Olympic Swimming Facility – Munich, Germany

Building: Olympic Swimming Facility
Location: Munich, Germany
Architects: Behnisch + Partner and Frei Otto
Engineers: Bergermann und Partner and Auer + Weber
Cost: 1.35 billion German Marks to complete
Construction Time: 1968 to 1971

AE Interest: Structural design of roof and complex geometry

SIEEB – Beijing, China

(Photo source: Mario Cucinella Architects)

Building: Sino-Italian Ecological and Energy Efficient Building, Tsinghua University
Location: Guanghua Rd, Tsinghua University, Haidian, China, 100084
Completion: 2006
Architect: Mario Cucinella Architects (Bologna, Italy)
Engineers: Favero & Milan Ingegneria (Milan, Italy), China Architecture Design & Research Group (Beijing, China)

AE Interests: Solar Panel Shading, Adjustable Louvers, Integrated Energy Systems

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Durance Theatre – Chateau-Arnoux, France

Building: Durance Theatre
Location: Chateau-Arnoux, France
Architect: Philippe Gazeau
Structural Engineers: Iosis/Oth Méditeranée
AE Interest: Exposed structure. Reinforced concrete main building with interesting steel truss roof structure.

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Blumen Primary School and Bernhard Rose School – Berlin, Germany

Building: Blumen Primary School and Bernhard Rose School
Location: Berlin, Germany
Architect: Huber Staudt Architekten
Structural Engineer: Reinhard Damm
AE Interest: Environmental Facade Addition

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Tietgenkollegiet – Copenhagen, Denmark

Building: Student Housing, University of Copenhagen
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Architects: Lundgaard & Tranberg
Structural Engineer: Peter Bjersing, COWI
Landscape Architect: Marianne Levinsen Landscape

AE Interest: Precast concrete cantilevered sections

Kulturzentrum – Paris, France

Building: Kulturzentrum
Location: Paris, France
Architects: Jakob + MacFarlane Architects
AE Interest: Structural, Architectural

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Floating House – Lake Huron, Canada

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building: Vacation Home

Location: Lake Huron, Canada

Architects: MOS

Structural Engineer: David Bowick, Blackwell Engineers

AE Interest: Floating Foundation

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Sport Campus Leidsche Rijn-Utrecht, Netherlands

Building: Sport Campus
Location: Utrecht, Netherlands
Architect:   Wiel Arets Architects, Maastricht, Amsterdam, Zurich
Structural Engineer:  ABT, Velp

AE Interest:  Structural, Material, Architectural

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House in Cahuita

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building: Residential Villa
Location: Cahuita, Costa Rica
Architects: Gianni Botsford Architects
Structural Engineer: Tall Engineers
Contractor: Lechenne Construction

AE Interest: Structural, Environmental

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Villa – Holland

Building: Residential Home
Location: Holland, Netherlands
Architects: Powerhouse Co., Copenhagen/Rotterdam
Assistants: Nanne de Ru, Charles Bessard, Alexander Sverdlov, Nolly Vos, Wouter Hermanns, Anne Luetkenhues, Bjorn Andreassen, Joe Matthiessen
Structural Engineer: Breed ID Gilbert van der Lee, Den Haag

AE Interest: The structure of the house is rather unique. The main support lies in the exterior concrete structure, with one steel column supporting the roof over the center of the house, a bookshelf that doubles as a Vierendeel girder.

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University Building – Paris, France

 

Location: Jussieu University 10, rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France

Architect: Périphériques Architectes
Structural Engineer: OTH batiments
Project Managers: Stephanie Razafindralambo & Sebastien
Contractor: CBC-SICRA

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University Hall of Residence – Austin, TX

Building: University Hall of Residence
Location: Austin, TX
Architects: Alejandro Aravena and Ricardo Torrejon
Assistants: Tiffani Erdmanczyk, Adam Pyrek, Travis Hughbanks, Joyce Chen, Leyla Shams, Victor Oddo, Rebecca Emmons.
Structural Engineers: Datum Engineers

AE interests: handmade bricks used in exterior facade to roughen texture and provide a monastic tone.  Some bricks were placed in smooth stretcher bond patterns along the facade.

