Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States

Thomas M. Cooley Law School designed by SHW Group, located  in Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States has achieved another milestone – not only is it the nation’s largest law school, but it is now the first ‘green’ law school in the state with the completion of its newest campus, located on a wooded 67-acre site [...]

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Kirkwood Public Library in New Castle, United States

Designed by ikon.5 architects, Kirkwood Public Library  is located in New Castle, United States, Set along a commercial shopping strip highway, Kirkwood Public Library is designed as a roadside billboard announcing the public civic function of reading, learning and exploration. The objective was to create a new branch library for a growing diverse community in [...]

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Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, Canada

The Richmond Olympic Oval located in Richmond, Canada, design by Cannon Design serves as the centerpiece of a new, urban, waterfront neighbourhood featuring mixed development. This signature speed-skating venue for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games has transitioned to an international centre of excellence for sports and wellness, and venue for community events, creating [...]

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Indigo @ Twelve|West in Portland, OR, United States

Located in Portland, OR, United States, Indigo @ Twelve|West was designed by ZGF Architects LLP. Rising 23 storeys above Portland, Oregon’s evolving West End neighborhood, Twelve|West is a mixed-use building designed to achieve two LEED Platinum Certifications and serve as a laboratory for cutting-edge, sustainable design strategies. It features seventeen floors of apartments, street level [...]

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Apprentice Formation Centre in Saint Maur des Fossés, France

Designed by Air Architecture, Apprentice Formation Centre, is located in Saint Maur des Fossés, France. Competition winners, Air Architecture were selected to design the extension and restructuring of the Apprentice Formation Centre, part of the Chamber of Trades, near Paris. The centre trains teenagers to become qualified plumbers, electricians and hairdressers and educates students in [...]

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