An accomplished architect and project manager with more than 30 years of professional experience, Bill Zografos was recently named the PK-12 lead for Buffalo’s education market. In his role, Bill will help manage the day-to-day activities of PK-12 education projects, while guiding his team and CannonDesign partners to new project wins. We sat down with Bill to catch up on his work to-date for CannonDesign, as well as what he sees as leading and fading trends within the education space: How long have you been with CannonDesign? I’ve been with CannonDesign for almost 14 years, having been first introduced to the firm through two former colleagues at my previous firm...
The Buffalo Office of CannonDesign has a long-standing tradition of participating in the J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge that spans over 30 years. The Corporate Challenge is a worldwide series of running events that is open to full-time employees at companies who are involved in the public and private sectors. The event is used as a platform to promote good health and fitness, and to create a bond between employees. Corporate Challenge 1985 This year’s event came with a host of new endeavors at the CannonDesign tent including grilled specialty sausages, Wegman’s catering, local craft beers, games such as giant Jenga, and prizes like Fitbits and CannonDesign gear. We had 37...
Larkin Links is the only “nano” golf course in the city of Buffalo. It’s designed to be a public art concept that is free and open for people to enjoy. The course features holes that were created by area artists and designers. CannonDesign was lucky enough to have the opportunity to design and build one of the featured holes. The design team set out with the mindset of getting people involved in the community and engaging CannonDesign employees to collaborate on a project and have fun doing it. The main objective of the design was to create a hole that highlighted a prominent building in Buffalo. One of the biggest advancements...
Members of the CannonDesign team recently attended the ground-breaking ceremony for the new penguin habitat at the Aquarium of Niagara. Project manager Frank Sica was also featured extensively on Buffalo morning news programs, providing insight into some of the more technical aspects of the project. You can watch Frank’s interviews on WGRZ and WKBW. Located at the heart of the city of Niagara Falls and a steady part of the local tourism industry, the aquarium’s long-term goal is to achieve certification from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. The certification will allow them to join an elite group of 20 institutions in North America who can exchange assets and participate in breeding transfers. Beginning as a...
