A year after nearly 1,000 migrating birds were killed from striking exterior glass at Lakeside Center, an exhibition space at McCormick Place in Chicago, a $1.2-million project to install a bird-friendly pattern on windows, curtain wall and other exterior glass covering the size of two football fields was completed in September.
Gensler, Mott MacDonald and DMAA are contributing planning, design and engineering services for the first 2.4 km of the planned 170-km-long urban megaproject in Saudi Arabia.
Engineer-contractor giant cited project impacts and less-than-expected energy business earnings, but market watchers see key areas of growth next year.
David Rosenbaum recalls his visit to the largest privately owned dam project in world, and how his experience traveling may have helped convince him to turn his efforts to teaching.