When a nearly 3-mile-long tunnel reached a preconstructed intake into Lake Mead in December, it was a decisive moment for a vast team of planners and contractors as it marked the beginning of the final stage of an $800-million project that began more than six years ago.
From the slow economic recovery to the flourishing revival of urban residential projects, multiple trends are poised to make a big impact on the construction industry in the Southwest.
Sandia High School Phase I is the start of a complete campus replacement. This first contract included demolition of existing basketball courts and construction of a three-story, 61,512-sq-ft math and science building and a two-story 18,505-sq-ft library.
The Melrose neighborhood, located in downtown Phoenix, has a unique identity that features a mid-century modern aesthetic throughout the community, including its retail spaces and antique shops running along Seventh Avenue.
The Vadatech corporate headquarters comprises research, development and manufacturing space for the design and manufacture of computer technologies, primarily for clients such as the U.S. Dept. of Defense and NASA.
As glitzy as the city it calls home, this redevelopment of a half city block in the heart of downtown Las Vegas replaces a defunct 1960s era three-story hotel.
The Security Building, built in 1929, was designed in the Renaissance revival style and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Phoenix Historic Property Register.
This 352,000-sq-ft, mixed-use housing development was designed to appeal to older students and young professionals affiliated with Arizona State University's downtown campus, University of Arizona's College of Medicine and the Phoenix Biomedical Campus.
After the intake structure at Unit 4 of Horse Mesa Dam suffered a catastrophic failure in summer 2012 when a flow control wall collapsed, owner Salt River Project (SRP) began to make preparations to bring the facility—the largest source of hydroelectric power generation on the Salt River—back to life.
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