Early Learning Center
Fort Worth, TX
Expertise
- Faith-Based
Services
- civil engineering
- electrical engineering
- landscape architecture
Size
- 43,000 SF
BHB provided the civil and electrical engineering design as well as landscape architecture services for Lena Pope’s new main building adjacent to their campus on Hulen Street in Fort Worth. The new 43,000 SF facility re-centralizes the organization’s administrative and counseling staff and programs along with their well-respected Early Learning Center. The project also includes the Amon Carter Center and a multipurpose meeting and events center.
Interior materials were selected to create a warm environment of openness. Exterior materials complement the existing campus, Marty Leonard Chapel and surrounding neighborhood. There are several references to the Chapel in orientation, exterior materials and supporting uses all collected around the centerpiece of the new building. A protected courtyard with a fountain represents the front door and main entrance to the new Lena Pope campus. The Early Learning Center is a bright and spacious early education center for children ages 6 weeks to 5 years. The center has five pre-kindergarten classrooms overlooking a nature explore playground, two toddler rooms and two infant rooms.
The Early Learning Center was the recipient of three awards: A “2016 Top Ten Projects” award winner by the Topping Out Foundation; and “Best Small Project” and “Award of Merit for Safety” by Engineering News Record (ENR).
Key People
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John W. (Bill) Baird, Jr., PE, RPLS
John W. (Bill) Baird, Jr., PE, RPLS
Founder | Chairman Emeritus | Senior Civil Engineer
John (Bill) Baird has over 50 years of active management, design, estimating, and coordination experience, and is still actively designing and managing projects. He has provided project management and design for many civil engineering projects for various client types, with expertise spanning municipal, industrial, commercial, educational, religious, and institutional projects. His design experience includes extensive site development; streets, roadways, and thoroughfares; bridge and culvert projects; flood control; storm water detention; water distribution and sewage collection; and water and sewage treatment plants.
Bill lives in Burleson with his wife Terresa and enjoys traveling, gardening and, most especially, spending time with his grandchildren.
Project Experience
Catholic Charities of Fort Worth
Fort Worth Country Day Lou and Nick Martin Campus Center
Fort Worth Country Day Sid W. Richardson Visual Arts Center
Granbury Dental Center
Granbury Resort Conference Center
Early Learning Center
Saint Patrick Cathedral Parish Hall
Texas Wesleyan University Rosedale Renaissance
Education
University of Texas at Arlington:
Bachelor’s Degree/1972/Civil Engineering -
Tom Kellogg, RLA
Tom Kellogg, RLA
Associate | Senior Landscape Architect
As a Landscape Architect, Tom Kellogg has experience working in a project management position for both multi-disciplinary firms and landscape architecture design firms. His project history includes a wide variety of types, including parks and recreation, commercial landscape design, streetscapes, multi-family developments, and multimodal recreation trails.
Living only a mile away from our Grapevine office, Tom discovered BHB while he was riding his bike and instantly wished he could work here. As it turned out, BHB was looking for a landscape architect at the time, and the rest is history.
Outside of work Tom enjoys bicycling, something he’s loved doing since he was a kid. Tom also enjoys camping, traveling, visiting museums, and playing video games with his teenage son, Colin.
Project Experience
Imperial Construction Office and Shop
Monterra Medical Campus
Park Hill Surgery Center
The Bowden: Event & Weddings
Education
University of Arkansas:
Bachelor’s Degree/1982/Landscape Architecture