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Architects: The Design Alliance Architects
- Year: 2013
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Photographs:Denmarsh Photography
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Manufacturers: Vitro®, PPG IdeaScapes, PPG Paints

Text description provided by the architects. Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, a global leader in sustainable building practices, has opened the new Center for Sustainable Landscapes (CSL), one of the world's greenest buildings. The new 24,350-‐square-‐foot structure is the first building project to pursue all three of the highest green architecture and landscape standards: the Living Building Challenge SM, LEED® Platinum and Sustainable Sites Initiative™ (SITES™) certification. A model of sustainability for architects, scientists, planners and anyone interested in living greener, this groundbreaking new building was designed to mimic nature and function as elegantly and efficiently as a flower.
