[CPEO-BIF] Blue Ridge Escarpment visitors' center, Greenville, South Carolina

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Structure and Site Create Beautiful Visitor's Center at Blue Ridge

by Bridgette Meinhold
Inhabitat
October 29, 2010

A former 165-acre camp and brownfield site will soon be transformed into 
a lush and restorative visitor's center for the Blue Ridge Escarpment in 
Greenville, South Carolina. Studio Gang Architects is leading the design 
team that will create not only the visitor's center, but transform the 
surrounding landscaping, which serves as an extension of the building. 
Once complete, individuals can enjoy and explore the naturally lit, LEED 
Platinum Blue Wall Center filled with "living exhibits" of the region's 
flora, fauna, and geology and immerse themselves in the surrounding 
eco-system.

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For the entire article, see
http://inhabitat.com/2010/10/29/structure-and-site-create-beautiful-vistors-center-at-blue-ridge/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org


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