No excuses : integrated design for a sustainable future / author: LPA Design Studios ; foreword: Ed Mazria ; contributors: Michelle Amt, Dan Heinfeld, Keith Hempel, Wendy Rogers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

LPA (Firm), author.

Contributor:

Amt, Michelle, contributor.

Heinfeld, Dan, contributor.

Hempel, Keith, contributor.

Rogers, Wendy (Wendy Sullock), contributor.

Mazria, Edward, writer of foreword.

LPA (Firm), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

LPA (Firm).

Sustainable architecture.

Architecture--Environmental aspects--United States.

Architecture.

Genre:

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

239 pages : color illustrations, plans ; 29 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

[Novato, California] : ORO Editions, [2025]

Summary:

LPA Design Studios rose to national prominence and earned the 2025 AIA Architecture Firm Award by demonstrating that designers can make a real impact on carbon reduction and the human experience. No Excuses: Integrated Design for a Sustainable Future is a detailed exploration of the firm's culture and integrated, research-driven design process, hailed by the AIA as "a trailblazer in sustainable, high-performance architecture." No Excuses presents a model for the future practice, developed around a shared commitment to address the biggest issues of our time. LPA's culture breaks down barriers between architects, engineers, interior designers and researchers, and aligns sustainability with client goals on every project, regardless of scale or budget. Rallying around a core set of beliefs, the collaborative has achieved industry-leading results, illustrating the potential for any design firm to make broad impacts on carbon emissions, and the health and wellness of communities. Ultimately, No Excuses is a call to action, challenging the industry to work differently and think differently to achieve its goals.

Contents:

Foreword / Ed Mazria

Practice

Climate responsibility

No more business as usual

Integrated teams

Informed design

Applied research

Shared culture

Portfolio

Transformative experience

Equitable communities

Contextual response

Sustainability at scale

Looking forward

A model for future practice

Building a culture of shared responsibility

Integrated design for a sustainable future.

Projects : TIDE Academy ; Spectrum IV ; RiverRock Real Estate Group Headquarters ; Palomar College Learning Resource Center ; Tarbut V'Torah Campus Upper and Lower Campus Expansion ; West Hollywood Aquatics & Recreation Center ; El Cerrito Multifamily Housing ; City of Eagle Pass International Bridge System Headquarters ; CSU San Bernardino Student Union ; Lanier High School Renovation ; CSU San Bernardino Center for Global Innovation ; General Marshall Middle School ; Wimberly Village Library Expansion ; Roosevelt High School ; Britton Middle School ; Edwards Lifesciences Headquarters ; California State University, Northridge Recreation Center ; Los Medanos College Kinesiology Campus ; Piedmont Hills High School Science & Life Skills Complex ; Environmental Nature Center & Preschool.

Notes:

Place of publication from publisher's webpage.

ISBN:

9781957183763

1957183764

OCLC:

1376495573