San Jose International Airport, which had a grand opening in June, has been called the country’s most technologically advanced airport and it’s easy to see why.
Located in the picturesque back country of San Diego County, the very small historic St. Bartholomew’s Chapel was destroyed by a wildfire that ravaged the Rincon Indian reservation in late 2007.
This 40,000-sq-ft center incorporates a range of learning environments, from small spaces for individual tutorials to a large 150-seat auditorium, encouraging collaboration and peer interaction.
Northwest Construction’s annual awards competition honors the best in design and construction over the past year. Diverse categories, from engineering design to worship, acknowledge the excellent work and the variety of disciplines in the industry today.
The Greater Richmond Transit Co.’s new $37-million Bus Operations and Maintenance Facility in Richmond provides the oldest mass transportation system in the U.S. with much-needed 21st century facilities.
The economy may have some contractors and design firms searching harder than ever for new work, but construction and design excellence is still in abundant supply in the Mid-Atlantic region, judging by the winners of Mid-Atlantic Construction’s “Best Of 2010” project excellence competition.
Architectural Nexus’ new 30,000-sq-ft Salt Lake City Design Center, an adaptive reuse of a 50-year-old structure, is rated Platinum under LEED New Construction standards.
The historic Salt Lake City Library, built in 1905, was converted to a planetarium in 1965 and many of the original architectural features were lost. After the planetarium closed, O.C. Tanner purchased the building for conversion into its new flagship retail store.