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METROPOLIS Introduces Natural Habitat, a Sustainable Homes Video Series

The series debuts with a tour of a tranquil upstate New York retreat designed with Passive House principles.

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January 1, 2009

Third Annual Smart Environment Winners

Faced with tight budgets, all three winners still combined sustainable design and functional beauty.

By: Site Staff

This year’s IIDA/Metropolis Smart Environments Awards cover a range of scales, the proverbial S,M,L: a tiny organic restaurant in Washington, D.C.’s, his­­toric Georgetown district; a lovely library in Scotts­dale, Ari­zona; and a bright, daylit architecture office in-side a mixed-use development in Seattle. All of them, however, share an approach to sustainable design that merges beauty and intelligence with a genuine concern for the environment.

The 2008 IIDA/Metropolis Smart Environments Award Winners:

ARABIAN LIBRARY
Scottsdale, Arizona

SWEETGREEN RESTAURANT
Washington, D.C.

ALLEY 24
Seattle

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