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Austin Central Library is a finalist for the 2018 Public Library of the Year Award

July 2018

The Austin Central Library, a Lake|Flato & Shepley Bulfinch Joint Venture, is one of five finalists for the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions' 2018 Public Library of the Year Award. The Austin Central Library is the only finalist from the United States, and is recognized among libraries in Brazil, Norway, Netherlands and Singapore. To learn more about the five finalists, click here. 

 

"The Central Library is a crown jewel of not just the Austin Public Library system, but the city as a whole. I'm so proud of this nomination. It speaks to what an incredible place our central library is."

-Austin Public Library Director Roosevelt Weeks

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2018 AIA Conference On Architecture

June 2018

Lake|Flato Sustainability Director Heather Holdridge, Sustainability Manager Corey Squire and Associate Partner Ryan Jones will be attending the 2018 AIA Conference on Architecture in New York. 

 

You can catch Heather and Corey at their corresponding A'18 events:

 

Friday, June 22:

7:30 - 9 a.m.: Heather will be participating in a ArchiTalk Session titled “True Confessions: Why We’re Not Meeting Our Energy Goals— And What To Do About It ”   

Location: Trianon Ballrom at Hilton Midtown, 1335 6th Ave.

 

2:30 - 4:30 p.m. : Both Heather & Corey will be participating at the COTE Open Forum: Heather will be speaking on “The 2030 Challenge,” and Corey will present an “Introduction to the COTE Top Ten Toolkit.”

Location: Room 1E02 at Javits Center, W 35th Street & 11th Ave. 

 

Saturday, June 23:

9:45 - 11:15 a.m.: Corey will participate in a ArchiTalk titled “Setting the Stage for Positive Outcomes: Three Ways to Structure a Sustainability Charrette”

Location: Mercury Ballroom at Hilton Midtown, 1335 6th Ave.

 

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Confluence Park in Architectural Record

June 2018

Confluence Park, a project for the San Antonio River Foundation driven by sustainability, education and art, is featured in Architectural Record's June issue. The park features a pavillion made of concrete petals which funnel rainwater into a site-wide water catchment system, and the multi-purpose Estella Avery Education Center, which opens out to the park. To read Architectural Record's article on Confluence Park, click here. 

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TreeHouse Dallas Honored with TxA Design Award

May 2018

We are honored TreeHouse Dallas is among the 14 projects awarded a 2018 Design Award by the Texas Society of Architects. The TreeHouse flagship store in Dallas is an aspiring net-zero energy building that provides an experiential retail experience that embodies the TreeHouse brand philosophy. TreeHouse was designed to be the first net-zero energy retail building independent from the grid— an unprecedented first for a big-box retailer in Texas, as well as for any home improvement store of its kind nationwide. To see all 14 winners of the TxA 2018 Design Award, click here. 

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Hotel San Cristóbal Ranked Among Seven Best Boutique Hotels in Mexico

May 2018

Hotel San Cristóbal is in good company among Dezeen's list of Seven Best Boutique Hotels in Mexico. Nestled on the coast just north of Punta Lobos on the Baja Peninsula, Hotel San Cristóbal is a true escape drawing inspiration from its namesake: Saint Cristopher, the patron saint of travelers, surfers and sailors. Designed as an oasis tucked away where the sea and mountains collide, guests are drawn in by an expansive view of the lapis blue ocean and the surrounding sierra upon arrival. 

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Austin Central Library wins AIA Austin Design Award

May 2018

We're thrilled the Austin Central Library was honored with a AIA Austin Design Award with a Sustainbility Commendation!  

 

 

“La Biblioteca Central de Austin son un gran proyecto, un proyecto muy impresionante y sobre todo lo que hace por la ciudad. Creo que la ciudad de Austin se merecía una biblioteca así ya, una biblioteca de ese nivel. Todos los conceptos de sustentabilidad, del manejo de la luz, de capturar el agua de la lluvia, de ser un centro de comunidad — todo lo logra.” 

 

“The Austin Central Library is a great project, a very impressive project, especially because of what it accomplishes for the city. I think Austin deserved a library like this, a library of this caliber. All of the sustainability concepts, the light management, the rainwater catchment system, it being a community center — it accomplishes everything.”

 

- AIA Austin jury comments from Claudia Harari of Harari Landscape Architecture 

 

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ULI Marketplace: Canopy Austin, Downtown Showcase

May 2018

Lake|Flato will be at ULI Austin Marketplace May 9, 2018 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. to showcase Canopy Austin, Downtown. The new six-story boutique hotel will include 140 guest rooms, underground valet parking and a variety of public programs and shared spaces designed to immerse guests in the neighborhood. The project will be an anchor for Austin's lively West 6th street, further strengthening not only the dynamic arts scene of the area, but also the identity of Austin as a creative urban hub. For details on the 9th Annual ULI Marketplace in Austin, click here. 

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Georgia Tech EBB honored with 2018 AIA COTE Top Ten Award

April 2018

The Georgia Tech Engineered Biosystems Building (EBB) has been honored with a 2018 AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) Top Ten Award. Designed by Cooper Carry and Lake|Flato, EBB is an innovative model for research facilities that challenges the silos of traditional laboratory design. With a total of 11 COTE Top Ten Awards, Lake|Flato has the distinction of receiving more COTE awards than any other firm. To see the 2018 COTE Top Ten Winners, click here. 

 

"Laboratory buildings are typically heavy water and energy users, yet the design team managed to show vast improvements can be achieved through ingenuity and integrated design. The focus on water in the building and the reuse of rainwater  and air conditioning condensate in the landscape surrrounding site is particularly impressive." 

- Jury comment

 

 

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Georgia Tech West Village Dining Commons wins AIA Georgia Honor Award

April 2018

We're thrilled our Georgia Tech West Village Dining Commons project, a collaboration with Cooper Carry, has been awarded an AIA Georgia Honor Award! The West Village Dining Commons is a vibrant, multi-purpose campus that provides dining and retail options for students and faculty in the west campus quadrant. To see more images of the Dining Commons, click here. 

 

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University of Southern Mississippi Opens New Marine Education Center Designed by Lake|Flato

April 2018

The University of Southern Mississippi celebrated the opening of the new Marine Education Center on April 16 with a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory's Cedar Point site in Ocean Springs. "This facility is the crown jewel of marine educaiton at USM," said Dr. Monty Graham, Director for the USM School of Ocean Science and Technology. "I have been to many marine laboratories around the world. The MEC is by far the best of all of them. It will catapult us far ahead of some very prestigious marine education powerhouses."

 

Lake|Flato conceptualized the new facility as a place where visitors would "come and do" instead of "come and see." The six buildings on the site were designed to blend into the natural environment, tucked under the existing tree caonpy and nestled in the natural landscape. 

 

For the full article on the ribbon-cutting ceremony, click here.