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Mack Scogin to Speak at University of Cincinnati

mf — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:27:22 +0000

Mack Scogin is scheduled to give a lecture on February 22, 2012 at 4:30pm at the University of Cincinnati Arnoff Center (DAAP), room 4400. The event is sponsored by the Student Society of the School of Architecture and Interior Design.

The Gates Center for Computer Science and Hillman Center for Future Generation Technologies at Carnegie Mellon University Awarded 2012 AIA Institute Honor Award for Architecture

mf — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:44:46 +0000

The American Institute of Architects announced that The Gates Center for Computer Science and Hillman Center for Future Generation Technologies at Carnegie Mellon University has been awarded an AIA Honor Award for Architecture for 2012. This is the eighth National AIA Honor Award the firm has received.

Comments from the jury:
This project is scaled perfectly within an urban campus and within a uniquely difficult site. The building not only matches the culture and aspirations of the school but also provides campus connections that had been clearly missing before. The fenestration and zinc exterior skin surprisingly relate beautifully to the campus fabric without being literal.

Perhaps the most wonderful aspect of the project is a set of views and visual connections created by transparent interior glazing, non-reflective exterior glazing as well as carefully placed and angled floor plates.

The Gates Center for Computer Science and Hillman Center for Future Generation Technologies at Carnegie Mellon University Awarded LEED Gold Certification

mf — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:41:05 +0000

The Gates Center for Computer Science and the Hillman Center for Future-Generation Technologies have been awarded LEED® certification at the Gold level established by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute.

From the PR Newswire:
The buildings enclose 217,000 square feet of classrooms, offices and laboratories and serve as a crossroads for the campus, with five main entrances on three levels and two major pedestrian bridges.

The project more than doubled the amount of green space that existed on the 5.6-acre site, which previously included parking lots and several buildings. All surface parking was replaced with an underground garage and the new buildings have five green roofs and a winter garden.

The buildings include systems for collecting about half a million gallons of rainwater and snowmelt each year. The use of this gray water for flushing toilets, combined with the installation of low-flow lavatories and low-flush urinals, cut potable water use in half.

The ventilation system uses rotary heat exchangers called enthalpy wheels to limit energy loss. Occupancy sensors help control lighting and office temperatures throughout the buildings.

Merrill Elam To Speak at North Carolina State University

mf — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 10:00:30 +0000

Merrill Elam will be speaking at North Carolina State University on November 21, 2011. The event will take place at 6 pm at the Burns Auditorium / Kamphoefner Hall. The event is part of the School of Architecture | AIA Triangle Joint Lecture Series.

Mack Scogin To Speak at The City College of New York / CUNY

mf — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 22:30:14 +0000

Mack Scogin will be speaking at The City College of New York / CUNY on November 17, 2011. The event will take place in the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture Sciame Auditorium located at 141 Convent Avenue (at W. 135th Street) at 6:30 pm. The event is free and open to the public.

Merrill Elam to Participate in Switch Modern Discussion

mf — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:33:04 +0000

Merrill Elam will join artist Radcliffe Bailey and architect Brian Bell of BLDGS to discuss the award winning home, Bailey HouseStudio designed by Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects. The discussion is part of the Spotlight on Design program by Switch Modern. The event is Wednesday, September 28, 2011 from 6-8pm at Switch Modern located at 1193 Howell Mill Road in Atlanta, Georgia. If you would like to attend please RSVP at rsvp@lizlapiduspr.com.

Merrill Elam Will Speak at the University of California, Berkeley

mf — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:29:19 +0000

Merrill Elam will be speaking at the University of California, Berkeley on Wednesday, September 21, 2011. The event will take place at 112 Wurster Hall at 7:30 pm. The event is co-sponsored by the East Bay Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

Site Unseen Exhibition Opens June 9th at Spruill Gallery in Atlanta

mf — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 22:47:05 +0000

Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects’ project Museum of the Second World War in Gdansk, Poland is featured in the Site Unseen Exhibition at Spruill Gallery located at 4681 Ashford Dunwoody Road in Atlanta, Georgia. The exhibition runs from June 10- July 23, 2011 with an opening reception June 9th from 6-9pm.

Exhibition at American Academy of Arts and Letters Closes This Week

mf — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 22:34:07 +0000

The exhibition in conjunction with the Arnold W. Brunner Memorial Prize in Architecture at the American Academy of Arts and Letters Closes this week. Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects included three experimental films that focus on two recently completed international competitions, Museum of the Second World War in Gdansk, Poland and the Kaohsiung Maritime Cultural and Popular Music Center in Kaohsiung, Taiwan as well as a piece called “Beauty is Sustained Ugliness.” The exhibition is in Gallery D of the North Gallery.

Merrill Elam will Speak at Mississippi Celebrates Architecture

mf — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 21:13:16 +0000

Merrill Elam will be speaking at Mississippi Celebrates Architecture at the Mississippi War Memorial Building in Jackson, Mississippi this Thursday March 31, 2011. The event is sponsored by AIA Mississippi. From the AIA Mississippi press release: “The Educational Symposium is the core component of ‘Mississippi Celebrates Architecture.’ It is a one-day design symposium, held each spring in Jackson, Mississippi. A group of nationally recognized architects present their work in general and a single project in depth. While spending the day with architects, students, the public and allied professionals; these architects participate in in-depth, interactive discussions of their approach to the practice of architecture.”