LEED Gold certification
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about LEED Gold certification
Project • By EFA studio di architettura • Factories
Biotech Center of Excellence
Located within the Chiesi Farmaceutici campus in Parma, Italy, the Biotech Center of Excellence was designed by EFA – Studio di Architettura as a specialised facility for the production of advanced biologic therapies. Developed on the footprint of a demolished pre-existing structure, the project demonstrates how contemporary pharmaceutical manufacturing can integrate operational efficiency, environmental performance, and architectural quality within a compact industrial footprint.
Marco Introini
Certified LEED Gold, the facility consolidates research, technical infrastructure, and production processes within a single vertically organised building. This approach reduces land consumption while supporting the complex environmental... More
News • News • 19 Feb 2025
Provencher_Roy’s Hélène Desmarais Building in downtown Montreal promotes sustainability and community
Canadian architectural firm Provencher_Roy postulates: “What if training the leaders of the future started with immersion in responsible architecture in tune with its surroundings?” In response, the studio has completed a new home for HEC Montréal, a prestigious business school in Montreal, Quebec. The 24,000-square-meter Hélène Desmarais Building in the city’s downtown core combines contemporary, functional, and sustainable design principles: the building is designed to harmonize with its natural and built environment.
Ema Peter
Ema Peter
The Hélène Desmarais Building is named after Québécois businesswoman Hélène Desmarais, a graduate of HEC... More
News • News • 4 Nov 2024
Ayers Saint Gross Completes Transformative Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center at Missouri Botanical Garden
Ayers Saint Gross has unveiled the Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center at the Missouri Botanical Garden, the oldest botanical garden in continuous operation in the United States. This center is not only a gateway for over a million visitors each year but also a hub for global plant science research, deeply rooted in the Garden’s rich history and diverse plant collection.
Casey Dunn
In collaboration with Michael Vergason Landscape Architects (MVLA), the Visitor Center features a striking arrival sequence designed for accessibility. The center includes a North Garden and a World Woodland Garden, which together function as a living library housing over 46,000 plants, including more than 300 species, many of which are endangered. This... More
News • News • 27 Oct 2024
Populus by Studio Gang: A New Architectural Landmark in Denver
Studio Gang, the renowned architecture and urban design firm led by Jeanne Gang, has unveiled Populus, a 265-room hotel in Denver. This striking addition to the city serves as a vibrant social hub, drawing inspiration from the growth patterns of Colorado's native Aspen trees (Populus tremuloides) to establish a new architectural icon.
Steve Hall
Located at a critical intersection linking Denver's civic, arts, and commercial districts, Populus opens its three sides to embrace visitors and locals. Its sculptural façade features textured vertical scallops that correspond to the dimensions of the guest rooms, creating a seamless connection between the building's exterior and interior spaces. Made from acid-washed glass fibre re... More
News • News • 7 Jul 2023
Torre Plaza Europa 34 by GCA Architects defies stereotypes of tall buildings with a volumetrically dynamic glass facade
In a rapidly developing business area in the metropolitan region of Barcelona, GCA Architects has completed the construction of the Torre Plaza Europa 34. With a surface area of 21,000 m2 and a height of 21 above-ground floors, the glass volume defies stereotypes associated with tall buildings by decomposing into four cubes that bring a volumetric dynamism and a series of terraces that allow people to connect with the outdoors and views over the city.
Rafael Vargas
The façades embracing the terraces contrast with the main façade through darker glass which, together with the horizontal metallic bands, emphasizes the equilibrium of the volumes. The rear façade is a slender aluminum volume incorporating the verti... More
News • News • 16 May 2023
Daniel Modòl urbanism+architecture repurposes a former hardware store into a state-of-the-art co-working concept
In the 22@Barcelona District, the new LOOM Ferreteria is a former hardware store repurposed by Daniel Modòl urbanism+architecture into a pet-friendly, state-of-the-art co-working concept. In addition to preserving key elements that define the industrial character of the existing historic building, the project has also earned LEED Gold certification for its fulfillment of sustainability, energy savings, and user comfort criteria.
Jordi Bernado
Totalling 1,756 square meters in floor area, LOOM Ferreteria opened in late 2022 after four years of planning and two years of construction and came in at a total budget cost of 3.379.913€. The pet-friendly space accommodates 200-persons and forms part of the transfor... More
News • News • 2 Feb 2023
LMN Architects complete $2 billion Seattle Convention Center expansion
LMN Architects have completed the USD 2 billion statement expansion to the Seattle Convention Center. Government and city officials hope the new building can create more activity in the city core by enlivening a downtown business district that has recently declined in traffic due to the pandemic, which resulted in hybrid work policies and safety concerns.
Greater Dog Architects
Called the Summit, the 1.5 million square foot complex is considered North America's first vertical Convention Center. It includes a staggering 573 770 square feet of event space, a 58 000 square foot column-free and divisible ballroom, 348 450 square feet of exhibit space, a 140 700 square foot lobby space, and a 14 000 square foot Garden terrace. The conven... More
News • News • 11 Sep 2022
M8 Work & Create by Oliv Architekten is an emblem of economic and ecological sustainability
Located on the edge of the ever-evolving creative centre of Werksviertel, in east Munich, M8 work & create, designed by Oliv Architekten, is an office building designed with a high level of flexibility and functionality for a diverse set of users.
