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The new Galveston Elementary campus transitioned its traditional learning space to include arts-focused classrooms, multipurpose collaboration zones, outdoor learning spaces and flexible environments that support both small-group instruction and larger activities.
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Rebuilding School Campuses for Future Generations, While Honoring Their Past

2 months ago2 months ago10 mins

School districts are confronting a complex challenge: how to modernize aging school campuses while preserving the history and memories that generations of families hold dear.

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The multistory School of Medicine and Advanced Medical Engineering facility, designed by CO Architects in collaboration with DFDG Architecture and being constructed by McCarthy Building Companies, will join the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix and several biotech research companies at the downtown Phoenix Bioscience Core.
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Arizona State University Plan New School of Medicine and Advanced Medical Engineering

4 months ago7 mins

Arizona State University (ASU) recently announced plans for an estimated 200,000-square-foot building in Phoenix that will serve as ASU Health’s new headquarters.

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Cesar Chavez Administration and Workforce Building
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New Cesar Chavez Administration and Workforce Building Breaks Ground at Los Angeles City College

5 months ago5 mins

Construction is officially underway on the $72 million Cesar Chavez Administration and Workforce Building at Los Angeles City College (LACC), a major project that will anchor the center of campus and advance the Los Angeles Community College District’s (LACCD) sustainability goals.

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Student First Mentality: How Progressive Design-Build is Accelerating the Student Housing Response in California

6 months ago10 mins

Across California, universities are racing to meet the evolving demands of today’s students—none more urgent than the need for on-campus student housing.

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Metro Tech High School Undergoes Major Modernization to Elevate CTE Education

8 months ago8 months ago7 mins

Construction is underway at Metro Tech High School as the Phoenix Union High School District embarks on a comprehensive, multi-phased renovation and expansion aimed at redefining career and technical education in Arizona.

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The angular facade on Mill Avenue.
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ASU’s University Gateway Building Blends Retail, Education and Sustainability

1 year ago1 year ago8 mins

Construction recently concluded on Arizona State University’s (ASU) University Gateway Building (UGB), a $78 million, five-story mixed-use facility with an architecturally complex facade. The structure unifies retail, education, and art spaces under one sustainably designed roof. 

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Major Science Building Project Tops Out at ASU

2 years ago2 years ago5 mins

Designer SmithGroup and general contractor McCarthy Building Companies have reached a construction milestone on the $185 million Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building 12 (ISTB12) at Arizona State University’s (ASU) Polytechnic campus, located in the eastern Phoenix neighborhood of Mesa.

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Arizona Western College Completes High-Tech Activity Center

2 years ago2 years ago3 mins

McCarthy Building Companies has successfully delivered the $17.5-million Matador Activity Center at Arizona Western College.

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McCarthy and Architekton Top Out Arizona CC Expansion

2 years ago2 years ago5 mins

Design-build partners McCarthy Building Companies and Architekton recently celebrated the topping out of the expansion of Central Arizona College’s Allied Health and Skilled Trades buildings.

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Phoenix Elementary School Tops Out Big Expansion

2 years ago2 years ago5 mins

Architect Orcutt | Winslow and general contractor McCarthy Building Companies have reached the topping-out stage at Galveston Elementary School, part of the Chandler Unified School District.

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