A nationally recognized historic place, the 166-year-old First Presbyterian Church in Charlotte embarked on a renovation project aimed at preserving the history and integrity of the church while making improvements to meet its changing needs.
Harper General Contractors brought its ingenuity and creativity to bear in the $28.4-million effort to modernize the nearly 100-year-old RB Simms Water Treatment Facility in Chesnee, S.C.
The first phase of Atrium Health’s modernization of the Carolinas Medical Center Campus adds more than 1.2 million sq ft of space and two pedestrian bridges that connect new spaces back to the existing hospital campus and a surface parking lot.
When Emory Healthcare and Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University first approached the design and construction community in 2018 about their intention to build a cancer center, the stated goal was to create a facility “that has never been seen or imagined.”
Set on 200 acres near Auburndale, Fla., the $150.8-million tolls testing facility features 11 miles of roadway infrastructure designed to replicate diverse driving environments and simulate real-world conditions for testing self-driving cars.
Designed to prioritize scientific discovery and human well-being, Emory University Health Sciences Research Building II aims to enhance connectivity and collaboration among clinical and research assets on the university campus.
With the world’s busiest airport facing additional capacity needs, this project provided five new domestic gates to the north end of Concourse T at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
Over the six years it took to build Terminal C at Orlando International Airport, the world experienced a crippling pandemic, a precipitous drop and equally sharp rebound in passenger air travel, supply chain disruptions and other issues—all of which compounded the inherent challenges of creating a 1.8-million-sq-ft aviation facility rich in technology and amenities at one of the nation’s fastest growing airports.
From a multibillion-dollar megaproject to historic church renovations, the dozens of projects honored in this year’s ENR Southeast Best Projects competition showcase the best the industry has to offer.