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Institutional Projects

  • Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. View of the entrance stair, NewYork City, 2009. Iwan Baan, photographer.© Iwan Baan

    Accentuate the Positive

    Salutogenic design may be the key to turning sustainability into more than a buzzword.

     
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    Leading the Charge

    Raphael Sperry, AIA, sees social justice as today's civil rights issue.

     
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    Figure Ground Relationship

    Campus growth has consequences for the wider community. The trick is making sure they're the good kind.

     
  • An unusual feature of Morleys USC research building is the wall of glass anchored to cables from ground level to the roof.

    Sustainable Education

    Details about how structural concrete is used in school construction.

     
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    Hallowed Ground

    Belzberg Architects devises a profound way to integrate the lessons of the past with hopes for the future.

     
  • LEED Platinum-certified PNC Place in Washington, DC, designed by Gensler.

    Washington, DC, Tops List for LEED-Certified Spaces Per Capita

    USGBC lists the top 10 states, including the District of Columbia, for LEED-certified commercial and institutional space per capita.

     
  • Architecture as Education

    David Orr, the Paul Sears distinguished professor of environmental studies and politics at Oberlin College, discusses ecological design, resilience, and high-performance building.

     
  • Temple-Inland GreenGlass Tile Backer

    Temple-Inland's GreenGlass Tile Backer, an addition to the company's GreenGlass family of products, features a built-in moisture-blocking acrylic coating that resists water penetration through its surface.

     
  • St. Bartholomew's Chapel

    In 2007, the Poomacha wildfire claimed St. Bartholomew’s chapel on the Rincon Reservation, Valley Center, Calif., leaving only the chapel’s bell tower intact. Part of the rebuild includes a 5.7-kw solar panel system on standing seam metal roofing.

     
  • The EPCC's sloped roof sports an 87-kW photovoltaic grid to lessen energy costs and large clerestory windows on the north and south sides of the building bring in natural light to the leisure pool area, reducing the need for artificial lighting.

    Platinum Pool Party

    SERA Architects makes a sustainable splash in Portland, Ore., with a LEED Platinum swim center.

     
 
 
 
 
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