2015 Best Projects

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Renovation/Restoration Award of Merit: The Strand

November 25, 2015

Abandoned for 10 years and overtaken by squatters, the century-old movie theater was transformed into a multifunctional space for San Francisco’s American Conservatory Theater.

Best Small Project: HanaHaus

Scott Blair

November 25, 2015

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HanaHaus repurposed a Palo Alto 1920s-era historic landmark that had sat empty since 2011 into a hybrid café, co-working space and public forum.

Best Small Project: Emergency Roof Stabilization, Tustin Hangar 1

Scott Blair

November 25, 2015

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After a partial roof collapse at a 1940s-era blimp hangar on the former Marine Corps Air Station in Tustin, the building was red-tagged and no one was permitted to enter.

Sports/Entertainment Best Project: Fitness and Liberty Center

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Greg Aragon

November 25, 2015

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Located on a naval air station in San Diego Bay, the new Fitness and Liberty Center fits with its historic setting while incorporating modern amenities.

Water/Environment Best Project: Bay Division Pipeline Reliability Upgrade

Scott Blair

November 25, 2015

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Completed seven months ahead of schedule, the Bay Tunnel Project provides an essential water conduit underneath San Francisco Bay in an environmentally and seismically sensitive area.

Renovation/Restoration Best Project: Hall of Justice

Greg Aragon

November 25, 2015

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Restoration of the Beaux-Arts-style Hall of Justice aimed to return the building to prominence as an architectural symbol of judicial history in Los Angeles.

Small Project Award of Merit: Hammer Museum John V. Tunney Pedestrian Bridge

November 25, 2015

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Spanning the Los Angeles museum’s center courtyard, the white-painted 36-ft bridge connects the second-floor permanent gallery in the east wing to the temporary galleries in the west.

Sports/Entertainment Best Project: CSU Cal Maritime Physical Education & Aquatics Center

David M. Brown

November 25, 2015

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The $30-million project included a NCAA basketball gymnasium, multipurpose wellness and physical therapy rooms, an office suite and an outdoor Olympic-size pool with future wave-generation capacity for survival courses required of all cadets.

Best Project Interior/Tenant Improvement: Johnson Controls Inc. Hawley Road Facility

Thomas F. Armistead

November 16, 2015

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A special-projects team of several hundred employees and consultants at Johnson Controls was growing quickly and needed new space.

Award of Merit Airport/Transit: Moorman (Formerly Bellevue) Rail Yard Expansion Engineering and Design Services

Thomas F. Armistead

November 16, 2015

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The strategically located Moorman Yard near Toledo, Ohio, is a major freight center for Norfolk Southern Railway Co.

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