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The Pentagon, the largest low-rise office building in the world, was constructed during World War II to serve our nation's wartime administrative needs. The building is part of the federal [...]

Describing the efforts of architects, contractor, and owners to bring the new home of Houston's Texas Heart Institute (THI) to life prompts any number of medical metaphors: the grafting required [...]

An old-school wooden canoe hangs from the ceiling in the lobby o[ the main entrance of the Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) office campus, a symbol of the active, nature-loving lifestyle [...]

The design and construction team for the Capitol Area East End Complex, Block 225, in Sacramento, faced tightened requirements of California's Title 24 energy code, frequent presentations to government bodies, [...]

PITTSBURGH -- Developers of the $328 million David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, which is now under construction, are calling it a 'first-of-a-kind' facility, featuring environmentally sustainable systems such [...]

The Georgia Public Health Laboratory in Decatur proves that high design needn't compromise the bottom line Elegance rarely accompanies economy in the design of public buildings, particularly workaday government facilities [...]

To consolidate its operations, a county sandwiches a former bank building between two additions When Florida's Lee County acquired a downtown Fort Myers property to consolidate its eight Public Works [...]

The creed of Chrysler Corp. could be stated like this: On the manufacturing line, cars shall be assembled in a sequential process, but in the office, vehicle development and general [...]

Before Boeing Co. could begin to manufacture its new twinjet 777 aircraft, a major expansion of its Everett, Wash., plant was required. [CHART OMITTED] The 1.9 million-sq.-ft. expansion of the [...]

Telephone relays became a familiar ritual as a new children's hospital began rising just steps away from its parent, the Yale-New Haven Hospital. With the elder facility required to remain [...]

The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) is engaged in an extensive program to upgrade the present water delivery system to satisfy the water supply needs of 46 communities and 2.4 [...]

Indiana's new state offices elegantly reflect an intense collaboration of designers and contractors If a camel is a horse designed by committee, then the new 1 million-sq.-ft. Indiana State Office [...]

Like a lump of coal that in time and under pressure transforms into a diamond, Memphis' AutoZone Park, home of minor league baseball's newly franchised Triple A Redbirds, was a [...]

By the time you read this, travelers going through Detroit Metro Airport should be enjoying the new $1.2 billion Midfield Terminal. The new Northwest Airlines terminal will feature 74 gates, [...]

When Chevy Chase Bank decided to build its new $175 million headquarters on the last available site at the highest profile intersection in Bethesda, Md., the owner had two primary [...]

Many believe that working in ecologically responsible buildings involves a swap -- physical comfort for energy savings -- and that conserving natural resources requires a certain level of fanaticism. But [...]

The Superconducting Super-Collider (SSC) Laboratory is a technologically advanced high-energy physics research facility. When completed, it will house the world's most powerful particle accelerator and the largest detectors. The SSC [...]

The 290-ft.-tall structure will be topped by an observation deck and also have attractions at its base Memphis wanted both a new arena and a landmark that would symbolize the [...]

Designed and built in just 10 months, the $15 million manufacturing facility in Conklin, N.Y., accommodates a new corporate hierarchy As a result of restructuring its East Coast aerospace operations, [...]

Staff This past February, the Austin Community College District celebrated the groundbreaking of its new campus in Round Rock, TX. The ceremony, attended by hundreds of area community and business [...]

Staff Gilbane Building Company has completed construction on the 164,000-sf Business Instructional Facility at the University of Illinois, Champaign. The building accommodates the MBA, undergraduate affairs, and accounting programs, as [...]

Staff The University of California, Irvine, last month topped out its Humanities Gateway project, an office building and auditorium for the school's growing School of Humanities. Designed by Fentress Architects, [...]

Staff Eppstein Uhen Architects and Tri-North Builders have been recognized in a regional construction competition for the design and construction of PIKETechnologies' new 40,000-square-foot world headquarters in Madison, WI. The [...]

Staff Ellis Stone Construction Company, Stevens Point, WI, recently lent a crane to help Stevens Point Area Senior High (SPASH) technology education students place roof trusses for the 11th student-built [...]

Staff Consigli Construction Co., Milford, Mass., has completed the 43,000-sf Cultural Center at Eagle Hill for the Eagle Hill School, a private co-ed college prep high school in Hardwick, Mass. [...]

By Liz Moucka Serco Construction rises in its market niche tackling construction of unique architectural features. With building design moving in artistic directions from the vertical box look of the [...]

