This photograph, showing the bottoming out of the site for the new Wilshire Grand tower in downtown Los Angeles, was taken from the 40th floor of a neighboring building with a Nikon D4 camera using a 14mm focal length lens. Photographer: Gary Leonard Submitted By:AC Martin/Wilshire Grand Project Team, Los Angeles Related Links: Submit Your Own Photos to ENR California's Online Photo Galleries New Wilshire Grand to Tower Above Downtown Los Angeles Excavating to the maximum depth of 106 ft, crews needed 230,000 worker-hours to haul away 7,400 truckloads of material during demolition of the site's previous building—the Wilshire Grand
With complex curves, a cavernous space and demanding acoustic requirements, the design and construction of Stanford University's Bing Concert Hall required a virtuoso performance by the project team.
This seven-story tower at the Children's Hospital of Orange County was designed to be one of the safest and most technically advanced facilities of its kind.
This $22.5-million, LEED-Silver project consolidates programs such as English as a second language and disability support into a bright and airy two-story learning center.
A philanthropic organization sought a peaceful new headquarters that embraces and protects the surrounding environment while serving as a model for future green building projects.
Capable of recycling 100,000 gallons of water per day, the project diverts raw sewage from a large pipeline and treats it using a membrane bioreactor, followed by ozonation and UV irradiation so that the water can be used for irrigation and toilet flushing in nearby commercial buildings.
Built in 1923 as a memorial to those Californians who died in World War I, the historic Beaux Arts stadium was in dire need of a complete renovation and seismic safety upgrades.
