previous / next / 2003 / this project was the first time the students worked with a client before the project was designed or built. in this case, the college of human ecology was demolishing the north wing of the mm art ha van rensselaer complex of buildings due to its loss of structural integrity. the students provided research materials and recommendations for how the new building could achieve a gold l.e.e.d. rating. this project would have been the first such building project on campus.