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Alaska's Kenai Visitor Center provides a refuge from the outside world

Leave the technology-ridden world behind for a little while to sink down into the Alaskan landscape. The visitor...

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Studio Gang transforms coal plant into LEED Silver-targeted student union

Riverfront revitalization and sustainable adaptive reuse combine at the Beloit College Powerhouse, a Studio Gang-designed...

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Miami Beach Convention Center receives a stunning LEED Silver makeover

Global design firm Fentress Architects and Arquitectonia have given the 1950s-era Miami Beach Convention Center...

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Striking LEED Silver-targeted tower to rise in the heart of Philadelphia

The heart of Philadelphia will soon be transformed with Schuylkill Yards, a $3.5 billion masterplanned neighborhood...

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Dramatic “domino-effect” facade wraps BIG-designed business school

Bjarke Ingels Group has unveiled images of the stunning Business Innovation Hub at the University of Massachusetts...

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An energy-efficient modern church references Utah’s mining history

Salt Lake City-based design practice Sparano + Mooney Architecture designed a church for West Valley City, Utah...

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LEED Silver museum's shimmering, iridescent facade evokes flames in Kansas

When Boston-based architecture practice Verner Johnson was tapped to design the $17.3 million Museum at Prairiefire...

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Renzo Piano reveals designs for Toronto courthouse targeting LEED Silver

Renzo Piano Building Workshop (RPBW) teamed up with NORR Architects & Engineers to design the new Toronto Courthouse,...

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LEED Silver-seeking Perry World House marries new and old at Penn

The newest building at the University of Pennsylvania also happens to be the oldest. This curious marriage of new...

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LEED Silver visitor center is a portal to a historic American battlefield

Calling attention to a historic landscape can be difficult when there are few artifacts to differentiate it from...

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University of Pennsylvania's green-roofed New College House targets LEED Silver

Located at a major campus gateway, the 198,000-square-foot New College House (NCH) facade combines the University’s...

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Cutting-edge gym won Canada their first Outstanding Sports Facility Award in almost 30 years

The award, presented by the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA), was given to 13 new or...

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Ford to transform Dearborn HQ into a healthier and greener campus committed to sustainability

Over 7.5 million square of feet of workspace will be upgraded under Ford’s new centralized campus master plan...

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Copper-clad Staten Island courthouse turns towers of justice into a beacon of sustainability

Built to house the New York State Supreme Civil and Criminal Courts as well as the lower Criminal Court, the Staten...

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BIG unveils plans for NYPD's first-ever green-roofed police station

Located on the corner of St. Ann’s Avenue and E 149th St., the eye-catching 43,000-square-foot 40th Precinct...

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