The St. Louis Zoo Primate Canopy Trails are home to 40 primates representing 14 different species. When lead design firm PGAV Destinations and general contractor Tarlton Corp. began work on the 35,000-sq-ft expansion to the existing primate house in late 2019, one of their biggest challenges was planning work around chimpanzees, lemurs and colobus monkeys.
The woven bird’s nest pattern in this new performing arts center mimics that of Alta High School’s hawk mascot, and the placement of its 1,400-seat auditorium in the center of the building suggests a hawk’s nest.
Located on a half-acre site, the two-story, 20,786-sq-ft mass timber library marks the first time self-supporting dowel-laminated timber (DLT) has been integrated into a folded plate roof design, according to the project team.
This 75,000-sq-ft performance, instruction, recording and practice space consolidates smaller facilities across the University of Wisconsin at Madison and includes a 660-seat main concert hall.
The Kirkland Museum of Fine and Decorative Arts presents the work of Denver artist Vance Kirkland and contains more than 30,000 pieces by nearly 1,500 other artists and designers.