Antoine Predock Architects in collaboration with Cotera + Reed Architects and McKinney Kelley JV Landscape Architects designed the Austin City Hall, completed in 2004. The building earned LEED gold for its environmental features including extensive daylighting and green roofs.
The designers mix limestone, copper, glass, water to create a natural feel. Walkways transverse tall public spaces and a tall limestone waterfall descends all the way to the parking garage. The transition between inside and outside is greatly softened by the green landscaping and the living-room style lobby.
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