The Southeast’s construction and design industries may have taken a hit during the recent economic downturn, but construction and design excellence is still in abundant supply throughout the region, judging by the winners of Southeast Construction’s “Best Of 2010” competition. In fact, this year’s awards competition received another robust group of entries. More than 180 projects from the states of Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas were submitted for consideration and competed within 22 different categories, based on construction type. An independent jury of industry experts reviewed the entries, and met in September to finalize this year’s winners. Eligible projects had
The $855-million North Terminal Phase 1 represents one portion of the $2.95-billion Miami North Terminal Expansion program, created to handle the ever-increasing passenger traffic demands at Miami International Airport. Photo Parsons-Odebrecht Joint Venture Related Links: Best Of 2010 Phase one consisted of 1.3 million sq ft of new construction and 1.1 million sq ft of renovation and involved the opening of 30 gates, more than 115 ticket counters, three Skytrain stations and approximately 5,000 ft of train guideway. Parsons-Odebrecht Joint Venture began the fast-track project in March 2007. About half of the construction took place atop a 50-year-old terminal. Perhaps
The two-story Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics’ new Quality Control Laboratory and Administration Building is located at the company’s newly developed 167-acre campus in Holly Springs, N.C. Photo Courtesy BE&K Building Group Photo Courtesy BE&K Building Group Related Links: Best Of 2010 The building is a part of the nation’s first ever cell culture-derived influenza vaccines manufacturing complex, which will enable domestic production of cell culture-derived influenza vaccines. Production is anticipated to begin in 2012. Influenza cell culture vaccine production increases flexibility and provides for faster start-up of vaccine manufacturing than the traditional egg-based vaccine production. General contractor BE&K Building Group
The new $125-million, multidisciplinary Parker H. Petit Science Center in the heart of downtown Atlanta augments laboratory and classroom space to accommodate an expanding and changing curriculum. It also enhances the east side “science zone” of Georgia State University’s urban campus. Photo Courtesy Mccarthy Building Cos. Photo Courtesy Mccarthy Building Cos. Related Links: Best Of 2010 In addition to basic science teaching and research labs for the College of Arts and Sciences and Health and Human Services, the new science center is home to GSU’s research and education programs in biology, chemistry, nursing, nutrition and physical and respiratory therapies. The
Willson Hospice House, a new $13-million, 34,000-sq-ft facility designed by Perkins+Will, serves terminally ill patients in Albany, Ga., and the 210-acre campus provides an ecological oasis for the local community. Photo Courtesy Perkins + Will Related Links: Best Of 2010 The 15,000-sq-ft administrative component houses 50 home-care staff who travel to patients in the surrounding 11 counties, as well as educational and meeting space for volunteers. The rest of the facility contains three six-bed units and associated support areas for inpatients grouped around a family living/dining room, chapel, music room, playroom for active children, family kitchenette and sunroom. Construction began
The Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in downtown Tampa has become a signature facility for the city. The $13.5-million project was designed by Thomas Balsley Associates and RS&H. Photo Courtesy RS&H Photo Courtesy RS&H Related Links: Best Of 2010 The city replaced what was once the setting for an outdated art museum and turned it into a vibrant civic space. The park also connects the area’s two newest museums, the arts district and entertainment destinations. The city hired RS&H as project manager and Skanska USA Building to construct the park and the two new museums—the Tampa Museum of Art and Glazer
The Darden Restaurant Support Center, a 496,000-sq-ft corporate office headquarters in Orlando, provides space for the company’s 1,300 employees. It includes a broadcast area, testing and demonstration kitchens, fitness center, clinic, cafeteria and kitchen, conference center, data center and four-level, 1,050-space parking deck. Photo Courtesy Hardin Construction Photo Courtesy Hardin Construction Related Links: Best Of 2010 The project was designed to allow Darden employees to develop stronger working relationships and deliver higher levels of support to nearly 1,800 restaurants across North America. For instance, employees can easily move between floors using multiple staircases, widened to allow for impromptu conversations without
The East Carolina University – Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium East End Zone Expansion increases the capacity of the Greenville, N.C., sports facility by 7,000 seats and adds ground-level concessions, restrooms and handicap seating areas. Photo Courtesy Mid-Atlantic Construction Related Links: Best Of 2010 The original, older portions of stadium were constructed using a combination of structural steel and precast materials. The new, more innovative structure was built using all cast-in-place and precast concrete, which is intended to offer long-term savings in maintenance costs for the university. Mid-Atlantic Construction started the $2.83-million structural concrete package in January 2010 and finished it in August
Duke University’s $21-million East Campus Steam Plant is in an architecturally significant, historic building that was one of the original campus structures designed by the architectural firm of Horace Trumbauer. Photo Courtesy Balfour Beatty Construction Photo Courtesy Balfour Beatty Construction Related Links: Best Of 2010 The building was constructed at a cost of $440,000 during the unsteady financial times of the late 1920s. It sat unheated after being decommissioned about 30 years ago. The steam plant includes architectural features and touches uncommon for an industrial building. Cornices, decorative brickwork and recessed brick medallions with brick around inset square concrete panels
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