Kansas DOT awards $288M contract, its largest construction award in history

Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. A joint venture between two Wichita, Kansas-based general contractors recently won the largest construction contract in Kansas DOT history. The Kansas DOT awarded a $287.97 million contract for the reconstruction of U.S. 54 and K-96 in Sedgwick […]

Specifying windows for behavioral healthcare projects

Photo © Weston Imaging/courtesy Apogee Architectural Metals This article was originally published in February 2013. It has been refreshed and updated by Lisa May to further expand on the subject, including updates in industry standards and codes related to specifying windows for behavioral healthcare projects. Whether replacing a dated, inefficient hospital or renovating an historic […]

From vacancy to vitality: Adaptive reuse in education design

Photos by Lara Swimmer Photography Over the past decade, PUBLIC47 Architects has worked with Eastside Preparatory School (EPS) in Kirkland, Wash., to transform a fragmented 1980s office park into a cohesive, pedestrian-focused educational campus. What began as a collection of two-story office buildings has evolved through a series of strategically phased projects. Each addressed unique […]