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.
After two years of coping with lockdowns, social distancing, teleconference learning curves and virus variants, construction and design firms find themselves adapting to yet another pandemic-related challenge—safely returning employees to the office while accommodating a newfound appreciation and desire for the benefits of working remotely.
When the software firm's founder and chief started the company, he and his initial employees offered free jobsite WiFi to potential customers to get them to use their platform.
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.