Panama Canal: Granddaddy of Iron Refits
Hailed as an engineering and construction miracle when completed in 1914, the historic Panama Canal operated largely unchanged for almost a hundred years. But...
Corridor X – Lynchpin I-22 Nears Completion on Project
More than a year ago, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) announced the final few miles of future Interstate 22’s connection to Birmingham would...
Hoar Construction – A Richly Mixed-Use Development
The phrase “mixed-use” has become such a cliché that an apartment complex with a coffee shop and a convenience store on site is now...
Inglenook Branch – Renovation Beyond the Book
The Inglenook Branch of the Birmingham Public Library has become a signature gathering place for its neighborhood thanks to the innovative renovation design work...
Jennifer Carr – Hard-Charging Neoclassical
Gresham, Smith and Partners designed Sid McDonald Hall to look classical but act modern, with all the technology needed today.
When the University of Alabama...
Golden Construction – Capital City Benchmark
A luxury apartment complex on the Alabama River establishes a new gateway for Montgomery.
Thompson – Desert Refuge for Troubled Youth
After 10 months of negotiating extreme weather, anxious neighbors and tight security constraints, a new $10.4 million treatment facility for troubled youth is open...
White-Spunner Construction Inc. – Big Easy Reconstruction
White-Spunner Construction Inc. moves forward with straightforward concepts: quality and on time delivery. Sounds familiar? It should.
“I know it sounds like the biggest cliché...
Seven Eleven Fabrication – Design Partners
Maybe it was by design that Robert McCown and Kevin Hollingshead became partners in a sideline business.
They went to rival high schools in the...
Birmingham Building Boom
The magic is back. Birmingham is booming — uptown, midtown, downtown. New buildings are going up. Old buildings are being restored. A new energy,...