Concordia College - Spire / Concordian Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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' A, fl , 6 K. ' CW? vi W A WZ 1 '1 . X c ! 'z - ' I 11' vga Qs , e I X ,X . va ' itt.y I ix ' iw ,, ' P ' ky ,t. I: -3' Null . '57 Y X I V 9 l t X . 1 't ft 7 X 1 l ' . X t . it 1 l U -. tr -J , - - ' in: M ' -'I , Q u l Y I . ri Hi I X Qi V It ,V , ' I N- -A U 9 1 ry Efvtrq fre ffeel structure ol Kramer Crane IO Contracts, which included the mammoth job of site improvement, were soon awarded. john Dehner, In- corporated, began the construction of a concrete bridge, eleven thousand square yards of parking areas, a mile of drives and roads. and four miles of sewer and water lines. Fight of the academic buildings, first contract to be awarded. were built by XVCI'lUlllll, Inc. All other campus construction, except faculty housing, is the work of the Hagerman Construction Company. In january. 1956, the architects design for Concordia Senior College won the highest award for Higher Edu- cation projects in the third annual Design Awards Pro- gram of I'r'ogrmxi1't' .'iI'l'lIfll'l'flll'1', a professional maga- zine with the world's largest architectural circulation. In May. l958. the college received one of five coveted First Honors .-Xwartls from the American Institute of .Xrchitects lor excellence among projects completed in the l'nited States during the last five years. Roofing Kramer Chapel. 0082 616 02 1 833 4 3 I l I l 7