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Architects: ZGF Architects
- Area: 209000 ft²
- Year: 2012
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Manufacturers: Decoustics, Lutron, Bega, Sherwin-Williams, Zurn, +87
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Professionals: Lerch Bates, WSP Flack + Kurtz, Lane Coburn & Associates LLC, Sequoyah Electric, Rolf Jensen & Associates, +4
Federal Center South Building 1202 / ZGF Architects
Why Cycle Cities Are the Future
The 2010 launch of the “Boris Bike” - London’s cycle hire scheme, named after mayor Boris Johnson – was the clearest indication to date that cycling was no longer just for a minority of fanatics but a healthy, efficient and sustainable mode of transport that city planners wanted in their armoury. There are now more than 8,000 Boris Bikes and 550+ docking stations in Central London. And the trend’s not anomalous to London: Wikipedia reports that there are 535 cycle-share schemes in 49 countries, employing more than half a million bikes worldwide.
However, the real question is: will cycling actually change the city? Will it result in new urban forms or, as the title of Australian academic Dr Steven Fleming’s new book predicts, a “Cycle Space”? Like Fleming, I believe so. I believe that cycling might just be the catalyst for a 21st Century urban renaissance.
Read how, after the break...
West Campus Student Housing / Mahlum
The 8 Things Domestic Violence Shelters Can Teach Us About Secure School Design
In our last Editorial, "Post-Traumatic Design: How to Design Schools that Heal Past Wounds and Prevent Future Violence," we discussed how architects must conceptualize school design in the wake of the tragic shootings that have affected our nation. Rather than leaning towards overly secure, prison-like structures, the Editorial suggested a different model, one better suited to dealing with student needs (particularly for those who have experienced trauma): domestic violence shelters.
While the comparison may seem bizarre at first, shelter design is all about implementing un-invasive security measures that could easily make schools safer, healthier spaces for students. To further elaborate this unlikely connection, we spoke with an Associate at Mahlum Architecture, Corrie Rosen, who for the last 6 years has worked with the The Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence [WSCADV] on the Building Dignity project, which provides Domestic Violence Shelters advice to design shelters that empower and heal.
Find out Corrie Rosen's 8 strategies for designing schools that can improve security and student well-being, after the break...
Shadowboxx / Olson Kundig Architects
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Architects: Olson Kundig
- Year: 2009
Shaw House / Patkau Architects
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Architects: Patkau Architects
Roundy Residence / Miller Hull Partnership
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Architects: Miller Hull Partnership
Vancouver Community Library / The Miller Hull Partnership
Chuckanut Drive Residence / Miller Hull Partnership
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Architects: Miller Hull Partnership
- Area: 1400 ft²
Center for Urban Waters / Perkins+Will
Ballard Library and Neighborhood Service Center / Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Epiphany School / Miller Hull Partnership
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Architects: Miller Hull Partnership
- Year: 2010
The Lightcatcher at Whatcom / Olson Kundig Architects
Wood Block Residence / Chadbourne + Doss
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Architects: Chadbourne + Doss
- Area: 279 m²
- Year: 2009
Lobster Boat Residence / Chadbourne + Doss Architects
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Architects: Chadbourne + Doss Architects
- Area: 221 m²
- Year: 2008