Tag: modern architecture
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SHADE is Solar Home Adapting for Desert Equilibrium
Team ASUNM, a collaborative effort between Arizona State University and University of New Mexico, has come together to address the inefficiencies of urban sprawl and to create a model for sustainable desert living that has been dubbed SHADE (Solar Home Adapting for Desert Equilibrium), which is an entry in the Solar Decathlon 2013 competition that…
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Delaware Hospital Expansion Uses Innovative Prefab Technologies
Featuring a five-story atrium lit by natural sunlight at its entrance, the expansion of the Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Delaware incorporates significant amounts of prefabricated modules and materials into its construction. Project executive and prefabrication manager for Swedish builder Skansa USA, Marty Corrado, hired Rob Whartnaby as foreman and superintendent to build…
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House in the Mountains Features Green Roofs and 2013 AIA Housing Award
High in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, the roof planes of this guesthouse are both meadow and super-insulated envelope, blending structure into scenery to be nearly imperceivable from a road above the site while preserving the view from the main house. New York architectural firm GLUCK+ has designed the “House in the Mountains” for which…
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ABC Green Home Wins Best Zero Net Energy Home Design at PCBC 2013 Golden Nugget Awards
Early in June, the Pacific Coast Building Conference presented its 50th Annual Golden Nugget Awards to architects and developers at its annual convention dubbed The Art, Science + Business of Housing. The awards are given to firms that show “excellence and innovation in addressing complex design/build issues.” KTGY Group, Inc., Architecture + Planning was named…
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Integration of Lake View Residence with Landscape is Like Hand in Glove
This 5,900 square foot home for a family of four that looks onto the Bright Leaf Preserve in Austin, Texas is a recipient of the 2013 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Housing Award in the One and Two Family Custom category. Designed by Alterstudio Architecture, the Lake View Residence sits amongst live oaks and connects…