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Today the Phoenix City Council Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee voted on a Complete Streets Ordinance as well as a Bicycle Master Plan. The Complete Streets Ordinance passed unanimously while the Bicycle Masterplan was tabled. Here’s our letter from the AIA … Continue reading
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Trees figured prominently in the lives of Phoenix’s early settlers. Moving from enveloping green landscapes on the east coast to the vast and open desert, trees were more than a nostalgic reminder of home – they were also a practical … Continue reading
Rendering by Contour Architecture
By Katie Johnson Originally Published in the PHOENIX NEW TIMES on March 21st, 2014 If you’ve driven through Old Town Scottsdale recently, you may have noticed some new changes on the horizon, starting with Sip Coffee & Brew House at the southwest … Continue reading
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Housed in the iconic Scottsdale landmark, Mandall’s Shooting Supplies store, the Creative Center of Scottsdale is an urban infill and highly sustainable reuse of three existing buildings at the southern edge of Downtown Scottsdale into co-working spaces for artists. Serving … Continue reading
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Creative Arts Center of Scottsdale’s Sustainable Features ADAPTIVE REUSE & GOING LOCAL PRESERVE OUR FUTURE One of the most sustainable things we can do is to preserve what we already have. The Creative Center of Scottsdale will transform three existing … Continue reading
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Originally Published The Arizona Republic, Friday, April 13th, 2012 Bloomingrock.com, Wednesday, April 18th, 2012 Sustainable Cities Collective, Thursday, April 19th, 2012 Phoenix has the opportunity to translate its expanse of vacant land into a distinctive and vibrant city. By encouraging interim … Continue reading
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The justice system is about the resolution of opposites: defense & prosecution, justice & injustice, power & weakness. What is interesting is not a balance between the two, but each side’s reliance on the other to define itself. The new … Continue reading
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The new Phoenix Revitalization Corporation Community Center, Offices and Garden will be a beacon of change and hope in Phoenix’s Central City South Neighborhood. The new center will revitalize vacant and underused land into a vibrant community destination that promotes … Continue reading
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Residential colleges are central to students’ social and academic experiences at Rice University. Martel was designed as a new addition to the college system, introducing 232 new rooms to a campus where students prefer to live on-campus and participate in … Continue reading
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Southwest Contractor Best Concrete Project of 2004 Arizona State University Packard Street Garage is a cast-in-place concrete structure encased in a galvanized steel frame and stainless steel mesh, located near ASU’s athletic facilities. Americans love their cars. Movies such as Grease celebrate … Continue reading
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The expansion of Rice University’s two existing residential colleges, Brown and Jones, was inspired by Ralph Adam Cram and Bertram Goodhue’s 1913 axially designed main campus and the extensive patterning of limestone and brickwork found throughout campus. The university required … Continue reading
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The City of Prescott Garage on Granite is a pre-cast concrete structure with masonry, brick and sandstone. The new garage is located behind historic Whiskey Row and Town Square. Much like the City of Prescott, the project site had a … Continue reading
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The 425 5th Avenue tower was a trendsetter in the heart of Manhattan’s Murray Hill. The first to break the skyline in this neighborhood, other towers quickly followed. The slender mixed-use commercial and residential tower finds inspiration in accentuating its … Continue reading
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The Embry Riddle Aeronautical University ROTC Classroom Building is a single-story classroom and office building for the Air Force and Army ROTC programs. ROTC comprises approximately 20% of the ERAU student population – a significantly higher percentage than most universities. … Continue reading
