Ethics Institute honored for architecture
By: Lucy First
Issue date: 11/4/08 Section: News
The Janet W. Prindle Institute for Ethics has been awarded the "Outstanding Indiana Architecture Award" for 2008 by The Indiana chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
"This sustainably designed building resulted in the Prindle Institute realizing its mission to provide a contemplative, responsible, and inspiring setting in which to reflect deeply on ethical issues of our time," according to the AIA's Web site.
Constructed in 2007-2008 from a donation by Janet W. Prindle '58, the Ethics Institute's "beautiful natural setting provides an inspirational environment for gatherings to mine new veins of research, dialogue and teaching that probe the issues and concerns of ethical theory and practice," the AIA said.
According to the DePauw Web site, the AIA of Indiana, a non-profit association, represents and services around 700 architects and professionals in design.
The AIA jury noted the link between the park and the design of the building, calling the Ethics Institute the "strongest overall project in design, presentation and execution."
Ted Fares, DePauw's director of facilities management, said the building's surroundings in the Nature Park provided the architectural style.
"A unique building that was inspired by its surrounding, the nature park provided beautiful background and the limestone in addition to wood that harvested locally provided the best material for the building," Fares said via e-mail.
The Ethics Institute was the first building in Indiana to receive gold 2.2 certification on the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating system. Fares said new University buildings will also be LEED certified.
"Any new building on campus ... renovated or newly constructed will carry the seal of LEED organization," Fares said. "We will always attempt to get the best and highest LEED that possibly can be attained providing circumstances are feasible."
Fares said the University is currently in the process of obtaining certification of the Bartlett Reflection Center, also located in the Nature Park.
"This sustainably designed building resulted in the Prindle Institute realizing its mission to provide a contemplative, responsible, and inspiring setting in which to reflect deeply on ethical issues of our time," according to the AIA's Web site.
Constructed in 2007-2008 from a donation by Janet W. Prindle '58, the Ethics Institute's "beautiful natural setting provides an inspirational environment for gatherings to mine new veins of research, dialogue and teaching that probe the issues and concerns of ethical theory and practice," the AIA said.
According to the DePauw Web site, the AIA of Indiana, a non-profit association, represents and services around 700 architects and professionals in design.
The AIA jury noted the link between the park and the design of the building, calling the Ethics Institute the "strongest overall project in design, presentation and execution."
Ted Fares, DePauw's director of facilities management, said the building's surroundings in the Nature Park provided the architectural style.
"A unique building that was inspired by its surrounding, the nature park provided beautiful background and the limestone in addition to wood that harvested locally provided the best material for the building," Fares said via e-mail.
The Ethics Institute was the first building in Indiana to receive gold 2.2 certification on the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating system. Fares said new University buildings will also be LEED certified.
"Any new building on campus ... renovated or newly constructed will carry the seal of LEED organization," Fares said. "We will always attempt to get the best and highest LEED that possibly can be attained providing circumstances are feasible."
Fares said the University is currently in the process of obtaining certification of the Bartlett Reflection Center, also located in the Nature Park.
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