The accompanying table shows 20 of the largest upcoming library and museum construction projects. They are all in the planning stage and are mainly new projects, but may also involve additions and/or alterations.
Shopping centers, hotels, office buildings, medical buildings, educational buildings, libraries and museums, sports and entertainment complexes, industrial projects and government buildings will all be covered on a rotating basis.
There are several reasons for highlighting upcoming large projects. Such jobs have often received a fair amount of media coverage. Therefore, people in the industry are on the lookout for when job-site work actually gets underway. And, as showcase projects, they highlight geographically where major construction projects are proceeding.
Finally, total construction activity is comprised of many small- and medium-sized projects and a limited number of large developments. But the largest projects, simply by their nature, can dramatically affect total dollar volumes. In other words, the timing and size of these projects have an exaggerated influence on market forecasts.
| Project Title and Owner/Developer | Location | Current Stage |
Project Value U.S. $ millions |
|---|---|---|---|
| HERITAGE CENTER LIBRARY & MUSEUM | Design | ||
| WA-Dept Of General Administration Eng & Arch Services | Olympia WA | Development | $119 |
| CCSU ELIHU BURRITT LIBRARY | |||
| CCSU Marcus White Annex Rm 006 | New Britain CT | Proposal | $96 |
| NEW ORLEANS MAIN LIBRARY | |||
| New Orleans City- Capital Projects | New Orleans LA | Masterplanning | $88 |
| CENTRAL LIBRARY PHASE II | |||
| Fulton Co-Purchasing | Atlanta GA | Proposal | $85 |
| TENNESSEE LIBRARY & ARCHIVE BUILDING | Design | ||
| TN-State Building Commission | Nashville TN | Development | $76 |
| ISU MILNER LIBRARY | |||
| Illinois State University-Purchasing Dept | Normal IL | Proposal | $73 |
| TEMPLE UNIVERSITY PALEY LIBRARY | |||
| Temple University Purchasing | Philadelphia PA | Proposal | $67 |
| AUSTIN CENTRAL LIBRARY | |||
| Austin-Purchasing Dept | Austin TX | Masterplanning | $65 |
| ENOCH PRATT FREE LIBRARY BUILDING 1933 | |||
| Enoch Pratt Free Library | Baltimore MD | Schematics | $65 |
| FORT WORTH LIBRARIES | |||
| Fort Worth Purchasing Department | Fort Worth TX | Proposal | $53 |
| Project Title and Owner/Developer | Location | Current Stage |
Project Value U.S. $ millions |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACADEMY MUSEUM OF MOTION PICTURES | Design | ||
| Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences | Hollywood CA | Development | $400 |
| NATIONAL HEALTH MUSEUM | |||
| The National Health Museum Atlanta Office | Atlanta GA | Masterplanning | $250 |
| REDMOND WATER PARK PHASE 2 | |||
| Redmond-City Hall | Redmond OR | Masterplanning | $250 |
| ARK ENCOUNTER MUSEUM | |||
| Answers In Genesis LLC | Grant County KY | Schematics | $150 |
| NEW YORK AQUARIUM SHARK EXHIBIT | |||
| New York Aquarium | Staten Island NY | Working Drawings | $150 |
| ELI BROAD CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM | Conceptual | ||
| The Broad Art Foundation | Los Angeles CA | Drawings | $130 |
| CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER PHASE 2 | |||
| Cincinnati Museum Of History | Cincinnati OH | Proposal | $120 |
| MOODY GARDENS ARCTIC EXHIBIT | Conceptual | ||
| Moody Gardens | Galveston TX | Drawings | $100 |
| BERKELEY ART MUSEUM | |||
| Berkeley Art Museum | Berkeley CA | Schematics | $95 |
| SAN FRANCISCO WAR MEMORIAL VETERANS BUILDING SEISMIC | |||
| San Francisco-Public Works | San Francisco CA | Schematics | $95 |
