American University School Of International Service

American University School Of International Service
© Prakash Patel/William McDonough + Partners

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL
OF INTERNATIONAL SERVICE

William McDonough + Partners and Quinn Evans | Architects

ARCHITECTS
William McDonough + Partners and Quinn Evans | Architects: William McDonough + Partners and Quinn Evans|Architects

FIRE CODE AND SUPPRESSION CONSULTANT
PEG

MECHANICAL ENGINEER OF RECORD
GHT Limited

LEED CONSULTANT
Sustainable Design Consulting

GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Whiting-Turner

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
McMullan Associates

CIVIL ENGINEER
Delon Hampton & Associates

DAYLIGHTING CONSULTANT
Loisos + Ubbelohde Associates

CLIENT
American University

DESIGN MECHANICAL ENGINEER
Taylor Engineering

PHOTOGRAPHS
Prakash Patel/William McDonough + Partners

AREA
75000.0 ft2

LOCATION
Washington, United States

CATEGORY
University

Text description provided by architect.

How can we design a building that inspires students to dream?

American University School Of International Service
© Prakash Patel/William McDonough + Partners
American University School Of International Service
© Prakash Patel/William McDonough + Partners

This charge— articulated by the dean of the country’s largest foreign service program— guided the design team for this new building on the American University campus.

Serving as a symbol of the school’s tradition of global service, the anticipated LEED Gold certified building provides a vibrant setting for teaching, research and public dialogue.

Design strategies, including on-site generation of renewable energy, Cradle to Cradle material specifications, and abundant fresh air and daylight, were developed and prioritized in close collaboration with the School’s students, faculty and staff to serve as pedagogical tools capable of demonstrating the highest degrees of environmental responsibility.

American University School Of International Service
© Prakash Patel/William McDonough + Partners
American University School Of International Service
© Prakash Patel/William McDonough + Partners
American University School Of International Service
© Prakash Patel/William McDonough + Partners

The sunlit atrium provides a welcome meeting place for the School and its visitors as they work towards social justice, the eradication of poverty, and world peace.

Global connections are celebrated on the building exterior as well, where the pattern of the perforated frieze is inspired by the Buckminster Fuller’s Dymaxion map of the world.


American University School Of International Service
© Prakash Patel/William McDonough + Partners
American University School Of International Service
© Prakash Patel/William McDonough + Partners


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