After the dark days of the recent downturn, construction and engineering firms in the Southwest and across the country are experiencing the benefits of an industry that is trending positively. Image courtesy of Gening Echelon, the city's first new casino-hotel development since 2010, will start construction in 2014. Image courtesy of DAVIS The Marina Heights project along Tempe Town Lake will add 2 million sq ft of office space. State Farm has signed on to be the anchor tenant. Related Links: Engineering News Record Architectural Record The evidence is spread throughout the Southwest.In Las Vegas, one of the metropolitan areas
As the first project built under the White Rock Center Master Plan/Economic Development, the White Rock Visitor Center serves as a gateway to the region.
Populous, formerly known as HOK Sport, has been named architect-of-record for an eagerly anticipated new arena on the Las Vegas Strip. The 30-year-old Kansas City-based architectural firm, specializing in sports facilities and convention centers, has completed over 2,000 projects worldwide, including Coors Field in Denver, Houston’s Reliant Stadium, and United Center in Chicago. Image courtesy AEG. A rendering of the proposed MGM Resorts International and AEG indoor events venue between the New York-New York and Monte Carlo resorts along the Las Vegas Strip. MGM Resorts International and AEG are jointly developing a $350-million, 20,000-seat indoor events venue between the New
Spring training ballparks are great places to take in the national pastime in sunny Arizona. Until recently, these parks have been relatively straightforward to design and construct—most with seating for less than 10,000 fans. Related Links: Salt River Fields At Talking Stick Wins Best Project Award Aces Stadium in Reno, Nev., Is A Community Jewel But a new ballpark under construction in Mesa, Ariz., for the Chicago Cubs, is not only larger than other Arizona spring training facilities—with a 15,000-seat stadium, practice fields, locker rooms, offices and integration of a public park and lake—but it was built within a challenging
The largest highway interchange in Arizona—a five-tiered structure soaring more than 90 ft into the desert sky—is being constructed by Pulice Construction along the fringe of the Phoenix metropolitan area between Interstate 10 and the Loop 303. Related Links: Wide Load: Highway Contractors Go to Great Lengths on I-17 Widening New Loop 303 Freeway Over Virgin Land a Once in a Lifetime Opportunity But the height isn't the primary reason that the project is considered to be big. In fact, the height of the columns is comparable to most other five-tier traffic interchanges. It's the project's footprint, including frontage roads,
While the top 25 construction starts of 2012 totaled just $3.7 billion—a drop from the previous year's $10.4 billion, which included Intel's $5 billion Fab 42 project that topped that year's list—industry analysts say the decline isn't an indication of weakness. On the contrary, many are seeing renewed activity in sectors that were hardest hit by the recession. Related Links: View ENR Southwest's Top 25 Starts of 2012 Chart Marshalls Warehouse Debuts in Phoenix "We see the hotel and gaming market coming back to life in Las Vegas," says Judy Caruthers, regional manager for the Southwest in the Los Angeles
Revamping an 80-year-old building is not the norm in a city like Phoenix, where most residents obsess over the newest mall or subdivision. But students returning to Arizona State University's downtown Phoenix campus this month are studying and conducting student government within "new" digs built long before their parents were born. Related Links: ENR Southwest Southwest Projects Page ASU was granted usage in most of the U.S. Post Office Building on Central Avenue after ownership was transferred from the federal government to the City of Phoenix, which partners with ASU on all its downtown campus projects. The school's challenge was
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