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Southwest Breast and Aesthetics Medical Office / Wendell Burnette Architects

Hadir Al Koshta — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 15:00:00 +0000

This TI space is about patients experiencing an atmosphere of light and hope. Southwest Breast and Aesthetics is an atypical Doctor’s office for women, whose business is primarily focused on breast reconstruction for breast cancer patients. Plastic Surgeons are typically the 2nd Doctors visited after diagnosis, usually with loved ones for support, and are patients for a minimum of 18-24 months.

Cesar Chavez Library / Line and Space

Oscar Lopez — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Line and Space, LLC was founded in 1978 in Tucson, Arizona by Les Wallach, FAIA, to facilitate the design and building of environmentally sensitive architecture that respects and responds to existing site conditions. Their strive for quiet integration of structure and landscape make for projects that encourage and demonstrate notions of sustainability and environmental stewardship. Line and Space are students of regional influences and favor the deeper meaning of entry sequence, scale, materials, color and form, all of which are important in successful architecture.

Chandler Gilbert Community College Ironwood Hall / Architekton

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

North Mountain Visitor Center / John Douglas Architects

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

What was once merely a trail head parking lot, now serves as a gateway to the vast and rugged North Mountain Park. The North Mountain visitor center by John Douglas Architects educates locals, tourists and youth, on the significance of the mountain preserve and its Sonoran desert ecology. 20,000 visitors have toured the center over the past year and have taken with them a new sense of understanding on the importance of open-space preservation in our bustling metropolis. Prior to beginning design studies, specific research was conducted to ensure that the design of the facility would be responsive to its desert environment. One of the key contributors to the design team’s understanding of the site was a team of geologists from Arizona State University. Their explanation of the hidden forces that shape the terrain, led directly to the form and materials of the Center.

Desert Broom Library / Richard Kennedy Architects

Christopher Henry — Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Borrowing from the symbiotic relationship of a young saguaro cacti and its nurse tree along the arroyos edge, the expansive roof of this branch library creates a shaded microclimate, providing filtered daylight, shelter and a nurturing environment for intellectual growth. This project’s strength is in the integration of the exterior with the interior of the building.

ASU Polytechnic Campus / Lake|Flato Architects + RSP Architects

Kelly Minner — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The design for the ASU Polytechnic Campus transformed a decommissioned airbase into an inviting pedestrian campus that celebrates the desert landscape and created a new identity for the program. Fourteen acres of asphalt and concrete were removed to transform the site into a desert landscaped mall. Storm water is slowed, captured in detention basins throughout the mall, and used to nourish the landscape. The strategy minimized the load on the existing detention basin and established an indigenous landscape as the heart of the new campus.