International Dark Sky Discovery Center Breaks Ground in Fountain Hills

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The International Dark Sky Discovery Center broke ground on its new observatory in Fountain Hills, Arizona, in sync with the solar eclipse on April 8. The new observatory was designed by SWABACK Architects + Planners and is being built by McCarthy Building Companies. The $25 million, 23,000-square-foot facility will encompass a 27.5-inch PlaneWave telescope, housed within its 20.5-foot domed observatory, along with a 65-seat planetarium. The center will also include a multipurpose auditorium with capacity for 150 guests, and a “Night Sky Experience” exhibit space equipped with interactive educational and historical components. The center’s primary intent is to highlight the importance … Read more

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UHealth at SoLé Mia Reaches Construction Milestone with Topping Out

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A topping out celebration was held for UHealth at SoLé Mia. The seven-story, 363,000-square-foot medical center is being built on 10 acres in North Miami, Florida’s master-planned community of SoLé Mia, a 184-acre mixed-use project. Set to be UHealth’s largest outpatient medical facility when it opens in 2025, UHealth at SoLé Mia will serve communities in north Miami-Dade, south Broward counties and beyond. The facility will offer academic healthcare specialties, including cancer care from Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center; advanced vision care from Bascom Palmer Eye Institute; urological treatments from the Desai Sethi Urology Institute and more. The center will feature … Read more

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North Shore University Hospital Unveils $560M Surgical Tower

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North Shore University Hospital’s new $560-million, 288,000-square-foot Petrocelli Surgical Pavilion has opened. The tower will complement nationally recognized cardiac, neurosurgery and transplant programs. Skanska USA served as the general contractor on the project. This investment by Northwell Health represents one of the most significant projects of its kind in the New York metro area, with about 40% of all patients at NSUH coming from Queens, while another 5% travel more than 100 miles to seek care. Ground was broken on the capital project in April 2020, which was made possible, in part, through a significant gift from Attilio and Beverly … Read more

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Joint Venture to Collaborate on $5B Pediatric Campus in Dallas

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Children’s Health and UT Southwestern Medical Center have selected HKS and Perkins&Will as the integrated design team to collaborate on a new pediatric campus in Dallas to meet the demands of the growing North Texas population. McCarthy Vaughn Partnership — a joint venture of McCarthy Building Companies and J.T. Vaughn Construction — will serve as construction manager for the $5-billion project. The new campus, which will replace the existing Children’s Health hospital in Dallas, is designed to be one of the largest, most transformative pediatric hospitals in the nation and will include 4.5 million square feet of construction. Children’s Health … Read more

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Graduate Auburn Hotel Reaches Construction Milestone

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Graduate Auburn Hotel in Auburn, Alabama recently celebrated structural completion of the project with a topping out ceremony. The five-story, 177-room, nearly 140,000-square-foot hotel has direct views of Auburn’s campus and Toomer’s Corner. It will feature an indoor-outdoor rooftop bar, ground-floor café and meeting and banquet space. The property will be the newest in the Graduate Hotels collection, which includes more than 30 locations in iconic cities and college towns across the United States and United Kingdom. Designs are inspired by local culture, history and collegiate nostalgia. During the topping out ceremony, the project team hosted the Auburn University Raptor … Read more

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