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Camp North End in Charlotte, North Carolina, started in 1924 as a Ford Motor Company factory that cranked out Model T’s and Model A’s. In 1941, it became a quartermaster depot for the U.S. Army, which built five warehouses on the site before transitioning to missile manufacturing...

With the continuing evolution of the office and classroom experience, as well as the adoption of AI and augmented-reality systems, the future of work and learning is changing as quickly as ever. To that end, the design and construction industries continue to adapt and update how ...

Grand structures are sometimes built in unlikely places, like a whimsical hotel nestled on a secluded island beach or a sprawling ski lodge perched at the foot of a mountain. But how many beach-goers or skiers stop to consider what it took to create these impressive developments?...

PROJECT | Waldorf Astoria Hotel & Residences, Miami GENERAL CONTRACTOR | John Moriarty & Associates BUDGET | $668 million SCOPE | 1,400 trucks initiated a record-breaking uninterrupted 36-hour concrete pour, delivering 13,500 cubic yards of concrete for the foundation of the W...

This project was different. Everyone seemed to feel it. Perhaps it was the weight of local history: Buffalo’s Albright-Knox Art Gallery—now known as the Buffalo AKG Art Museum—was founded in 1862 and opened its first building in 1905. Or maybe it was the scope of work: The four-y...

Forney Independent School District in Forney, Texas, is giving a whole new meaning to career and technical education—and a whole new building in which to learn. Sitting just east of Dallas, Kaufman County, in which Forney is located, grew 7.6% in 2022-2023, making it the fastest-...

Modular construction continues to gain traction as the construction industry continues to recover post-COVID. Building prefabricated components offsite and transporting them to the construction site for assembly has several advantages, including faster construction times, lower c...

For builders looking for a modern, durable solution outside of traditional building materials, tensile architecture has become increasingly popular due to its adaptable nature and versatility for potential uses. This new building technology is a combination of lightweight constru...

PROJECT | Main Street Terminal 1, Port of Beaumont, Beaumont, Texas GENERAL CONTRACTOR | McCarthy Building Companies BUDGET | $85 million SCOPE | Demolition of a collapsed 100-year-old dock and construction of a new general cargo dock—1,200 feet wide, 130 feet long and comp...

When Michael Lloyd got involved in the plans for 2222 Market Street as chief operating officer for IMC Construction in September 2020, the possibility of breaking ground on a 360,000-square-foot, 19-story office building in downtown Philadelphia was in doubt. Center City Philly h...