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PIANO'S BEYELER FOUNDATION MUSEUM Modern-art collector Ernst Beyeler wanted a tranquil, naturally lit environment for his paintings, despite conventional wisdom that would exclude all sunlight from most art collections. He had been impressed by the building designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano for the Menil Collection — a nonmonumental space open to contact with nature, facilitating a direct and relaxed relationship between visitor and artifact.
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NATURALLY COOL CONVENTION CENTER Echoing the shape of bridges arcing over the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the new David L. Lawrence Convention Center. A sail-like roof is suspended from steel cables over the four-story riverfront building. The dramatic form designed by architect Rafael Viñoly Architects is more than visually striking, however. The sweeping roof channnels river breezes and creates a degree of natural ventilation that is extraordinary for a building of this type and size.
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More Environment Architect Sees New Mobile Home Future — Newswise, 2003.1112Audubon LEED™-ing the Way to Sustainability in LA — AIArchitect, 2003.1107 Lichtvision Prepares Lavish Daylight Concepts — Office-work.com, 2003.1106 National Experts Cite Prevention as Key to Indoor Air Quality — Aerias, LLC, 2003.1105 NRDC Office Showcase for Environmentally Savvy Design — Santa Monica Mirror, 2003.1104 Light and Learning in Eugene — Oregonian, 2003.1102 It Is Easy Being Green — EDC, 2003.1101 Perspectives on Sustainable Design — EDC, 2003.1101 Green Space — Metropolis, 2003.11 Edition Look Who's Talking... — Metropolis, 2003.11 Edition Peter Busby’s Deeply Green Vision of Design — ISdeisgNET, 2003.1030 PolyVision Unveils Lead-Free Whiteboard Surface — PolyVision press release, 2003.1029 New Program Improves Resource Efficiency — Con.WEB, 2003.1029 Winners of the First BetterBricks Awards — BetterBricks press release, 2003.1024 EPA Honors NREL-Sponsored Habitat for Humanity Home — National Renewable Energy Laboratory press release, 2003.1021 Fire down Below — Daily Camera, 2003.1020 Forest District Thinks Green — Daily Southtown, 2003.1019 Government Details Efforts to Go Green — AIArchitect, 2003.1017 XsunX Announces Solar Electric Architecture Initiative — XsunX Press Release at PrimeZone, 2003.1014 Glasgow is Historic, Renewed and Clean — New York Times, 2003.1014 Moving Toward Sustainability — Interior Design, 2003.1013 Thinking Green — Boston Business Journal, 2003.1013 Private Builder Reaches Green Milestone — Sacramento Business Journal, 2003.1013
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