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Clyfford Still Museum – Denver, Colorado

Building: Clyfford Still Museum – Denver, Colorado
Location: Denver, Colorado (adjacent to Denver Art Museum)
Architect: Allied Works Architecture
Landscape Design: Reed Hilderbrand Associates
Structural Engineering: KPFF Consulting Engineers
Mechanical Engineering: Arup
Lighting Design: Arup
Project Management: Romani Group Inc.
General Constructor: Saunders Construction Inc.
Completion date: November 2011
(fact sheet)

Arch Record article (photo source)

AE Interest: Cast concrete structure and wall details, concrete light screen, filtered light, wood light screens.  Built to house the work of artist Clifford Still.

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Private Residence – San Diego, CA

Building: Private Residence
Location: San Diego, California
Status: On hold
Architect: Zaha Hadid

AE Interests: Free form concrete structure, complex geometry, cantilevered concrete forms

Milstein Hall – Ithaca, New York

Building: Milstein Hall, Cornell University
Location: Ithaca, New York
Completion: October 2011
Architect: OMA Rem Koolhaas
Client: Cornell University

AE Interests: Long span, 50 foot cantilever with exposed structure.

Les Bains des Docks – Le Havre, France

Building: Les Bains des Docks (Aquatic Center)
Location: Le Havre, France
Completion: July 2008
Architect: Jean Nouvel
Client: Mairie du Havre, CODAH

AE Interests: Clean geometric design with a very organic character, minimized echoing and sound carriage

Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art

Piece: Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art

Location: Gyeonggi: South Korea

Architect: BIG

AE Interests: Innovative Shape, Prefabrication Potential

Arlanda Hotel

Building: Arlanda Hotel

Location: Stockholm Sweden

Architect: BIG

AE Interests: Custom Facade, Complicated Structure

Montenegro Residences

Building: Montenegro Residences

Location: Montenegro

Architect: Bjarke Ingels Group

AE Interests: Minimal environmental impact, high density living.

The Copenhagen Experiments

Space: The Copenhagen Experiments

Locations:
New Your, NY
Chicago Illinois

Designers: Bjarke Ingels Group

AE Interests: Prefabrication, Green Roofs, high density living

 

 

 

 

Kingdom Tower – Saudi Arabia

Building: Kingdom Tower
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Completion: 2016-2017
Engineer: Langan International
Architect: Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti
Main Contractor: Saudi Binladin Group
Developer: Emaar Properties, Jeddah Economic Company (JEC)

AE Interests: This 900,000 ton structure is estimated to cost $1.23 billion and reach 3,280 feet. The tower will flaunt an exterior sky terrace with an area of over 7,500 sq ft and the total construction area will encompass an estimated 5.7 million square feet. The building will serve a multi-purpose design consisting of office spaces, apartments, retail stores, luxury condominiums and the world’s highest observatory.

Sochi 2014 Olympic Stadium – Sochi, Russia

Building: Sochi 2014 Olympic Stadium
Location: Sochi, Russia
Expected Completion: 2012
Architect: Populous
Structural Engineer: Buro Happold
AE Interests: Transparent building skin and exposed structural elements to leave view corridors to mountains and sea. Also, will illuminate at night to represent the spectacle of the Games. The stadium also has a legacy plan to serve as a key stadium in the 2018 FIFA World Cup after it is used for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.
Capacity: 40,000 Olympic mode, 45,000 FIFA mode

Mountain Dwellings – Copenhagen Denmark

Building: Mountain Dwellings

Architect: Bjarke Ingels Group

Location: Copenhagen, Denmark

AE Interests: Sustainable Design, Innovative structure.

Zuber House – Paradise Valley, Arizona

 

Building: Zuber House
Architect: Antoine Predock
Location: Paradise Valley, Arizona
Completion: 1989

AE Interests: Water elements flow through the house from nearby mountain, light and shadow textures, skeletal bridge

Shanghai Expo Danish Pavilion – Shanghai, China

Building: Danish Pavilion

Location: Shanghai, China

Architect: Bjarke Ingels Group

Structural Engineer: Arup

AE: Interests: Manufactured in a Chinese shipyard, promotes a sustainable lifestyle.

