Young tech firm GitHub wanted its new corporate space to be unconventional and to convey the spirit of innovation, evoking the time—in the early days of the company—when computer code was written in dive bars and coffee shops.
Oakland Hills High School's Living Lab program was created in 2001 on a campus hillside so that students could study and explore the area's plants and wildlife.
During this $20-million harbor improvement project, a parking lot was transformed into what the city calls a "new centerpiece of the Los Angeles waterfront."
The $40.6-million Waterfront Park project in San Diego converted two surface parking lots around the historic Administration Center Building into an open space for the community.
The project team squeezed two buildings totaling 88,000 sq ft, parking spaces big enough for tour buses and routes for delivery truck circulation into a very tight, eight-acre site for this probiotic dairy beverage maker's first U.S. plant.
The 1936 Beaux-Arts office building in San Francisco's Civic Center National Historic Landmark District was vacated in 2007 due to seismic deficiencies.
Value engineering and careful planning helped the team deliver the $17-million East Valley Water District headquarters 71 days ahead of schedule and $400,000 under the guaranteed maximum price—all while maintaining a spotless safety record.