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Article: A new testing standard.(Georgia Public Health Laboratory design)(includes related article)
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- Building Design & Construction
- Article date:
- August 1, 1998
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The Georgia Public Health Laboratory in Decatur proves that high design needn't compromise the bottom line
Elegance rarely accompanies economy in the design of public buildings, particularly workaday government facilities intended for lab technicians:
On the other hand, the new 66,000-sq.-ft. Georgia Public Health Laboratory (GPHL) in Decatur shows what a heap of granite rubble, some scraps of recycled copper and a ribbon or two of aluminum can do for your basic rectangular box.
As it happens, plenty. Moreover, Atlanta-based project architect Lord, Aeck & Sargent Inc. managed to create a sumptuous enclosure by putting these materials to ...