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Bentley Deploys HoloLens for Virtual Bridge Inspections

March 24, 2021

Collins Engineering is working with the Minnesota Dept. of Transportation on the restoration of the James J. Hill Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis.

Senate, House Committees Are Moving on Water Infrastructure Bills

Tom Ichniowski

March 24, 2021

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As reports fly in Washington about White House plans for a $3-trillion economic recovery package, including a big infrastructure component, congressional committees are taking a more targeted approach.

Cultural Centers

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures 'Sphere' Appears to Defy Gravity

A September opening was delayed by COVID-19

Christine Kilpatrick

March 19, 2021

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The $500-million Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will raise the curtain this September on an eye-popping museum and theater complex that honors the past, is designed to resist future seismic forces and appears to defy the laws of gravity.

Economic Indicators

Autodesk Analysis: Construction Bids Up 36% Over Pre-Pandemic Levels

Economic analysis of bidding from Autodesk's Builders Network shows construction may recover faster than expected

Jeff Yoders

March 18, 2021

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Compared to three-month pre-virus average, total bid volume in Autodesk's BuildingConnected platform rose 36% in January, an all-time high.

Best of the Best Projects 2020

Best Water/Environment: City Park Golf Course Redesign

Mark Shaw

March 10, 2021

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This design-build project created a 100-year stormwater system and reconstructed the city’s historic golf course “without taking up any additional land, given the urban environment.”

Best of the Best Projects 2020

Best Specialty Construction: Nordstrom Facade Restoration

Nadine M. Post

March 10, 2021

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Returning a two-story section of a corner facade to its 1912 Beaux Arts look sounds simple enough: Remove the modern replacement and install a precast concrete replica of the original. On the contrary, there was nothing simple about the elaborate storefront job.

Best of the Best Projects 2020

Best Office/Retail/Mixed-Use: 111 East Grand

Johanna Knapschaefer

March 10, 2021

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A six-person crew of carpenters erected the frame for the 66,800-sq-ft 111 East Grand—the first modern mass-timber building in Iowa—in only six weeks.

Best of the Best Projects 2020

Best Manufacturing: Blue Origin Engine Facility

Scott Lewis

March 10, 2021

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The Blue Origin engine manufacturing facility, with a 400,000-sq-ft footprint, has a split personality.

Best of the Best Projects 2020

Best Landscape/Urban Development: Spokane Riverfront Park U.S. Pavilion

Corinne Grinapol

March 10, 2021

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The U.S. Pavilion in Riverfront Park in Spokane, Wash.—with its 150-ft-tall angled mast supporting a 50-ft-dia steel ring—was iconic.

Best of the Best Projects 2020

Best Airport/Transit: Sacramento International Airport Runway 16R-34L Pavement Rehabilitation

Aileen Cho

March 10, 2021

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The team tasked with completely rehabilitating an 8,500-ft-long, 150-ft-wide runway at Sacramento International Airport in just 6½ months not only did so on schedule, but also achieved a record industry standard for pavement smoothness.