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Senior Housing in Oakland Pushes the Building Envelope
Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects pursued both LEED and GreenPoint ratings for their Merritt Crossing senior housing complex. (Tim Griffith) Sustainability and high design meet in Leddy Maytum Stacy...
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Packard Foundation Goes Green With EHDD
EHDD designed the David and Lucile Packard Foundation headquarters as a model of cutting-edge green building techniques. (Jeremy Bittermann) Net zero energy, LEED Platinum project raises the bar on...
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HGA Updates a Minneapolis Landmark
HGA’s Nelson Cultural Center, clad in slate shingles and art glass, complements the historic Turnblad Mansion. (Paul Crosby Photography) Slate-clad addition to the American Swedish Institute evokes...
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Red-Rock-Inspired Headquarters by ajc
ajc architects outfitted Petzl North America’s new headquarters with a southwestern-hued envelope. (Dana Sohm) Earth-toned GFRC panels and contrasting metal wrap Petzl’s new North American hub. When...
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Gould Evans Rewraps Kansas Library
Rather than adding on to one end of the existing structure, Gould Evans wrapped a new reading room and terra cotta facade around the old Lawrence Public Library. (Courtesy Gould Evans) Terra cotta rain...
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James Carpenter on Light and the Building Envelope
7 World Trade Center envelope, New York, NY. (David Sundberg/ESTO) In architecture—and especially in warm, sunny locales like Southern California—light is a double-edged sword. Successful daylighting...
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Alpine Factory by Barkow Leibinger
Barkow Leibinger’s HAWE-Werk Kaufbeuren was inspired by Le Corbusier’s concept of the “green factory.” (David Franck) A geometric corrugated metal and glass facade integrates industry and nature....
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Perkins+Will Builds a Sustainability Beacon
Perkins+Will designed UBC’s Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability to communicate net positive building strategies. (Martin Tessler / Courtesy Perkins+Will) Building technology research...
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LS3P Wraps Live Oak Bank in Cypress
Live Oak Bank’s new headquarters features cypress cladding and plentiful glazing. (Mark Herboth Photography) Wood siding and high performance glazing invite nature into the workplace. For their new...
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Riverfront Revival by Shalom Baranes
Shalom Baranes’ renovation of a 1984 office building transformed a waterfront eyesore into a sleek condominium complex. (Thomas Arledge Photography) Brick and metal transform a tired office block into...
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