Johnson Controls, Inc. in Glendale, Wisconsin, United States

Designed by Gensler, Johnson Controls, Inc is located in Glendale, Wisconsin, United States. The entire JCI campus achieved LEED Platinum status; the highest number of LEED Platinum buildings in one location. To do that, every LEED point had to be addressed, including daylighting and landscaping. Restored 13 acres of native prairie on the site and [...]

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Elenko Residence is New Home in Osoyoos, Canada

Located in Osoyoos, Canada, Elenko Residence is New Home was designed by CEI Architecture Planning Interiors.The building site is small and compact, facing eastward across the lake. Provincial legislation requires a 30-metre setback from the high water mark of the lake. The owner, a city planner, was able to convince the Ministry of Environment and [...]

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Bagley Classroom Building in Duluth, United States

Located in Duluth, United States, Bagley Classroom Building was designed by Salmela Architect. The nature reserve where this building is located is a contiguous natural area, 55 acres in size, deeded to the University which charged the architect with designing a facility to serve eight different departments for the nature portions of their teaching. The [...]

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Bentley Technology Precinct in Perth, Australia

Located in Perth, Australia, Bentley Technology Precinct was designed by Hames Sharley. The precinct will provide housing for 13,000 people and will include 400,000sq m of commercial and technology facilities and 80,000sq m of educational and research facilities. Seven times larger than the current 23 year old facility, the redevelopment will bring together educational facilities, [...]

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micro-compact home (m-ch) in New York, United States

Designed by Five architects, micro-compact home (m-ch) is located in New York, United States. Selected from over 400 projects one of the five chosen architects Horden Cherry Lee Architects will be showing their award winning micro-compact home (m-ch) The micro-compact home is a revolutionary low energy lightweight prefabricated dwelling pioneered by Professor Richard Horden and [...]

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