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Great Solutions

41 Great Solutions for architects, engineers, and contractors

AI ChatBots, ambient computing, floating MRIs, low-carbon cement, sunshine on demand, next-generation top-down construction. These and 35 other innovations make up our 2024 Great Solutions Report, which highlights fresh ideas and innovations from leading architecture, engineering, and construction firms.

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Engineers

Engineering goes hand-in-hand with design, putting a practical lens on the architect’s vision and finding the best way to make it happen. Without a talented engineer, the project will never reach completion, and certainly will not reach the standards of functionality and sustainability that the architect and client are seeking.

Nov 4, 2011

McCarthy completes construction of South Region High School No. 2 in Los Angeles

Despite rain delays and scope changes, the $96.7 million high school was completed nearly two-months ahead of schedule.

Nov 4, 2011

Two Thornton Tomasetti projects win NCSEA’s 2011 Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards

Altra Sede Regione Lombardia and Bank of Oklahoma Center both recognized.

Nov 3, 2011

GREC Architects announces opening of the Westin Abu Dhabi Golf Resort and Spa

The hotel was designed by GREC and an international team of consultants to enhance the offerings of the Abu Dhabi Golf Club without imposing upon the dramatic landscapes of the elite golf course.

Nov 3, 2011

Hardin Construction tops out Orlando Embassy Suites

The project began in April 2011 and is expected to open in fall 2012.

Nov 3, 2011

2012 Pritzker Architecture Prize Ceremony to be held in China

The tradition of moving the event to world sites of architectural significance was established to emphasize that the prize is international, the laureates having been chosen from 16 different nations to date. 

Nov 3, 2011

DMR Architects welcomes two new staff members

Siro Gonzalez joins the staff as junior graduate architect and Megan Byers joins the staff as marketing assistant.

Nov 2, 2011

Mega deals drive 28% increase in global engineering and construction merger and acquisition value

Financial investors lead mega deal activity, China most active country in global domestic deals.

Nov 2, 2011

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. breaks ground on Alexandria Center in Cambridge, Mass.

307,000-sf building to be house to executive offices of Biogen Idec.

Drew Ballensky | Nov 2, 2011

U.S. Capitol dome slated for restoration project

A $10.5 million project to restore the skirt of the U.S. Capitol Dome in Washington, D.C., will…
Nov 2, 2011

CRSI’s Manual of Standard Practice now available

This resource contains information on recommended industry practices for estimating, detailing, fabricating, and placing reinforcing steel for reinforced concrete construction. 

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