This $17.7-million project renovated and expanded New London Hall, the oldest building on the Connecticut College campus, creating a new graduate-level science facility with collaborative space for teaching and research.
One-quarter-inch-thick perforated aluminum screens with a 70% Kynar gold metallic coating line the interior of the 150-ft atrium of New York University's Elmer Holmes Bobst Library.
Helping to remedy space constraints, the 38,000-sq-ft expansion last year of the Alternative School for Math & Science in Corning, N.Y., was the first in the school's history.
The $104-million project to rehabilitate New York City Hall's historical elements included a building-wide infrastructure system upgrade and enhancements to meet new fire and life safety codes.
From a $1.3-billion water treatment plant to a $5.6-million highway interchange, the winners of this year's Best Projects competition were not limited by value or scope of work.
The vision behind the $76.5-million James B. Hunt Jr. Library project at North Carolina State University was nothing short of a redefinition of the modern research library, with one eye on the increasingly digital future and another on the benefits of interpersonal collaborations.
The Nemours Foundation had a clear vision for its new children's hospital in Orlando: a world-class facility that would offer Central Florida a new level of pediatric specialty care, from minor injuries to the most complex of illnesses and conditions.