By Eric Pulley Commitment to unique pavement preservation program pleases residents in growing community The growing suburb of Overland Park, KS, located in the Kansas City metropolitan area, has historically [...]

By Lenora Jane Estes, Editorial Intern Accident Fund Insurance Company of America has started to transform the Lansing (Mich.) Board of Water & Light's Ottawa Street Station power plant into [...]

Staff Riverton, KS- The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) has started a project to build a roundabout at the intersection of US-400 and K-66 (Beasley Road) west of Riverton. KDOT [...]

By Lenora Jane Estes and Sam Oches, Editorial Interns One of the worst nightmares for a contractor is a weather-damaged site. Excessive rain and humidity can require costly and time-consuming [...]

Staff Wasilla, AK-- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District, opened a Matanuska-Susitna Regulatory Field Office on April 29. The office is located in Room 101 of the Wasilla [...]

Staff Creative Constructors, LLC, Menomonee Falls, was recently awarded the contract to construct a one-story, 19,456-square-foot police station for the village of Saukville. The department is now housed in the [...]

Staff Ground has been broken on the $27 million College of Education and Human Services Building at the University of North Florida, Jacksonville. The three-story, 98,000-sf building will house classrooms, [...]

Staff Providence, R.I.-based Gilbane Building Co. has broken ground on a $15 million undersea exploration center and expansion and rehabilitation of the Pell Marine Science Library at the University of [...]

Staff Construction is nearing completion on the $158 million master plan renovation and expansion of the Detroit Institute of Arts, designed by Michael Graves and Associates with SmithGroup as architect [...]

Staff The City of North Miami and Miami-Dade County Public Schools have broken ground on the 165,000-sf North Miami Senior High School on a 4.5-acre site in North Miami, Fla. [...]

Jeff Yoders, Associate Editor SHW Group's Michigan Studio in Detroit has been selected to design and engineer a new 32,000-sf education facility for Michigan State University in Dubai, United Arab [...]

Staff St. Louis-based firms Lawrence Group and Alberici Constructors have completed a 10,000-sf, $8 million expansion of the Simon Recreation Center at Saint Louis University. The new space features an [...]

Staff Beyer Construction has begun a construction project at Life Creek Church in Oak Creek. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Sunday, September 16, to kick off the second phase [...]

Staff St. Louis- Students at Washington University in St. Louis will have a new place to meet in August 2008. Construction is under way on a $32-million University Center between [...]

By Lisa Doyle $43-million Helmerich Advanced Technology Center will accommodate research in a variety of fields, including materials science and engineering, and energy technology Flinco Inc. is wrapping up construction [...]

Staff McCarthy Building Companies of Dallas has been awarded a $45.3-million contract to build Bridwell Tower, a 179,000-square-foot expansion of the United Regional Health Care System in Wichita Falls. The [...]

Staff Miron Construction Co., Inc. recently broke ground for Timothy J. Hyland Hall, the new College of Business and Economics building at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. When the $41-million, 187,000-square-foot, [...]

By Aram Kalousdian, Editor Bobcat track machine provides easy grading and less damage to turf South Maple Park on Ann Arbor's Westside is being rehabilitated in order to install new [...]

Story by Stephanie Worrell Idaho Project Draws Heavily on Local Resources in the Treasure Valley When a construction project is named after Galileo, the renowned 15th century Italian physicists dubbed [...]

Staff Coeur d'Alene, Idaho- Robert B. Goebel General Contractor Inc. has been awarded a contract to build the $35-million Salvation Army Coeur d'Alene Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center, [...]

By Barb Steadman As the University of North Dakota prepares to celebrate its 125th anniversary in 2008, students, faculty, administrators, alumni, and visitors will have 500 new 'destinations' to enjoy [...]

Staff Opening ceremonies for the world-class Center for Intrepid -- National Armed Forces Physical Rehabilitation Center have taken place in San Antonio. This distinctive, four-story, 60,000-square-foot building and 10,000-square-foot natatorium [...]

Staff Tompkins Builders and its joint venture partner, Hardie Industries, along with DMJM Design, has been selected to serve as the design-builder for the new state-of-the-art secured juvenile rehabilitation facility [...]

Staff Innovative solution provides the protection and work environment required for on-site production of 60-foot-wide chemical storage tanks American Spaceframe Fabricators International (ASFI) completed a custom designed and fabricated structure [...]