
Wales Institute for Sustainable Education that located in Machynlleth, Wales, United Kingdom, was designed by Pat Borer and David Lea. The WISE building is constructed of materials with low embodied energy: glulam timber frame, hemcrete walls, rammed earth, lime renders, slate, cork, home-grown timber flooring and finishes of natural paints and stains. It is well insulated and airtight with heat recovery...

Designed by Ricci Greene Associates, Denver Justice Center is located in Denver, Colorado, United States. Courthouses and jails are important landmarks in downtown districts, and are evolving to express an enlightened approach to the administration of justice and public safety. The new Denver Colorado Justice Center, comprised of the new Van-Cise Simonet Detention Center and Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse,...

The San Joaquin County Administration Building designed by Fentress Architects is located in Stockton, United States. The result is a six-story, 23,226-sq m building that follows the rhythm of downtown, where old buildings on narrow lots establish civic scale and pattern. The project design breaks up the impact of the building’s lengthy façades, while tying the structure together through massing,...

Located in Alpine, United States, U.S. Courthouse to its local surroundings was designed by PageSoutherlandPage. This courthouse is a very particular response to the extraordinary quality of the landscape, the climate of West Texas and the specific mission of its occupants. The simplicity and solidity of the building takes account of the powerful Trans-Pecos terrain that dominates this locale. Its...

The Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition designed by Royal Academy of Arts is located in London, United Kingdom. The Architecture Room has become an essential constituent of this annual event, with high profile industry figures invited to lend a seasoned hand to its curation. This year it was the turn of CZWG architect and WAN juror Piers Gough and Alan Stanton of Stanton Williams, whose inventively...