New River Train Observation Tower
Virginia Tech
Photo credit:
Kay Edge and Edward Becker
New River Train Observation Tower
Virginia Tech
The largest modular platform was prefabricated offsite and craned into place only six inches away from adjacent trees.
Photo credit:
Kay Edge and Edward Becker
New River Train Observation Tower
Virginia Tech
Photo credit:
Kay Edge and Edward Becker
New River Train Observation Tower
Virginia Tech
Photo credit:
Kay Edge and Edward Becker
New River Train Observation Tower
Virginia Tech
Photo credit:
Kay Edge and Edward Becker
New River Train Observation Tower
Virginia Tech
Photo credit:
Kay Edge and Edward Becker
New River Train Observation Tower
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech students custom fabricate the project's structural hardwood CLT panels in a former tobacco warehouse.
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Kay Edge
New River Train Observation Tower
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech researchers developed the high-performance hardwood CLT panels from upcycled, locally-sourced low-grade Yellow Poplar. The custom panels outperform all other CLT available in the US market and their local production kept carbon costs low.
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Kay Edge
New River Train Observation Tower
Virginia Tech
To prevent damage from moisture infiltration, all screw holes were impregnated with liquid wax during assembly. Virginia Tech's indoor, offsite assembly space provided a controlled environment for modular assembly.
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Kay Edge
New River Train Observation Tower
Virginia Tech
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Kay Edge
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New River Train Observation Tower
Virginia Tech
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Kay Edge
New River Train Observation Tower
Virginia Tech
Road access to the site is paralleled by an abandoned rail line that the project team converted into a nature walk. The site steeply descends 16 feet from the street level to the furthermost viewing platform.
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Kay Edge and Edward Becker
Speed Inspires Lemay's Design of the Largest Indoor Ice Ring in North America
Lemay
Rink
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Stephane Groleau
Speed Inspires Lemay's Design of the Largest Indoor Ice Ring in North America
Lemay
Stairs
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Stephane Groleau
Speed Inspires Lemay's Design of the Largest Indoor Ice Ring in North America
Lemay
Rink
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Stephane Groleau
Speed Inspires Lemay's Design of the Largest Indoor Ice Ring in North America
Lemay
Running track
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Stephane Groleau
Speed Inspires Lemay's Design of the Largest Indoor Ice Ring in North America
Lemay
Stairs
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Stephane Groleau
Speed Inspires Lemay's Design of the Largest Indoor Ice Ring in North America
Lemay
Rink
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Stephane Groleau
Speed Inspires Lemay's Design of the Largest Indoor Ice Ring in North America
Lemay
Entryway
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Stephane Groleau
Speed Inspires Lemay's Design of the Largest Indoor Ice Ring in North America
Lemay
Running track
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Stephane Groleau
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