CLA Building – Pomona, California

 

Building: Classroom, Laboratory, and Administrative Building
Architect: Antoine Predock
Location: California State Polytech University, Pomona, California
Completion: 1992

AE Interests: Open triangular tower, sits directly above the San Jose Hills fault and has suffered no structural damage, extremely energy efficient

International Commerce Centre – Hong Kong, China

Building: International Commerce Centre
Location: Hong Kong, China
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox
Manager: Kai Shing Management Services
Landscaping: Belt Collins & Associates
Developer: Sun Hung Kai Properties
Completion: 2010

AE Interests: Tallest building in Hong Kong.

Genesis, Turn It On Again Tour

  

Structure: Temporary structure built for the tour
Location: All over the world (Genesis Tour Dates)
Completion: 2007
Architect: Mark Fisher

AE Interest: Integrating a massive screen with a choreographed light show in the background of the stage is an impressive architectural design.

Millenium Show – Greenwich, CT

Structure: Temporary dome built for the show
Location: Greenwich, CT
Completion: 2000
Architect: Mark Fisher

AE Interest: The ability to create such a large temporary structure that seats so many people and allows them all to have a decent view of the center stage is a highly respectable task.

Sir John Lyon House – London, UK

Building: Sir John Lyon House
Location: London, UK
Architect: Sidell Gibson Architects
Facade Engineer: Arek Krym
Main Contractor: Eugena

AE Interest: One of the first designs to use glazed terracotta rainscreen, which creates an interesting design facade while improving the sustainability of the apartment, which houses luxury apartments and penthouses along with small flats for weekday use.

Tezukayama Tower Plaza – Osaka, Japan

 

Building: Tezukayama Tower Plaza
Location: Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan
Architect: Tadao Ando
Completed: September 1976

AE Interests: Exposed concrete design, composed of 4 block-structures, complex interior pathways.

HH Style.com Casa – Tokyo, Japan

 

Building: HH Style.com Casa
Location: Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Architect: Tadao Ando
Completed: 2005

AE Interests: Steel plate construction, origami-like folds in the outlook of the structure. The building is designed in a way such that it does not block too much of the sunlight for the surrounding neighbors.

Kidosaki House – Tokyo, Japan

 

Building: Kidosaki House
Location: Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Architect: Tadao Ando
Completed: 1986

AE Interests: Exposed concrete design, geometric layout. The house was built for a couple and their parents, and thus the interior design is carefully laid out to give a balanced proportion of private and public space for the residents.

Emirates Stadium – London, U.K.

Building: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, UK
Completed: 2006
Architect: Populous
Structural Engineer: Buro Happold
Construction: Sir Robert McAlpine
Construction Consultants: Arcadis AYH
Client: Arsenal Football Club
AE Interests: toughened glass plank facade with glazed and woven steel mesh screens overlapping, and a metallic roof floating above concrete bowl of seats.
Capacity: 60,000

Nanjing Sports Park – Jiangsu Province, China

Building: Nanjing Sports Park
Location: Jiangsu Province, China
Completed: 2005
Architect: Populous
Engineer: Sinclair Knight Merz
AE Interests: Domed roof using twin arches to create a clear span, and master plan creates a multifunctional environment.
Capacity: 60,000

Guna Villa – Latvia, Jurmala, Riga

 

 

 

 

 

Building: Guna Villa
Location: Latvia, Jurmala, Riga
Architect: GMP Architekten
Design: Meinhard von Gerkan
Construction Period: 2005-2006

AE Interest: Natural building receiving sunlight with it’s spatial design.

Hanoi Museum – Vietnam, Hanoi

Building: Hanoi Museum
Location: Vietnam, Hanoi
Construction Period: 2007-2009
Architect: GMP Architekten
Design: Meinhard von Gerkan with Klaus Lenz

AE Interest: An energy efficient inverted pyramid by providing shade to the lower levels.

