Banner Estrella Medical Center, Phoenix; Award of Excellence/built.(Banner Health System, DPR Construction Inc.)(Brief Article)

From: Modern Healthcare | Date: September 26, 2005 | Copyright information

Type of facility: Hospital

Client: Banner Health

Project architects: NBBJ, Seattle

Construction Manager: DPR Construction, Phoenix

Completed: January 2005

Size: 451,896 gross square feet

Cost: $91.5 million

Cost per square foot: $201

When most people envision the desert, they think of scorching temperatures, dryness and general discomfort. Banner Estrella Medical Center in Phoenix, however, i...

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