Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation’s Built by Women Program Recognizes Long Beach Civic Center

The recently completed Long Beach Civic Center has been recognized by the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation’s Built by Women program. Women comprised 50% of the Design-Build team and played a significant role in the construction and delivery of the Long Beach Civic Center Project, located in California.

The Built by Women program was created to recognize the significant but often overlooked work of women architects, landscape architects, urban designers, engineers, contractors and developers. This year’s competition was based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.

“Los Angeles has always been a hotbed of American design and [the] jury demonstrated how women there are leading the way,” said architect and urbanist Claire Weisz, who also served on the program’s panel of jurors. “The Built by Women program helps elevate and honor these important works, and we all hope this initiative helps make the record difficult, if not impossible, to erase.”

The Long Beach Civic Center development was delivered under a public-private partnership. Located in the city’s urban core, the civic center development encompasses nearly 600,000 square feet divided among four structures and spread across six city blocks. The project consists of a new City Hall and Bob Foster Civic Chambers, headquarters facility for the Port of Long Beach, Billie Jean King Main Library and below-grade parking facilities. After nearly three years of construction, Clark’s team delivered the Long Beach Civic Center in June 2019 – two days ahead of schedule.

From over 100 submissions, 56 architectural, engineering and construction projects have been selected to be exhibited at the Architecture + Design Museum in Los Angeles opening May 15. The projects will also be included in a designed map of Los Angeles that showcases the winners.

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