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summer 2013 We are pleased to present our summer 2013 issue of evolution, a seasonal journal. This issue focuses on cross-cultural dialogue.
emerging Cultural Intelligence: Expanding a Global Dialogue
This year presents a transformative milestone for Moore Ruble Yudell with the establishment of our new office in Shanghai—an expansion that reflects our evolving commitment not only to practice in the Pacific Region, but to a continuing process of learning and exchange through international work. Our world population recently hit seven billion. With this growth come accelerating challenges to the environment, infrastructure, housing and all forms of social institutions. At the same time, cultures, places, and economies are profoundly interconnected. The old cliché ‘What does it have to do with the price of eggs in China?’ is no longer rhetorical. As architects, we and our clients are intimately involved in the crosscurrents of change brought on by globalization. In over thirty years of practice we have found cultural cross-fertilization to be a benefit for all participants, whether working on a local library, a campus laboratory, or master planning for a whole campus or city. In the 1980's we were able to advance our knowledge of sustainable architecture though working in Germany and Sweden. We, in turn, were able to export to those clients a sensitivity to place and diversity in housing, which was highly valued by the inhabitants. In Japan, during the same period, we learned a heightened respect for the nuances of materiality and craft, while sharing techniques of team collaboration, which our clients found inspiring. During the past decade we have been privileged to explore both architecture and master planning in Asia. These opportunities have allowed us to bring our knowledge and expertise to a diverse array of site and building types, including: Large scale ecological planning Beijing: The Eco-valley Master Plan fulfills the highest aspirations for a sustainable agricultural community. It provides a new model of agricultural living and working on a 4.4 million square meter site, targeting a LEED for Neighborhood Development Platinum rating. Housing Taipei: Nearing completion, the Wen Sing AIT Residential Towers brings a new standard to high-rise urban living in Taipei. Education Hong Kong: Chinese University of Hong Kong, Wu Ho Man Yuen Building. This high density academic center transforms its tower typology into a place of learning and community with multi-level connections along the hillside and a terraced pedestrian street carved through the four-story podium.
Shanghai Tech: having master planned an ambitious new campus for Science, Technology, Management, IT and Design, we are currently designing a broad array of academic and student life buildings, configured to enhance collaboration and support a world-class campus for research and innovation. Institutional Taipei: The American Institute in Taiwan is designed as an elegant compound of building and landscape which serves the needs of the diplomatic mission. It is well into construction, directly across the street from the AIT Towers. Hong Kong: The Fire Service Training School (FSTS) creates a rich campus environment for the highly technical needs of the Department. The project translates a utilitarian program into a lively campus where sustainable buildings and landscape create an innovative and inviting community for residents and visitors.
Opening an office in Shanghai is an expression of our enjoyment of and commitment to working in Asia and to the importance of the Global Dialogue. The Shanghai office will enhance our ability to serve a diversity of clients while enabling a deeper sharing of insight and experience across place and culture. |
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Yasumoto International Academic Park and Wu Ho Man Yuen Building, Chinese University of Hong Kong
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John Brooks Williams Natural Sciences South |
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Lower Sproul Redevelopment, Phase 1 University of California, Berkeley This first phase of a multi-phased student community center project on the UC Berkeley campus will be completed in the Fall of 2014. The project includes a rain garden and site green infrastructure that integrate universal access. Subsequent phases scheduled for 2014 and 2015 include new buildings and the adaptive re-use of existing buildings. |
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Engineering VI, Phase 1 |
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2802 Pico 100% Affordable Housing |
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engaging |
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Overdrive: LA Constructs the Future 1940–1990 |
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Garden Dialogues: Southern California |
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Building Type Basics for College and University Facilities |
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2013 American Institute of Architects (AIA) National Convention |
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SCUP's 48th Annual International Conference |
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US Green Building Council Tour |
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SCUP North Central Regional Conference |