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The Ross Institute – Center for Well-Being
The Ross Institute in East Hampton, New York blends Eastern and Western traditions to provide an innovative curriculum that prepares students for a complex, global society. Designed by Richard Cook & Associates, the Institute’s Center for Well-Being is a 44,000 square foot facility dedicated to health, community, and the development of body, mind, and spirit. A central core of local quartz serves as a circulation spine uniting athletic, assembly, dining, and informal gathering areas. Throughout the building, abundant daylight and layered spaces lend a sense of transparency, interweaving outdoor and indoor environments. From its placement in the landscape dominated by scrub oak forests to choices about natural, tactile materials and energy-efficient mechanical systems that reduce energy consumption, the Institute’s design reflects the principles of harmony and wholeness on which the Ross Institute was founded.

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Biophilic Design wins American Publishers Award

Bill Browning and Bob Fox are among the authors of a new book, Biophilic Design: The Theory, Science, and Practice of Bringing Buildings to Life edited by Yale professor Stephen Kellert and winner of the 2008 American Publishers Award for Professional and Scholarly Excellence in the Architecture and Urban Planning category.

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Terrapin featured in Green Community

Terrapin has contributed an essay on Energy and Communities for the American Planning Association’s upcoming book, Green Community. Based on the National Building Museum's Green Community exhibition (www.nbm.org), these collected essays illuminate connections among personal health, community health, and our planet's health.

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