Center for Architecture, Science and Ecology
Encyclopedia
The Center for Architecture, Science and Ecology (CASE) is a research facility of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
(RPI). It is a joint project of RPI and architecture firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
(SOM). It is located SOM's Wall Street
offices in Lower Manhattan
.
In August 2009, CASE's Active Phytoremediation Wall System received an R&D Award from Architect magazine.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Stephen Van Rensselaer established the Rensselaer School on November 5, 1824 with a letter to the Rev. Dr. Samuel Blatchford, in which van Rensselaer asked Blatchford to serve as the first president. Within the letter he set down several orders of business. He appointed Amos Eaton as the school's...
(RPI). It is a joint project of RPI and architecture firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP is an American architectural and engineering firm that was formed in Chicago in 1936 by Louis Skidmore and Nathaniel Owings; in 1939 they were joined by John O. Merrill. They opened their first branch in New York City, New York in 1937. SOM is one of the largest...
(SOM). It is located SOM's Wall Street
Wall Street
Wall Street refers to the financial district of New York City, named after and centered on the eight-block-long street running from Broadway to South Street on the East River in Lower Manhattan. Over time, the term has become a metonym for the financial markets of the United States as a whole, or...
offices in Lower Manhattan
Lower Manhattan
Lower Manhattan is the southernmost part of the island of Manhattan, the main island and center of business and government of the City of New York...
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In August 2009, CASE's Active Phytoremediation Wall System received an R&D Award from Architect magazine.