Billed as the first LEED Platinum-designed transit station in the world, the Anaheim (Calif.) Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC) in Southern California is a 120-ft.-tall, 67,000-sq.-ft., three-level transportation hub and mixed-use facility center. And although the terminal resembles a 19th century rail station, the building technology is definitely from the 21st century.
Designed by HOK and Parsons Brinckerhoff and engineered by BuroHappold Engineering, the most visible feature of the $185.2 million ARTIC is its diamond-shaped steel arches filled with translucent ethylene tetrafluoroethylene and varied frit patterns.