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Building On Ideas For Urban Conservation

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Abhijeet Chavan
5 March 2001 - 9:00am

A building that survived the recent earthquake in the Pacific Northwest is an example of a trend towards architecture that is both innovative and environmentally sensitive.

"As policy makers search for solutions to the West Coast power crisis, the Natural Capital Center, near downtown, has become something of a model for the creation of buildings that conserve energy and are otherwise ecologically friendly... The renovation of the warehouse, once a United States Steel depot, is considered a prominent example of a national trend toward imaginative workplace architecture, as well as toward more environmentally sound buildings. It includes wide-open spaces that are supposed to encourage interaction, even to the point of eliminating some barriers between tenants."

Full Story: Building on Ideas for Urban Conservation
Source: The New York Times, March 4, 2001
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