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Seattle, Washington
Eco Architecture:
Climate Pledge Arena
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Seattle, Washington

Eco Architecture:Climate Pledge Arena

Smart Windows

Eco architecture/sustainable Architecture

  • Low to 0 carbon footprint
  • Conservation of heat and energy
- smart windows- solar panels- wind/air cooling systems
  • Recycles all water
- green roofs- filtering systems
  • toxic-free/recycled materials
-wood, steel, concrete- no lead
  • Vegetation
- collects carbon dioxide and emits oxygen

Climate Pledge Arena

Architects/Designers

  • Paul Thiry-(1904-1993)
  • "cube-like forms, lack of ornamentation, flat roofs and long banks of windows"(Follansbee, Seattle Magazine)
  • Modernism Architecture
  • Seattle World's Fair 1962
  • Washington State Coliseum
  • Key Arena (1995-2018)
  • Climate Pledge Arena (2021)
- Populous- Architects- Oak View Group- Managers- ME Engineers- Designers- Amazon- Sponsor

history

1950s

  • Baby Boom
  • Golden Age of Capitalism
  • Vietnam War
1960s
  • 1960-President John F. Kennedy
  • 1962- Cuban Missile Crisis
  • science fiction and space fascination
2000s
  • Paris Agreement- carbon neutral by 2050
  • 100,000 LEED(leadership in Energy and Enviromental Design)

Structural Elements

- concrete buttresses- no interior support- Guide Book of Seattle's World Fair "hyperbolic paraboloid" roof (Pacific Coast Architecture Database)- 4 concrete abutments- 110 feet high- 932,000 sq feet

100% recycled cups

-27 different plant species- 1,700 vertical square feet- planters made from recycled water bottles- water recycling system to maintain the wall

Green Wall

-Recycled material from the 1962 Seatle Center (roof and windows)- No Plastics- Water recycling- 100% electrical/solar power- natural light

Sustainability

Baker, G. (2021, October 22). After $1.15 billion renovations, Seattle's climate pledge arena 'will surprise people in the greatest way'. The Seattle Times. Retrieved April 19, 2022, from https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/kraken/after-1-15-billion-renovation-seattles-climate-pledge-arena-will-surprise-people-in-the-greatest-way/ Climate Pledge Arena. ME Engineers. (n.d.). Retrieved April 19, 2022, from https://me-engineers.com/our-projects/climate-pledge-arena/ Climate Pledge Arena. Populous. (2022, March 21). Retrieved April 19, 2022, from https://populous.com/project/climate-pledge-arena Follansbee, J. (2018, November 27). The lasting impact of Seattle's World's fair architects. Seattle Magazine. Retrieved April 19, 2022, from https://seattlemag.com/article/lasting-impact-seattles-worlds-fair-architects Seattle World's Fair, Washington State Coliseum, Seattle, WA. PCAD. (n.d.). Retrieved April 19, 2022, from https://pcad.lib.washington.edu/building/5972/

Sources

History.com. (n.d.). The 1950s. 1950s. Retrieved April 22, 2022, from https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/topics/cold-war/1950s

The People History -- Steve Pearson. (n.d.). List of 1960's major news events in history. What Happened in the 1960s inc. News, Popular Culture, Prices and Technology. Retrieved April 22, 2022, from https://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1960s.html

RecycleNation. (n.d.). Recycle Nation. RecycleNation. Retrieved April 22, 2022, from https://recyclenation.com/2015/06/green-architecture-past-present-and-future/#:~:text=Green%20architecture%20dates%20back%20differently,taking%20over%20in%20their%20time

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