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Ross Barney Architects is an architectural firm founded in 1981 by Carol Ross Barney in Chicago, Illinois. ==History== Organized in February 1981 as Carol Ross Barney Architects, the firm served〔("Carol Ross Barney, FAIA, Makes A Place" ) Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation, 23 July 2014. Web. 13 Oct. 2014.〕 clients with cultural and social agendas but not necessarily high profile, big budgets. These clients were similar to ones founder, Carol Ross Barney, had worked with at Holabird and Root. In 1982, Jim Jankowski, FAIA, a college classmate of Carol's, joined the fledgling practice and the name changed to Ross Barney + Jankowski from 1984-2006.〔Kleiman, Carol. "Women Find Way To Top-by Forming Their Own Businesses." Chicago Tribune (Illinois ) 13 Feb. 1989: n. pag. Print.〕〔"Oral History of Carol Ross Barney." Interview by Deborah A. Burkhart. Chicago Architects Oral History Project 21 Apr. 2006: n. pag. Art Institute of Chicago. Web. 01 Oct. 2014. The Cesar Chavez Multicultural Academic Center, completed in 1989, and Little Village Academy, completed in 1996, are early works of community conscious design. Today both schools have remained neighborhood sanctuaries virtually devoid of gang sponsored graffiti.〔McCulloch, Janelle. "Introduction by Martha Thorne." Introduction. Ross Barney Architects: Process Projects. Mulgrave, Vic.: Images, 2007. 6-11. Print.〕 In 1997, the firm was chosen to design the Oklahoma City Federal Building.〔Loeffler, Jane C. "Mission Accomplished: The Oklahoma City Federal Building Pulls off the Feat of Combining Security with Design Excellence." Architectural Record (2004): 104. Print.〕 Following the attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in 1995, the General Services Administration was tasked with developing standards for the protection of government buildings. The new building was both the philosophical and practical response to the tragedy.〔Kamin, Blair. "Can Architects Combine Armor and Aesthetics?" Chicago Tribune. 02 May 2004. Web. 13 Oct. 2014. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2004-05-02/news/0405020373_1_federal-building-architects-armor〕〔Smith, Ray. "The Aesthetics of Security." Wall Street Journal (2003): n. pag. Web. 26 Sept. 2014.〕 In 2005, Carol Ross Barney was awarded the Thomas Jefferson Award from the American Institute of Architects for her distinguished portfolio of public work.〔("Practicing Architecture Awards; Recipients of the Thomas Jefferson Award for Public Architecture" ) AIA.org. American Institute of Architects, n.d. Web. 13 Oct. 2014.〕 In 2008, the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation Synagogue in Evanston, Illinois, was the first house of worship to receive the highest LEED certification achievable by a building.〔http://www.usgbc.org/projects/jewish-reconstructionist-congregation〕〔("A New Look At Spiritual Spaces" ) Lecture by Michael A. Ross. Vimeo. Mies Van De Rohe Society, Oct. 2011. Web. 13 Oct. 2014.〕 Throughout the studios history, a focus on transportation infrastructure has evolved, allowing them to look for sustainable solutions at an urban scale. The Morgan Street Station for the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is the first new inter system station constructed in more than thirty years.〔Kamin, Blair. ("Gleaming New CTA Station Raises Question: What Price Architecture?" ) Chicago Tribune. N.p., 29 May 2012. Web. 13 Oct. 2014.〕〔Kamin, Blair. Terror and Wonder: Architecture in a Tumultuous Age. Chicago, IL: U of Chicago, 2011. Print.〕 This acute understanding has led to designs for the Cermak McCormick Place CTA station and the multi-phase expansion of the Chicago Riverwalk.〔http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/mayor/press_room/press_releases/2013/august_2013/mayor_emanuel_breaksgroundforcermakavenuegreenlinestation.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ross Barney Architects」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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