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Principal Elizabeth Alford was profiled in the October 2010 issue of Tribeza.
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Detail Magazine published Pollen’s 12th Street Studios in the November-December 2010 issue on timber construction.
Read the full article here. Click on “Studios in Austin” or scroll to page 18.
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This course taught by Dason Whitsett seeks to provide students with an understanding of the fundamentals of how buildings interact with their energetic environment, i.e. the natural energy that flows around and through them. Developing an intuitive grasp of the principles that govern this interaction is critical for the designer or adviser in order to have the ability to apply sound energy design principles in the early stages of a project when they matter most. [more...]
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On February 10-11, 2011 Dason Whitsett will be teaching a two-day seminar through the UT Cockrell School of Engineering Center for Lifelong Engineering Education entitled Green Building and Sustainable Communities. This course is designed for planners, architects, engineers, developers, government officials and others who wish to investigate the underlying principles of sustainable design and gain a working knowledge of strategies and tools with which to apply that knowledge.
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Pollen’s 12th St. Studios project is featured in Massing for the Masses, an architectural exhibition exploring affordable design strategies and their impact in the community. Coleman Coker will deliver the keynote address entitled “Architecture in the Community.” The exhibition runs November 6-10, 2010 at the Austin Museum of Art.
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Pollen’s Balcones House and Materials Recovery Facility will be exhibited in “ACADEMIC PRACTICE: An Exhibition of Faculty Work from The University of Texas School of Architecture” from August 30 – September 24, 2010.
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Pollen Architecture_12th St Studio_AIA Award from Pollen Architecture on Vimeo.
Here is a video clip of the AIA jurors – Marlon Blackwell, Merrill Elam and Michael Imber – discussing our E 12th St studio project. Marlon’s comment about wanting to go to church there is right at the end! Whenever you’d like Marlon…..
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The Balcones house is nearing completion! All the interior pine boards have been installed and the plaster on the walls and soffits finished. The concrete floors were ground smooth last week. [more...]
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AIA Austin held their annual awards ceremony in April which ’showcases excellence in design’ by local members. We were thrilled to be given a Citation of Honor for our 12th St Studios. The jury this year included Marlon Blackwell, Merrill Elam and Michael Imber. Our favourite juror comment was by Marlon, who commented that he’d like to go to church at our project! 15 awards were given in all, from an initial submission of 97. Congratulations to all the winners for their beautiful work – you can link to photos of the projects through the AIA Austin website.
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