Construction on the $16.5-million Dell Fine Arts Center at St. Andrew's Episcopal School wrapped up in July 2012. The three-building complex, designed by STG Design, features a 34,000-sq-ft performing arts building, a 6,200 sq-ft music building and a 6,200-sq-ft art studio.
The $62.8-million Baylor T. Boone Pickens Cancer Hospital project transformed two 40-year-old buildings into a 200,000-sq-ft, 96-bed inpatient cancer hospital.
SpawGlass Contractors completed the $26-million, 60,000-sq-ft Biomedical Research and Health Professions Building at the University of Texas at Brownsville campus in September 2012.
The 84,500-sq-ft Carnegie Vanguard High School in Houston was completed in August 2012. Turner Construction's team headed the construction and finished work with no recordable incidents or lost-time accidents during 258,000 man-hours worked.
Walker Engineering did the electrical work and KBD Group led construction on the $95-million GE Manufacturing Solutions locomotive manufacturing facility.
The judges selected winning ENR Texas & Louisiana entries based on the following criteria: overcoming challenges and teamwork, safety, innovation, contribution to the industry and community, construction and craft quality, design function and aesthetics.
The City of Shreveport has agreed to make $342 million worth of improvements to its sewer system over the next 12 years. Courtesy of the Shreveport Water and Sewage Board The Shreveport Water and Sewage Department will repair its sewer system over the next 12 years, with work split into five phases. Related Links: Shreveport Water and Sewage Department City of Shreveport The improvements are part of a consent decree to settle violations of the Clean Water Act. A complaint by the Environmental Protection Agency alleges that raw sewerage has spilled into surrounding waterways since 2005 due to inadequate operation
The first section of the $2.7 billion Interstate 635 upgrade, which includes a new TEXpress managed lane system, will open on Dec. 14. Meanwhile, construction work on the rest of the project, known as the LBJExpress, now moves into the technically challenging excavation phase. Related Links: LBJ Express Project $1.1 Billion DFW Connector Opens Texas Department of Transportation Construction began in spring 2011 and is more than half complete. The projected completion date is in December 2015.The I-635 corridor is one of the most congested major highways in the state. About 250,000 vehicles use the corridor daily and by 2020
The Lemoine Co. is in the process of constructing a 90,000-sq-ft, five-story casino hotel in Harvey, La. The project is valued at $14 million and is on target to be completed in May 2014. Courtesy of The Lemoine Co. A rendering of the new 90,000-sq-ft, five-story casino hotel now under construction in Harvey, La. Related Links: The Lemoine Co. Mathes Brierre Architects Lemoine Co. Project Operations Manager John Manion says the hotel at Boomtown Casino will feature 150 guest rooms, a fitness center, conference space and a 210-space parking lot. The hotel will be connected to the existing casino facilities
The McDonnel Group recently broke ground on a $22.6 million expansion of the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts. The project will transform a historic warehouse into a 65,000-square-foot modern teaching facility complete with classrooms, labs and a kitchen. Courtesy of The McDonnel Group A rendering of the $22.6 million expansion of the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts. Related Links: The McDonnel Group John C. Williams Architects The project design-build team is being led by The McDonnel Group, with John C. Williams Architects as the lead designer. McDonnel Group President Allan McDonnel says the interior of the
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