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AIA selects top ten green projects |
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The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and its Committee on the Environment have selected the organization's Top 10 List of outstanding examples of environmentally responsible architecture and design for 2009.
 Watch our video visit to Dockside Green, one of the winners.
The honorees were recognized at the AIA's annual National Convention and Design Exposition this spring in San Francisco.
Elements measured in determining the winners included the project's
intent and innovation, community design and connectivity, land use and
site ecology, bioclimatic design, light and air in interior
environments, water use, energy flows and energy future, materials and
construction, long life, and collective wisdom and feedback (lessons
learned).
The 2009 Top Ten Award Winners, their design teams and locations are:- Charles Hostler Student Center (VJAA) Beirut, Lebanon
- Chartwell (EHDD Architecture) Seaside, CA
- Gish Apartments (OJK Architecture and Planning) San Jose, CA
- Great River Energy Headquarters (Perkins+Will) Maple Grove, MN
- Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation (Ross Barney Architects) Evanston, IL
- Portola Valley Town Center (Siegel & Strain Architects) Portola Valley, CA
- Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center (Lake|Flato Architects) Orange, TX
- Synergy at Dockside Green (Busby Perkins+Will Architects Co.) Victoria, BC
- The Terry Thomas (Weber Thompson) Seattle, WA
- World Headquarters for the International Fund for Animal Welfare (DesignLAB Architects) Yarmouthport, MA
For more info and project details go to www.aiatopten.org/hpb/
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