Edzard Probst for Oliv Architekten
The expressive brick façade of the office building takes inspiration from 19th-century industrial architecture. The building's strict simplicity is achieved through prudent proportions and a defined facade composition. The ground floor and first floor are covered by 44 round arches that balance the horizontal focus on the standard floors.
Edzard Probst for Oliv Architekten
Classic clinker brick facades are reinterpreted in thi... More
News • News • 2 Jun 2022
Diller Scofidio + Renfro complete two ground-breaking buildings for the Columbia Business School
Located on Columbia’s Manhattanville campus in West Harlem, the new home for the Columbia Business School comprises two buildings and approximately 492,000 additional square feet of floor area. The two buildings designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro are the Henry R. Kravis Hall and the David Geffen Hall respectively, which each include numerous multifunctional spaces that foster a sense of community.
Iwan Baan
In terms of organization, the Kravis Hall building alternates floors of faculty offices with spaces for student learning over its 11 stories while the eight-story Geffen Hall alternates floors for learning spaces with administrative offices. The alternating and shuffling of the program is expressed on the budling’s fa... More
News • News • 10 Nov 2021
Zaha Hadid Architects completes new global headquarters for Infinitus China
Located on the site of a decommissioned airport, Infinitus Plaza is an office complex that includes herbal medicine research facilities, safety assessment labs and a learning centre for conferences and exhibitions.
Liang Xue
Zaha Hadid Architects arranged the eight storeys building around central atria and courtyards. A nod to the symbol for infinity “∞”. The anchoring voids, together with a variety of shared indoor and outdoor spaces, aim to build a strong sense of community by visually connecting the different floors together.
Liang Xue
Each atrium is covered with an ETFE membrane. A network of sprinklers spray collected rainwater onto the roof when the membrane’s exterior surface is heated to 35°C.... More
Project • By YKK AP America Inc. • Hospitals
Northern Kentucky Health Innovation Center
The 210,000 square foot Northern Kentucky Health Innovation Center includes classrooms, offices, laboratories, student collaboration spaces, conference rooms, and a simulation and clinical skills suite. Flexible lofts are used for active learning uses, bridges, an open, social staircase and five-story atrium with top-lit skylights create a unique design. The skylight uses electronic glass that tints at different shades, based on environmental conditions.
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Two types of metal panels are used on the facade. The ground floor is comprised of large panes of glass, while earth-toned metal panels are used above the ground floor to create a modern look. YKK AP's YCW 750 Outside Glazed Curtain Wall with a two-coat... More
Project • By Atelier(s) Alfonso Femia • Offices
The Corner
Redevelopment of a building located at the corner of Viale Liberazione and Via Melchiorre Gioia in Milan“The Corner” project involves the redevelopment of a building of the 1970s, property of the Generali Group, and located on the corner of Viale della Liberazione and Viale Melchiorre Gioia in Milan.The existing building presents itself as an articulated and complex body to bring back to life through a new identity.
The “actions” of the project can be distinguished in:1. overlay of two floors of the existing building;2. reconstruction of the facades of the existing building, including the fronts towards the inner courtyard and those of the lower body;3. redevelopment of the ground floor, including the porches and th... More
Project • By aflalo/gasperini arquitetos • Offices
Safra Paulista
Located on Avenida Paulista, one of the most important avenues in the Brazilian metropolis, the Safra Corporate is in a central quadrangle, with the Paulicéia Building, Matarazzo Tower, Shopping Cidade São Paulo, Sudameris Building Building and Banco Citibank Building, signed by the office. The building is part of a select group of Triple A projects with LEED Gold certification on the avenue, reinforcing its importance in the capital.
The building has two volumes: one that is made of glass, which makes a reinterpretation of the corner in its curved volumetry, and the other is a stone volume that contrasts with the neighboring building. The curve of the building also appears in the base of the tower, when the front touches the... More
Project • By Sachi Design • Offices
MHS 3
Step into the future of architectural brilliance with Hap Seng 3 Tower, a masterpiece that seamlessly integrates urban sophistication with the tranquility of nature. This 26-storey landmark is not just a commercial building; it’s a visionary project that epitomizes modern design and sustainability, meeting the highest industry standards with Grade-A office classification, GBI certification, LEED Gold certification, and MSC zone status.
Elevating Urban Spaces
Hap Seng 3 Tower is an architectural marvel that redefines commercial office environments. This striking development includes five levels dedicated to vibrant retail and dining experiences, 20 floors of premium office spaces, and a rooftop F&B venue—all elegant... More
Project • By MCX Interior • Offices
Hogan Lovells Beijing
Having ranked in recent years as one of the top four most innovative law firms in North America and Asia, Hogan Lovells strives to become a leader in diversity and inclusion and responsible business. Previously the Hogan Lovells Beijing office consisted of two separate spaces, for its corporate and intellectual property practice groups, located in different parts of the premier China Central Place building in the heart of Beijing’s central business district.
When an opportunity arose to enhance their unity and inclusiveness by moving to a new, full floor space that became available in the same building, Hogan Lovells identified the potential of this opportunity and engaged MCX Interior to create a thriving and inclusive workp... More