Vessel Structure Tops Out
Vessel is an interactive structure constructed at the center of the Public Square and Gardens at Related Co.’s Hudson Yards Development on Manhattan’s West Side. Photo by Bess Adler. Since starting construction in April 2017, the Vessel interactive structure at New York’s Hudson Yards Development has grown from its 50-foot diameter base to a final height, and width, of 150 feet. With the placement of the final steel segment atop of the 16-level structure on Dec. 6, a mile of con...
Woolpert to Design $13M SkyWheel Newport Project at Newport on the Levee
NEWPORT, Ky. - Woolpert has been contracted by St. Louis-based SkyWheel Attractions and Koch Development to provide survey, civil and structural engineering for the $13 million SkyWheel Newport at Newport on the Levee. SkyWheel Newport will be approximately 235 feet above the Ohio River, or roughly 20 stories high, with 30 gondolas that hold six passengers each. It will be built north of the Newport Aquarium and Mitchell’s Fish Market in the Newport Festival Park area, between the Taylor Southg...
CH2M - Burns & McDonnell Joint Venture to design modernization of Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory
BOSTON - The New England District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), selected a CH2M-led joint venture with Burns & McDonnell (BMcD) to design an advanced Compound Semiconductor Laboratory – Microelectronics Integration Facility at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory, a federally funded research and development center located on Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, Massachusetts. The CH2M team was competitively selected for the project-specific Architect-Engineering co...
Dewberry to Prepare Final Designs for New Chassis Depot and Empty Container Storage Yard at Port Elizabeth
Dewberry has been selected by the Columbia Group to prepare final designs for a new chassis depot and empty container storage yard at Port Elizabeth in New Jersey. Work will include terminal layout, new modular offices, and gate systems. The 60-acre empty container storage yard will be modified to provide new circulation patterns, a damage area, privately owned vehicle (POV) parking, new trailer inspection report (TIR) booths, and new crew buildings. The 34-acre chassis depot will be a ste...
University of California, Davis, to Expand Campus Housing Offerings with West Village and Orchard Park Developments
As one of the first major steps in creating its two newest student housing facilities, the University of California, Davis, (UC Davis) has selected its project teams to develop and design the West Village and Orchard Park apartment sites, which will add room for more than 2,700 students. University Student Living was selected as the lead developer from among six developers previously vetted through the UC Student Housing Initiative. Design firm Stantec was selected to provide lead architectural,...
Global Design Firm Stantec Consolidates 5 NYC Offices into New Fifth Avenue Location
Global design firm Stantec has consolidated its five New York offices and nearly 360 staff in one landmark location at 475 Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The firm’s employees—architects, engineers, interior designers, landscape architects, and environmental and management professionals— now occupy 40,000 square feet over four floors in the 24-story LEED® Silver certified building. One of the largest design firms in the world with 22,000 employees, Stantec has been steadily expanding it...
Video: Water Street Tampa Illustration
Water Street Tampa Illustration from Water Street Tampa on Vimeo.A newly released animatic video shows how Water Street Tampa will come to life over the next decade - from the new infrastructure, to 13 acres of newly imagined public green spaces, and the creation of multiple new city blocks. Downtown Tampa's revitalization with Water Street Tampa will include of over 9 million square feet and total over $3 billion of private investment. Currently an area largely consisting of high-speed roadway...
Navy Awards CH2M-Led Joint Venture Worldwide Energy Services Contract
DENVER - The Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center in Port Hueneme, California awarded a CH2M-led joint venture a contract for engineering and design services for energy, water and utility projects and services at Navy and Marine Corp installations worldwide. The joint venture between CH2M and Clark Nexsen Energy Partners will be required to provide 20 or more simultaneous worldwide task orders for complex energy projects and technologies by the expected completion dat...
Bechtel Selected to Build First Expressway in Kenya
Bechtel, a global leader in engineering, procurement, and construction, has been selected by the Kenyan National Highways Authority to build the first high-speed expressway in the country. The new 294-mile (473-kilometer) route will vastly improve the connectivity, efficiency and safety of road transport between Nairobi and the country’s main sea port, Mombasa, and will reduce the journey time from over 10 hours to under four hours. The expressway will serve as a central part of Kenya’s national...
Jacobs Wins Global Award for Australian Hospital Project
DALLAS - Sydney’s Blacktown Hospital, on which Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. carried out all architectural work, received three awards at the 2017 Design & Health International Academy Awards, including the prize for Best International Health Project Under 40,000 Square Meters. The awards were presented to the Jacobs team during the Academy Awards Gala Dinner at the 12th Design & Health World Congress held in July in The City Hall of Vienna. Jacobs has been involved in the Blacktown Hospital...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
