As part of Starbucks Coffee Company’s 2008 unveiling of their Shared Planet commitment to “ethical sourcing, environmental stewardship and community involvement,” was a new approach to their store designs with the intention of creating a local, community-centered feel. Read more

The Timberland Company is comprehensive in their dedication to environmental stewardship. Read more

Uptown Monterey is a multi-tenant urban shopping center that embraced the opportunity to reuse material from the 1950s era grocery store previously on site. Read more

Twelve|West is a 28-story mixed-use high rise in Portland’s emerging West End neighborhood that includes 17 floors of apartments, offices for the architect ZGF, and grade-level retail space. Read more

The Michelin-rated restaurant, Public, located in Manhattan, is housed in a space evocative of its name.  The main aesthetic goal for designers/owners Avro|KO was to create an egalitarian gathering space by celebrating the best of the public institutions that are part of the shared American experience – post offices, libraries, and schools. Read more

L.L. Bean, Inc. is a century-old, Maine-based national retailer of outdoor gear whose heritage is a big part of its identity.  The company is committed to protecting the environment, and it builds all new structures in accordance with LEED standards. For its new Hunting and Fishing Store, reuse offered a means of building sustainably while simultaneously creating an important connection to place and history. Read more