 AIA Kansas City Honors Epoch Architecture
AIA Kansas City, Mo., feted 23 projects during their 2007 Awards Program, themed AIA EPOCH and held at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Bloch Building. The program celebrated architecture in two competitions: the Design Excellence Awards and the Allied Arts & Craftsmanship Awards. Steven Holl Architects with BNIM, el dorado inc., and Hufft Projects received the five Design Excellence awards among them. 
 Portwalk Mixed-Use Development Repairs a Patch of Portsmouth
Pedestrian-friendly development seeks LEED Silver
The $130 million, mixed-use Portwalk development project in the City of Portsmouth, N.H., is preparing to break ground this summer on its second phase of development. Portwalk is a 600,000-square-foot, pedestrian-friendly, mixed-use project featuring shops, restaurants, condominiums, office space, and an extended-stay hotel. Portwalk, currently pursuing LEED® Silver certification, has sustainable features that include a white roof to reduce the heat island effect and an underground parking garage to minimize current street parking. The first phase was completed in June 2006 by Portsmouth, N.H.-based DeStefano Architects; the second phase was designed by Boston-based Elkus Manfredi Architects and is scheduled for completion in late 2009. The client for both phases is developer Cathartes Private Investments, based in Boston.
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San José Breaks Ground on Airport Terminals A and B
Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) recently started construction on its new Terminal B and comprehensive upgrades to its Terminal A, a design-build project in which Fentress Architects is designing the $650 million, 1.25-million-square-foot project as architect to Hensel Phelps Construction Co., the design-build contractor. Phase One of the airport’s $1.3 billion improvement program has five components:
- Major renovation of Terminal A, including security checkpoint expansion, new concession space, additional passenger hold-room capacity, and a new baggage system
- Interim modification of Terminal C to clear space for the construction of Terminal B and eventual demolition of Terminal C
- New construction of Terminal B to provide ticketing, baggage, and security for a new concourse that is nearing completion
- New construction of a seven-deck, 3,400-car rental garage that will include public parking.
- Road improvements and parking modifications, including two overpasses and realignments of the roadway system, to improve access and navigation.
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