A Rebuilding Year

A new Freedom Tower, new leadership, a scuttled tunnel plan, and a scaled back transit center all contributed to a turbulent 12 months for the downtown redevelopment effort. But most of Lower Manhattan's rebuilding effort appears back on track, and a wave of construction is around the corner.

Steel Makes a Bid for Residential

Despite the dominance of cast-in-place concrete in the New York-area residential high-rise market, some corners of the steel industry are trying to make inroads with new construction offerings.

New York Times Building Aims to Be Steel Landmark

The 52-story tower will have large amounts of exposed steel elements supporting an innovative curtain wall, requiring an intensive fabrication and installation effort.

Innovative Project is Steel Showcase and Learning Center

The $50 million 55,000 sq.-ft. center expands on the museum's original building, built for the 1964 World's Fair, with an exposed steel frame that illustrates concepts of structural design.

Design-Build Slowly Makes Inroads Amid Skepticism

Design-build still has hurdles to overcome in the regional market, though it is gaining popularity in the infrastructure space.

U.S. Army Uses Design-Build for Fort Drum Project

A contractor-engineer design-build team takes on the construction of a 13-mi. two-lane road in the deep corners of an active U.S. Army base.

Hearst's New Headquarters Puts Premium on Innovation

A landmark of its time, the old Hearst Building has given way to a new 46-story tower that aims for several levels of innovation through its green construction, its distinctive diagrid design, and its preservation of historic features, even as they are transformed into a new use. As it moves toward completion next year, the new Hearst headquarters offers an interesting industry discussion piece.

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