Rather than supplant existing landscape, this 4.6-mile bridge corridor and road realignment program enhanced resources that otherwise would have continued to degrade.
Sited among gardens, benches, winding paths and a reflecting pool, the Lakewood Cemetery Garden Mausoleum in Minneapolis is rendered in clean, clear lines that belie the intricacy of its myriad components, which include the textured gray granite and white mosaic marble tile that clad the exterior of the $25-million, 24,000-sq-ft facility. Related Links: Click here to return to Introduction Click here to read about Best Projects 2011 Each of the 25,799 stone pieces was field-blended and hand set over a period of five months.Combinations of granite, marble onyx, wood and Venetian plaster finishes within are awash in natural light filtered
The Hanover Park Police Headquarters in suburban Chicago squares form with function by triangulating three of its most critical functions: evidence collection, processing and storage.
The 51,000-sq-ft Early Learning Center opens a window to the world by positioning glazing and other elements at heights compatible with the three- to five-year-olds who attend school there.
More than a mere marina, the $85-million 31st Street Harbor is both a destination within the Chicago's park system and an extension of the neighboring community.
The latest addition to Saint John's on the Lake, a Milwaukee-based retirement community, seeks to strengthen connections between residents and surrounding amenities while melding seamlessly within the existing campus. Photo Courtesy of Christoper Barrett Located in Milwaukee, Saint John's On The Lake's South Tower leverages its proximity to Lake Michigan, Olmsted Lake Park and public transportation. Related Links: Click here to return to Introduction Click here to read about Best Projects 2011 To do so, the project team integrated a 20-year vision for growth into plans for the 21-story, 88-unit South Tower, thereby leveraging its proximity to Lake Michigan, Olmsted
How do designers and builders execute $9 million in renovations to a shopping mall while keeping the facility open to shoppers throughout construction? Photo Courtesy of RSP Architects Renovations to the 140,000-sq-ft Maplewood Mall in St. Paul, Minn., were performed exclusively at night. Photo Courtesy of RSP Architects Maplewood received new flooring, glass handrails and restrooms throughout. Related Links: Click here to return to Introduction Click here to read about Best Projects 2011 In the case of the 140,000-sq-ft Maplewood Mall, crews did so by performing renovations during the nighttime, beginning a half hour after the mall closed, and concluding
Structural repairs to a sponge coker unit at this CITGO petroleum refinery required years of planning because of a narrow window of just 30 days to execute the $9.4-million project, which involved modifications to coke chutes, coke pit walls and floors, and head decks as well as supporting columns and beams. Related Links: Click here to return to Introduction Click here to read about Best Projects 2011 Preparations included extensive training for each crew member—from labor to management—in the key areas of safety, task training and execution.Elgin, Ill.-based concrete contractor STRUCTURAL commandeered more than 200 repair specialists, dividing work into
From 24 ft above grade to 60 ft below it, the $88.4-million Ford Center variously incorporates multiple concrete systems that include pan joists, beams, girders, shear walls, columns, slab on grade, pile caps and auger cast piles—more than 13,000 cu yd of cast-in-place concrete in all.
Washington, Ind., didn't have the cash to upgrade five combined sewer overflows (CSO) discharging into Hawkins Creek, a frequent occurrence due to limited storage capacity and the age of the CSO collection system. Photo Courtesy of Mike Howery Constructed wetlands provided an economical solution to sewer overflows in Washington, Ind. Related Links: Click here to return to Introduction Click here to read about Best Projects 2011 Even 1/10-in. rainfalls triggered untreated discharges, resulting in the accumulation of pollutants once discharge pooled and dried.While a 2002 engineering study estimated it would cost $39.9 million—or roughly $7,500 per household—to properly capture and
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