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Live Work Home
Designed as part of the “From the Ground Up” competition, a project sponsored by the Syracuse University School of Architecture, the Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems and Home HeadQuarters, Inc., Cook+Fox Architects’ concept for a Live Work Home provides an efficient, highly adaptable space that can be a home for many household types as well as a home-based workshop or office. Because it is multifunctional at many scales, the Live Work Home permits a lifetime of waste-free remodeling and the DIY affordability of a loft. Informed by Terrapin’s research and strategic advising, the project is grounded in ideas of healthy living and biophilia – our innate human need for connection with nature. The home is also a response to Syracuse’s climate and ecology, using low-tech, passive strategies as the foundation of the home’s green design concept and affordability. Detailed Terrapin Case Studies are available in the Workroom, our private extranet full of detailed information and resources to help you make an informed decision.

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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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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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