For nearly two decades, the ENR Southwest Best Projects competition has honored the most notable construction projects in the region, and while building has not fundamentally changed over that time, the tools have definitely been evolving.
In order to accommodate an increasing number of passengers at Sky Harbor Airport, the city of Phoenix implemented the PHX Sky Train to transport travelers between numerous airport facilities and to link them into the Valley Metro Light Rail Transit System.
Since 1963, the First Unitarian Church in Albuquerque has met at its architecturally unique facility, designed by renowned local modernist architect Harvey Horshour.
The McKinley County Justice Complex project included both new construction and renovation of the existing municipal court building.relocation of three-phase
McCarthy Building Cos. constructed Banner Estrella Hospital's 279,000-sq-ft medical tower addition on a fast-track schedule lasting just 19 months, the quickest turnaround for a health care facility to date by the contractor's Southwest division.
When Anthem, a master-planned community north of Phoenix, was looking to establish a home for its community council, the growing district quickly decided to convert an office building at the entrance to the community.
The City of Maricopa's $15.4-million City Hall was designed and built to embody the concepts of community and connectivity, while also serving as a symbolic icon for the emerging city, located just south of the Phoenix metro area.