AIA, COTE Announce 2009 Top Ten Green Projects
AIA and COTE will honor the projects at the AIA 2009 National Convention and Design Exposition.
Laurel Petriello -- Interior Design, 4/21/2009
Charles Hostler Student Center, VJAA, Photo by Paul Crosby
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and its Committee on the Environment (COTE) recently announced their picks for this year’s top 10 examples of sustainable architecture and green design solutions.
The 2009 COTE Top Ten Green Projects program singles out projects that integrate architecture, natural systems, and technology, which improve comfort for building occupants and reduce environmental impacts. Projects were judged against a rigorous set of criteria and demonstrated design innovation while positively contributing to their communities.
“In architecture, performance and aesthetics are inextricably linked. The COTE Top Ten is one of the very few awards that evaluate performance and design,” said jury members. “Other awards and organizations look strictly at performance without care for how a building looks.”
This year’s esteemed professional jury included Michelle Addington of Yale School of Architecture; Brandy Brooks of Community Design Resource Center of Boston; William Leddy of Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects; Nadav Malin of BuildingGreen LLC; Kim Shinn of LTLC Engineering for Architecture; and James Timberlake of Kieran Timberlake Associates LLP. AIA and COTE will honor the selected projects next week at the AIA 2009 National Convention and Design Exposition in San Francisco.
Charles Hostler Student CenterArchitect: VJAA
Location: Beirut, Lebanon
Chartwell SchoolArchitect: EHDD Architecture
Location: Seaside, CA
Gish ApartmentsArchitect: OJK Architecture and Planning
Location: San Jose, CA
Great River Energy HeadquartersArchitect: Perkins+Will
Location: Maple Grove, Minnesota
Jewish Reconstructionist CongregationArchitect: Ross Barney Architects
Location: Evanston, Illinois
Portola Valley Town CenterCo-Architects: Siegel & Strain Architects; Goring and Straja Architects
Location: Portola Valley, CA
Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature CenterArchitect: Lake|Flato Architects
Location: Orange, Texas
Synergy at Dockside GreenArchitect: Busby Perkins+Will
Location: Victoria, British Colombia
The Terry ThomasArchitect: Weber Thompson
Location: Seattle, WA
World Headquarters for the International Fund for Animal WelfareArchitect: DesignLAB Architects
Location: Yarmouth Port, MA
Photo credit from top: Paul Crosby, Michael David Rose Photography, Bernard André Photography, Lucie Marusin, Steve Hall for Hedrich Blessing, César Rubio, Hester + Hardaway, Vince Klassen, Gabe Hanson, Peter Vanderwarker.
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