After enduring a decade of planning and funding issues, the project team delivered this $300-million courthouse, which is designed for a 100-year life span. The 18-story facility features cement terrazzo flooring, extensive millwork and frameless interior glazing. Architectural cast-in-place concrete is used throughout the LEED-Gold building's exterior plaza as well as on the structure's tower facade. The $55-million exterior curtain wall is made of terra-cotta panels, glass and aluminum and meets federal blast-resistance standards. The courthouse's steel structure can withstand a progressive collapse.