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August 11,2010Dallas-based Centex Construction will complete a mixed-use community structure in San Diego's East Village in early 2006. The Element building will feature 65 residential units and five unique floor plans ranging from 500 to 900 sf in size. The designation "Element" is a nod to the fusion of various building elements—glass, stucco, plaster, aluminum, and exposed concrete—that are al...
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August 11,2010Home to the Phoenix Suns basketball team and Coyotes hockey team, the 9-year-old, 19,000-seat America West Arena will a receive a $30 million addition and facelift.Omaha-based architecture firm DLR Group is teaming with Orne and Associates, a Los Angeles-based design firm, to design a new 60,000-sq.
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August 11,2010The University of Texas, Austin, is working with Los Angeles-based CO Architects on a $126 million Experimental Science Building, a project that also includes $11 million in renovations to the university's existing Welch Hall. The new 280,000-sf complex will provide the university with a center for imaging and analysis, technology-enabled seminar rooms, computer labs, teaching laboratories, and...
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August 11,2010Cedar Rapids, Iowa’s new $65 million casino/hotel/event center is scheduled to open this fall, with its golf course opening next summer. When finished, the Riverside Casino and Golf Resort will encompass nearly 375 acres adjacent to the Iowa River. The five-story, 141,000-sf hotel will feature modern amenities in its 200 rooms and suites, including flat-screen TVs and high-speed Internet...
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August 11,2010Mergers and acquisitions. Developer The Alter Group and private equity firm Sterling Capital Ltd., both based in Chicago, have created Ground Zero to develop telco hotels and data centers nationwide.New York City-based Weidlinger Associates Inc., a consulting engineering firm, has opened an office in Washington, D.C., and appointed Jerome W. Rasgus regional manager.
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August 11,2010In designing the University of California, Santa Barbara’s new LEED Silver Student Resource Building, architect Sasaki Associates, San Francisco, collaborated closely with UCSB students, who voted to increase their fees to self-fund a building dedicated solely to student organizations. The students requested a colorful, contemporary space that would bring together several departments and ...
