MATERIALS: Designs featuring a commendable use of materials
Argonne National Laboratory, Energy Sciences Building |
Lemont, Illinois, USA
Through its contemporary articulation, this research facility works in harmony with a modern-style campus and neighboring brick structures. Bronze-colored panels and large windows make up the exterior. Inside, social areas feature a neutral color palette and finishes atypical of a government building.
Lauritzen Gardens, Marjorie K. Daugherty Conservatory |
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
This building’s curved, organic form mimics the heliconia flower, which is among the foliage displayed inside. The glass shell employs a shingle system, in which horizontal panels gently overlap. Operable windows were incorporated into the roof and side walls, allowing the structure to ventilate naturally.
Malawi Outpatient Clinic at Neno Hospital District |
Malawi, Southeast Africa
Located in one of the world’s most impoverished countries, this rural outpatient facility comprises a series of sloped-roof pavilions that line a shades courtyard. Research into the area’s vernacular construction informed the material selection, which includes wood trusses, corrugated metal roofing, and compressed-earth bricks.
Through its contemporary articulation, this research facility works in harmony with a modern-style campus and neighboring brick structures. Bronze-colored panels and large windows make up the exterior. Inside, social areas feature a neutral color palette and finishes atypical of a government building.
Lemont, Illinois, USA
Argonne National Laboratory, Energy Sciences Building |
Through its contemporary articulation, this research facility works in harmony with a modern-style campus and neighboring brick structures. Bronze-colored panels and large windows make up the exterior. Inside, social areas feature a neutral color palette and finishes atypical of a government building.
Lemont, Illinois, USA
Argonne National Laboratory, Energy Sciences Building
Through its contemporary articulation, this research facility works in harmony with a modern-style campus and neighboring brick structures. Bronze-colored panels and large windows make up the exterior. Inside, social areas feature a neutral color palette and finishes atypical of a government building.
Lemont, Illinois, USA
Argonne National Laboratory, Energy Sciences Building
This building’s curved, organic form mimics the heliconia flower, which is among the foliage displayed inside. The glass shell employs a shingle system, in which horizontal panels gently overlap. Operable windows were incorporated into the roof and side walls, allowing the structure to ventilate naturally.
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Lauritzen Gardens, Marjorie K. Daugherty Conservatory
A wavy ceiling installation has transformed a previously dark and unwelcoming lobby into a place of whimsy and exuberance. Highly visible through a glazed wall, the enhanced lobby has given this office building a heightened street presence. The undulating forms were created using advanced fabrication techniques.
Malawi, Southeast Africa
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories: New Builds
MATERIALS: Designs featuring a commendable use of materials
MATERIALS: Designs featuring a commendable use of materials
MATERIALS: Designs featuring a commendable use of materials
MATERIALS: Designs featuring a commendable use of materials
Susan Szenasy is a renowned design advocate, historian, and educator. She is the former Director of Design Innovation at Metropolis, where she served as Editor in Chief for over three decades. She has taught history and ethics at New York’s Parsons School of Design, and she is advisor to the university’s Healthy Materials Lab. She also serves as an advisor for the sustainable design master’s program at the New York School of Interior Design, and is an Emeritus Board Member at the Landscape Architecture Foundation. Among her many accolades are a Cooper Hewitt National Design Award and four honorary doctorates.
accolades are a Cooper Hewitt National Design Award and four honorary doctorates.
About the Author
Susan Szenasy is a renowned design advocate, historian, and educator. She is the former Director of Design Innovation at Metropolis, where she served as Editor in Chief for over three decades. She has taught history and ethics at New York’s Parsons School of Design, and she is advisor to the university’s Healthy Materials Lab. She also serves as an advisor for the sustainable design master’s program at the New York School of Interior Design, and is an Emeritus Board Member at the Landscape Architecture Foundation. Among her many accolades are a Cooper Hewitt National Design Award and four honorary doctorates.
accolades are a Cooper Hewitt National Design Award and four honorary doctorates.
About the Author