Related Links: ENR MidAtlantic Engineering News Record As he looks at the asymmetrical convergence of concrete beams and a column that helps support the Smithsonian Institution's new National Museum of African-American History and Culture, now under construction in Washington, D.C.
Over nearly four decades, John R. Lawson II has made a lasting impression on mid-Atlantic construction—through his accomplishments at the helm of contractor W.M. Jordan Co. and his long-standing philanthropic efforts and advocacy for education.
With about 2.8 million sq ft of space planned, the mixed-use Reston Station development aims to deliver a mix of transit-oriented facilities on 12 acres in northern Virginia.
The $23.8-million, 89,500-sq-ft student center at Tidewater Community College in Virginia Beach was built in the middle of a five-acre stormwater retention pond.
A joint-use public partnership, the library serves both Tidewater Community College and the City of Virginia Beach and required the team to meet the programmatic needs of both users.
Plans for the 160,246-sq-ft Physical Sciences Complex were updated dramatically late in the design process when a $10-million grant was received from the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Five new residence halls—part of a University of Virginia effort to overhaul its Alderman Road community for first-year students—were delivered in three phases.