Articles by Scott Blair

A longtime project manager of complex infrastructure projects, Jim Stevens led his team of contractors to complete the first large-bore tunnel ever constructed underneath the San Francisco Bay seven months ahead of schedule and below budget.

Developing the Transbay Transit Center in San Francisco has been a nearly two-decade crusade for Maria Ayerdi-Kaplan, executive director of the Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA).

Structural concrete work for the 603-suite Great Wolf Resort included a nine-story cast-inplace structure for the hotel and 40 tilt-up panels of all different sizes for a three-acre indoor/outdoor water park.

Designers pushed accessibility and inclusiveness to the forefront at this $6-million San Jose public park.

This five-story, moment-frame office and classroom building contains flexible spaces for interdisciplinary social sciences research.

The project team on this eight-year effort used a modified integrated-project-delivery method to control schedule and budget despite changing legislation, evolving workflow practices and a technological shift in the broader construction industry.

HanaHaus repurposed a Palo Alto 1920s-era historic landmark that had sat empty since 2011 into a hybrid café, co-working space and public forum.