In 2008, the Boston Harbor Island Alliance and National Park Service held a competition for a visitor information pavilion for the Boston Harbor Islands, a national park composed of 38 islands that are accessible by ferryboat from the Boston waterfront.
When most people think of New Mexico, they think of the muted adobe buildings of Sante Fe or the famous natural wonders of Carlsbad Caverns or White Sands Natural Monument.
The restoration of the tower of Independence Hall in Philadelphia has been a fascinating example of the National Park Service’s fierce dedication to preserving the building’s structural elements while supplementing and strengthening the historic site with modern building materials.
The rooftop terrace that crowns the 10-story Mayo 420 building in Tulsa, Okla., is a popular spot for building residents who come up to relax and enjoy the views of downtown from high above Bartlett Square.
The Walgreens distribution facility in Windsor, Wis., was originally built in 1980 with a standing seam steel roof offering an R-value of 9.5. Owners decided it was time to improve the energy efficiency of the distribution center and hired RRK Associates, Ltd., to carry out the project.
Designing an addition to any Frank Lloyd Wright building is a daunting architectural challenge. So when a 7,000-square-foot green roof was installed on a 20,000-square-foot addition to the First Unitarian Meeting House in Madison, Wis., it took a joint effort by a Wisconsin-based architecture firm and a Michigan-based horticultural company.
When Tremco Incorporated decided to renovate its Beachwood, Ohio, company headquarters from top to bottom, the construction materials and services company knew there was a wealth of internal expertise they could tap into.
The undulating profile of the Marco Polo Condominiums has been a fixture on the skyline of Honolulu since 1971. But even though the building still looks striking after 40 years, there was trouble in paradise - in the form of a leaky roof.