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August 11,2010Although the U.S. construction sector weathered this past recession well compared with manufacturers, especially those in any way tied to information technology and communications equipment, it is now clear that overall activity will grow during 2002 at its slowest pace in the past five years. The nonresidential building sector, however, is really where the action hasn't been through the first ...
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August 11,2010Two years ago, developer Related Cos. opened the 55-story mega-complex known as Time Warner Center in New York and, largely as a result, Columbus Circle has been transformed. The "mini-city" boasts some of New York's best restaurants, as well as luxury condos, a five-star hotel, a Whole Foods Market and, soon, a museum.
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August 11,2010Pasadena-based Gonzalez Goodale Architects is designing three new schools for Los Angeles Unified School District's Central Wilshire District. The $400 million campus, located on the site of the former Ambassador Hotel, will house a K-5 elementary school, a middle school, a high school, a shared recreation facility (including soccer field, 25-meter swimming pool, two gymnasiums), and a new publ...
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August 11,2010The 15,200-sf Fire Station #65 in the Watts neighborhood near Los Angeles replaces an outdated 1930s facility and includes living and support space for a crew of 17. Designed by gkkworks, Irvine, Calif., the two-story, $4.3 million facility includes a lobby, offices, multipurpose room, conference room, kitchen, and dining rooms on the first floor, and dormitory, locker, and shower facilities on...
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August 11,2010Located in East Rutherford, N.J., the Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel and Conference Center recently underwent a complete renovation. A total of 250 guest rooms and suites and 427 bathrooms were refurbished, along with the lobby (pictured), reception desk, corridors, elevator lobbies, meeting rooms, ballrooms, fitness center, swimming pool, restaurant, bar, and kitchens.
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August 11,2010Searching for an ideal location for a new community center and park, the city of El Paso, Texas, selected an unlikely spot: a detention pond that was riddled with crime and ignored by the development community. The city challenged the Building Team to turn the 100-acre detention basin on the west side of town into its new Westside Community Park and Recreation Center.
