The Hyatt Topping Party yesterday at the Classic Center was full of great food and dedicated people celebrating the construction of the top floor of the new Hyatt Place Hotel in downtown Athens. Ray McEwen from RW Allen started the event with a prayer. Among the speakers was Tommy Goodyear, Paul Cramer, Chuck Jones, Andrew B. Cajka Jr. and Athens Mayor Nancy Denson who spoke a few words of how much revenue the new Hyatt would bring to Athens. Represented were companies and individuals who have been instrumental in making this hotel a reality for the community. Our own Principals and.
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AMT takes part in Groundbreaking of new microbrewery in Albany, GA
We are very excited to be a part of introducing microbrewery to downtown Albany, Georgia. Pretoria Brewery enlisted the assistance of AMT to design a 18,000 sq. ft. industrial brewery complex comprising of three buildings. The concept includes a brewery with a production warehouse, offices, a tasting area, and a multi-level courtyard. This $6 million brewery is said to be key to revitalizing downtown Albany. The company uses a farm brewery model using their own home grown ingredients and south Georgia grown products. The company has already begun crop production on the certified-organic land that Pretoria Fields owns in Dougherty.
Employee Spotlight: Weston Baumgartner
AMT is very fortunate to have Weston Baumgartner working here! We just had to make him the first official Employee Spotlight. Although he started out his education at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Weston perfected his resume by receiving a Master of Architecture from Boston Architectural College. Obviously, he missed Georgia and came back…we are happy about that. At AMT he provides exceptional work as a Project Manager and has won awards to prove it. He received the Athens Heritage Historic Preservation Award for his design on 160 Tracy Street, a historical warehouse space turned entertaining venue. Other projects which received the Athens.
Our President, Bret Thurmond, starts teaching classes at the University of Georgia
Mr. Thurmond, a University of Georgia alumni and on the Board of the Alumni Association, has started teaching as an adjunct professor at the UGA College of Engineering. In his class students learn to work on residential projects as if they were working in the real world. He enjoys teaching and feels like he can contribute to the student body at UGA.
We are proud of our company’s collaboration on the Hyatt Place Hotel in downtown Athens!
The Classic Center, downtown Athens’ public convention and performance space, is already receiving event bookings based on the fact that there is a new Hyatt Place Hotel now under construction at the center, even though the hotel is not slated to open until the spring of next year. The Click the link below for more information: http://onlineathens.com/mobile/2016-07-14/new-grand-hyatt-other-hotels-will-be-economic-boon-classic-center-and-athens
David W. Matheny wins three Athens Heritage 2016 President’s Award – First one for Oconee St. United Methodist Church
Our very own David W. Matheny, Architect Director, won 3 awards at Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation Awards Ceremony Monday night, June 6th. One of which was for the Oconee Street United Methodist Church restoration. Weston Baumgartner was part of the AMT architectural team that made this beautiful restoration possible. Mr. Matheny was instrumental in restoring the Oconee Methodist Church after a fire nearly destroyed it completely; it was restored to its original design after a 1950’s modern brick makeover. Go to our PORTFOLIO and find the Historical category to know more about this project. Read the article in the Athens-Banner Herald at http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2016-06-06/annual-preservation-awards-honor-past-years-success-stories or go to.