The 54,000-sq-ft Mandel Jewish Community Center features a preschool, classrooms, gymnasium, social hall, aquatics center and athletic fields. The reinforced concrete masonry structure features a stucco and veneer stone exterior and includes cantilevered concrete canopy structures, cone-shaped columns and Jerusalem stone. After extreme rainfall slowed the project's start, the contractor reworked the construction plan by dividing the project into four sections. To cope with the heavy rains, crews pumped more than 20 million gallons of water from the site.

Photo by Chuck Wilkins Photography

The Mandel Jewish Community Center project won an Award of Merit in the Cultural and Worship category.

Photo by Chuck Wilkins Photography

The Mandel Jewish Community Center project won an Award of Merit in the Cultural and Worship category.

Award of Merit, Cultural/Worship — Mandel Jewish Community Center, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

Key Players

Contractor Kaufman Lynn Construction, Boca Raton, Fla.

Owner Mandel Jewish Community Center of the Palm Beaches, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

Architect Tercilla Courtemanche Architects, West Palm Beach, Fla.

Structural Engineer O’Donnell, Naccarato, Mignogna & Jackson, West Palm Beach, Fla.