Arizona Contractor & Community magazine celebrates its 10th anniversary with a little help from the ASU cheerleading squad. In this...

By Douglas Towne “If all the roads that W.R. Skousen Construction paved were taken up, Arizona would be in pretty rough condition,” Ed...

By Doug Sydnor, FAIA The circle has been informing global architecture for centuries. Examples of round structures include the ancient...

By William Horner W.R. Skousen Construction was a top-notch asphalt-laying operation, and their success wasn’t a secret in the industry....

By James Logan Abell, FAIA Albert Chase McArthur, a 44-year-old Chicago architect, arrived in Phoenix in 1925 to join his two younger...

Arizona Contractor & Community magazine focuses on Downtown Phoenix to begin its 10th year of publication in 2021. In this 80-page issue,...

By Douglas Towne For most of us, living in an architectural masterpiece is something we can only dream about. Not so with the...

By Douglas Towne There are many ways to illuminate a city’s history; Jude and Monica Cook’s version is resplendent. The couple’s...

By Douglas Sydnor Since World War II Tucson has developed a rich contemporary architectural heritage by creating an inspiring body of...

By Douglas Towne In Tucson these days, all eyes are on Tucson’s Broadway Boulevard. The street is undergoing a major transportation...

By Carlos Lozano Have you ever wondered why businesses end up where they do? Keep wondering, as sometimes no one knows for sure. In the...

By Cassie Anderson Walter Novak started a Tucson company with his contractor’s license, two partners, and a green and black pickup truck...

By Douglas Towne The name “San Xavier” is synonymous with the iconic “White Dove of the Desert,” the oldest European structure in...

By William Horner When the conversation turns to “Tucson construction,” there’s one company that is inevitably discussed: Karl Ronstadt’s...

Arizona Contractor & Community magazine returns to Tucson for the first time since our Winter 2013 issue to focus on the charms of the...

By Tom Pickrell Andrew Jackson Womack was a gregarious and generous man who was quick with a joke and comfortable taking risks. He...

By Tom Pickrell Porter and Andy Womack were prominent residential and commercial builders for more than 40 years in Phoenix before and...

Fruit Crate Art

By Billy Horner A little backstory on my Facebook post from yesterday. The 1938 CAT blade belonged to the H.L. Royden Construction Co.; a...