Low-key but business-savvy heir to Bechtel mantle was CEO for three decades in a period of extensive global growth and started, at 32, what became a $1B+ philanthropy operation.
French operations of target Suez would be sold later to Meridiam; meanwhile, Canada energy player Brookfield Infrastructure Partners sticks to $5.7B hostile bid for natural gas transporter Inter-Pipeline.
These 20 awards come as the result of a nearly yearlong effort by ENR editors and about 100 members of the construction industry who judged project submissions at various stages of the contest.
The $250-million, 2.4-acre multilevel public outdoor space, which replaces an old Hudson River pier in Manhattan, uses precast concrete components, deep pilings and MEP systems in innovative ways. Says its project executive: "When I started working on the project, we weren't really sure if it could be built."