Years ago, the junction of the Red and Assiniboine rivers was a meeting place for Aboriginal people, and then later for fur traders. The Forks area in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, continues its rich history as people will soon gather there to learn about human rights in the architecturally stunning structure, The Canadian Museum for Human Rights.
Rising as high as 328 square feet and covering an area of 260,000 square feet, -- the equivalent of approximately four football fields -- the Museum will be a striking vision. The National Museum pays homage to a city rich in human rights struggles: Winnipeg General Strike of 1919, French language and Métis rights through Louis Riel, and women’s rights through suffragette Nellie McClung.

Industrial manufacturing plants can bring a range of challenges, depending on the industry. For the Georgia BioMass Wood Pellet Plant the most distinctive and notable features were the multiple structures and their complexities.

In an ongoing effort to clean up their main waterway – the Williamette River – the city of Portland, Ore. authorized construction on three new shafts as part of the East Side Tunnel Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) project. The goal is to reduce water and sediment pollution, improve watershed health and restore habitat for endangered salmon and steelhead.

With over 2.8 million residents and a constant influx of people, the need for housing in Chicago is never ending. To meet this growing need, new residential condominiums are now being built at 2520 North Lakeview.

The Florida Everglades are currently undergoing the largest environmental restoration project ever in the United States. One of the requirements of this project is to allow the water to flow from man-made canals back over the open landscape as it once did. To accomplish this, the use of cast-in-place culverts will be implemented to allow water to flow underneath elevated roads and berms.

In an effort to improve safety and relieve congestion, the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) is tackling the largest single-contract project in its history; the rehabilitation of the Alexander Hamilton Bridge.