Tag: gsa | ArchDaily ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Thu, 9 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 <![CDATA[Executive Order Could Make America's New Federal Architecture Classical]]> https://www.archdaily.com/en/933250/executive-order-could-make-americas-new-federal-architecture-classical Wed, 05 Feb 2020 14:50:00 +0000 Eric Baldwin https://www.archdaily.com/en/933250/executive-order-could-make-americas-new-federal-architecture-classical A new executive order by Donald Trump has the potential to make new federal architecture in the United States follow the classical style. Called "Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again", the order would require rewriting the Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture, issued in 1962, to ensure that “the classical architectural style shall be the preferred and default style” for new and upgraded federal buildings.

]]> <![CDATA[Call for Entries - Student Design Competition: New San Francisco Federal Building Plaza]]> https://www.archdaily.com/en/878819/call-for-entries-student-design-competition-new-san-francisco-federal-building-plaza Thu, 31 Aug 2017 19:30:00 +0000 Rene Submissions https://www.archdaily.com/en/878819/call-for-entries-student-design-competition-new-san-francisco-federal-building-plaza Continuing a legacy of outstanding public architecture, the General Services Administration (GSA) Design Excellence Program seeks to commission our nation’s most talented designers and artists to design federal buildings of outstanding quality and value. These projects are to demonstrate the value of true integrated design that balances aesthetics, cost, constructability, and reliability; create environmentally responsible and superior workplaces for civilian federal employees; and give contemporary form and meaning to our democratic values.

In this context, the GSA invites students in architecture, landscape, and urban design programs to envision a design intervention that activates the New San Francisco Federal Building plaza. Winning

]]> <![CDATA[Five Practices Shortlisted To Restore Mackintosh's Glasgow School Of Art]]> https://www.archdaily.com/en/585359/five-teams-shortlisted-to-restore-mackintosh-s-glasgow-school-of-art Thu, 08 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000 James Taylor-Foster https://www.archdaily.com/en/585359/five-teams-shortlisted-to-restore-mackintosh-s-glasgow-school-of-art Five practices are the running to restore Charles Rennie Mackintosh's celebrated school of art in Glasgow. UK based John McAslan + Partners (who restored Mackintosh's last major commission), Scottish practice Page \ Park, and London and Hong-Kong based architects Purcell are all in the frame to lead the restoration of the Mackintosh Building amid a debate over how best to approach the rebuilding of the library and the areas of the building that were devastated by fire in May of last year. The selection of Avanti Architects and LDN Architects complete the rostra.

]]> <![CDATA[SOM Breaks Ground on Los Angeles' Courthouse]]> https://www.archdaily.com/en/416001/som-breaks-ground-on-los-angeles-courthouse Thu, 15 Aug 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Karissa Rosenfield https://www.archdaily.com/en/416001/som-breaks-ground-on-los-angeles-courthouse Just eight months after being awarded the design-build contract with Clark Construction Group, Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill (SOM) has broke ground on the new, $318 million United States Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles. This is a long-awaited achievement for the city of Los Angeles, as attempts have been made to construct a new courthouse since 2007. However, despite having to abandoned a $1.1 billion Perkins + Will proposal years ago, many believe this sustainable and more cost-effective design by SOM was worth the wait.

]]> <![CDATA[Green Buildings Save Green]]> https://www.archdaily.com/en/192909/green-buildings-save-green Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:00:44 +0000 Karissa Rosenfield https://www.archdaily.com/en/192909/green-buildings-save-green The Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) was commissioned by the Government Services Administration (GSA) to conduct a post-occupancy evaluation of 22 “green” federal buildings from across the United States. The report stats reveal that not only does these “green” buildings emit 34 percent less carbon dioxide and are using 11 percent less water, they cost on average 19 percent less to maintain. In addition to the environmental and economical savings, the evaluation reports that the occupants are more satisfied in the “green” buildings by 27 percent.

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