West Vancouver, Canada2003 Patkau Architects Inc.www. patkau. ca West Vancouver is located on the north shore of the Burrard Inlet in British Columbia. The waterfront district is defined by its dramatically rugged coastline, with Howe Sound to the west and the Caitano river marking the eastern boundary. Development of the northern boundary will be limited […]
Category: Eco-Urban Design
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Philadelphia, USA2003 Croxton Collaborative Architects P C.www. croxtoncollaborative. com The Philadelphia Police Department Forensic Science Center is located in a formerly derelict and abandoned school building (Fig. 1). The art deco style facade was constructed in 1929 from a concrete frame infilled with brickwork facades and industrial style fenestration (Figs. 5, 6, 7). The challenges […]
Green Dot E. 27th Street. Charter High Schools
Los Angeles, USA2008 John Friedman Alice Kimm Architectswww. jfak. net The challenge of providing inner city youth with a college preparatory education has long been a major concern for parents in South Los Angeles. Population growth and a lack of new high school buildings has led to chronic overcrowding in the public school system. The […]
Bay Educational Center
Providence, USA2005 Croxton Collaborative Architects P C.www. croxtonarc. com The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations is the smallest state in the Union and yet has the longest name. This is not the only paradox, as Rhode Island is one of the most densely populated and heavily industrialised for its size. It is also […]
Cesar Chavez Library
Phoenix, USA2007 Line and Space, LLCwww. lineandspace. com Phoenix, the capital city of Arizona, is home to a population currently counted as the sixth largest in America. The Cesar Chavez Library was constructed to serve the village of Laveen, a fast growing area of dense housing in the south of the city. The 25,000 square […]
California Academy of. Sciences
San Francisco, USA2008 Renzo Piano Building Workshop / Stantec Architecture (San Francisco) www. rpbw. com The Pacific Ocean’s cool currents combined with the higher temperatures of the California mainland, produce the fog and mist which clings to San Francisco’s famous hills in spring and summer. These landmark hills of Twin Peaks, Nob Hill, Pacific Heights […]
To achieve Leed Gold certification, the
project’s Construction Management policy and use of materials was closely scrutinised and implemented. Construction waste was reduced through recycling. Fly-ash was used in the concrete sections of the building. Additionally, glass tiles, steelwork and carpets all included recycled material. Renewable materials included cork floors, bamboo wall panels and doors made with rice hull cores. All […]
Environmental Protection. Agency Region 8. Headquarters
Denver, USA2007 Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects LLPwww. zgf. com The year of 1858 saw prospectors from Georgia begin the tenuous gold rush to Pikes Peak, Colorado. In the subsequent land grab the South Platte River formed the basis of aspirational claims on both banks. Confusion reigned, tension rose and violence was threatened by the rival […]
Eco-Urban Design
Mankind’s original primitive habitat, the cave, provided shelter from wind and rain, shade from the sun, and natural ventilation. Fuel for heat, light and cooking was found locally from sustainable sources. Successive generations of cave dwellers left minimal impact on the environment. However, since the moment early man was compelled to venture further afield in […]