Complex construction projects often demand as much art as science. That adage took on a literal aspect in December, when contractors paused the $620-million renovation and expansion of the Miami Beach Convention Center for Art Basel, one of the country’s largest art fairs.
“It’s the ‘Super Bowl’ of art shows,” explains Rick Yezzi, project executive for Clark Construction, the construction manager at-risk for the facility’s first major upgrade in more than 30 years.