The Beck Group Projects Reach Significant Milestones on 1/11/11: New Dalí Museum Opens to the Public; USF Health Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation Breaks Ground Same Day

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Beck Group:

WHAT:	On the same day, on opposite sides of the bay, the common strand between two of the Tampa Bay area’s most notable construction projects is The Beck Group. The company’s ability to deliver world-class, signature projects will be showcased simultaneously to the general public on 1/11/11 like never before.
	With the opening of the new Dalí Museum and the ground breaking of USF Health’s Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation on Tues., Jan. 11, Beck delivers two significant economic drivers to the area with these construction projects.
WHEN:	To schedule an interview in advance with Mark House, managing director, Beck, contact Margie Martin at 813-220-0526 or [e-mail]
WHERE:	8:30 a.m. USF Health Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation
	102 S. Franklin Street, Downtown Tampa
	11:11 a.m. Dalí Museum
	(Media preview details: http://www.salvadordalimuseum.org/press/press_releases.html)
	One Dalí Boulevard, St. Petersburg
DETAILS:	Beck provided construction services for the new $36 million (total project cost), 66,400 square foot Dalí Museum. Just steps from Tampa Bay, the priceless Dalí collection is protected from hurricanes and floodwaters by 18" thick concrete walls and 12" thick roof slab, designed to withstand the winds from a category 5 hurricane. The museum’s impressive interior centerpiece, a three-story, 56-foot high spiral staircase was constructed using poured-in-place concrete, a deviation from the architect’s original planned steel staircase, resulting in a $600,000 cost savings. It has already been noted by national industry experts as an exceptional and distinct structure.
	Request further details and photography about Beck’s construction of the Dalí Museum from [e-mail].
	Beck is both the architect and general contractor for CAMLS, a first-of-its-kind for the nation that will revolutionize how to learn, practice and perfect advanced medical skills of tomorrow. The 90,000 square foot facility in Downtown Tampa will transform the training of healthcare with simulation-based education. CAMLS will also focus on designing and testing new medical devices and technologies in the Research and Innovation Lab. CAMLS – where people, technology and learning converge to shape tomorrow’s healthcare, today.
	Request further details and visuals about Beck’s design/build of USF Health Center for Advanced Medical and Learning Simulation from [e-mail].

The Beck Group offers a full spectrum of professional services including development, planning, architecture, interior design, construction and sustainability consulting. Beck, headquartered in Dallas, maintains a team of more than 450 employees, and more than 35 percent are LEED^® APs, working among a network of offices in Atlanta, Austin, Denver, Fort Worth, Mexico City, San Antonio and Tampa. Founded in 1912, the firm has completed numerous high-profile projects, including The Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, Texas, the Fidelity Corporate Campus in Westlake, Texas, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, California, the USAA Southeastern Headquarters in Tampa, Florida, and the National Communicable Disease Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Learn more online at www.BeckGroup.com.