Cultural and Civic

Architecture that empowers the citizenry.

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Beijing Performing Arts Centre
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Beijing Performing Arts Centre
Beijing, China
Shenzhen Energy Ring
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Shenzhen Energy Ring
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Calexico Pedestrian Land Port of Entry
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Calexico Pedestrian Land Port of Entry
Calexico, California
Dawes Road Library Rendering of Dawes Road Library in Toronto
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Dawes Road Library
Toronto, Ontario
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Waterfront Botanical Gardens
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Waterfront Botanical Gardens
Louisville, Kentucky
Shanghai Natural History Museum
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Shanghai Natural History Museum
Shanghai, China
Carrville Community Centre, Library, and District Park
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Carrville Community Centre, Library, and District Park
Vaughan, Ontario
VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre
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VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre
Vancouver, British Columbia
Meadowvale Community Centre and Library
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Meadowvale Community Centre and Library
Mississauga, Ontario
Perspectives

Chris Hardie: An Architect Bridging East and West

Southwest Library exterior of a library
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Southwest Library
Washington, D.C.
Lubbock City Hall
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Lubbock City Hall
Lubbock, Texas
Shanghai Library East
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Shanghai Library East
Shanghai, China
Atlanta Beltline Corridor Design and Trails Atlanta BeltLine Corridor Design and Trails
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Atlanta Beltline Corridor Design and Trails
Atlanta, Georgia
Huzhou Urban Planning Museum
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Huzhou Urban Planning Museum
Huzhou, China
Perspectives

Back to Museums, Back to Our Roots

One Park Jax
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One Park Jax
Jacksonville, Florida
Greenville Town Common, Sycamore Hill Gateway Plaza
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Greenville Town Common, Sycamore Hill Gateway Plaza
Eastside Recreation Center El Paso Eastside Recreation Center
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Eastside Recreation Center
El Paso, Texas
National Museum of the U.S. Navy – Artistic Ideas National Museum of the U.S. Navy hero image
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National Museum of the U.S. Navy – Artistic Ideas
Washington, D.C.
Rouge Valley Community Recreation and Child Care Centre
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Rouge Valley Community Recreation and Child Care Centre
Toronto, Ontario
Singing Hills Recreation Center
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Singing Hills Recreation Center
Dallas, Texas
North Carolina Freedom Park
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North Carolina Freedom Park
Raleigh, North Carolina
State Library Victoria
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State Library Victoria
Melbourne, Australia
National Museum of African American History and Culture
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
Washington, D.C.
Dokk1, Aarhus, Denmark
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Dokk1, Aarhus, Denmark
Designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects
Albion Library
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Albion Library
Toronto, Ontario
Title
Location
Year
Size
Beijing Performing Arts Centre
Beijing, China
2023
1,349,255 square feet
Shenzhen Energy Ring
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
2024
2,003,635 square feet
Calexico Pedestrian Land Port of Entry
Calexico, California
2025
40,000 square feet
Dawes Road Library
Toronto, Ontario
26,300 square feet
Waterfront Botanical Gardens
Louisville, Kentucky
24 acres
Shanghai Natural History Museum
Shanghai, China
2015
485,301 square feet
Carrville Community Centre, Library, and District Park
Vaughan, Ontario
90,350 square feet
VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre
Vancouver, British Columbia
2011
19,483 square feet
Meadowvale Community Centre and Library
Mississauga, Ontario
2016
87,300 square feet
Southwest Library
Washington, D.C.
2021
25,000 square feet
Lubbock City Hall
Lubbock, Texas
2019
212,200 square feet
Shanghai Library East
Shanghai, China
2022
1,237,849 square feet
Atlanta Beltline Corridor Design and Trails
Atlanta, Georgia
22 miles
Huzhou Urban Planning Museum
Huzhou, China
2021
107,639 square feet
One Park Jax
Jacksonville, Florida
2024
8 acres
Greenville Town Common, Sycamore Hill Gateway Plaza
2020
1 acres
Eastside Recreation Center
El Paso, Texas
2021
101,000 square feet
National Museum of the U.S. Navy - Artistic Ideas
Washington, D.C.
Rouge Valley Community Recreation and Child Care Centre
Toronto, Ontario
2023
95,000 square feet
Singing Hills Recreation Center
Dallas, Texas
2021
26,650 square feet
North Carolina Freedom Park
Raleigh, North Carolina
2023
2 acres
State Library Victoria
Melbourne, Australia
2019
145,657 square feet
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Washington, D.C.
2016
397,000 square feet
Dokk1, Aarhus, Denmark
Designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects
2015
383,195 square feet
Albion Library
Toronto, Ontario
2017
29,000 square feet

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Cultural and Civic: Museums
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Cultural and Civic: Museums