One of Europe’s notable museums of art and design this month started detailing structural engineering, focusing on the work of Anglo-Danish Ove Arup, whose firm he founded in 1946.

While officials claim most work will be done and the federal government is infusing cash, Brazilian firms worry about not getting paid.

Clients are no longer requesting, but demanding, a broader array of services as fewer owners have the capacity to manage construction programs from the earliest stages of planning to the operation of the completed facilities.

States increasingly are authorizing the use of alternative delivery to help cash-strapped agencies build more efficiently.