10 Stunning Projects Win Structural Steel Industry Design Awards

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Ten projects across the country have won 2023 Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel Awards. These awards, presented annually by the American Institute of Steel Construction, are the industry’s most prestigious design honor, recognizing projects that illustrate the exciting possibilities of building with structural steel and highlight the many ways steel can help express architectural intent, while harnessing its unique advantages for both simple and complex structural systems. This year’s winners are a mix of adaptive reuse and brand-new structures. Two of these existing structures — Seattle, Washington’s Federal Reserve Building and a brick industrial space in … Read more

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Behind the Walls of Adaptive Reuse Projects

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The Ins and Outs of Historic Renovations By Wesley J. Palmisano Some of the nation’s most beautiful structures reside in historic New Orleans neighborhoods — from the iconic French Quarter to the eclectic Garden District. To convert these types of crown jewels into reimagined buildings that function in an entirely new way is a repositioning strategy commonly known as adaptive reuse. This enables owners and developers to breathe new life into aging structures so they can serve a new generation of users. It also helps revitalize neighborhoods and meet the growing demand for certain space types, whether it’s housing, hospitality … Read more

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A Chat with Andrew Bray, Superintendent at Hoar Construction

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A Chat with Andrew Bray, Superintendent at Hoar Construction Lessons learned, best tools + rewards of the job By Chris Maday Schmidt As a superintendent at Hoar Construction, Andrew Bray has worked in construction for 18 years—eight in residential and 10 in healthcare. With almost 10 years with Hoar, he’s spent half of this time at Children’s of Alabama. According to Bray, he naturally gravitated toward the field after working in various construction laborer/carpenter jobs throughout college. He practices a hands-on approach, and being in the field allows him to interact with the contractor’s trade partners. Bray is responsible for … Read more

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