@ William McDonough + partners, 1996

This 13,600 square foot zero-energy building was possibly the first substantially green high-performance building constructed on an American college campus. From the outset, and fundamental to the client, connection of building and landscape was to be an essential teaching tool.

Winner of numerous awards, the US Department of Energy lists the project as one of thirty milestone buildings of the twentieth century.

Hired as a project designer in 1997, I initiated the construction document set and layout, established detail documentation for wall sections, window details, the auditorium and living machine. I was later tasked with revising the overall design to successfully bring construction costs in line with the client’s budget. As a team member I helped coordinate materials, specifications, and document production, as well as mechanical, day-lighting, and structural consultants