Vote for Your Favorite Green Design for Park City’s New Kimball Art Center!

With the <a href="http://www.sundance.org/festival/" target="_blank">Sundance Film Festival</a> beginning this week, many eyes are turned on Park City, UT and one of the central venues for the 10 day event - the <a href="http://www.kimballartcenter.org/transformation-project" target="_blank">Kimball Art Center</a>. The historic arts center is in need of a major renovation and upgrade, so they asked 5 incredible architecture firms to come up with sustainable and innovative designs. Over the last couple weeks, <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/kimball-art-center">we featured all 5 proposals</a> that run the gamut from soaring translucent towers to modern facades that make beautiful use of natural materials - and now we want to know which one is your favorite! So who is it gonna be - <a href="http://inhabitat.com/big-proposes-twisting-timber-eco-tower-for-the-kimball-art-center-in-park-city/">BIG</a>, <a href="http://inhabitat.com/brooks-scarpa-conjure-up-an-airy-cloud-like-form-for-the-kimball-art-center-renovation/">Brooks + Scarpa</a>, <a href="http://inhabitat.com/sparano-mooneys-beautiful-kimball-art-center-proposal-takes-inspiration-from-aspens/">Sparano + Mooney Architecture</a>, <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tod-williams-billie-tsien-unveil-their-nature-inspired-design-for-the-kimball-art-center/">Tod Williams and Billie Tsien Architects</a>, or <a href="http://inhabitat.com/will-bruders-colorful-kimball-art-center-proposal-is-powered-by-the-sun-wind/">Will Bruder + Partners</a>?

<h3><a href="http://inhabitat.com/big-proposes-twisting-timber-eco-tower-for-the-kimball-art-center-in-park-city/">BIG's Twisting Timber Eco Tower</a></h3> Denmark-based <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/BIG">BIG</a> took inspiration from historic mining structures in Park City to design this twisting timber tower. They combined clean, modern lines with rustic timber to create a daylight-filled space that takes great pains to be energy-efficient.

<h3><a href="http://inhabitat.com/brooks-scarpa-conjure-up-an-airy-cloud-like-form-for-the-kimball-art-center-renovation/">Brooks + Scarpa's Cloud-Like Tower</a></h3> LA-based Brooks + Scarpa designed an airy, cloud-like sculpture to top the renovation of the Kimball Art Center. The proposal features lots of daylighting, natural ventilation, and plenty of public event space.

<h3><a href="http://inhabitat.com/sparano-mooneys-beautiful-kimball-art-center-proposal-takes-inspiration-from-aspens/">Sparano + Mooney's Aspen-Inspired Renovation</a></h3> Local Salt Lake City firm Sparano + Mooney looked to nature when designing their KAC renovation, which is focused around aspens and wood as its central theme. The beautiful and timeless design combines beetle-killed and locally harvested wood with a fritted glass exterior and solar photovoltaic-coated windows.

<h3><a href="http://inhabitat.com/tod-williams-billie-tsien-unveil-their-nature-inspired-design-for-the-kimball-art-center/">Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects' Box of Sky and Shadow</a></h3> TWBTA were inspired by the surrounding alpine landscape so they wanted to capture a piece of nature with their proposal. Their Box of Sky and Shadow design features an influx of natural daylight, a copper-clad exterior, energy-efficient systems, and roof-mounted photovoltaics.

<h3><a href="http://inhabitat.com/will-bruders-colorful-kimball-art-center-proposal-is-powered-by-the-sun-wind/">Will Bruder + Partners' Hip &amp; Urban Renewable Energy Powered Proposal</a></h3> Phoenix-based Will Bruder + Partners dreamed up an exciting and colorful addition for the historic arts center and topped it off with solar photovoltaics and vertical axis wind turbines. Of all the designs, this is certainly the most urban - it's clad with a facade composed of multicolored stripes.

The Kimball Art Center as it stands today.