Civic

BOULDER, COLO. — Mortenson Construction has been selected to construct the Visual Arts Complex on the Boulder campus of the University of Colorado. The 170,000-square-foot facility will house the CU Art Museum and the Department of Art and Art History. The CU Art Museum will provide permanent exhibition spaces, which will showcase its permanent collection, Colorado Collection. The $48.5 million complex, which is seeking LEED Gold certification, was designed by Colorado-based OZ Architecture and Boston-based KMW Architects. The new structure will replace the Sibell Wolle Fine Arts Building, which was razed in late 2007.

LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas-based Crisci Builders, acting as general contractor, has completed the construction of The Dr. Miriam & Sheldon G. Adelson School, an independent Jewish high school located at 9700 W. Hillpointe Rd. in Las Vegas' Summerlin area. The 135,000-square-foot facility features classrooms with integrated media technology and computers, a media center and research library, music and art facilities, a performing arts center, a high-tech computer center and a full-service dining facility. Additionally, the 13.7-acre property features a physical education facility with a competition-size swimming pool, a regulation-size basketball court, an indoor track, a volleyball court, outdoor tennis courts and a soccer field. Phoenix-based DLR Group provided architectural services for the $55 million project.

ONTARIO, CALIF. — The City of Ontario has unveiled its new Citizens Business Bank Arena, an entertainment and sports destination in Ontario. Located at 4000 Ontario Center Pkwy., the 225,000-square-foot venue offers 9,500 fixed seats and portable risers to accommodate approximately 11,089 spectators for concerts, 9,736 for hockey and 10,832 for basketball. The center, which is owned/built by the city of Ontario and operated by AEG, is home to Ontario Reign, the area’s ECHL hockey team. Additionally, the arena is the centerpiece of Piemonte at Ontario Center, an urban, mixed-use development.

SAN FRANCISCO — The Fillmore Center Plaza in San Francisco’s historic Jazz District is slated to open later this month. Designed by AXIS Architecture + Design, the 16,000-square-foot plaza features wiring to accommodate the audio and visual needs of events, seating for more than 300 people and temporary screens to curb wind noise and delineate event space. The plaza is located within the Fillmore Center, which offers luxury apartments in a 7.5-acre park setting.