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HBA welcomes Smitty Lynch
April 17, 2018 Janices People

HBA welcomes Smitty Lynch

HBA is pleased to announce the addition of Smitty Lynch to the HBA staff as a new Intern Architect. Smitty is a graduate of Hampton University where he earned his Masters of Architecture. He recently moved to Hampton Roads from Richmond to be closer to family. He previously worked with the firm Glavé and Holmes Architecture […]
HBA welcomes Smitty Lynch
April 17, 2018 Janices People

HBA welcomes Smitty Lynch

HBA is pleased to announce the addition of Smitty Lynch to the HBA staff as a new Intern Architect. Smitty is a graduate of Hampton University where he earned his Masters of Architecture. He recently moved to Hampton Roads from Richmond to be closer to family. He previously worked with the firm Glavé and Holmes Architecture […]
Stihl Headquarters Groundbreaking
April 03, 2018 Janices Events, General News

Stihl Headquarters Groundbreaking

Left to Right: Bruce Prichard of HBA Architecture & Interior Design, Inc. ; STIHL Inc. President Bjoern Fischer; Virginia Beach Mayor Will Sessoms; and Nathan Leonard of Hourigan Construction use STIHL augers to break ground on a new administration building.   Stihl Headquarters groundbreaking March 2018.   Read more about it here
Kempsville Community Recreation Center Honored with American Public Works Association (APWA) Mid Atlantic Chapter Project of the Year Award
March 21, 2018 Janices Featured, General News

Kempsville Community Recreation Center Honored with American Public Works Association (APWA) Mid Atlantic Chapter Project of the Year Award

We are pleased to announce that the Kempsville Community Recreation Center Project received the 2018 APWA Mid-Atlantic Chapter’s Project of the Year Award (for Structures $25 million to $75 million.) Congratulations to the entire team!
YOUNG DESIGNERS COMPETITION AT LANDSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL – YEAR 3
March 16, 2018 Janices Design, General News, People, Technology

YOUNG DESIGNERS COMPETITION AT LANDSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL – YEAR 3

HBA is excited to be involved with this competition for the third year in a row. This year’s project involves designing a house for a family of six in coastal Virginia, and incorporates challenges related to sustainable materials, energy-saving design, and shared generational living spaces. We’ve been meeting with the students throughout the year to […]
Polar Plunge® 2018
February 21, 2018 Janices Events, General News

Polar Plunge® 2018

At HBA, we are crazy about serving our community.  So crazy, in fact, that our team voluntarily and enthusiastically took a frigid dip in the Atlantic Ocean this February to benefit Special Olympics of Virginia.  This is the 13th year in a row that the HBA family joined the crowd of thousands who were crazy […]
How the color red remains timeless in architecture and design
February 12, 2018 Janices General News

How the color red remains timeless in architecture and design

After choosing a shade of red as the Color of the Year, AIA partner Benjamin Moore expands on the color’s historical relevance and present-day value Following a year-long research journey, Benjamin Moore revealed Caliente AF-290 as its Color of the Year 2018. Caliente AF-290 is a vibrant, charismatic shade of red that is strong, radiant, […]
HBA welcomes Judy Bennie
January 31, 2018 Janices General News, People

HBA welcomes Judy Bennie

HBA is pleased to announce the addition of Judy Bennie to the HBA staff as Executive Administrator / Human Resource Coordinator. Judy has many years of experience in HR field, corporate administration and office management.  The majority of her career has been with System Planning Corporation in Northern Virginia.  Most recently, she worked with S. […]
VBCPS Learning Commons Renovations
January 25, 2018 Lauren Perry General News

VBCPS Learning Commons Renovations

It’s not often that we have the opportunity to improve so many schools at once, so we were excited when VBCPS approached us to remodel sixteen of their school libraries. The center of any school is the library, and they are modernly referred to as “Learning Commons”, which lends itself to describing their role as […]
We wish Rebecca well
January 08, 2018 Janices General News, People

We wish Rebecca well

  On behalf of everyone at HBA, we all wish Rebecca best wishes as she moves onto her new adventure. Words are inadequate to express our gratefulness and appreciation of the incomparable work performance and attitude she has displayed during her 33 years with HBA. After starting out at HBA, as a temporary receptionist (in […]