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2012 | Best Use of an Old Chemistry Lab

When artist David Therrien first purchased this 9,000-square-foot warehouse south of downtown Phoenix in 1999, it was in disarray. Formerly the home of Arizona Testing Labs -- which examined and analyzed crime evidence for the Phoenix Police Department, as well as water and soil samples -- the building contained broken equipment, trash, and a few homeless folks. "Back then, the old St. Vincent DePaul was across the street, so when I got the building, there were people and their... More »