April 25, 2007—The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and its Committee on the Environment (COTE) have selected the top ten examples of sustainable architecture and green design solutions that protect and enhance the environment. The projects will be honored May 3 at the AIA 2007 National Convention and Design Exposition in San Antonio, Texas.
The 2007 COTE Top Ten Green Projects program celebrates projects that are the result of a thoroughly integrated approach to architecture, natural systems, and technology. They make a positive contribution to their communities, improve comfort for building occupants, and reduce environmental impacts through strategies such as reuse of existing structures, connection to transit systems, low-impact and regenerative site development, energy and water conservation, use of sustainable or renewable construction materials, and design that improves indoor air quality.
The winners, listed in alphabetical order, are: EpiCenter, Artists for Humanity, Boston, MA, Arrowstreet Inc.; Global Ecology Research Center, Stanford, CA, EHDD Architects; Government Canyon Visitor Center, Helotes, TX, Lake/Flato Architects; Hawaii Gateway Energy Center, Kailua-Kona, HI, Ferraro Choi and Associates; Heifer International, Little Rock, AR, Polk Stanley Rowland Curzon Porter Architects, Ltd.; Sidwell Friends Middle School, Washington, DC, Kieran Timberlake Associates; Wayne L. Morse U.S. Courthouse, Eugene, OR, Morphosis & DLR Group; Whitney Water Purification Facility, New Haven, CT, Steven Holl Architects; Willingboro Master Plan & Public Library, Willingboro, NJ, Croxton Collaborative Architects, PC; and Z6 House, Santa Monica, CA, LivingHomes, Ray Kappe.
For more on these projects, and on the honorable mention winners, visit the AIA Web site.
