More stories about Flashback

  • Flashback: Behnisch Architekten's Norddeutsch Landesbank

    More than a decade after its completion, a German banking headquarters continues to garner attention for its form and how it functions.

  • A Winning Pathway to Top Building Performance? The Envelope, Please.

    Macalester College's Institute for Global Citizenship gets its Ph.D. in energy savings.

  • High Expectations for the USGBC

    LEED certification was just one requirement for the green-building giant's own space in Washington, D.C.

  • Building It Forward To Extend a Charity's Headquarters

    Heifer International's Murphy Keller Education Center extends the charity's Little Rock headquarters amidst sprawling wetlands constructed on Arkansas's largest brownfield.

  • Quick Study in Efficiency

    After just three years of operations, Manassas Park Elementary School and Pre-K is already teaching many about efficiency.

  • Put to the Test

    Designed to be tough, the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless highlights the importance of preparing for long-term maintenance and changing occupancy loads.

  • Good Neighbor

    In the mid-2000s, the Central Library in Seattle drew critics' attention, but it's the nearby Ballard Branch Library that attracts environmentalists.

  • The Original Platinum Office

    After more than 10 years in operation, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's Philip Merrill Environmental Center provides a number of lessons.

  • Beyond the Building

    Large-scale lessons from the Lloyd Crossing Sustainable Urban Design Plan and Catalyst Project.

  • Green Catalyst

    A 2003 AIA COTE Top Ten project, the Chicago Center for Green Technology may have helped kick-start the city's green-building boom.