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U.S. Courthouse by Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects

Austin, Texas

June 16, 2013

An innovative pinwheel plan brings daylight into a rugged cubic building that strengthens the public realm's imprint in a historic part of the Texas capital.

Livestrong Foundation

February 15, 2012

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A single-story, 30,000-square-foot headquarters for the Livestrong Foundation, with office space, meeting rooms, a courtyard, a gym, and a resource center for cancer patients. Located in East Austin, the facility is an adaptive reuse of a concrete tilt-up paper warehouse built in the 1950s.

Gloria Marshall Elementary School

January 16, 2012

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Completion Date: September 2010 Owner: Spring Independent School District Program: A two-story, 105,391-square-foot public elementary school with large-volume communal spaces—a cafeteria, a gymnasium, and an auditorium—concentrated in a central core, with classrooms arranged along the perimeter. The school also includes a library, a music room, a computer lab, an indoor "tree house" on the second floor, and a garden/outdoor classroom at the entrance with a river table and pond. Design Concept and Solution: The district normally uses a two-building prototype for all its schools, but for Gloria Marshall the board wanted to rearrange the program to conserve natural resources and

W Austin Hotel and Residences with Austin City Limits Live at Moody Theatre by Andersson-Wise Architects

Austin, Texas

December 16, 2011

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Drawing on the simple forms and pure shapes of minimalist art, Andersson-Wise Architects conceived this Texas hotel as a narrow tower defined by light and shadow.

Legacy ER (Frisco) by 5G Studio Collaborative

Frisco, Texas

August 16, 2011

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Dallas-based 5G Studio Collaborative designed an emergency room and urgent-care facility in nearby Frisco that would provide comfort for patients in distress.

Arthouse at the Jones Center

Ingrid Spencer

February 15, 2011

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The ubiquitous “Keep Austin Weird” movement seems more defined by what it’s against — big-box stores, Mediterranean-style buildings, Hummers — than what it’s for.

Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas

Dell Children's Medical Center enables healing for both patients and the environment.

August 1, 2010

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Driven by the client’s desire to achieve LEED platinum-level certification—unprecedented for an inpatient hospital—the design for Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas began with a distinct vision and commitment to significantly reduce the negative impact of the building on its occupants and the environment.