USING STATE AND FEDERAL TAX CREDITS

WORKING WITH LEED
Pfeiffer Architects Helps Washington State U Renovate Its Student Union Building and Pursue LEED Accreditation
Stephanie Kingsworth, AIA, LEED-AP, an associate with Pfeiffer Architects, tells us that the Compton Union Building (CUB) project began with the question: “What do you do with a mid-century Modern student center at the heart of a university campus that just doesn’t function well anymore?” Over the course of 50+ years, the 240,000-gross-square-foot building had suffered from numerous expansions, internal remodels, and the addition of new programmatic elements, all of which resulted in a building with muddled architectural clarity that had turned into a rat’s maze on the interior. Read about how Pfeiffer Associates undertook its renovation.

Four Buildings Under the Gun
AIArchitect received four intriguing essays each arguing in favor of the preservation of a different Modern building, each located in a different city. The four structures sit on the bubble of being razed, preserved, or neglected, while ongoing efforts from various parties look at preservation and restoration options for each structure.