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November 14, 2007
“Centerbrook Table” now available from Curran Online
Curran Online, the Seattle-based furniture company, is now offering the "Centerbrook Table" for sale in its popular annual catalogue and on its website. Curran is known for its individual approach to retail, offering high-quality merchandise that reflects the aesthetics of owner Jeff Curran.

The Centerbrook Table was designed for dining by Centerbrook partner Mark Simon. It is made from solid Appalachian black cherry in five hand-applied wood finishes.

January 29, 2007
TD Banknorth Sports Center Opens at Quinnipiac University

December 3, 2007
Maud Gatewood Studio Arts Building receives 2007 SARA Honor Award
The Maud Gatewood Studio Arts Building at the University of North Carolina in Greensboro received a 2007 Honor Award from SARA, the Society of American Registered Architects. This national program honors excellence in design.

The Studio Arts Building provides a wide range of visual arts studios plus classrooms, a foundry, a ceramics workshop, an art gallery, interior architecture studios, and an outdoor sculpture court. The SARA award jury noted that "This project created a series of great spaces inside, particularly the design studio on the top floor."

Centerbrook was the Design Architect of the Studio Arts Building. Hayes, Seay, Mattern & Mattern in Charlotte, North Carolina was the Architect of Record.

May 25, 2007
HGTV Films Mueller House for New Series “Beyond the Box”
Home & Garden Television filmed the Mueller House in Chester, Connecticut this week for their new series “Beyond the Box.” Centerbrook Principal Charles Mueller designed the house for his family. The show features innovative houses built on a budget. The producers of the new series say it is “all about showing great design and homeowners who are unwilling to sacrifice it to create beautiful houses.” The Mueller House feature will air in late 2007.

August 28, 2007
Centerbrook Announces 2007 Travel Grant Recipients
Centerbrook is pleased to announce that Edward J. Keagle, AIA, Hyeon Ju Son, AIA, Erik Lübeck, and Mary M. Wilson, AIA are the recipients of the 2007 travel grants.

Each year Centerbrook awards two to four travel grants to members of the firm who “best exemplify selfless devotion to the successful execution of a building's design.” Each recipient receives a paid leave of absence and a stipend to enable them to visit and research a place of architectural interest anywhere in the world. Since the inception of the program in 1987 Centerbrook has awarded 71 travel grants.

September 20, 2007
Centerbrook Hired to Design Master Plan for a “Campus of History” on the site of President James Buchanan’s Estate
The Lancaster County Historical Society and the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland in Lancaster, Pennsylvania have hired Centerbrook to design a master plan for the creation of a “Campus of History” that will encompass these adjacent properties. James Buchanan was the 15th President of the United States (1857-1861), preceding Abraham Lincoln. Buchanan bought the estate in 1848 and died there in 1868. The Lancaster County Historical Society, established in 1886, is a premier center for the study of local and regional history in central Pennsylvania.

The “Campus of History” will draw on the strengths and resources of both institutions and allow them to offer their significant historic treasures to the public in a vibrant, revitalized campus.

October 1, 2007
Centerbrook’s Office Featured on National Green Buildings Open House Tour
Saturday, October 6 from 10AM – 4PM
Centerbrook’s office at 67 Main Street in Centerbrook will be part of a national open house tour of green buildings on Saturday, October 6, 2007 from 10AM to 4PM. The tour is an annual event organized by the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) in conjunction with the American Solar Energy Society’s annual Solar Tour.

The tour is an opportunity for the public to visit Centerbrook and see technologies that can save energy, money, and the environment. Centerbrook uses clean energy to generate approximately 30% of their annual electrical needs. Featured on the tour will be solar photovoltaic panels, a hydro power turbine, and a green roof.

October 19, 2007
Phillips Exeter Academy Celebrates LEED Silver Certification of Student Center
Phillips Exeter Academy held a ceremony today to celebrate the installation of a LEED Silver Plaque from the U. S. Green Building Council at the Phelps Academy Center, Exeter’s student center.

The U. S. Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Rating System is a nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings. LEED recognizes performance in five key areas: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection, and indoor environmental quality.

October 29, 2007
NBC 30 Television profiles Centerbrook Architects’ Green Laboratory
NBC 30 Television visited Centerbrook Architects to cover the ‘green laboratory’ that Centerbrook has created in their office. The profile is part of NBC’s national coverage of sustainable design. Since the 1970s Centerbrook has used their office as a place to promote a wide range of green technologies. These include solar and hydro power, a green roof, and energy efficient lighting. Today clean energy generates approximately 30% of Centerbrook’s annual electrical needs.

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