GAB Report library
2013
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a.gor.a architects Win World Architecture Community Award
We recently featured Thailand-based architecture firm a.gor.a architects and its eco-friendly project, the Mae Tao Clinic in Mae Sot, Thailand. The firm has garnered much recognition lately and we would like to congratulate the team: Jan, Line, and Albert. It is one of the 19 winners of the 20+10X World Architecture Community Awards 14th Cycle…
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Insights from Architect Chuck Davis, FAIA
Online education provider, aecKnowledge, presents a video on Mr. Chuck Davis, FAIA, the youngest of the founding partners of EHDD, a fabled San Francisco Bay Area architecture firm with a distinguished international reputation. At age 78, he remains a partner in the firm, guiding a new generation of leaders. In this remarkably candid interview, curated by…
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Net Zero Energy Through Design and Operation Strategies
On October 15th, the Packard Foundation announced that it had “achieved the goal of operating its headquarters building at net zero energy by generating more than enough electricity to meet is needs during the first full year of occupancy.” It is the largest building to-date to receive Net Zero Energy Building Certification through the International Living…
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The Packard Foundation’s Headquarters Is a Conservation Success
Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to take a private tour of The David and Lucile Packard Foundation’s newly built headquarters. It’s an elegant, well designed, and very green office building located in downtown Los Altos, California. It has an understated presence that respects its surrounding neighborhood and provides a strong anchor for the…
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Building Dormitories With Local, Recycled Timber and Renewable Bamboo in Thailand
The armed conflict that has persisted for decades in the Karen State of Myanmar results in a daily flow of refugees and immigrants to neighbouring Thailand. In the Thai town of Mae Sot, a few kilometres from the Burmese border, numerous schools and orphanages offer accommodation and education for the refugees and immigrants. One of…
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Don Hisaka, FAIA: Architect, Mentor, and Friend
Earlier this year, an architect very dear to my heart peacefully passed away at his home in Berkeley, California. The late Don M. Hisaka, a world renowned architect, was my professor at UC Berkeley, a former boss, a long-time mentor, and a friend who taught me many things about life. During the twenty plus years…