Sandra Day O'Connor United States Courthouse
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| Sandra Day O'Connor United States Courthouse | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Courthouse |
| Address | 401 West Washington Street |
| Town or city | Phoenix, Arizona |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 33°26′52″N 112°4′50″W / 33.44778°N 112.08056°W |
| Current tenants | • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit • United States District Court for the District of Arizona |
| Inaugurated | October 2000 |
| Cost | $123 million[1] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | Six |
| Floor area | 550,000 square feet (51,000 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | • Richard Meier[1] • Langdon Wilson Architecture |
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| Parking | No public parking |
The Sandra Day O'Connor United States Courthouse is a
Pub. L. 106–166 (text) (PDF), enacted by the United States Congress, it is named after Sandra Day O'Connor, who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
from September 21, 1981, to January 31, 2006.
Description
The building is home to the
William C. Canby Jr.; Michael Daly Hawkins; Mary H. Murguia; Mary M. Schroeder; Andrew D. Hurwitz; and Barry G. Silverman of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
.
Built at a cost of $123 millionJames Carpenter, an American light artist and designer. There is no public parking.
Climate-control problems
Although part of the
evaporative-cooling system. Temperatures in the atrium have been known to reach 100 °F (38 °C) in the summer, and the ceiling was open to dust storms
, but now motorized louvers prevent infiltration during storms.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Santos, Fernanda (August 4, 2012). "Where Indoors Can Become Too Much Like Outdoors". The New York Times (via the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette). Retrieved August 6, 2012.
- Meier, R. & Frampton, K. & Rykwert, J. & Holl, S. (2004). Richard Meier Architect. New York City: ISBN 978-0-847-82702-2.
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