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Yale University Art Gallery, Kahn Building

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

June 1, 2007

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When the Yale University Art Gallery first opened in 1953, this magazine included it in a roundup of new art museums.

Griffith Observatory

Pfeiffer Partners and Levin & Associates Architects' restoration and expansion of L.A.'s beloved landmark lures stars back to Hollywood.

Russell Fortmeyer

June 1, 2007

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Like Los Angeles, the Griffith Observatory, a 1935 Art Deco masterpiece conceived by Russell Porter and designed by the firm Austin and Ashley, exists in several domains, illusory and real. Whether glimpsed in the movies—1955’s "Rebel Without a Cause" or 1984’s "The Terminator"—or as a twilight destination in the Hollywood Hills, the Griffith’s iconic three-domed structure, what longtime observatory director Edwin Krupp calls the “hood ornament of Los Angeles,” also provides that rare Los Angeles accident: true public space.

Newark City Hall

June 1, 2007

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Newark City Hall was designed by John H. and Wilson C. Ely Architects with the firm of Mowbray and Uffinger, and completed in 1906.

California Academy Sciences Transition Facility

California Academy of Sciences Transition Facility

June 1, 2007

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The California Academy of Sciences needed a temporary home to accommodate research, administrative, and public spaces while its old facility, in Golden Gate Park, was being replaced with a new design by Renzo Piano.

The Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center

Environmental learning center embodies municipality's sustainable vision.

March 1, 2007

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The Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center (GEHC) is a hands-on science learning center dedicated to increasing appreciation and understanding of water resources in Gwinnett County, a suburb of Atlanta.

San Jose City Hall

Large entry rotunda embraces a city's residents.

March 1, 2007

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The San Jose City Hall and Civic Center, in San Jose, Calif., marks the new centerpiece of a decade-long redevelopment of the city’s seven-block civic district.

Redmond City Hall

MulvannyG2 balances dignified and playful elements in a city hall that reflects its community's innovative spirit and picturesque landscape.

March 1, 2007

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Like many fast-growing suburbs, Redmond, Washington, knew plenty about constructing roads and fire stations but little about making civic buildings.

Limerick County Council Headquarters

Bucholz McEvoy Architects creates a contemporary, green county seat in the suburbs near one of the Emerald Isle’s largest cities.

Raymond Ryan

March 1, 2007

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The Limerick County Council Headquarters belongs to an impressive series of new local government buildings erected throughout the Emerald Isle during the past decade, structures that gather council offices together, for the first time, in signature buildings.

Gleneagles Community Centre

Green community center provides airy, sunlight space for fun and games.

March 1, 2007

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The Gleneagles Community Centre combines innovative green design with commonsense to provide a communal recreation facility for the citizens of West Vancouver, in British Columbia.

International Criminal Court

Parking deck repurposed for a court with international reach.

March 1, 2007

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Established in 2002 to prosecute war crimes, genocide, and similar atrocities, the International Criminal Court (ICC) quickly outgrew its temporary home within a larger office building in The Hague.

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