The Girl Scouts � Arizona Cactus-Pine Council are redeveloping of their Camp Sombrero site located in Phoenix at the base of the north side of South Mountain. The program developed by Marlene Imirzian & Associates Architects increases the number of buildings and outdoor recreation and gathering spaces to support all the proposed activities. The 14.5-acre site�s existing structures were mostly built without comprehensive planning and fail to take advantage of the potential connections between each other and the Sonoran Desert landscape. The proposed facilities will add a new major gathering space large enough to allow for up to 500 seated

Fast-growing University of Phoenix is expanding its hometown presence. The 34-year-old private education giant plans to soon occupy 439,070 sq ft inside two new midrise office and classroom buildings in Tempe in suburban Phoenix. Metro Commercial Properties, Tempe, is developing the build-to-suit project along with San Antonio-based USAA Real Estate Co. The six- and 10-story buildings are going up on 11.33 acres inside the 170-acre mixed-use, master-planned Fountainhead Corporate Park near Priest Drive and Broadway Road. There is also a six-level, 1,885-space precast concrete parking structure. The concrete, post-tensioned, cast-in-place office buildings and accompanying garage are being built by Tempe-based

PROJECT COST: $79.1 Million IMAGE: CANNON OWP/P Northern Arizona University Health and Learning Center IMAGE: CANNON OWP/P Northern Arizona University Health and Learning Center div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" This 277,000-sq-ft project brings together the student recreation, student health, university athletics space, and multi-user classroom/lab spaces into a unified four-story environment. The project sets in motion evolutionary programmatic change, evidenced by the recent shift by the nation�s leading academic institutions to combine programs. The project includes four distinct areas: a four-story concrete frame housing the student health and classroom areas; a two-story, structural steel area housing the student recreational

PROJECT COST: $246.5 Million PHOTO: LAS VEGAS PAVING CORP. 2. I-15 South, Blue Diamond Rd. To Tropicana Ave. This design-build project will widen Interstate 15 from Tropicana to just South of Silverado Ranch Boulevard. Work includes adding collector-distributor roads, re-designing three interchanges, adding a new Sunset Road Bridge over I-15, and widening the existing bridge at Warm Springs Rd. Work also includes building 24 new bridges, 35 retaining walls and 1.5 mi of sound walls. There will be approximately 8 mi of new asphalt roadway paving, and more than 100,000 cu yds of concrete. Extensive regionally themed aesthetics with drought-tolerant

PROJECT COST: $50 Million IMAGE: CANNON DESIGN 15. Banner Health M. D. Anderson Banner Cancer Center Subcontractors: Bel-Aire Mechanical; Delta Diversified Electrical; Schuff Steel; Walters & Wolf; Sun Valley Masonry; RCI Systems Inc.; Diversified Interiors Banner Health partnered with the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center to provide patients and their families with a higher level of cancer care in Arizona. Located on the campus of Banner Gateway Medical Center, the project will be anchored by a 120,000-sq-ft cancer outpatient center and supported by 76 patient beds on two floors inside of Banner Gateway. Services will include medical

The Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Authority and the Carnuel Mutual Domestic Water and Waste Water Consumer Association broke ground on Phase I of the Carnuel Water System Improvements Project, which will bring safe, reliable drinking water and fire protection to an area facing serious water challenges. The $3.4-million first phase includes 3.3 mi of pipeline that will connect 31 customers in the Carnuel area to the Water Authority�s existing water supply. It is partially funded via ARRA. Salls Brothers Construction of Albuquerque is the contractor with Bohannan Huston Inc. as the designer and engineering consultant for the project, expected to

PROJECT COST: $60 Million PHOTO: CAROLLO ENGINEERS Casa Grande Water Reclamation Facility Phase III Located at 1194 W. Kortsen Road, the facility is the city�s single source of water reclamation. The current expansion will build out the facility to treat 4.38 billion gallons of wastewater per year, and will improve the reclaimed water A+ quality, which is the highest recognized level in the State of Arizona. Reclaimed water from this facility is used for irrigation at the municipal golf course, power plant cooling water, preservation of riparian habitat and other industrial uses. Location: Casa Grande, Ariz. Started: March 2009Target Completion:

PROJECT COST: $22.3 Million PHOTO: MCCARTHY BUILDING COS. NM 8. Hobbs High School Freshman Wing & Central Kitchen PHOTO: MCCARTHY BUILDING COS. NM 8. Hobbs High School Freshman Wing & Central Kitchen div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" This project is comprised of a 118,527-sq-ft educational building with classrooms, an art studio, technology lab with wind tunnel and film studio plus labs for food and science. The project is rounded out by computer labs, gym, locker rooms, administration offices and a new central kitchen. Location: Hobbs, N.M.Started: December 2009Target Completion: April 2011Owner: Hobbs Municipal SchoolsDesign Firm: Greer Stafford SJCFGeneral Contractor:

PROJECT COST: $47.1 Million IMAGE: SMITHGROUP Chandler City Hall This new five-story concrete structure is designed to consolidate a number of city administration offices and service departments that interact with the public. A three-story parking garage provides space for 360 cars. Site improvements include a water fountain, waterfalls, exposed aggregate concrete and brick pavers. Started: April 2009 Target Completion: October 2010 Owner: City of Chandler Design Firm: SmithGroup, Inc. General Contractor: Sundt Construction, Inc. Construction Manager: Abacus Project Management, Inc. Engineers: Dibble Engineering; Caruso Turley Scott; SmithGroup Landscape: GBtwo Landscape Architecture Subcontractors: Kearney Electric; Premier Mechanical; Aero Automatic Sprinkler; KT

PROJECT COST: $29 Million IMAGE: DGI OF NEVADA City of Henderson Detention Center Expansion The Henderson Detention Center, originally built in 1994 to house 262 inmates, is being expanded by 73,827 sq ft to add an additional 250 beds, with a new public entry, vehicle sally port, booking area and administration building. Another 8,000 sq ft is being renovated, including an improved kitchen, exercise rooms and a new staff lounge with an exterior patio. The housing pods maximize space efficiency and minimize inmate movement. Two housing pods share classrooms, interview rooms and outdoor recreation areas. Location: Henderson, Nev. Started: January