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April 4, 2007
AIA Project of the Month: An open textbook on sustainable design
By CLAIR ENLOW
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Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
12434 N.E. 60th St., Kirkland Architect:Mahlum Architects Owner: Lake Washington School District Project type: Educational Size: 57,000 square feet Completion: August 2005 Construction cost: $10.4 million Landscape architects: Cascade Design Collaborative Artist/interactive water sculpture: John Hoge Structural/civil engineer: Coughlin Porter Lundeen Electrical engineer: Coffman Engineers Mechanical engineer: Stantec Cost Consultant: Rider Hunt Levett & Bailey General contractor: SpeeWest Construction |
If you listed every sustainable building credit in Kirkland's Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, it would go on for pages. But they don't really grab your attention. Most of them are part of a disciplined design strategy that achieves many goals, including a good fit with its natural setting.
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