[audiobook] Algoma Township (Images of America) by Bethany Hart at Arts-Photography

Description

The Obama Presidential CenterExpanding opportunity in the global age; improving the health of our communities; protecting our children from the dangers of climate change; and looking beyond military force to promote peace; justice; and dignity throughout the world. Make real Americarsquo;s founding promise; that we are all created equal and free.THE WHY I DESIGN PHILOSOPHYWe seek to promote no individual style; each building is built upon a conceptual framework; derived from the program and the response to the site. It is fundamental that each building speak to its purpose and internal processes in simple terms; yet aspire to an intrinsic symbolic concept. Architecture must raise the level of expectation and wonder; focusing on the experience of the occupant. Materials are chosen for their inherent integrity; natural beauty; and patina. Synthetic or continuously renewed surface erases the mark of time lacking a sense of permanence and longevity. 　THE HOW I COMMITMENTrichauml;rd+bauer carefully balances the need for fit within the context and community fabric while providing an iconic public identity for each. The richauml;rd+bauer team is uniquely qualified to translate the vision of the new Barack Obama Presidential Center into a state of the art interdisciplinary; interactive public library; research; and museum center. Recent new similar projects experience by the collective project team directly apply to the possibilities; opportunities and choices faced by you and your team on this project. Our team members have all worked on library; research; and community center projects together involving how to balance the needs of new modern themes and technology with a reverence to tradition of functional and innovative learning environments that support leading edge technologies and learning styles; flexible and adaptable design; and integrated systems for design and sustainability. 　THE WHAT I PROCESSOur process fosters consensus building as well as shared authorship and ownership activities. At the end of the day; we want to understand all we can about what this building is; what it means; and how it engages its audience. From the very beginning; we will author a work-plan as a checklist of measurable accomplishments visited regularly with the team. If issues arise; they are addressed immediately by the parties until resolution is understood and achieved sustainability is a hallmark of our process and all of the buildings wersquo;re featuring as a part of this book have either achieved LEED status or are in progress; the highest level of which is LEED Platinum. This process begins early in the design and we monitor our progress regularly. By informing the team; we assure that there arenrsquo;t any impediments to achieving the desired LEED level.