Best Government/Public Building: Hopper Hall: Center for Cyber Security Studies
Photo by Jeff Allen, courtesy of Turner Construction Co.
The team took an innovative approach to constructing the $133.9- million Hopper Hall Center, a 206,400-sq-ft multistory facility at the U.S. Naval Academy addressing cyber-related curricula and STEM fields. The project, completed on budget and on schedule, includes classrooms, research labs, lecture halls, mixed-use space, an observatory and a research/testing tank associated with the engineering and weapons labs. Other features are a 10,000-sq-ft sensitive compartment information facility, additional lab space and a small clean room.