May 3, 2004—The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and its Committee on the Environment (COTE) have selected 10 examples of architectural and “green” design solutions that protect and enhance the environment.
The 2004 Top Ten Green Projects address significant environmental challenges with designs that integrate architecture, technology, and natural systems. They make a positive contribution to their community, improve comfort for building occupants, and reduce environmental impacts through strategies such as: reuse of existing structures, connection to transit systems, low-impact site development, energy and water conservation, use of sustainable or renewable construction materials, and design that improves indoor air quality. Several of the projects reclaim former brownfield sites.
The AIA’s Committee on the Environment represents more than 5500 AIA members committed to making sustainable design integral to the practice of architecture. The seventh annual AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Projects initiative was developed by the AIA in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy, Environmental Building News magazine and The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR Program.
The Jury selected projects that cover a broad spectrum of project types. Facilities include both new construction and renovation of office, retail, residential, academic, and institutional facilities. The 2004 AIA Top Ten Green Projects (listed in alphabetical order):
- 20 River Terrace, The Solaire, New York City
Cesar Pelli & Associates Architects, New York City - Environmental Services Building, Pierce County, Wash.
The Miller/Hull Partnership , Seattle, Wash. - Factor 10 House, Chicago
EHDD Architecture, Chicago - Genzyme Center, Cambridge, Mass.,
Behnisch, Behnisch & Partner Inc., Venice, Calif. - Greyston Bakery, Yonkers, NY
Cybul & Cybul Architects, Edgewater, NJ - Herman Miller, Zeeland, Mich.,
Krueck & Sexton Architects, Chicago - Lake View Terrace Branch Library, Los Angeles
Fields Devereaux Architects & Engineers/GreenWorks, Los Angeles - The Plaza at PPL Center, Allentown, Pa.,
Robert A.M. Stern Architects, New York City
(In association with Kendall/HeatonAssociates and with support from environmental building consultant Atelier Ten) - City of White Rock Operations Centre, White Rock, British Columbia
Busby + Associates Architects, Vancouver , British Columbia - Woods Hole Research Center Gilman Ordway Campus, Woods Hole, Mass.
William McDonough + Partners, Charlottesville , Va.
For more information, contact The American Institute of Architects.
