The Frick Environmental Center (FEC), the world?s first publicly accessible, free admission Living Building Challenge-targeted project, will be unveiled to the public for the first time in a Public Celebration on Saturday, September 10 from 10am ? 6pm. Designed by renowned architecture firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson (BCJ), the building will be a world-class center for environmental education.

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Architects: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

Location: United States, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Area: 15570.0 ft2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Nic Lehoux

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From the architect. The Frick Environmental Center (FEC), the world?s first publicly accessible, free admission Living Building Challenge-targeted project, will be unveiled to the public for the first time in a Public Celebration on Saturday, September 10 from 10am ? 6pm. Designed by renowned architecture firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson (BCJ), the building will be a world-class center for environmental education.
Site Plan

A joint venture between the City of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, the FEC will act as a gateway to the 644-acre Frick Park. The building will be a living laboratory, designed and engineered to achieve Living Building Challenge and LEED Platinum standards, and providing experiential learning to a projected 20,...