How archimania is Creating a Carbon-Neutral Corridor

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Beth Cochran

663 S. Cooper may be home to archimania, an architecture firm in Memphis, TN, but that’s just one detail of this unassuming (yet inviting) building on S. Cooper St. What started as the remodel of a pair of midcentury buildings and a tenacious goal of achieving zero carbon, zero energy, blossomed into something much bigger: the making of a connected, carbon-neutral corridor.

See how this team of archimaniacs proved the model for achieving zero carbon, zero energy on a budget, and how they’re working to inspire community, connection and carbon neutrality along a three-mile stretch of Cooper St. in midtown Memphis.

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People Mentioned

  • Obie Bowman
  • Sim Van der Ryn
  • Verdant Structures
  • Celestial Designs
  • Summit Architecture Co.

Projects & Resources Mentioned

  • The Sea Ranch Lodge
  • Real Goods Trading Company at the Solar Living Center
  • Hester/McNally Residence

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