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Museum Connects Campus, Community
The new Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art in Overland Park, KS, is more than a repository for art: It is an artistic journey. The limestone-clad and glass-enclosed modern structure, built on the Johnson County Community College campus, connects to the surrounding community through a welcoming design punctuated by a dramatic 22-foot cantilever. The feature is enhanced by a stunning LED installation by artist Leo Villareal.
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PHOTO: ©Robert CanfieldForce of Nature Ecology and ingenuity collide at the EPA Region 8 Headquarters in Denver. The building’s finely tuned form harvests daylight through a unique double-L structure, innovative light reflectors, and a layered interior lighting scheme that also maximizes occupant comfort. A bamboo-clad “grand staircase” flanked by a water wall evokes the sites and sounds of nature. Read the complete article …
School Takes Cue from Famed Lounge
The historic Ambassador Hotel is the backdrop for the Los Angeles Unified School District’s first K-12 school campus. Heritage School’s high school auditorium will be built where the hotel’s nightclub, the Coconut Grove, was and incorporate design elements from the famed lounge. Other campus buildings will include modern touches such as thermal-displacement ventilation.
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Webinar: Avoiding the Glare – How to Specify Lighting for Conference Rooms This seminar, which takes place Oct. 25 at noon Central time, will show attendees how to light conference spaces so they not only look good but also support an accurate, timely, and comfortable exchange of information. Issues discussed will include vision and perception; light sources; luminaires (fixtures); control systems; and case studies. Cost is $125 or $199 for this and another webinar, “Planning for LEED®: How to Generate LEED Points by Specifying Products in Areas You Never Thought Of,” which takes place Nov. 7. Register at: http://www.architechmag.com/webinars/nsca/Default.aspx |
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• September 26, 2007 Thom Talks • September 19, 2007 Libya Unveils Ecotourism Project • September 12, 2007 High-Tech Hospital Has Historic, Maritime Flavor • September 05, 2007 Green Newspaper Building Makes Cents • August 29, 2007 Taking Green to the Bank • August 22, 2007 Where Art Thou Romeo? • August 15, 2007 Museum Re-enacts History’s Heroism • August 08, 2007 Building a Zero-Energy Commercial Office |
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