https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/2745 en-us The new 37,000-square-foot Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design is seeking LEED Platinum and Living Building Challenge certification. 

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14350 Fri, 08 Nov 2019 11:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14350-miller-hull-partnership-and-lord-aeck-sargent-complete-ultra-sustainable-building-at-georgia-tech Miller-Hull-01.jpg The new 37,000-square-foot Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design is seeking LEED Platinum and Living Building Challenge certification. Photo © Jonathan Hillyer Photo © Jonathan Hillyer Photo © Jonathan Hillyer Photo © Jonathan Hillyer Photo © Jonathan Hillyer Photo © Jonathan Hillyer Photo © Jonathan Hillyer Photo © Jonathan Hillyer The design-build giant Katerra, which recently added Michael Green Architecture to its ranks, has now acquired Lord Aeck Sargent.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13471 Thu, 14 Jun 2018 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13471-design-build-giant-katerra-acquires-lord-aeck-sargent-michael-green-architecture Innovative shading solutions not only provide protection but further architectural expression.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13379 Wed, 02 May 2018 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13379-continuing-education-building-integrated-shading 1805-Continuing-Education-Building-Integrated-Shading-01.jpg The renovated Jackman Law Building is animated by vertical shade fins. Photo © Ben Rahn / A-Frame 1805-Continuing-Education-Building-Integrated-Shading-02.jpg Within the Jackman Law Building’s reading room, the fins are continued as white-painted pilasters that act as vertical light shelves. Photo © Ben Rahn / A-Frame 1805-Continuing-Education-Building-Integrated-Shading-03.jpg Image courtesy Hariri Pontarini Architects 1805-Continuing-Education-Building-Integrated-Shading-04.jpg At Harvard University’s SEAS, a textured screen of 48,000 stainless-steel brackets will dissolve the large building’s apparent mass. Image courtesy Behnisch Architekten 1805-Continuing-Education-Building-Integrated-Shading-05.jpg The brackets are fabricated in Germany using hydroforming technology, a process common in automobile manufacture but rare in architecture. Photo courtesy Behnisch Architekten 1805-Continuing-Education-Building-Integrated-Shading-06.jpg Image courtesy Behnisch Architekten 1805-Continuing-Education-Building-Integrated-Shading-07.jpg Image courtesy Behnisch Architekten 1805-Continuing-Education-Building-Integrated-Shading-08.jpg A rooftop PV array will shade the second story of the Kendeda Building at Georgia Tech. Image courtesy Lord Aeck Sargent and The Miller Hull Partnership 1805-Continuing-Education-Building-Integrated-Shading-09.jpg Motorized exterior blinds will protect the first floor until trees grow in. Image courtesy Lord Aeck Sargent, The Miller Hull Partnership, and PAE Engineers 1805-Continuing-Education-Building-Integrated-Shading-10.jpg Motorized exterior blinds will protect the first floor until trees grow in. Image courtesy Lord Aeck Sargent, The Miller Hull Partnership, and PAE Engineers 1805-Continuing-Education-Building-Integrated-Shading-11.jpg Motorized exterior blinds will protect the first floor until trees grow in. Image courtesy Lord Aeck Sargent, The Miller Hull Partnership, and PAE Engineers