Photo courtesy of Sasaki Associates Best Landscape/Urban Development Project: Wilmington Waterfront Park Related Links: See all of the Best of the Best Projects 2011 Winners Wilmington Waterfront ParkWilmington, Calif. Region ENR CaliforniaProject TeamOwner Port of Los AngelesConstruction Manager Berg & Associates, San Pedro, Calif.Architect Sasaki Associates, Watertown, Mass.General Contractor Griffith Co., Brea, Calif.Engineers Moffatt + Nichol, Long Beach, Calif.; ARUP, San Francisco; TMAD Taylor & Gaines, Pasadena, Calif.Consultants Earth Mechanics, Fountain Valley, Calif.; Dudek, Encinitas, Calif.Built as a buffer between a residential community and an active port, Wilmington Waterfront Park is a 30-acre project that creates space for sports, recreational
Photo courtesy Layton Construction Co. Best Residential/Hospitality Project: Montage Deer Valley Related Links: See all of the Best of the Best Projects 2011 Winners Montage Deer ValleyPark City, Utah Region ENR Mountain StatesProject TeamOwner Ohana Real Estate Investments, San DiegoArchitect HKS Hill Glazier Studio, Salt Lake CityGeneral Contractor Layton Construction Co., Sandy, UtahEngineers Alliance Engineering, Park City, Utah; Magnusson Klemencic Associates, Seattle; Beaudin Ganze Consulting Engineers, Lakewood, Colo.Construction Manager The Athens Group, PhoenixBuilt on 16 acres at the Deer Valley Ski Resort, this LEED-Silver luxury lodge was designed in a "mountain craftsman" style, with four wings arranged in a butterfly
Photo Courtesy Clark Construction Best Office Project: United States Institute of Peace Related Links: See all of the Best of the Best Projects 2011 Winners United States Institute of PeaceWashington, D.C. Region ENR New YorkProject TeamOwner United States Institute of Peace, Washington, D.C.Lead Design Safdie Architects, BostonGeneral Contractor Clark Construction Group, Bethesda, Md.Construction Manager United States Institute of PeaceOwner's Representative Stranix Associates, Vienna, Va.The United States Institute of Peace, an independent conflict-management center, has its first permanent home in 27 years with construction of this $112-million headquarters and offices for the Global Peacebuilding Center on Washington, D.C.'s National Mall. The
Photo by Timothy Hursley Best Retail/Mixed-Use Development: Square 54 Related Links: See all of the Best of the Best Projects 2011 Winners Square 54Washington, D.C. Region ENR New YorkProject TeamDeveloper Boston Properties, Washington, D.C.Executive Architect Hickok Cole Architects, Washington, D.C.Lead Designer Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, New Haven, Conn.General Contractor/Construction Manager Clark Construction Group, Bethesda, Md.Structural Engineer Thornton Tomasetti, Washington, D.C.MEP Engineer TOLK Inc., Fairfax, Va.Consuming an entire city block and including as many as five radii at different parts of the building's perimeter and courtyard, the $162-million Square 54 mixed-use project posed several challenges for the project team. These hurdles included
Photo Courtesy Fretz Construction Co. Best Small Project: St. Marys Catholic Church Expansion and Upgrade Photo Courtesy Fretz Construction Co. The $1.5-million project was delivered under budget and early. Related Links: See all of the Best of the Best Projects 2011 Winners St. Mary’s Catholic Church Expansion and UpgradePlantersville, Texas Region ENR Texas & LouisianaProject Team Owner Archdiocese of Galveston-HoustonArchitect Ziegler Cooper Architects, HoustonGeneral Contractor Fretz Construction, HoustonEngineers/Design-Build Subcontractors Gessner Engineering, College Station, Texas; Raven Mechanical, Houston; Solomon Electric, Montgomery, Texas; J&S Mechanical, HoustonSt. Mary's Catholic Church in Plantersville, Texas, has grown considerably in recent years, thanks in part to
The fourth annual Best of the Best Projects Awards recognize outstanding projects completed in 2011. The projects honored here were chosen from more than 730 entries received by regional juried competitions overseen by our regional editors. From the preliminary round, 119 contenders moved on to Engineering News-Record’s Best of the Best Projects 2011 Awards competition to be reviewed by the panel of 17 industry veterans from all across the U.S. and all walks of construction and design. The panel scored each project on criteria such as innovation, community contribution, teamwork, safety and design and construction excellence, and then discussed the
Photo by Bill Timmerman Photography Best Government/Public Building: Chandler City Hall Related Links: See all of the Best of the Best Projects 2011 Winners Chandler City HallChandler, Ariz. Region ENR SouthwestProject TeamOwner City of ChandlerArchitect SmithGroup Inc., PhoenixGeneral Contractor Sundt Construction, Tempe, Ariz.Engineers Dibble and Associates, Phoenix; Caruso, Turley and Scott, TempeAn elegant design, highly detailed construction plan and integral community involvement were just a few of the reasons judges raved about the first city hall built for this Phoenix suburb. An LED-lit kinetic sculpture graces the front of a six-story office tower that is supported laterally by unusual cast-in-place,
Photo courtesy Builders Guild Inc. Best Specialty Contracting Project: MCFM Solar Thermal Installations Related Links: See all of the Best of the Best Projects 2011 Winners MCFM Solar-Thermal InstallationsPhoenix Region ENR SouthwestProject TeamOwner Maricopa County-Facilities Management Dept., PhoenixLead Design Michael Baker Corp., PhoenixGeneral Contractor Builders Guild Inc., Mesa, Ariz.Engineers Landa & Associates, Phoenix; Walsh Engineering, Tempe, Ariz.Consultants Greenfield Dynamics, Tempe, Ariz.; APS, PhoenixIntegrating new, large-scale solar-thermal systems with existing gas heating systems at two fully operational detention facilities without any loss of service reflects the "highest degree of difficulty," according to the judges. In total, 316 solar heat collectors will
Photo courtesy of Turner Construction Best Sports/Entertainment Project: Jeld Wen Field Related Links: See all of the Best of the Best Projects 2011 Winners Jeld-Wen FieldPortland, Ore. Region ENR CaliforniaProject TeamOwner Peregrine Sports, PortlandArchitect AECOM, San FranciscoGeneral Contractor Turner Construction, PortlandCivil Engineer KPFF Consulting, PortlandStructural Engineer Catena Consulting Engineers, PortlandMEP Engineer PAE Consulting Engineers, PortlandFaced with the challenge of completing the $30-million renovation and expansion of Portland's Jeld-Wen Field in just six months of "off-season," Turner Construction used two separate phases to accommodate full schedules of soccer and minor-league baseball—an approach that caught the attention of this year's judges. Another
Photo courtesy of T.Y. Lin International Best Transportation Project: Harbor Drive Pedestrian Bridge Related Links: See all of the Best of the Best Projects 2011 Winners Harbor Drive Pedestrian BridgeSan Diego Region ENR CaliforniaProject TeamOwner Centre City Development Corp., San DiegoArchitect Safdie Rabines Architects, San DiegoGeneral Contractor Reyes Construction, National City, Calif.Construction Manager/Lead Engineer T.Y. Lin International, National CityCivil Engineer David Evans and Associates, San DiegoThis 354-ft-long pedestrian bridge crosses six railroad tracks and a four-lane major arterial near San Deigo's Petco Park, home of MLB's Padres. But it's the style with which this bridge accomplishes its simple function that
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