Following the recent Library Building Award announcement, the American Institute of Architects now revealed this year s best new schools and learning centers. The Institute s Committee on Architecture for Education recognized six projects with its Awards of Excellence and five with Awards of.
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Art in the outdoors SoCal plein air painters to host Newport Beach show and sale in early June
Artist Diane Prendergast paints a landscape at the Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve in April. The Southern California Plein Air Painters Assn. will host a show at the Environmental Nature Center June 5 and 6.
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After a year of hosting events and shows almost completely online, members of the Southern California Plein Air Painters Assn. a club for people who create art in nature have been itching to get back to the great outdoors.
For more than two decades, the organization has been a haven for artists who prefer painting
LPA Receives AIA California’s Top Honor for Architecture Firm
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Firm Award recognizes LPA’s history of distinguished architecture, industry-leading work on energy performance and effect on the profession.
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“The Firm Award represents the years of dedication and commitment of everyone in the firm to work together to design projects that work better for people, says CEO Wendy Rogers. IRVINE, Calif. (PRWEB) March 15, 2021 The American Institute of Architects California has named LPA Design Studios the recipient of the 2021 Firm Award, the organization’s highest annual honor for an architectural firm.
The Firm Award, which is typically presented to one firm a year, recognizes studios that have “consistently produced distinguished architecture for a period of at least 10 years.” Candidates are reviewed on their firm culture, influence on the community and role in the desi
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“Performance was a primary concern,” stated Rick DAmato FAIA, LEED AP, design director, workplace principal, LPA, Inc. “[We] generated an energy model to justify the design which was utilized for California’s Title 24 compliance and for LEED and Living Building Challenge certification.”
With its exceptional solar control, blocking nearly 80% of the sun’s heat energy while letting in high levels of daylighting,
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Atlantica® glass helped reduce the school’s Energy Use Intensity (EUI) by more than 100% compared to the national average for preschool/daycare building types.
In addition to the operable windows, the building’s low energy footprint is further supported by large sliding doors, also made with