Alamo Colleges First Responders Academy Opens in San Antonio

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Future students and staff attended the grand opening of the new Alamo Colleges District San Antonio College First Responders Academy facility. The building, built by Gilbane Building Company, is slated to host its first class of students in the spring of 2024. The ground-up facility is anticipated to serve the growing population of San Antonio, Texas and meet the educational priorities of the surrounding community. The building is situated on the same lot as the previous facility and will continue to train and educate future law enforcement and first responders. The 32,000-square-foot facility encompass a lobby, classrooms, a gym and … Read more

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Construction Completes of $18-Million Base Camp at Talisker Club

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Big-D Signature, along with Storied Deer Valley and Swaback Architects + Planners, has completed the Base Camp at Talisker Club in Kamas, Utah. This 25,000-square-foot mountain-contemporary hospitality lodge represents family-oriented luxury within the private communities of Tuhaye and Empire Pass. Base Camp is a multi-use facility designed to bring the community together. Located adjacent to the existing Tuhaye Clubhouse, this remarkable establishment offers a variety of upscale amenities, which include casual dining and soda bar, golf and game simulators, bowling lanes, basketball and pickleball courts. Additionally, and possibly one of the most innovative aspects of Base Camp is the new … Read more

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New Arizona State University-Owned Parking Structure Opens

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Construction completed on the $42-million, six-level, 429,000-square-foot Mill Avenue Parking Structure for Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. The new parking structure, a design-build partnership between DFDG Architecture and general contractor McCarthy Building Companies, adds 1,205 parking spaces to the busy area and provides designated valet parking for the Omni Tempe Hotel at ASU, as well as for events at the Nelson Fine Arts Center and Gammage Auditorium. To enhance the exterior look, the parking structure’s north and south faces feature a vertical metal screen composed of thin blades set at various angles for a distinctive look that is not … Read more

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CAMI Selects Design-Build Team

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The University of Arizona Health Sciences has selected the design-build team of McCarthy + SmithGroup to develop the Center for Advanced Molecular and Immunological Therapies, or CAMI, a biomedical research hub focused on developing biological therapies that stimulate or suppress the immune system to fight disease, located in Phoenix, Arizona. The CAMI building is anticipated to be seven stories tall with more than 200,000 square feet of laboratory, administrative and seminar space. The laboratory space will accommodate up to 40 principal investigator-led research groups and include labs suitable for bioengineering research. November 2024 is the anticipated groundbreaking date for the … Read more

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Dorothy Thomas Exceptional Center’s Campus Replacement Project in Tampa Complete

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Construction is complete on a $19.5-million campus replacement at the Dorothy Thomas Exceptional Center, located in Tampa, Florida. The Hillsborough County public school — a former community gym — is now dedicated to serving students with emotional and behavioral disorders. The general contractor on the project was Skanska USA. The approximately 40,000-square-foot renovation and expansion replaces 12 mobile classrooms with a new structure to better serve the needs of nearly 60 students ranging across all ages in grades K-12. The school provides specially designed spaces and adaptable capabilities, such as adjustable lighting to suit the emotional state of students. One … Read more

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