Designed by TPG Architecture, Mary M. Gates Learning Center at United Way Worldwide is located in Alexandria, VA, United States. The renovation began with removing approximately 40% of the original pre-cast concrete panels from the exterior of the annex building and replacing them with an energy efficient glass curtain wall system. The lobby entrance housed a massive cubiform passageway which, located...
Washington Headquarters Services in Alexandria designed by HKS, Inc, is located in Virginia, United States. The new multi-story Department of Defense (DoD) administrative office complex is the Army Corps’ first project of this size working for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Building certification and the only one in the region that is designed to save 30 percent of...
Designed by Snoehetta, Mies van der Rohe Award 2009 is located in Oslo, Norway. The landmark building by Snøhetta, who also designed the new Library of Alexandria (2002), is the largest cultural centre built in Norway in 700 years. The first element of the regeneration of the bay area of Oslo, its sloping stone roof – made up of 36,000 fitted pieces – rises up from the fjord; allowing members...