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Conceptual Analysis| Formal | Historical
Executive Architect – Ashley McGraw Design Architect – Toshiko Mori Analysis – Kae Schwalber, Sravya Sirigiri, Raya Albawab, Qianyao Zhao,
According to the nonprofit Syracuse Center of Excellence, their mission is to push the boundaries of building technologies to improve human health and the environment. The buildings program consists of research and work spaces that focuses on clean and renewable energy, indoor environmental quality, and water resources. . Natural ventilation, personal ventilation systems, heat recovery and reuse systems, rain water capture and reuse, vegetative roof, and geothermal ground source heat pumps are among the sustainability strategies employed in the building’s design. For this project, the sustainable design effort relied less on the application of new techniques than on intelligently combin- ing existing processes (many of which are more common in Europe than North America).
ACTIVE DESIGN
CULTURAL DESIGN
ACCESSIBLE
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TEST BED
PASSIVE DESIGN
NATURAL VENTILATION
GREEN ROOF
GREY WATER COLLECTION
DAY LIGHTING
“GREEN” MATERIALS
DISPLACEMENT VENTILATION
HEAT RECOVERY EXHAUST
RADIANT HEAT/COOL
REGENDERATIVE BREAKING ELEVATOR
GEOTHERMAL BOREFIELD
RAISED FLOOR
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Fumihiko Maki’s work, often explores pioneering uses of new materials and fuses the cultures of east and west through what Charles Jencks calls double coding. Here Maki uses a modernist aesthetic melded with a zen architecture understanding of how to move through space, generally using multiple levels and visual focal points
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Ashley McGraw’s design firm state that their work is “motivated by the belief that architecture has agency to create net positive change to the environment, community, and local economy. Driven by a culture of rigorous curiosity, their core competency has expanded well beyond traditional disciplinary edges.” As for processes, they have stated that they start every project with an analysis phase, and utilize new technologies to better facilitate designing.
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Collaboration Center of Excellence
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Dymaxion house, Buckminster Fuller 1933
Lina Bo Bardi devoted her working life to promoting the social and cultural potential of architecture and design, often by contextualizing her work by incorporate the ideas behind local architecture into the design in a way that was modern.
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Toshiko Mori’s design firm uses and “intelligent approach to ecologically sensitive siting strategies, historical context, and innovative use of materials reflects a creative integration of design and technology.” She and her team are thoughtful and sensitivity to detail, aided by extensive research into the site conditions and surrounding context, focusing on programmatic needs. On her style, she has said, “Digest the complexities and come up with a solution which may be a result of many, many different iterations. So imposing a style just won’t work anymore”