CONSTRUCTOR AWARDS


Also selected as finalist in this category


was Blach Construction Company for “Bechtel Family Center for Ocean Education and Leadership.”


Builder $30-$200 Million Winner: Hensel Phelps – Herzog, A Joint Venture for “Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Division 16 – Southwestern Yard”


A joint venture of Hensel Phelps


Clark Construction Group – California LP received a Constructor Award for the Pacific Visions at the Aquarium of the Pacific project.


that embodies the aquarium of the future – a combination of aquarium, science center, art gallery, performing


Builder Under $30 Million Winner: Clark Construction Group – California LP for “Pacific Visions at the Aquarium of the Pacific


Clark Construction Group


delivered the first major expansion of the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach since the facility was completed in 1998. Te new addition, Pacific Visions, includes a state-of-the-art theater, exhibition space, an art gallery and several new live animal exhibits. Executing and constructing the


design concept for Pacific Visions as a single, sinuous, biomorphic form was a daunting task. Achieved through a jigsaw puzzle of glass and steel, the team brought to life a building evocative of the nearby Pacific Ocean. Triple-laminated glass was used to evoke the movement of ocean waves, providing visual depth, interest and luminosity. Each of the 839 glass panels had to be custom made to accommodate the many curves and angles of the exterior form. An intense collaboration between


the Aquarium, designers, engineers, and trade partners delivered a project


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arts space, and a think tank to explore solutions to some of our world’s biggest environmental issues.


and Herzog Construction (HPH) won the best value competition for the $174 million, 18-acre Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Division 16: Southwestern Yard design-build project. Te project delivered a new Metro Light Rail Vehicle operations and maintenance facility less than a mile from Los Angeles International Airport. Te LEED Silver certified South-


western Yard project consists of tracks, buildings, equipment, supporting system and related site developments. It supports the Crenshaw/LAX Transit


Hensel Phelps – Herzog, A Joint Venture received a Constructor Award for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Division 16 – Southwestern Yard project.


California Constructor


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