PROJECT COST: $15.7 Million IMAGE: DAVE WILLIAMS, AIA The Pueblo Of Isleta Tribal Services Complex, Phase II div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" Located between two natural geologic prominences, this 100,000-sq-ft facility brings together the pueblo�s fire department, tribal police department, tribal and appellate courts, tribal administration and the tribal council chambers. The two-level design includes a large secured parking structure on the lower level, contained by 20-ft-tall concrete retaining walls and internal concrete columns. A distinctive basket-like shade structure shields the Tribal Council Chambers. Location: Isleta, N.M.Started: January 2010Target Completion: July 2011Owner: The Pueblo Of IsletaDesign Firm: Rohde May
PROJECT COST: $50.5 Million PHOTO: ADOT 14. I-10 Twin Peaks PHOTO: ADOT 14. I-10 Twin Peaks This new traffic interchange on Interstate 10 between the existing Avra Valley Road and Cortaro Road interchanges will connect Twin Peaks Road, west of the Santa Cruz River, to Camino de Ma�ana and Linda Vista Boulevard on the east side of I-10. This project will relieve traffic congestion in the Town of Marana and the northwestern area of metropolitan Tucson and provide an infrastructure to aide the growth of northwest Pima County, which continues to exceed the current transportation infrastructure capacity. This project will
PROJECT COST: $59.8 Million PHOTO : CORE CONSTRUCTION 13. Santa Cruz County Ed Pastor Justice and Detention Center PHOTO : CORE CONSTRUCTION 13. Santa Cruz County Ed Pastor Justice and Detention Center This unique multi-functional 157,000-sq-ft complex combines a new courthouse, adult detention, juvenile detention and sheriff�s offices all in close proximity to each other. Serving all of Santa Cruz County, the three-story project includes a new jail facility with separate areas for adults and juveniles, a sheriff�s office and a new courts and administration building with courts, offices and public service areas. With its prominent, hill-top, border community location,
PROJECT COST: $21.1 Million IMAGE: TATE SNYDER KIMSEY ARCHITECTS Silverland Intermediate School IMAGE: TATE SNYDER KIMSEY ARCHITECTS Silverland Intermediate School This new educational campus -- including an elementary and intermediate school -- reflects both the built and natural context of Fernley, providing a sense of community and permanence. A central courtyard organizes each school, providing flexible spaces for both social and educational interactions. The elementary school is based on grade-level pod arrangements, with each pod focused around a multi-purpose, shared/flexible space for spillover activities and group assignments. The intermediate school features grade-level wings that advance the practice of team teaching.
PROJECT COST: $118 Million PHOTO: CORE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES OF ARIZONA Sixth Street Residence Halls This project will provide new on-campus housing for 1,088 undergraduate students. The brick buildings are designed around interior courtyards to create secure private space for student circulation and gathering. The Tyndall site at Sixth Street and Euclid Avenue will have 719 beds in three modules of four, five and six stories. The Highland Avenue and Sixth Street building will have 369 beds in two, four-floor and one, six-floor modules. The facilities will be in traditional dorm layout with double rooms, hall baths and spaces on each
PROJECT COST: $120 Million IMAGES: BETTY WELTY/URS/FOSTERS+PARTNERS 1. Spaceport America IMAGES: BETTY WELTY/URS/FOSTERS+PARTNERS 1. Spaceport America Spaceport America will be the world�s first purpose-built commercial spaceport capable of accommodating the activities of both vertical and horizontal launch space vehicles, serving as the base for pre-flight and post-flight activities, and providing a center for interested spectators. The master plan includes: an airfield, internal roadways, water supply and distribution system, waste water collection and treatment system, aircraft rescue and fire fighting station, fuel storage facility and an iconic terminal and hangar facility. The terminal hangar facility will be the centerpiece of Spaceport
PROJECT COST: $500 Million PHOTO: TRANSCANADA Coolidge Generating Station PHOTO: TRANSCANADA Coolidge Generating Station This simple-cycle, natural gas-fired peaking power generation station is located on 100 acres of former farmland and features 12 natural gas-fired turbines capable of producing an electrical output of approximately 575 MW, enough electricity to power approximately 575,000 homes. The project is designed to provide a quick response to peak power demands and also provide reserve capacity with the ability to add power quickly to support power reliability in the region. TransCanada has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with the Phoenix -based utility SRP to
PROJECT COST: $85 Million IMAGE: PUGSLEY. SIMPSON. COULTER. ARCHITECTS 4. CCSD West Career & Technical Academy This new school promotes a sense of community within the campus while fostering relationships with industry partners to provide students with a clear career path early on. Similar in theory to small learning communities, the individual buildings are designed to take full advantage of college-like, project-based learning which the district plans to implement. Within each academy�s central corridor, views into the classrooms and lab spaces make learning visible while reinforcing connections and excitement to the specific industry vocation. Centralized work areas for teachers afford
PROJECT COST: $40.5 Million PHOTO: CORNERSTONE PHOTOGRAPHY Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Backfill Renovation This 170,000-sq-ft renovation project followed the construction of a new patient tower at the medical center. Work included improvements to the kitchen, pharmacy, central sterile processing, conference center, medical imaging and cath labs, interventional prep and recovery, cardiac center, PACU, PICU, pediatrics med-surg, dialysis and four med-surg floors. McCarthy utilized laser scanning to model the existing facility utilities above the ceiling and incorporated into the BIM model where the new mechanical, electrical and plumbing were designed to have as little impact on the existing as possible. Location:
Image: Whiting-Turner Contracting Company The Smith Center for the Performing Arts Related Links: 1. The Smith Center for the Performing Arts 2. I-15 South, Blue Diamond Rd. To Tropicana Ave. 3. North Las Vegas City Hall and Civic Plaza 4. CCSD West Career & Technical Academy 5. Metropolitan Police Headquarters Campus 6. Lake Mead Intake #3 Connector Tunnel 7. Freedom Park 8. U.S. 95, Horse Drive Interchange 9. Windmill Library & Operations Center 10. William N. Pennington Health Sciences Building Notables: City of Henderson Detention Center Expansion Notables: Silverland Intermediate School Notables: Valley High School The Top Starts section highlights
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