Amenta Emma Architects, an award winning firm with offices in Downtown Hartford and Stamford, CT has been selected by the State of Connecticut Department of Construction Services to provide architectural design services for the renovation of the State Office Building at 165 Capitol Avenue in Hartford and construction of an adjacent new 900 (+) space parking structure.  The $146 million construction project includes full renovation of the interior, replacement of all hvac, electrical, fire protection and elevator systems, restoration of the exterior limestone and complete window replacement to the historic 1931 building.  The initial predesign phase will include programming of all state agencies located in the building and final positioning of the new parking structure.