Pittsburgh’s Frick Environmental Center is awarded Living Building certification
<►>The zero-waste design includes multiple features taking advantage of rainwater (Courtesy Jeremy Marshall) In May 2018, Pittsburgh’s Frick Environmental Center was Living Building certified....
View ArticleBrooklyn’s Zimmerman Workshop raises a church from the ashes
<►>St. Elias Ukrainian Church is composed of glulam, pine, cedar and topped by copper domes (Courtesy Zimmerman Workshop/Janet Kimber) Facade Manufacturer Timber Systems Limited Architects...
View ArticleAluminum complements wood in this office building’s woven skin
<►>"The perforated metal offers a way to observe the landscape from inside the office and creates a kinetic effect from the outside,” said Emmanuelle Marin, principal at Périphériques. (Luc...
View ArticleLimestone load-bearing exoskeleton spawns outrage in London
<►>Stone components are connected through mortar and gravity while the concrete slabs are fastened with galvanized steel. (Courtesy Tim Soar/ATA) In a time when stone is primarily used in...
View Article!melk slings traditional timber barn design into the 21st century
<►>!melk used parametric design software, such as Grasshopper for Rhino, to maximize shading underneath The Barn's canopy. (Courtesy !melk) The Barn, designed by New York–based landscape...
View ArticleSnøhetta’s book repository at Temple University tips its glazed hat to older...
<►>The Charles Library’s glass-encased fourth floor looks out into a lush, meadow- like green roof that's one of the largest in Pennsylvania. (Michael Grimm) In designing the Charles Library at...
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