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The Grove on Kickapoo Creek, a new 460+ acre development on the southeast side of Bloomington, Ill., features more than 88 acres of passive parklands, a 20-acre active park, four miles of trails, a 15-acre site for an elementary school currently under construction, and a proposed daycare. Photo: COURTESY OF FARNSWORTH GROUP Related Links: Midwest Constructions Best of 2009 Awards The centerpiece is the restoration of the existing stream into an 88-acre corridor serving multiple purposes: nature preserve, education, recreation, aesthetic enhancement, habitat restoration and detention. Key Players Owner: City of Bloomington, Ill. General Contractor: Stark Excavating, Bloomington, Ill. Design
After 13 in. of rain fell on south-central Wisconsin in three days during early June, 2008, an embankment along Lake Delton gave way, unleashing a raging torrent of water that drained the 600-million-gallon lake dry in just a few hours. Photo: JOE OLIVA Reconstruction of CTH A and Refilling of Lake Delton Related Links: Midwest Constructions Best of 2009 Awards Sauk County Hwy. A, which ran atop the failed embankment, was also washed away in the flood. Tourism brings 1.5 million visitors and an estimated $1-billion to the Wisconsin Dells area each year. With the 2008 summer tourist season washed
8000平方英尺的室内建设一个160个座位的restaurant in the Renzo Piano-designed Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago features custom art displays, a curved metal garde-manger and a wine room with custom glass and metal racks. The $1.1-million project was completed under an extremely aggressive schedule. Photo: COURTESY OF TURNER SPECIAL PROJECTS DIVISION Related Links: Midwest Constructions Best of 2009 Awards The circular design of the garde-manger required material and site coordination for a spline-curved wall clad in powder-coated metal and stone with a curved glass soffit on stand-offs. Each material was fabricated separately, making on-site assembly tricky.
World renowned architect Renzo Piano said his desire was to root the Art Institute�s new Modern Wing deeply in the ground while also giving it the air and lightness to levitate. Photo: COURTESY OF MICHELLE LITVIN THE NEW YORK TIMES REDUX Related Links: Midwest Constructions Best of 2009 Awards His first major design in Chicago has succeeded. On the first floor, a daylit court is flanked by new educational facilities, galleries, and a garden, all actively linking the Art Institute with urban life. The second and third floors are dedicated to the viewing of art. The third floor is lit
Midwest Construction’s Best of 2009 award competition again attracted a record-tying 128 entries. Forty-four of the projects are being honored for excellence in design, construction, and overall performance. In addition, four are also being honored with special awards for architectural function, engineering function, outstanding project management, and owner of the year recognition. Photo: Mike Larson This year’s jury intently studies the Best of 2009 entries, Clockwise from left front: John Mick II (Baxter & Woodman); Dave Alexander (James McHugh Construction); Michael Kaufman (Goettsch Partners); Warren Hill (Hill Mechanical Group); facilitator Tony Figueroa (McGraw-Hill, who did not vote); hidden next to
The $420-million construction of a 1.27-million-sq-ft midfield terminal and airside development included a terminal, concourses for 40 gates, airside apron, roadways, utilities and special systems. The project also included a 22-ft-thick apron of 518,000 sq yds and underpavement hydrant fueling system. Photo Courtesy Of Hunt Construction Col. H. Weir Cook Terminal Building at Indianapolis International Airport Related Links: Midwest Constructions Best of 2009 Awards Some of its elements: segregation of waste materials performed on-site to facilitate recycling; extensive daylighting implemented through use of clerestories, curtainwall (250,000 sq ft) and skylights (50,000 sq ft); low-water-usage plumbing fixtures; a lighting control system
巴特勒Cottingham &想要创建一个1楼presence for its 21st century insurance firm while being respectful to the history of the company and the 100-year-old building that houses its offices. PHOTO BY JOEY WALLIS PHOTOGRAPHY Related Links: Midwest Constructions Best of 2009 Awards To maintain historic characteristics of the original time period, the local architect installed prism glass in the transom area above the windows of the exterior walls. This installation magnified the amount and intensity of natural light coming into the open plan. Key Players Owner: Cottingham & Butler, Dubuque, Iowa General Contractor: Conlon Construction, Dubuque,