-761-1680, ext. 213

Or please visit;
The AIA Baton Rouge Chapter and St. John Rose award submission

Independence Park Main Library, low bid recieved

Independence Park Main Library, low bid Recieved,

Baton Rouge, LA, USA - August 5, 2011- Today we recieved the low bid for the new Independence Park Library from Womack, It is below budget and inclusive of the full scope. Future important dates are as follows

Metro Council Committee Meeting- Wednesday, August 17th, 3:00 p.m., Governmental
Building downtown at 222 St. Louis Street.

Library Board of Control Meeting-   Thursday, August 18th  at 4:00 p.m. at the BREC
Administration Building, in the Board Room at 6201 Florida Boulevard, Baton
Rouge, LA.

Metro Council Meeting- Wednesday,
August 24th, 4:00 p.m., Governmental Building downtown at 222 St. Louis
Street.

For more information about this project  please visit our in progress section;
Independence Park Main Library

Independence Park Main Library, out to bid

For Immediate Release:
Independence Park Main Library out to bid,

Baton Rouge, LA, USA – June 24, 2011 – The Library Design Collaborative, a Joint Venture comprised of Baton Rouge Architects, Cockfield Jackson and Tipton Associates, and Dallas Architects PSA/Dewberry, is proud to announce that the New Main Library at Independence Park is out to bid.  The $40 million dollar project was first advertised in The Advocate this past Friday, June 17th with bids set to be received on August 2, 2011 at 2:00 pm. Construction is estimated to begin later
this year and last approximately 24months.

CONTACT: Steve Jackson
Tel: 225-761-1680 ext. 212

For more information about this project  please visit our in progress section;
Independence Park Main Library