Byrne Construction Services

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Byrne Construction Services
(Thos. S. Byrne, Inc.)
Company typeCorporation
Industry Construction Management, General Contracting
Founded1923
FounderThomas Sneed Byrne
Headquarters
551 E. Berry Street
Fort Worth, Texas
Number of locations
2 Offices in Texas
Area served
 Texas and Southwest Region
Key people
John Avila, Jr.
(Chairman)
ProductsPreconstruction
Construction Management
General Contractor
Design Build
BIM
ServicesByrne provides General Contractor, Construction Manager, Design-Build, Preconstruction, Constructability Analysis, and Building Information Modeling services.
Divisions Green Building
Arts & Cultural Centers
Aviation
Education
Governmental
Healthcare
Hospitatlity
Manufacturing
Museum
Office
Parking Facilities
Renovation & Restoration
Condominium & High-End Residential
Website www.tsbyrne.com

Byrne Construction Services (Thos. S. Byrne, Inc.) is a Fort Worth, Texas based construction company providing construction manager and general contractor services. In addition to its Fort Worth headquarters, Byrne has a full-service office in San Antonio, Texas.

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History

Byrne was founded in Fort Worth in 1923 by Thomas Sneed Byrne, a native Texan and a 1913 graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Byrne completed its first major contract, the Montgomery Ward's Building in Fort Worth, in 1928. [1] Byrne also completed the renovation of the Montgomery Ward's Building into the Montgomery Plaza Condominiums in 2009. [2]

Byrne is now in its third generation of management under the direction of John Avila, Jr., Chairman.

Recognition

Byrne has served as the General Contractor for Louis Kahn's Kimbell Art Museum. [3] The Kimbell Art Museum won the first Build America Award from the Associated General Contractors of America in 1972 for the "innovative construction techniques" used in the museum [4] and the American Institute of Architects 25-Year Award. [5]

Notable Projects

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Montgomery Ward Retail Store & Warehouse - Architecture in Fort Worth". www.fortwortharchitecture.com.
  2. ↑ "Storm-Proof Roofing: Preparing Roof for Severe Weather". 2024-04-15. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
  3. ↑ "Kimbell Art Museum - Architecture in Fort Worth". www.fortwortharchitecture.com.
  4. ↑ "Byrne Construction Services". www.tsbyrne.com. Archived from the original on 2010-07-04. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
  5. ↑ "25-Year Award". texasarchitects.org.
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