San Antonio Construction News • Feb 2016
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A generational impact
A family of glass
Members of the Beaty Palmer team L-R: Dustin Timmermann, LEED AP; Nathan Flores; Lisa Lautenschlaeger; Clay Hagendorf, AIA, LEED AP; Jorge Arellano; Sarah Watson; Michael Beaty, AIA; Terry Palmer, AIA, LEED AP; Cory Hawkins, AIA, LEED AP; Abel Gomez; Michael Sutherland; Sinead Thackaberry; Evan Beaty
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ith more than 22 years since Beaty Palmer Architects opened its doors, the San Antonio firm found the key to longevity and success in its people. And today, the firm’s leaders represent three different generations working in design together. In November 1993, Michael Beaty and Hilary Saunders started the firm on the foundation of creating a boutique design firm to offer their services to a select clientele, enjoying the collaborative process of design. Saunders left the firm about 20 years ago to return to her home in South Africa. Terry Palmer joined the firm in 1994, and five years later, he became a principal and shareholder. Today, Beaty, Palmer and Cory Hawkins are the firm’s principals. “Mike is a baby boomer, Cory’s a millennial, and I’m sandwiched in between as a Gen X,” says Palmer. “So, we cover the generation spectrums pretty well. I think we have complementary skills, and Cory and I have both been fortunate to have Mike to mentor our professional development.”
Sarah Watson, senior associate; Abel Gomez, CAD and studio manager; and associates, Clay Hagendorf, Michael Sutherland and Dustin Timmermann are just a few of the approximately 15 staff members who have contributed to the firm’s success. Along with seeing the firm’s talent learn and grow in the profession, Palmer finds the most rewarding part of his job to be experiencing the profound impact the firm’s work has on its community and environment. They have worked on projects such as the Riverwalk Capital Improvements, San Pedro Springs Park Improvements, Port San Antonio corporate headquarters, and several City of San Antonio fire stations. Beaty Palmer Architects is a commercial architecture firm covering a variety of markets, including corporate and medical office, public, institutional, municipal and state parks, industrial development and active reuse. –mh
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Fastened to a new name
Southern Fastening Systems is in the process of rebranding as Southern Carlson. L-R: Roger Placido, who has been with the company’s service department for 34 years, is the shop supervisor, and David Mead, who has been with the company for two-and-a-half years, is the area manager based in Austin and was helping out in San Antonio during the rebranding. –mh
Correction In the January 2016 legal column, “Texas Mechanic’s and Materialman’s Liens on private projects in Texas,” it should have said the author, Janet Townsley, and the firm, The Cromeens Law Firm, are based in Houston. Construction News regrets the error.
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The Cavallini family at The Cavallini Co. L-R: Debbie, Manlio, and Adrian J. Cavallini
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s The Cavallini Co. grows slowly and steadily, three generations of the Cavallini family work together to make glass an artistic addition to the design of commercial and residential projects. In 2014, the company experienced a significant increase in supplies and commission work. To accommodate the growth, they acquired a 30,000-sf warehouse on Blanco Road that will be used as a distribution point for the architectural glass. By moving their supply center, they will create more studio space at their Fredericksburg and Vance Jackson location for commissions. “I began working part-time with my father [Manlio Cavallini] when I was about 11 years old doing mosaics,” recalls Adrian Cavallini, president. “Thirty-four years ago, at the age of 21, I decided to work full-time in the stained glass studio. Besides the wealth of information about stained glass and mosaics that my father taught to me, he also encouraged pa-
tience when pursuing work, and to never give up.” Adrian’s wife, Debbie Cavallini, acts as the office manager, and his son, Joseph Cavallini, who is 22 years old and recently graduated from UTSA, joined the company full-time to do the Information Technology (IT) as well as help with dayto-day operations. Joseph is developing an online store for their supplies and updating the studio website. Their oldest son, Anthony Cavallini, 24, will be representing the company’s clear architectural glass line to glass companies, and their youngest, Adrian, 19 and a sophomore at UTSA, will also become active in the family business. Established in 1953, The Cavallini Co. is a stained glass studio, designing, fabricating and installing stained glass windows. The company also does restoration of stained and faceted glass as well as mosaics and supplies stained and architectural glass. –mh