The $1.4-billion expansion of a Phillips 66 natural gas liquids complex in Sweeny, Texas, was “the best example of teamwork I have seen in my 30-plus year career,” says John Parker, senior vice president of construction at project design-builder S&B Engineers and Constructors.

Completion of Atlanta’s $321.3-million, five-year project in late 2020 to expand its strained regional water supply comes as conditions may be worsening.

Something fishy is happening among the salmon that spawn in the rivers and streams that flow through Puget Sound.

The US Dept. of Veterans Affairs facility is the first agency project to include private money for construction while also using funding from available VA appropriations.

The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building’s roof, designed to resemble the billowing clouds of Texas—and including 23 separate structures—proved to be this museum project’s biggest challenge.

The 1.75-million-sq-ft, 65,000-seat domed Allegiant Stadium—home to the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders—features one of the largest cable net roofing structures in North America, and the first to be constructed in the U.S.

Little Island Park turned a former pier into a 2.4-acre public space over the Hudson River that includes 132 giant concrete pots planted with full sized trees that connect via walkways to each other and to an outdoor performance venue. 

After three decades lying vacant, a 14-acre former industrial site along the harbor in East Boston is not only home to a vibrant mixed-use community, it’s setting new standards for resilient and sustainable development.

There’s a lot we can learn from this year’s Newsmakers, chosen by the editors of ENR. One led the construction of hospitals in Haiti; another built a bridge to connect Turkey’s two-continent expanse.

Mike Williams loves it when a plan comes together, especially on megaprojects such as the new $4.5-billion Salt Lake City International Airport.