Mary M. Gates Learning Center at United Way Worldwide in Alexandria, VA, United States

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... 

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Forbes Center for the Performing Arts in Virginia, United States

Forbes Center for the Performing Arts that located in Virginia, United States, designed by local architect Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas + Company with Performance Architecture and Theatre Projects, the new Center replaces an antiquated multipurpose auditorium and an experimental black box theatre with a single structure that houses five venues.  The highly flexible 186,000 sq ft facility houses two... 

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Virginia Museum of Fine Art in Virginia, United States

The Virginia Museum of Fine Art (VMFA)   located Virginia, United States, designed by Rick Mather Architects  in opened last week after undergoing a $150 million makeover by UK-based architect Rick Mather. The commission, which is the US-born architect’s first major project in America, adds a 165,000 sq ft modern wing that seamlessly sews together the oft-renovated museum while correcting some... 

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Washington Headquarters Services in Alexandria in Virginia, United States

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... 

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Buisson Residence in Lake Anna, Virginia, United States

The Buisson Residence designed by Robert M. Gurney, FAIA is located in Lake Anna, Virginia, United States.  Situated on a grassy knoll and commanding views of Lake Anna in central Virginia, the Buisson Residence emerges as a long, white painted brick wall with a copper clad volume cantilevered above. Large overhangs and sensored motorised shades combine to limit heat gain during the summer while allowing... 

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