When Anthem, a master-planned community north of Phoenix, was looking to establish a home for its community council, the growing district quickly decided to convert an office building at the entrance to the community.
The City of Maricopa's $15.4-million City Hall was designed and built to embody the concepts of community and connectivity, while also serving as a symbolic icon for the emerging city, located just south of the Phoenix metro area.
With Arizona ranking fifth nationally in teen pregnancy rates, Primavera Foundation, Lloyd Construction and Poster Frost Mirto Inc. joined forces to create a 12-unit affordable housing community designed for grandparents taking care of grandchildren full time.
The three-story patient tower and the 15,513-sq-ft surgery addition to West Valley Hospital were constructed concurrently without disrupting hospital operations.
When national accounting firm Moss Adams made a decision to update their workspace in Albuquerque, they selected to improve the entire floor of a high-rise, Class A office space in the city's Uptown neighborhood.
Intended to house 2,200 workers, the 330,000-sq-ft Presbyterian Health Services headquarters incorporates strategies for work force productivity, recruitment and retention and long-term operational efficiency for the health plan and clinical support staff.
Like the Agua Nueva facility that won the Best Project award in this category, the Tres Rios Water Treatment Plant improvements and upgrades are also part of Pima County's $720-million Regional Optimization Plan.