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GBBN expands historic Pennsylvania residence with metal-clad education facility

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US architecture studio GBBN preserved and expanded a 19th-century home in Erie, Pennsylvania into an educational facility with a glass bridge connection and metal-clad, barn-like structure. GBBN preserved and expanded a 19th-century house into an educational facility. MEP engineering: Tower Engineering.

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HGA creates two mass-timber buildings for Bowdoin College in Maine

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Design studio HGA has completed a pair of educational facilities , Mills Hall and Gibbons Center, that are among the first "commercially scaled mass-timber buildings" in the state of Maine. Additional areas include a 60-person cinema, an event space for up to 300 people, and various "huddle spaces" to encourage student collaboration.

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Winter Park Library & Events Center by Adjaye Associates

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The village is comprised of a new two-story library, an event center with rooftop terrace, as well as a new welcome portico that ushers users from the street and unifies the three structures. The events center features a flexible auditorium space and a rooftop terrace that offers expansive views of the lakeside park setting.

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Winter Park Library & Events Center by Adjaye Associates

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The village is comprised of a new two-story library, an event center with rooftop terrace, as well as a new welcome portico that ushers users from the street and unifies the three structures. The events center features a flexible auditorium space and a rooftop terrace that offers expansive views of the lakeside park setting.

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Cannon Design draws on "essence of Michigan forests" for university building

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It also manages stormwater for a 25-year storm event. Materials were chosen for longevity and lower environmental impact To protect the water flow through the nearby Acadia Creek, the project closely manages and considers water usage, reducing indoor usage by 32 per cent and outdoor usage by 50 per cent over the LEED Silver baseline.

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Burden Welcome Center by EskewDumezRipple

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A showcase for environmental education and a layered destination for events, art, recreation and renewal, the sustainably rich center will feature 3,000 square feet of multi-purpose space. A series of glass walls on the far side of the entryway will provide unobstructed views out—a mediating surface between building and landscape.

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Snøhetta includes wooden oculus for Norwegian-American museum extension in Iowa

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Called the Vesterheim Commons, the building spans three floors and contains flexible event space, galleries, offices, a photography production studio and an outdoor terrace. The structure was built using a mass-timber frame fabricated in Minnesota, while locally sourced brick and concrete were used throughout the rest of building.