April 29, 2008

AIA Picks Top Sustainable Building Designs

This year’s top picks for the best green building projects of the year from the American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment’s are a showcase of sustainable design approaches, Inhabitat reports.

Community connectivity, energy efficiency, and longevity of purpose are measures the committee used in its evaluations.

The low-impact structures that showcase architectural excellence and environmental stewardship include:

• Aldo Leopold Legacy Center (The Kubala Washatko Architects, Inc.) Cedarburg, WI
• Cesar Chavez Library (Line and Space, LLC) Tucson, AZ
• Discovery Center at South Lake Union (The Miller|Hull Partnership) Seattle, WA
• Garthwaite Center for Science and Arts, Cambridge School of Weston (Architerra, Inc.) Boston, MA
• Lavin-Bernick Center (VJAA) Minneapolis, MN
• Macallen Building Condominiums (Burt Hill with Office dA) Boston, MA
• Nueva School Hillside Learning Complex (Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects) San Francisco, CA
• Pocono Environmental Education Center (Bohlin Cywinski Jackson) Wilkes-Barre, PA
• Queens Botanical Garden Visitor & Administration Center (BKSK Architects) New York, NY
• Yale University Sculpture Building and Gallery (KieranTimberlake Associates, LLP) Philadelphia, PA

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