Estadio das Dunas – Natal, Brazil

Building: Estadio das Dunas – “The Stadium of the Dunes”
Location: Natal, Brazil
Expected Completion: FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014
Architect: Populous
Structural Engineer: Buro Happold
Client: State Government Rio Grande do Norte
AE Interests: Focuses on “grand space”, obstructs direct sunlight while allowing on-shore breezes to reach the fans.
Capacity: 40,000 – general seats, 2,500 – club seats, 22 suites

Cairo Airport – Terminal II – Cairo, Egypt

Building: Cairo Airport Terminal 2
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Completed: 1986
Architect: Paul Andreu
Engineer:  ACE Consulting Engineers

AE Interests: The geometry of this project, though pirmarily rectangular, was intended to evoke the esthetics of a camel.

Ski-jump runway for the 1992 Winter Olympics – Saint-Bon Courchevel, France

Building: Ski-Jump Runway
Location: Saint-Bon Courchevel, France
Completed: 1991
Architect: Paul Andreu

AE Interests: This structure was designed with concerns for the the jumper’s preparation, execution, and relaxation in mind.

Charles-de-Gaulle Airport Terminal 2 E – Roissy, France

Building: Charles-de-Gaulle Airport, Terminal 2 E
Location: Roissy, France
Completed: 2003
Architect: Paul Andreu

AE Interests: The gently-curved tube structure was designed to minimize strong glares from the South sun while still preserving clarity and view to the landscapes beyound the runways.

Technology and Science Enterprising Center – Chengdu, China

Building: Technology and Science Enterprising Center
Location: Chengdu, China
Completion: 2006
Architect: Paul Andreu

AE Interests: This administrative campus achieves the combination of traditional chinese elements with with new and modern design concepts and principles characteristic of the projected technological advancements it will harbour.

Grand Theater – Chongqing, China

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building: Grand Theater
Location: China, Chongqing
Construction Period: 2005-2009
Architect: GMP Architekten
Design: Meinhard von Gerkan with Klaus Lenz

AE Interest: Artistically unique contemporary design and location makes this theater sail as a landmark for the arts in China.

Universiade Sports Center – Shenzhen, China

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building: Universiade Sports Center
Location: China, Shenzhen
Construction Period: 2007-2011
Architect: GMP Architekten
Design: Meinhard von Gerkan and Stephan Schütz with Nicolas Pomränke
Main Stadium: 60,000
Main Sports Complex: 18,000
Swimming Complex: 3,000

AE Interest: The crystal structure symbolizes stability and the facades illuminating at night stress the detailed shape of all three stadiums.

Grand Stade de l’Olympique Lyonnais – Lyon, France

Building: Grand Stade de l’Olympique Lyonnais
Location: Lyon, France
Expected Completion: 2013
Architect: Populous
AE Interests: The roof will not only provide shelter, shade and comfort, but it will also have the ability to make the stadium reach out to the sky by illuminating into a glowing object.
Capacity: 60,000

Samuel Beckett Bridge – Dublin, Ireland

   

Building: Samuel Beckett Bridge
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Engineer: Santiago Calatrava
Completed: December 10, 2009

AE Interests: Design is reminiscent of a Harp, a prominent symbol of Ireland; Rotates 90 degrees to allow ships to pass by; Modern elements with traditional significance

Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art – Cincinatti, Ohio

Building: Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects
Project Architect: Marcus Dochantschi
Construction Manager: Turner Construction Company, Craig Preston, Bill Huber
Structural Engineer: THP Limited, Shayne Manning, Murray Monroe
Acoustic Consultant: Ove Arup and Partners, Andrew Nicol, Richard Cowell
Lighting Consultant: Office for Visual Interaction, Jean M. Sundin, Enrique Peiniger
Completion: 2003

AE Interests: facade materials, structural, lighting

Alamillo Bridge & Cartuja Viaduct – Seville, Spain

  

Building: Alamillo Bridge & Cartuja Viaduct
Location: Over the Guadalquivir River in Seville, Spain
Completed: 1992
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Engineer: Santiago Calatrava

AE Interests: The mast, inclined at an angle of 58 degrees, supports the 200 meter span without the use of backstays; First cable-stayed bridge supported only in a inclined mast; International landmark known for its beauty and innovation

Apple Store, Boylston Street – Boston, Massachusetts

     

Building: Apple Store
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Completion: 2008
Architect: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Structural Engineer:  Eckersly O’Callahan

