The facility - developed through a collaboration of the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, the Gwinnett County Public School System, the University of Georgia and the Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center Foundation - was designed by Lord Aeck & Sargent of Atlanta, GA. The firm was selected from a nationwide search.
“The architects captured what we were after from their first rendering,” stated Steve Cannon, GEHC executive director. “We wanted features that would illustrate to the development community that you can have a beautiful building with ecologically sound options that - although they may cost more initially - will save money in the long term. Lord, Aeck & Sargent’s sustainable design experience and innovative ‘green’ design ideas made them our architecture firm of choice.”