PROJECT COST: $59,520,607 Photo: Huckabee Mansfield High School #5 Related Links: Top Project Starts 1-25 Top Project Starts 26-55 The new 2,5000-student Mansfield High School No. 5 will incorporate distinctive post-modern design elements with separate architectural aesthetics and identities for each of its main programmatic areas (fine arts, academic tower, athletics and cafeteria) to create unique high school facility that is complementary to the current campuses. The academic tower is centrally located and will include the administration suite as well as social studies, math, science, English and special needs classrooms. The 62-acre site offers 1,650 parking spaces, a full 100-yd

PROJECT COST: $85,000,000 Photo: Perkins + Will Texas A&M Memorial Student Center/Univ. Center Complex Related Links: Top Project Starts - 1 to 25 Top Project Starts - 26 to 55 This comprehensive facility master plan for the Texas A&M University Memorial Student Center serves to document justification for the Memorial Student Center/University Center Complex capital improvement projects and to guide the design process for its renovation and addition. The 396,000-sq-ft study area includes the Memorial Student Center Complex, Rudder Tower and the Koldus Building. The study includes facility condition assessment, space programming and master planning/conceptual design. Construction estimating and a

PROJECT COST: $120,153,736 Midland Memorial Hospital Related Links: Top Project Starts - 1 to 25 Top Project Starts - 26 to 55 Issues associated with aging structures on Midland Memorial Hospital's main campus are expected to be resolved with the construction of a new seven-story patient bed tower, a 450-space parking garage and an expanded central plant. The renovation and expansion will resolve aging plumbing and mechanical issues and allow the hospital to achieve a LEED-silver rating through the U.S. Green Building Council. The new tower will house an expanded emergency department on the first floor, as well as a

PROJECT COST: $68,000,000 Photo: PBK Architects New Fort Bend High School Related Links: Top Project Starts 1-25 Top Project Starts 26-55 A difficult site brought one of the biggest challenges to the New Fort Bend High School project team. The site is located near Waters Lake, which required the team to construct a temporary weir to provide a low water crossing for construction traffic to traverse the drainage channel adjacent to Oyster Creek. Additionally, the existing drainage channel was being improved adjacent to the site by the Levee Improvement District. The design team quickly put together a rough grading package

PROJECT COST: $70,472,200 Photo: PBK architects New Yukon High School Related Links: Top Project Starts - 1 to 25 Top Project Starts - 26 to 55 The New Yukon High School sits on 110 acres with a student capacity of 2,500. The site is shared with an existing high school, which will eventually become the intermediate school. The shared space required the incorporation of a common road for bus traffic. The project team also incorporated an existing baseball field and recently constructed field house into the design. Site access was tricky, with traffic to the jobsite limited to one street

PROJECT COST: $54,000,000 Photo: Perkins+Will Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, New Research Tower Related Links: Top Project Starts 1-25 Top Project Starts 26-55 The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation’s new eight-story research tower offers 185,000 sq ft of new space dedicated to the study of Alzheimer’s disease, lupus, cancer, cardiovascular disease and other afflictions. The design is derived from a “pinwheel” floor plan concept. Above the lobby, the main mass of the building is cut by four deep slots which bring light and views deep into the central core of the building and divide mass into four distinct blocks. Each block, in

PROJECT COST: $43,860,294 Photo: Pogue Construction Paris High School Related Links: Top Project Starts 1-25 Top Project Starts 26-55 Key Facts Location: Paris Construction Start Date: February 2009 Expected Completion Date: August 2010 Utilizing BIM? No Seeking LEED certification? No Owner/Developer: Paris ISD, Paris Construction Management Firm: Pogue Construction, McKinney Architect: PBK Architects, Dallas Civil Engineer: Hayter Engineering, Paris Structural Engineer: Structural Engenuity Inc., Dallas MEP Engineer: PBK Engineering, Dallas Main Specialty/Subcontractors: Skinner Masonry, Mesquite; Structural Fabrications, Sherman; Nighthawk Electrical, Denison Next Project »

PROJECT COST: $35,863,064 Photo: McCarthy Building Cos. Inc Port of Houston Bayport Phase 1 Stage 2 Container Yard Related Links: Top Project Starts 1-25 Top Project Starts 26-55 Key Facts Location: Seabrook Construction Start Date: May 2009 Expected Completion Date: May 2010 Utilizing BIM? No Seeking LEED certification? No Owner/Developer: Port of Houston, Houston General Contractor: McCarthy Building Cos Inc., Dallas Civil Engineer: Klotz Associates, Houston MEP Engineer: Schrader Engineers, Houston Main Specialty/Subcontractors: IHC Inc., Fort Worth; EAS Inc., Houston Next Project »

PROJECT COST: $52,121,669 Photo: Pogue Construction Anna High School Related Links: Top Project Starts 1-25 Top Project Starts 26-55 The new Anna High School project included not only a two-story, 275,891-sq.-ft. high school for Anna ISD, but also sitework and site utilities. An offsite package included additional sitework, paving and roadwork. Future phases include a new practice gym and auditorium; classroom additions; and football fields that will be bid separately. Wetter-than-normal fall and winter weather proved challenging to the construction team, slowing completion of exterior work such as piers, grade beams, slabs, masonry and roofing. Crews have been working additional

PROJECT COST: $42,872,419 Photo: Harper Construction Co. Armed Forces Reserve Center Related Links: Top Project Starts 1-25 Top Project Starts 26-55 Key Facts Location: Fort Sill, Okla. Construction Start Date: May 2009 Expected Completion Date: October 2010 Utilizing BIM? Yes Seeking LEED certification? Yes - Silver Owner/Developer: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lawton, Okla. General Contractor: Harper Construction Co., Inc., San Diego, Calif. Architect: Cass/Sowatsky/Chapman & Associates, San Diego, Calif. Civil Engineer: Calibre Engineering Inc., Littleton, Colo. Structural Engineer: SMR-ISD Consulting Structural Engineers, San Diego, Calif. MEP Engineer: Walsh Engineering and ILA Zammit Engineering, San Diego, Calif. Main Specialty/Subcontractors: Industrial