Kitchell tapped to build new $165-million University of Arizona academic building
The University of Arizona selected Kitchell to build its new Health Sciences Innovation building located at Mabel Street and Warner Avenue Mall in Tucson, Ariz. The 10-story, 227,000-sq-ft building will working space for a variety of health professionals and students and faculty from medicine, nursing, pharmacy and public health.
Kitchell副总裁兼团队负责人Russ Russ Korcuska在公司新闻稿中说：“我们很高兴与A的U合作，创建这个跨学科的设施。”“我们在医疗保健，高等教育和专注于预制方面的经验将是该项目的巨大资产。”
The project team expects to complete the building prior to the 2018 fall semester. Pre-construction activities will begin in March 2017, and site mobilization, demolition and utility and foundation work will start in June.
亚利桑那大学selected CO Architects as project designer and Tucson-based Swaim Associates Architects will also work on the project.
Arizona State University opens $129 million law school facility
Arizona State University unveiled the $129 million, 280,000 sq ft Beus Center for Law and Society in mid-August. The state-of-the-art facility will house the university’s Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law and features several high-tech upgrades over the school’s previous home.
These features include 18 classrooms outfitted with collaborative technology and an Executive Conference Room with two curved projection screens. The center’s multi-use W. P. Carey Foundation Armstrong Great Hall has retractable seating a motorized front wall and can function as a lounge area, a 150-seat lecture hall, an Appellate courtroom or an indoor/outdoor auditorium with room for 800 people.
总部位于纽约的Ennead Architects和位于凤凰城的Jones Studio的Tomas Rossant设计了该项目。JBA咨询工程师为该项目提供了技术设计。DPR建设是建筑经理。
Sundt-Yates在Harrah的Ak-Chin赌场扩展上打破了地面
位于亚利桑那州马里科帕附近的哈拉（Harrah）的Ak-Chin赌场的扩张始于8月初。数百万美元的扩张将为赌场提供更大的容纳客人和举办大型活动的能力。
Ak-Chin印度社区和Sundt-Yates正在进行该项目，该项目将增加200间客房，停车场，宴会厅，会议中心，水疗中心和餐馆到赌场。Sundt-Yates是SUNDT Construction和Yates Construction之间的合资企业。
SUNDT项目总监钱德拉·赖利（Chandr新利18备用网址a Reilly）在公司新闻稿中说：“印度社区的经济发展项目是我们建立的一些最具影响力的项目。”“该项目要求所有参与其中的人都提供最佳想法，我们期待在未来两年内将这些想法栩栩如生。”
TBE建筑师设计了扩展。
PENTA建筑集团扩大实习计划
五楼集团最近扩大了夏天internship program to 19 interns. The program, which allows high school and college students to gain professional experience in the construction industry, now includes an internship slot in the marketing department as well.
Penta的人力资源经理詹妮弗（Jennifer）领导人在新闻稿中说：“ PENTA的实习计划是为了扩展学生在课堂上学习的知识，并将这些知识应用于现实世界的经验。”“扩大我们的计划不仅为制定该计划的学生提供了一种独一无二的教育经验，而且还通过为这些年轻人准备教室以外的未来而受益于建筑行业。”
PENTA has a presence throughout the Southwest and in California. Its internship program takes place from May to August every year and gives students access to professionals on active job sites and teaches skills like reading construction plans, scheduling tasks and implementing safety measures. Interns also participate in team building activities such as a kickball game between interns and executives.
外出实习生可以使用完整的公司公寓。Penta雇用了25名前实习生。
ENR Award of Excellence winner coming to Arizona State University
Arizona State University’s Wrigley Lecture Series will feature ENR Award of Excellence winner Jason F. McLennan on Sept. 20. McLennan, an advocate of the green building movement, will make a presentation entitled “A Living Future: How We’ll Live and Work in the Communities of the Future”.
McLennan will discuss topics that include energy, transportation, water and waste while focusing on the world’s green buildings, case studies and other stories from his career. University Sustainability Practices and Stardust Center for Affordable Homes and the Family co-sponsored the event.
The event takes place in the Lakefront Room at the Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W. Rio Salado Pkwy., Tempe, AZ, 85281. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the talk begins at 6 p.m. with a dessert reception to follow. The event is free and interested parties can register athttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/wrigley-series-green-building-a-better-world-tickets-26669735898。
亚利桑那大学癌症中心赢得DBIA奖
美国设计建筑学院于7月宣布了设计建设项目/团队奖的获奖者，以及凤凰城市中心的尊严健康圣约瑟夫医院和医疗中心的亚利桑那大学癌症中心获得了医疗机构奖。
Hensel Phelps Construction Co.是220,000平方英尺项目的一般合同，ZGF Architects LLP是建筑师。这项耗资8800万美元的项目花了两年时间才能建造。
Annual ABA Convention to take place in Sedona
亚利桑那州建筑商联盟将主办2016 Convention at the Poco Diablo Resort in Sedona, Ariz., Oct. 26 to 28. The event, entitled “Meeting of Stars Hollywood,” will feature educational and networking opportunities for construction professionals in Arizona.
Speakers include Anirban Basu, Sage Policy Group; Craig Coppola, Lee & Associates; Danielle Feroleto, Small Giants; Nathan Lentz, DPR Construction; Fred Ingersoll, Arizona Builders Alliance; Bo Calbert, McCarthy Building Companies; and Derek Wright, Suntec Concrete.
该活动的门票成员的费用为425美元，非会员的票价为650美元。