Breaking Ground and Breaking News.

By Steve Sinovic / Journal Staff Writer Reprinted from the Albuquerque Journal’s “Opening for Business” ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The new home for the Anderson School of Management on the University of New Mexico campus is nearly complete. Faculty and staff members are expected to move into the business school’s McKinnon Center for Management over the […]

by Ellen Marks, Journal Assistant Business Editor Reprinted from the Albuquerque Journal’s “Bank of the West Center gets initial OK“ ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A nearly block-long development in the Downtown area that will include seven stories of retail space, offices and apartments has won initial approval for $30 million in metropolitan redevelopment bonds. The Albuquerque […]

ACE Leadership High School and the New Mexico Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects held their third annual Pop Up Playground (PUP) on Saturday, November 11, 2017. The PUP attracted over 200 kids of all ages including many returning participants from last year’s event. Groundwork Studio’s (GWS) Amy Bell brought New Mexico its […]

Republished from “Atmosphere isn’t sacrificed for security at new Farmington High School” by Mike Easterling FARMINGTON — When it came time to design a new main building at Farmington High School, Jeremy Trumble of the Albuquerque-based design firm FBT Architects knew there was one priority that towered above the rest — security. As the number […]

On Friday May 5th, 2017, FBT attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the Jicarilla-Apache Community Center in Dulce, NM with Progressive Construction Management and Flintco. The Community Center, a planned 100,000 sf replacement facility for the Jicarilla Apache Nation, focuses on creating healthy spaces – inside and out. Centrally located in the heart of Dulce, the […]

Pine River Library Park Groundbreaking and Pop-up Playground The Bayfield Parks and Recreation Department in partnership with Groundwork Studio Landscape Architects provided a unique opportunity for children to build their own playground. Hosted at the Pine River Library on May 20, the parking lot was transformed into a temporary Pop-Up Playground. Over 100 children collaborated […]

Republished from UNM Newsroom’s UNM selects FBT Architects to design Johnson Center Expansion and Renovation Project 3/24/17 The University of New Mexico has selected local firm FBT Architects, teamed with Hastings+Chivetta Architects, to design UNM’s Johnson Center Expansion and Renovation Project on main campus. After a competitive process that attracted architectural teams from across the […]

Republished from UNM Newsroom’s Construction begins for the McKinnon Center for Management at the Anderson School by Rachel Stone 1/4/17 Work by The University of New Mexico’s Planning, Design & Construction (PDC) has begun on the replacement building at the Anderson School of Management (ASM), which will be known as the McKinnon Center for Management […]

We want your ideas! Here at FBT and Groundwork Studio, we are designers. Dreamers, schemers, planners, technicians and artists. We have many ideas, but our designs are for you. We know that before design can begin, we must understand the place and the people who inhabit it. We would like to get to know you, […]

Reprinted from Albuquerque Business First, “See how companies like Delta Dental and FBT Architects continue to give back.” by Juliana Vadnais Throughout the year we feature businesses that are doing their part to give back to the local community. These organizations donate time, money and manpower to projects and services across Albuquerque. Whether the company […]

Funded by the Grow a Healthier Community Initiative, the #TreeTag project joins university students, governmental agencies, local businesses and the local Instagram community to raise awareness about the importance of trees in a fun and approachable way. UNM Students worked with local landscape architecture firm Groundwork Studio, Tree NM and NM State Forestry staff to […]

Reprinted from Albuquerque Business First, “UNMH takes next step toward new $500 million project” by Stephanie Guzman An Albuquerque-based architecture firm that has designed many University of New Mexico Hospital facilities was awarded the contract to create a new development plan for a replacement hospital. FBT Architects, along with Omaha, Nebraska-based HDR, an architecture and […]