AE Interest: glass, structure

Music Cloud- Paris, France

         

Building: Music Cloud (Philharmonie de Paris)
Location: Paris, France
Architectural Firm: Coop Himmelb(l)au
Project Partner: Michael Volk
Project Architect/Design Architect: Andrea Graser
3D Visualization: Jorg Hugo, Jens Mehlan
Structural Engineering: B+G Ingenieure/ Bollinger and Grohmann GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Acoustics and Theater Planning: ARTEC Consultants
Mechanical Engineering: INGEROP Courbevoie
Environmental Engineering: BEHI-SA
Landscape Architect: Agence Ter
Lightning Design: L’Observatoire International
Media Facade: ART+COM AG
Cost & Management Consultant: Mazet & Associates
Client: Association Philharmonie de Paris
Status: Competition (01/02 2007)
Budget: EUR 118 Mio
AE Interest: Large Concert Hall has 2 400 seats. Sensor activated interactive media facade that can illustrate music, movement, or events happening inside the building for the outdoors public to watch.  Designed to maximize sustainable principles of energy consumption and natural ventilation. Includes photovoltaic cells and a system of geothermal tubes.

National Archive of Denmark – Copenhagen, Denmark

 

Building: National Archive of Denmark
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Design Completion: 1997, for invited competition in Copenhagan
Architect: Antoine Predock

AE Interest: Glass elevator, panoramic tower views, large naturally lit rooms and smaller, diffused light study areas

Taller de Arquitectura Headquarters – Barcelona, Spain

Building: Taller de Arquitectura Headquarters
Location: Sant Just Desvern, Barcelona, Spain
Architect: Ricardo Bofill
Architecture and Engineering Firm: Taller de Arquitecture
Completion Date: 1975

AE Interests: Renovation of a rundown factory into a beautiful, functional building

Liège Guillemins TGV Railway Station – Liège, Belgium

   

Building: Liège Guillemins TGV Railway Station
Location: Liège, Belgium
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Engineer: Santiago Calatrava
Completed: 2009

AE Interests: Monumental vault constructed of glass and steel; Use of bridge construction techniques; Transparency is allowed between the interior and exterior

Liberty Bell Center – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Building: Liberty Bell Center
Location:  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Completion: 2003
Architect: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Structural Engineer: CVM

Kafka’s Castle – Barcelona, Spain

Building: Kafka’s Castle
Location: Sant Pere de Ribes, Barcelona, Spain
Architect: Ricardo Bofill
Completion Date: 1968

AE Interests: Use of the cube in design, vertical development based on an equation of vertical growth

Peace Bridge – Calgary, Canada

  

Building: Peace Bridge (Footbridge)
Location: Over the Bow River in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Expected Completion: Mid 2011
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Engineer: Santiago Calatrava

AE Interests: No piers were placed in water; minimal ecological footprint; helical steel structure with glass roof

Meritxell Shrine – Andorra

Building: Meritxell Shrine
Location: Principality of Andorra, Andorra
Rebuilding Architect: Ricardo Bofill
Completion Date:1974

AE Interests: Rigorous compositional geometry, a new structure that contrasts with the ruins of the old sanctuary and fits in with the landscape where it is built

Funder Factory 3- St. Veit/Glan, Austria

         

Building: Funder Factory 3
Location: St. Veit/Glan, Austria
Architectural Firm: Coop Himmelb(l)au
Design: Coop Himmleb(l)au
Wolf D. Prix, Helmut Swiczinsky + Partner
Project Architect: Markus Pillhofer
Landscape Architect: J.B. Koppandy
General Planner: Achammer & Tritthart
Client: Funder Industries
Status: Completed (1989)
Building Costs: EUR 6.74 Mio

Xanadu – Calpe, Spain

Building:Xanadu
Location:Calpe, Spain
Architect:Ricarado Bofill
Completion Date: 1971

AE Interests: Use of cubes as rooms, combined with arches and curving handrails and roofs. This building is a modern interpretation of a nearby castle

Quatro Ponte Sul Canal Grande Bridge – Venice, Italy

   

Building: Quatro Ponte Sul Canal Grande Bridge (Footbridge)
Location: Grand Canal, Venice, Italy
Completed: September 18, 2009
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Engineer: Santiago Calatrava

AE Interests: all-steel structural elements; use of tempered security glass and traditional Istria stone; connects an important transportation hub, the railway station, to the Piazzale roma

Rising House – Beijing, China

Building: Rising House
Location: Beijing, China
Currently Under Construction
Architect: MAD

AE Interest: The hilly landscape offers a challenge for the foundation systems of the building.  Also, large open windows and an open courtyard area need to be considered carefully when designing the structural framework.

