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Communities Benefit from California Best Projects

Collaborative green workspaces and drought-busting facilities are among the projects honored by industry judges

September 29, 2016

A jury of local architects, engineers, contractors and owners cited achievement in building and infrastructure projects that provided essential services to the California and Hawaii region.

Project of the Year, Northern California - Samsung America Headquarters (Device Solutions)

Project team accomplishes ‘feat of engineering’ with cantilevered openings in office tower that provide ample garden space for employees

Bruce Buckley

September 29, 2016

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In aiming to create a flexible, collaborative and sustainable campus for its U.S.-based headquarters, Samsung set an ambitious goal—no employee in the 10-story tower would be more than one level away from an outdoor garden space.

Sports/Entertainment Best Project - The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

September 28, 2016

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To create the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, the project team not only had to carefully plan out every step of the design and construction, but they also had to have fun doing it.

Biola University Blackstone Residence Hall lobby

Residential Best Project - Biola University Blackstone Residence Hall

September 28, 2016

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Constructed on the last available parcel of campus land, the Blackstone Residence Hall was squeezed between a major college entrance, a busy street and two existing structures, with no green space on the site.

Renovation Best Project - CBRE Masonic Temple

September 27, 2016

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Empty for 30 years, the eight-story Masonic Temple in Glendale, Calif., is now a spacious, productive office workplace that balances contemporary needs, current building standards and styles with the original 20th-century Art Deco features.

Renovation Best Project - Bay Area Metro Center

September 27, 2016

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Initially built in 1942 by the federal government as an assembly plant for armored vehicles, this eight-story, 525,000-sq-ft building in downtown San Francisco was transformed into modern and seismically resilient office spaces for government agencies and other tenants.

415 Mathilda OffRenovation Award of Merit - 415 Mathilda Office Buildingice Building

September 27, 2016

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A 40-year-old, concrete tilt-up racquetball facility in Sunnyvale has been transformed into a two-story, net-zero-energy office building.

Manufacturing Best Project - ALDI Regional Headquarters and Distribution Center

September 27, 2016

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When ALDI decided to expand to the West Coast with a new regional headquarters and distribution center, the company wanted this large-scale facility to also be sustainable.

Crossroads Science Education & Research Facility

K-12 Education Best Project - Crossroads School Science Education & Research Facility

September 27, 2016

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Featuring an urban vibe complementary with other community and campus structures, the three-story creative learning environment includes 25,000 sq ft of classrooms, teacher preparatory spaces, labs, a rooftop teaching garden and exposed mechanical systems, which dual-task as a teaching tool.

Higher Education Award of Merit - California State University East Bay Warren Hall Replacement Building

September 27, 2016

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The original 13-story Warren Hall was the most seismically vulnerable building on the Cal State campus, and in just 12 seconds, the more than 40-year-old building and a two-story bridge connected to the main library were safely imploded.

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Articles Tagged with ''building''

Communities Benefit from California Best Projects

Project of the Year, Northern California - Samsung America Headquarters (Device Solutions)

Sports/Entertainment Best Project - The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

Residential Best Project - Biola University Blackstone Residence Hall

Renovation Best Project - CBRE Masonic Temple

Renovation Best Project - Bay Area Metro Center

415 Mathilda OffRenovation Award of Merit - 415 Mathilda Office Buildingice Building

Manufacturing Best Project - ALDI Regional Headquarters and Distribution Center

K-12 Education Best Project - Crossroads School Science Education & Research Facility

Higher Education Award of Merit - California State University East Bay Warren Hall Replacement Building

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