Frick Environmental Center | Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
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?It?s always been about how we?re able to work together, in order to be able to produce something that we can hand to the next generation . . . [We celebrate] not only a Center, but . . . the collaboration of a city coming together to make it happen.?? Bill Peduto, Mayor of Pittsburgh
Courtesy of BCJ – Photographs : Alexander Denmarsh , Kent Suhrbier
The Frick Environmental Center, the first free and public, municipally-owned, Living Building Challenge-targeted project in existence, is a world-class center for experiential environmental education. A joint venture between the City of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, the new Environmental Center acts as a gateway to Frick Park and embodies the ?neighborhood to nature? ideal that served as inspiration for its formation more than 80 years ago. Courtesy of BCJ – Photographs : Alexander Denmarsh , Kent Suhrbier
The Frick Environmental Center includes the new Center; restored historic gatehouses and fountain; visitor parking; a service barn; and extensive landscaping and ecological restoration. The new building, nestled into a sloping hillside, is approached via a walkway and bridge. The building?s exterior, clad in locally and sustainably harvested black locust, blends with the surrounding woods. The environmental center features a public living room and gallery; classrooms for K-12 environmental education programs; and offices, storage, and s...
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