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Institutional: Academic Projects

Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center

Architect: Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott
Owner:
University of Maine System
Contract Value: 
$1.8 million
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The building includes high-tech classrooms, exhibit space and a curved atrium space serving as a passive solar collector.  Boston-based architects Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott were selected for their design which incorporated the metaphor of a flower and unique and unusual materials, such as copper shingles. "Their design was so innovative with the petals of light that we fell in love with it," said Sharon Nichols, executive director of the HHRC of Maine.  The construction of the “petals” and the associated curtain wall proved to be challenging.  Therefore, Wright-Ryan Millwork built mock-ups of the petals to ensure proper construction.  Leading-edge Building Information Modeling (BIM) software was used to further address design and construction issues. 

 

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