NORTHWEST AND BEYOND
by ArchitectureWeek
http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/today.html
http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2004/1027/news_1-1.html
With talent contributed from all over the Pacific rim,
the Northwest and Pacific Region chapter of the
American Institute of Architects is arguably the most
diverse chapter of the AIA. This year's awards program
reflects that diversity, with tributes to projects in
Alaska, Hong Kong, Korea, and California, as well as
Washington and Oregon.
One of the four awards of honor went to Koonce Pfeffer
Bettis, Inc. for the BP Energy Center in Anchorage,
Alaska. This is a corporate building - integrating
energy-industry interpretive displays into the design -
performing a civic function by providing meeting and
training spaces for nonprofit community groups.
The two-story complex is made of three modules
connected to each other by low glass corridors that
also serve as exhibit spaces. Throughout are variously
sized conference spaces, some of which incorporate
teleconference equipment to reach out to this vast
state.
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by ArchitectureWeek
http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/today.html
http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2004/1027/news_1-1.html
With talent contributed from all over the Pacific rim,
the Northwest and Pacific Region chapter of the
American Institute of Architects is arguably the most
diverse chapter of the AIA. This year's awards program
reflects that diversity, with tributes to projects in
Alaska, Hong Kong, Korea, and California, as well as
Washington and Oregon.
One of the four awards of honor went to Koonce Pfeffer
Bettis, Inc. for the BP Energy Center in Anchorage,
Alaska. This is a corporate building - integrating
energy-industry interpretive displays into the design -
performing a civic function by providing meeting and
training spaces for nonprofit community groups.
The two-story complex is made of three modules
connected to each other by low glass corridors that
also serve as exhibit spaces. Throughout are variously
sized conference spaces, some of which incorporate
teleconference equipment to reach out to this vast
state.
... full story continues online (9 images):
http://www.ArchWeek.com/2004/1027/news_1-1.html
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