Harbor Way Pedestrian Promenade Features Interactive Walking Museum

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Skanska and members of the Seaport community recently gathered for a public block party event to celebrate the grand opening of Harbor Way, a 70-foot wide pedestrian promenade with 20,000 square feet of tree-lined open space and retail between Skanska’s 101 Seaport and 121 Seaport office developments, located in Boston, Massachusetts. To commemorate Skanska’s #SeaportShipwreck discovery during the construction of 121 Seaport and the rich industrial history of the neighborhood, Harbor Way features an interactive walking museum that includes a digital library of historical photos, maps and information, as well as a phone app with augmented reality functionality. The event … Read more

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Barton Center for Orthopedics & Wellness in South Lake Tahoe Completes

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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — The Neenan Company  has completed the Barton Center for Orthopedics & Wellness in South Lake Tahoe, California. Located in the Robert Maloff Center on the Barton Health medical campus, the 29,300-square-foot state-of-the-art medical facility houses the Barton Center for Orthopedics & Wellness, featuring integrated orthopedic care, rehabilitation services, performance-based training programs and overall wellness therapies. The medical center combines multi-specialty orthopedic care with sports performance training and integrative and wellness treatments supporting overall health. The Neenan Company served as the Design-Build partner for the project and designed the two-story building with an open layout to … Read more

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Turner Begins Construction on Istanbul’s Ziraat Bank Headquarters

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Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, the Ziraat Bank Headquarters complex is situated in the heart of the new Istanbul International Financial Center, a development master planned by HOK. The IIFC district will house the head offices of Turkey’s financial governing bodies, state-owned and private banks and related businesses. “Ziraat Bank Headquarters is another important win for our regional operations,” said Project Director Mehmet Genc, adding that local talent who have been trained and developed on recent projects in Turkey—such as Kaplankaya and Emaar Square—are well-positioned to serve the client and deliver the project. He also noted that the rigorous … Read more

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BIG’s Pleated Skyscraper Completes in Shenzhen

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The new home for Shenzhen Energy Company looks different because it performs differently: the building skin is developed to maximize the sustainable performance and workplace comfort in the local subtropical climate of China’s tech and innovation hub in Shenzhen. The 96,000-square-meter office development for the state-owned Shenzhen Energy Company is designed to look and feel at home in the cultural, political and business center of Shenzhen, while standing out as a new social and sustainable landmark at the main axis of the city. BIG won the international design competition in the city known as China’s “Silicon Valley” with ARUP and … Read more

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Design-Build Team Selected for New $108M George Mason High School in Falls Church

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FALLS CHURCH, Va. – The Falls Church city school board recently selected the Design-Build team of Gilbane, Stantec and Quinn Evans Architects for the new $108-million George Mason High School in Falls Church, Virginia. The selection of the Design-Build team comes after the Falls Church community approved a referendum to build the new high school in November 2017, after 10 years of document reviews, community meetings and feasibility studies. The construction of the new building will be the final milestone in the process. The team’s design was selected because it not only addressed the community’s top priorities, but also incorporated … Read more

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