Saving by Design

Built in 1979 on a steep bank along the upper Mississippi River, the Ramsey County Adult Detention Center played an important role in reviving the riverfront in St. Paul, Minn. A city park resting on the jail’s roof made the facility invisible to passersby and, from the river, resembled a cascading bluff, making a striking addition to the city.

 

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A Case of Form and Function

Designing a Jail that Combines High-Tech with High Style

The area surrounding Lexington, Kentucky is famous. The rolling hills, the pristine pastures, the beautiful farmsteads make up the state’s famous horse country. A mere two hour drive from Lexington’s urban center, through the Kentucky blue grass, is the city of Louisville, home of the world renowned Kentucky Derby.

 

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Breaking New Ground

The 114 acres in Jonesboro, Georgia on which the Harold R. Banke Justice Center stands is familiar stomping ground for project manager Joe Lee. And not just because he spent slightly more than two years managing construction of this $119 million, 726,855-square-foot justice complex-one of the largest in the country. It’s familiar because he remembers taking flying lessons at the old airport that once occupied this site.

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Building a Civic Presence on the Kansas Plains

Contemporary correctional architecture tends to favor nondescript buildings that often resemble warehouses. Although communities invest heavily in those jails, correctional facilities often are excluded from the American city’s sense of civic pride. One of the exceptions to the rule is the new Douglas County Jail in Lawrence, Kansas.

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Managing a Big Project on a Little Island

When talking about the team’s work at the Golden Grove Prison on the island of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Brent Smith comes across as professional and resolute. You can still sense the determination that helped the project manager from Perini Management Services see the completion of the $24.3 million project in November 2000.

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South Central Correctional Center

Forms are maneuvered into place to create the second floor.

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Order in the Court

From the vantage point of historic Church Circle in Annapolis, Md., the Anne Arundel County Courthouse’s restored edifice closely resembles its late 19th century appearance. But, hidden by the landscape’s natural downward slope is a 280,000-square-foot addition that houses a state-of-the-art court facility.

 

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