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2012 Good Design is Good Business Award Winners

By Linda C. Lentz

<strong>Architect:</strong> EYP Architecture & Engineering<br><strong>Client:</strong> GE Power Systems Division — 2012 Good Design is Good Business Award Winners
GE Renewable Energy Global Headquarters
**Architect:** EYP Architecture & Engineering
**Client:** GE Power Systems Division
Photography: © David Sundberg / Esto

<strong>Architect:</strong> Fuse Architects + Builders<br><strong>Client: </strong> Verve Coffee Roasters — 2012 Good Design is Good Business Award Winners
Verve Seabright Roastery / Verve Pacific Avenue Caf'
**Architect:** Fuse Architects + Builders
**Client:** Verve Coffee Roasters
Photography: © Ted Holladay

<strong>Architect:</strong> Helix Architecture + Design <br><strong>Client: </strong> Missouri Bank & Trust — 2012 Good Design is Good Business Award Winners
Missouri Bank ' Brookside, Crossroads, and Downtown branches
**Architect:** Helix Architecture + Design
**Client:** Missouri Bank & Trust
Photography: Courtesy Helix Architecture + Design

<strong>Architect:</strong> KAA Design <br><strong>Clients:</strong> Stroyke Properties / California Buildings, Inc. — 2012 Good Design is Good Business Award Winners
1300 Highland Avenue
**Architect:** KAA Design
**Clients:** Stroyke Properties / California Buildings, Inc.
Photography: © Farshid Assassi

<strong>Architect:</strong> Sheehan Partners, Ltd.<br><strong>Client: </strong> Facebook — 2012 Good Design is Good Business Award Winners
Facebook Data Center
**Architect:** Sheehan Partners, Ltd.
**Client:** Facebook
Photography: © Jonnu Singleton Photography

<strong>Architect:</strong> Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP<br><strong>Client:</strong> Kia Motors America, Inc. — 2012 Good Design is Good Business Award Winners
Kia Motors America Research and Development Headquarters
**Architect:** Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
**Client:** Kia Motors America, Inc.
Photography: © Julius Shulman

<strong>Example:</strong> Reclamation Drive-Through and Walk-Up Caf', Tukwila, Washington<br> <strong>Architect:</strong> Starbucks Global Store Development<br> <strong>Client: </strong> Starbucks Cof — 2012 Good Design is Good Business Award Winners
Starbucks Caf's
**Example:** Reclamation Drive-Through and Walk-Up Caf', Tukwila, Washington
**Architect:** Starbucks Global Store Development
**Client:** Starbucks Coffee Company
Photography: © Tom Ackerman

<strong>Architect:</strong> STUDIOS Architecture<br><strong>Client:</strong> L&L Holding Company — 2012 Good Design is Good Business Award Winners
200 Fifth Avenue
New York City
**Architect:** STUDIOS Architecture
**Client:** L&L Holding Company
Photography: © Nikolas Koenig

Now in its fifteenth year, the Architectural Record Good Design is Good Business Awards celebrate architecture as a vehicle to enhance a company’s bottom line. This year, the editorial jury is honoring eight outstanding facilities—and the architect/client collaborations responsible for them—that prioritize quality-of-life, community outreach, and sustainability to achieve their goals. The winners will be showcased in the May issue of RECORD.

GE Renewable Energy Global Headquarters
Schenectady, New York
Architect: EYP Architecture & Engineering
Client: GE Power Systems Division

Verve Seabright Roastery / Verve Pacific Avenue Café
Santa Cruz, California
Architect: Fuse Architects + Builders
Client: Verve Coffee Roasters

Missouri Bank – Brookside, Crossroads, and Downtown branches
Kansas City
Architect: Helix Architecture + Design
Client: Missouri Bank & Trust

1300 Highland Avenue
Manhattan Beach, California
Architect: KAA Design
Clients: Stroyke Properties / California Buildings, Inc.

Facebook Data Center
Prineville, Oregon
Architect: Sheehan Partners, Ltd.
Client: Facebook

Kia Motors America Research and Development Headquarters
Irvine, California
Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Client: Kia Motors America, Inc.

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Starbucks Cafés
Locations: The Bank, Amsterdam; Ohori Park, Fukuoka, Japan; Dazaifu Tenmangu Omotesando (designed by Kengo Kuma & Associates), Dazaifu, Japan; Reclamation Drive-Through and Walk-Up Café, Tukwila, Washington
Architect: Starbucks Global Store Development
Client: Starbucks Coffee Company

200 Fifth Avenue
New York City
Architect: STUDIOS Architecture
Client: L&L Holding Company