Corgan Firsts

Jack M. Corgan was one of the first ten individuals to pass the newly initiated architect’s licensing test in Texas.
First commercial use of the moving walkway in an airport.
First to employ use of the slip form method to construct drive-in movie theater towers.
First purpose built, greenfield data center to be awarded LEED Gold Certification worldwide.
First net-zero school in the state of Texas, and the largest net-zero educational facility in the country. Lady Bird Johnson Middle School
Co-design architect for the first airport terminal to achieve LEED Silver status in two new buildings constructed at the same time and the largest airport terminal in the U.S. to achieve LEED Silver certification. Sacramento Central Terminal B
First use of an elevated automated people mover (monorail) at an airport. Braniff Terminal at Love Field
First architectural firm to win the “American Business Ethics Award.”
First to place mechanical galleries around data center white spaces.
First architectural firm in Texas to have constructed its own ground-up LEED-certified building. Corgan’s headquarters is also the first newly constructed, privately-owned office building in Dallas to achieve this certification.
First WELL certified building in the state of Texas. Stryker Communications Headquarters

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