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Rob and Melani Walton Center for Planetary Health / Grimshaw + Architekton

Valeria Silva — Sun, 11 Jun 2023 13:00:00 +0000

The Rob and Melani Walton Center for Planetary Health, designed by Grimshaw and Architekton, is the latest addition to the interdisciplinary science and research district at Arizona State University's Tempe campus. It offers state-of-the-art laboratories, classrooms, conference rooms, and a new lecture hall to a constantly evolving research base at ASU.

Casa La Calderona / Héctor Navarro + Architekton

Pilar Caballero — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 02:00:00 +0000

Casa La Calderona is located in Vernejo, a town located on the outskirts of the town of Cabezón de la Sal (Cantabria). The origin of the work is part of an execution project that has little to do with the final result. Actually, that project defined formal and programmatic issues, and it was during its execution that the design was really finalized. The work was managed by its promoters, an active part in an open and collaborative process. In its evolution, issues that have to do with economic and environmental sustainability have prevailed.

Lake Residence / Architekton

Oscar Lopez — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The 21st century ecologically sensitive Lake residence designed by Architekton is sympathetic to its 20th Century neighbors and is a mix of reverence and daring. The 3,500 sf home was specifically designed for a family of four (and two beagles and a cat) on an 8,200 sf lot in the first lake community in Arizona. The new home was built on the last vacant lot in the 30-year-old Lakes Neighborhood in Tempe Arizona. The site was chosen for its' views, north-south orientation, quality of schools and close proximity the family's places of work. The goal was to create a livable, sustainable contemporary home, which could evolve over the family's lifetime.

Tempe Transportation Center / Architekton

Oscar Lopez — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 01:00:00 +0000

Tempe Center for the Arts / Architekton

Oscar Lopez — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 01:00:00 +0000

The new Tempe Center for the Arts, designed by Tempe Arizona's Architekton is a 90,000 sf arts center designed to support community performing and visual artists. Under the protective roof, individually expressed venues consist of a 600 seat proscenium theater, a 200 seat studio theater, a 3,500 sf gallery and a multi-purpose lakeside room. Each venue opens up to a central "city room" with dramatic views to the North. Unlike most theaters, this lobby is open to the public without a ticket and becomes a popular gathering place that brings art and community together while enhancing the Tempe landscape, promoting positive quality of life issues related to sustainability, recreation and culture.

Arizona Science Center Phase III / Architekton

Oscar Lopez — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Chandler Gilbert Community College Ironwood Hall / Architekton

Oscar Lopez — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Phoenix Civic Space Shade Canopies / Architekton

Nico Saieh — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The Phoenix Civic Space weaves together the downtown community with ASU's Phoenix Campus to create a vital urban center adjacent to the city's new light rail system. Floating above the park, four canopies create a series of outdoor rooms defined by undulating green planes that reflects the park's corrugated topography. This rhythmic scrim is comprised of standard electrical conduit and unistrut hangers: a syncopated pattern and variegated color scheme transform these off-the-shelf components into a rich textural surface that appears to constantly change density as it flows overhead. A second layer of shading is provided above the scrim by photo voltaic cells set in transparent panels that follow the warp of the structure and supply enough power to light the park at night.