VSBA in The Architect’s Newspaper
October 9th, 2012
VSBA — and our transition from Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates — is mentioned in the recent issue of The Architect’s Newspaper:
VSBA in The Architect’s Newspaper
Lenfest Hall Goes Gold
July 23rd, 2012
Roof terrace
Roof terrace
We’re delighted to announce that our Lenfest Hall at the Curtis Institute of Music has achieved LEED Gold Certification!
Lenfest Hall was designed to be sustainable, healthful, and smart. It minimizes environmental impacts, providing a safe and healthy environment for the students, teachers, and staff who spend so much time there. The building offers green roofs at the terrace level and atop the residential tower. The terrace serves as an outdoor social space and features indigenous plantings.
Specifically sustainable elements of the building design include the use of recycled, local, and low-emitting materials, promotion of natural daylight and views, optimization of energy performance, brownfield redevelopment, reduction of light pollution, and water efficiency. It minimizes impact on the existing public infrastructure through a stormwater management system that eliminates storm discharge into the sewer system. And over 75% of the construction waste was diverted from landfills.
Photos by Tom Crane.
Lenfest Hall in “Context”
July 18th, 2012
The Curtis Institute of Music, Lenfest Hall: Locust Street facade
The Curtis Institute of Music’s Lenfest Hall is featured in this month’s Context, a publication of the AIA Philadelphia.
Link.
Photo by Tom Crane
New Firm = New Site!
July 5th, 2012
As we’ve changed our firm structure, we’ve also totally redesigned VSBA.com.
The site now features better graphics, more current projects, handy project-sorting navigation, an improved site-wide search, and more ways to contact us.
We’ve also given you more ways to access VSBA.com, including mobile devices. The site is cross-browser friendly and compatible with RSS feed readers. And as always, we’re on Facebook and Twitter.
We hope you like the new look! Please feel free to contact us if you have any suggestions or questions.
Introducing VSBA, LLC!
July 4th, 2012
We’re very pleased to announce Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates, Inc. has become
VSBA, LLC!
Our noted architectural planning and design firm is now under the leadership
of president and principal Daniel McCoubrey.
Dan, together with principal Nancy Rogo Trainer, will continue to build on our founders’ values —
bringing creative design, thoughtful analysis, and responsive service to our clients.
After over fifty years as one of the world’s preeminent architects, Robert Venturi has retired from practice, while Denise Scott Brown continues to publish and present her work.
We look forward to many more years of exceptional design and planning!