Operators of the St. Louis Art Museum, a facility built as part of the 1904 World's Fair, took a decidedly global approach when planning for a 200,000-sq-ft addition, pairing London- and U.S.-based architects to execute a modernist design.
"Say it early, say it straight, say it all" was a phrase that characterized the collaboration among team members involved in $1.6 billion in upgrades to the 83-year-old Marathon Oil refinery in Detroit.
The $10.7-million Engine Company 16, the first LEED-Platinum firehouse in Illinois, features a geothermal heat-exchange system, a vegetative and reflective roof, permeable pavers and an aggressive stormwater management system.
Each research floor in the Wisconsin Energy Institute incorporates open sightlines and "highways" that increase organic opportunities for scientific inquiry and that promote collaboration among scientists and researchers.
Perched upon a promontory overlooking Lake Michigan, Adler Planetarium's newly refurbished Cafe Galileo's affords visitors expansive views of the Chicago skyline amid newly refurbished finishes, furnishings and lighting.
Its lockers shoehorned into classrooms and lunchroom relegated to a basement, 66-year-old Orchard Place Elementary School shed its mid-20th century origins with a program calling for an addition, partial demolition of the existing structure and renovations to remaining portions of the facility.
The Riverwalk and Wildlife Viewing Pier provides pedestrian access to the historic De Pere Lock, Tender House and Government Island and is intended to boost tourist interest by providing a place to view local fish and migratory birds.
Converting the 125-year-old Loyalty Building, a landmark office structure in Milwaukee, into a 127-room hotel required its design-build team to reconcile stringent standards for historic rehabilitation with code requirements for the facility's new use.
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