A project-of-the-year finalist, and the only project to win in two categories, this automated people mover for Sky Harbor International Airport includes three stations and 12,000 linear ft of guideway, of which 9,000 ft is elevated.

The design of this $8-million academy was inspired by the school's book-centric curriculum and reflects the form of an open book.

This high-profile and complex 15-story tower was built in a tight urban site and helped revitalize Phoenix's economy when almost no other construction was occurring downtown.

At this 145-acre facility in Gila Bend, Ariz., crews installed 93,000 single-axis-mounted, silicon photovoltaic panels arranged in 1,662 rows.

Inspired by the Navajo people's respect for the interconnectivity between man and the natural world, this 19,500-sq-ft library invites the entire community to explore and learn.

This $18.3-million Navajo project houses administrative departments on the first floor and the John Pinto Conference Center on the second floor.

When looking for a location to build a showcase office, most companies wouldn't consider a decrepit adult-themed boutique as their top choice.

This $40.3-million arena was designed as the keystone project in the redevelopment of a for-profit campus emerging from bankruptcy.

This ambitious center aims for nothing less than to change the practice of behavioral health care and education.

Mack Energy Corporate Office, Artesia, N.M. Photo by Patrick Coulie Photography The vertical lines of the Mack Energy Corporate Office stands out in the Artesia, N.M. landscape. Photo by Patrick Coulie Photography The two-story lobby features exposed steel trusses that evoke the structure of oil derricks. Related Links: Best Projects 2012 Main Page Project of the Year: Net-Zero Office Building a Living Lab for DPR Soaring steel spires evoke images of oil and gas wells rising toward the blue sky at this energy company's rural New Mexico headquarters. The theme carries into the two-story lobby's exposed steel trusses, which evoke