Line and Space

Line and Space, LLC. Architects

Industry	Architecture
Founded	1978
Founder	Les Wallach, FAIA
Headquarters	Tucson, Arizona
Area served	International
Services	Architecture, Interior Design, Masterplanning and Landscape Design
Website	www.lineandspace.com

Line and Space is an architectural design firm founded in 1978, by Les Wallach, FAIA, and headquartered in Tucson, Arizona.^[1] They have completed projects internationally^[2][3] and are known for their ecologically-sound buildings.^[4][5][6][7]

In 2007 Line and Space extended its services internationally when the company was selected to design a series of luxury villas in Shenzhen,^[8] China. The project included the design of several housing prototypes, a corporate retreat, and community center along the hillside of Tianqin Bay. The “Cascading Residences” as they have come to be known, were a catalyst for the firm’s future work in China. Since then, Line and Space has completed projects in the cities of Xiamen, Kunming, Chongqing, and Nanjing. As the scope of their work continues to broaden, Line and Space consistently strives to create sustainable, resource conserving architecture that is inherent to their design philosophy.

Projects

• Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park Visitor Center, Superior, Arizona (1988)^[9]
• The Arroyo House, Tucson, Arizona (1989)
• Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Restaurant and Gallery Complex, Tucson, Arizona (1993)^[10]
• National Historic Trails Interpretive Center, Casper, Wyoming (2002)^[11]
• Cesar Chavez Regional Library, Phoenix, Arizona (2007^[12]
• University of Arizona Poetry Center, Tucson, Arizona (2007)^[13]
• Red Rock Canyon Visitor Center, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area outside of Las Vegas, Nevada, (2010)^[14][15]
• Cascading Residences, Tianqin Bay, Shenzhen, China, (2013)^[8]
• San Diego National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Chula Vista, California (2011)^[16]
• The Two, Xiamen, China (2011)
• Liangjiang Golf Club, Chongqing, China (2016)

Awards

• The Committee on the Environment (COTE) Top Ten Award for the Boyce Thompson Arboretum (1991)^[17]
• Recipient of six-state AIA Western Mountain Region Firm of the Year Award (1999)
• The Committee on the Environment (COTE) Top Ten Award for the Cesar Chavez Regional Library (2008)^[17]
• AIA Arizona, Sustainable Firm of the Year (2009)^[18]
• $25,000 First Prize Award from the National Endowment for the Arts for Skymarkers, a Gateway to Tucson, Arizona.
• Named New Landmark Libraries by the publication Library Journal for the Cesar Chavez Regional Library (2011)^[19] and the University of Arizona Poetry Center (2012)
• International Award in American Architecture from the European Centre for Architecture, Art, Design, and Urban Studies and the Chicago Athenaeum for the Red Rock Canyon Visitor Center (2012)
• International Green Project Award from the Russian Union of Architects, Grand Prize (2012)
• AIA Arizona SRP Sustainable Design Award for the Red Rock Canyon Visitor Center (2011)
• AIA Arizona Firm of the Year Award (2011)^[20]
• AIA Arizona, Twenty Five Year Award for the Boyce Thompson Arboretum (2014)
• AIA Arizona, Twenty Five Year Award for The Arroyo House (2015)^[21]

References

1. Line and Space Architects
2. Bing, Yu. The Making of New Chinese Urbanism. China Architecture and Building Press. October, 2011: pg. 168-177.
3. Saywell, James (editor). "Line and Space, Tucson, USA (Global Perspective)." Hinge: Architecture, Interior Design. Volume 218, Asia One Printing Limited, Hong Kong. November 2013: pg. 78-83.
4. Flannery, John A., and Karen M. Smith. Eco-Urban Design. Boston Spa Media. October, 2011: pg. 26-32
5. Attman, Osman. Green Architecture: Advanced Technologies and Materials. McGraw-Hill's GreenSource. 2010: pg. 184-185.
6. Walker, Andy, PhD, PE. Solar Energy: Technologies and Project Delivery for Buildings. Wiley/John Wiley and Sons Publishing. 2013: pg. 281-285
7. Jin Lei. “Begin Where You Want To End.” Urbanism and Architecture (China). Dec, 2005.
8. Tom Beal "The (really) Far East side", Arizona Daily Star, December 11, 2011. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
9. Boyce Thompson Arboretum
10. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Restaurant and Gallery Complex
11. National Historic Trails Interpretive Center
12. Tom Beal, “ Tucson Architect Honored for Shade Rich Design, “ Arizona Daily Star, April 24, 2008. Retrieved 2014-05-07.]
13. Tom Beal, “Poetry Center Design an Exacting, Contradictory Task for Architects,” Arizona Daily Star, October 14, 2007. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
14. Joyce Gorsuch, “Red Rock’s New Visitor Center: Bringing Green Technology to the Canyon” BLVDS, Las Vegas, Issue 19. Page 32-35.
15. Lopez, Oscar. "Tucson-based Architects Line and Space Wins 2011 AIA-Arizona Architectural Firm of the Year Award", ArchDaily, November 22, 2011. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
16. San Diego National Wildlife Refuge Visitor and Administrative Facility
17. AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Projects
18. "2009 AIA Arizona Award Winners :: AIA Arizona". www.aia-arizona.org. Retrieved 2016-08-16. horizontal tab character in |title= at position 31 (help)
19. “LJ’s New Landmark Libraries – Cesar Chavez Branch Library,” Library Journal, May 10, 2011. Retrieved 2014-05-07
20. Oscar Lopez, “Tucson-based Architects Line and Space Wins 2011 AIA-Arizona Architectural Firm of the Year Award,” ArchDaily, November 22, 2011. Retrieved 2014-05-07
21. Shepperd, Eric (2015-12-04). "2015 AIA Arizona Design Awards announced | AZ Big Media". Retrieved 2016-08-16.

External links

• Line and Space Official Website