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Eliza Pierce Elementary School received an award from the Concrete Masonry Association of California and Nevada (CMACN) and the American Institute of Architects, California Council’s (AIACC) 2017 Concrete Masonry Design Awards.  Meeting Community Needs Inside and Out Located in the mining community of Battle Mountain, Nevada, a small rural town in …

[ The FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, St. Catherines, ON, is a recipient of an award from SMART Dynamics of Masonry’s recent awards program, “Designing Masonry for All It’s Worth.”  The Centre was recognized for Acoustic Design.    Beauty to the Eye and to the Ear FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre incorporates …

“We never want to use the center as a FEMA structure. However, if we do have winds up to 250 mph, this is where I would want to be,” said Kim Johnson, principal, Truman Learning Center. “One of the most important factors when we were making plans for the new …

The use of Segmental Retaining Walls (SRWs) is a modern technique but concrete as a building material goes back to the Egyptians. Dry-cast or zero-slump concrete block products began in the United States in 1876, making one block unit at a time. A hundred years later, zero-slump concrete SRW units …

  An Organic Design with Exposed Concrete Masonry The historic Oakland Hills firestorm in 1991 left behind grey ash and blackened foundations from thousands of homes in the fire’s path. Today, only a few of those torched lots remain vacant. AAA Architecture created a home for one of those sites …

  After six years of construction, El Do is finally complete. This house is a one-level structure with a garage loft, located at La Jolla Shores in San Diego, CA. Even though this house has been totally renovated, its design story has not changed, and the floor plan remains intact. But, …

[ Influenced by mid-20th Century modern architecture characterized by clean lines, simplicity and a balance with nature, 2345 House in Reno, NV, has ample windows and an open floor plan. Adhering to the design philosophy of the great modernist architectural designers like Piet Mondrian and Eero Saarinen, interior spaces are …

When creating an animal shelter, humble doesn’t mean simple “Despite its humble architectural expression, the planning was actually extremely complex and required extensive interface with the users,” said Harley Ellis Devereaux Senior Project Designer Gary Leivers, AIA, RIBA, LEED AP. “The requirement for a single level and a footprint of …

    Perimeter Security for Indian Youth The project physically extends itself for every possible advantage on a crowded, constrained site. Integral to the larger tribal judicial and governmental campus, the facility and site layout are derived completely from the dual requirement of optimizing observational sight lines and providing staff …