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Bohlin Cywinski Jackson designs nature-infused Henry Island Guesthouse in Washington

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Photo is by Benjamin Benschneider The site is reached by boat, and a winding path leads from a dock through a wooded area and into a sunlit meadow. When new owners purchased the property in 2016, they engaged us to make additions to the site that respected the natural character of the sparsely populated island," the firm said.

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Revitalizing a Contaminated Site: The Ford Calumet Environmental Center

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Project Status: Built Year: 2021 Size: 5000 sqft – 10,000 sqft Ford Calumet Environmental Center – Once a dumping ground from nearby steel mills, Big Marsh park opened in 2016 on the southeast side of Chicago. miles from the site. They deliver a message about an environmentally responsive and conscious future.

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Page Southerland Page integrates "past and future" at Texas Capitol Complex

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for the three-phase master plan, which was outlined in 2016. Project credits: Planning/Urban Design: Page (TCCMP) Architect: Master Architect/Engineer: Page, AOR for George HW Bush Building: HKS, Inc., & Elec. (AOR & Elec.

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Renzo Piano stacks Toronto courthouse on top of massive atrium

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Working with local architecture firm Two Row Architects as consultants, the team included a publicly accessible Indigenous Learning Centre and has added other "cultural acknowledgements" throughout the site. It stands next to the iconic Toronto City Hall The project began in 2016 and will open later this year.

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Johnson Fain completes curvilinear First Americans Museum after decades of work

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The Oklahoma River runs alongside the site. In 1997, Johnson Fain was commissioned to assist with site selection and programming, and in 2000, the studio was hired to design the museum. Work resumed in 2016. It was made of nearly 400,000 cubic yards of donated dirt from local construction sites.

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Leach Botanical Garden, Portland, Oregon

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Wilbert Davies, who later became a notable California-based landscape architect, was retained by the Leach family to develop landscaping plans. John, a pharmacist, and Lilla, an accomplished botanist, devoted their energies to cultivating a private garden that showcased their fascination with plants.

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The Planétarium, Université de Strasbourg, France

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Reaching for the sky, the truncated cone suggests a timeless quest for knowledge of the universe, while the open and radiant lobby points towards the many sites managed by the Jardin des sciences. Dedicated to the dissemination of scientific culture within the university, the Jardin des Sciences thus gains new visibility.

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