Mixed Use Center Baku- Baku, Azerbaijan

         

Building: Mixed Use Center Baku (high density Landmark Building Complex)
Location: Baku, Azerbaijan
Architectural Firm: Coop Himmelb(l)au
Design Principal: Wolf D. Prix
Project Partner: Frank Stepper
Project Architect: Voker Kilian
Design Architect: Sophie Grell
Model Building: Paul Hoszowski, Vincenzi Del Monaco
Client: Arena JSC
Status: Proposed in 2008
AE Interest: Building height of 150 m, 40 floors above ground

Football Stadium Zaragoza- Zaragoza, Spain

        

Building: Football Stadium Zaragoza
Location: Zaragoza, Spain
Architectural Firm: Coop Himmelb(l)au
Planning: U.T.E Coop Himmelb(l)a/Katsura S.L
Principal in Charge: Wolf D. Prix
Project Partner: Andrea Graser
Model Building: Nam La Chi, Vincenzo Del Monaco
Client: Zaragoza Ayuntamiento
Status: Competition 2nd Prize, 07/2008
Budget: EUR 75 Mio
AE Interest: Concept based on a sculptural umbrella, the inner ring is covered with a translucent fabric that allows sunlight to penetrate and prevent rain to get in. Has a capacity of 43 000 seats.

Martin Luther Church- Hainburg, Austria

         

Building: Martin Luther Church
Location: Hainburg, Austria
Architectural Firm: Coop Himmelb(l)au
Structural Engineering: Bollinger Grohmann Schneider ZT GmbH
Design Principal: Wolf D. Prix
Project Architect: Martin Mostbock
Design Architect: Sphie-Charlotte Grell
Client: Protestant Church Lower Austria
Status: Completed (2008-2011)

Universal Studios – Japan

Structure: Designed for a show at the amusement park
Location: Japan
Completion: 2008
Architect: Mark Fisher

AE Interest: These structures have oblique and interesting shapes that also have moveable parts

Cirque Du Soleil – Las Vegas, NV

Structure: Theater built for the show
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Architect: Mark Fisher
Completion: 2004

AE Interest: Fisher’s unique structural design of the stage really compliments the mesmerizing performance of Cirque Du Soleil very well.

U2, 360 Degrees Tour

Structure: Temporary stage built for the tour
Location: All over the world (U2 tour dates)
Completion: 2009
Architect: Mark Fisher
Video Screen kinetic design- Chuck Hoberman
Structural and membrane engineering – Neil Thomas, Atelier One
Video screen structural engineering – Buro Happold
Membrane form finding – Gavin Sayers, David Dexter
Membrane fabrication – Architen Landrell Associates
Polyp mushroom- Steel Monkey Engineering
Primary steelwork fabrication – StageCo

AE Interest:  Massive portable architecture that is used to entertain thousands at a time

Sports City Stadium – Doha, Qatar

Building: Sports City Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar
Expected Completion: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
Architect: Populous
AE Interests: One of 12 conceptual stadiums for the winning 2022 Qatar World Cup whose design has inspiration from a nomadic Bedouin tribe tent. The venue’s infrastructure will harness its energy directly from the sun to provide lighting, cooling, heating and electricity. This stadium is to be the most environmentally sustainable one in the world as it will achieve zero carbon emissions.
Capacity: ~47,000

The Azzano: San Paolo Complex-Bergamo, Italy

Building: The Azzano: San Paolo Complex
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Completion: 2008-ongoing
Architect: Asymptote
Structural Engineer: -
AE Interest: Smooth, curved and planar shapes. Heavy glass on facades allow for plenty of natural lighting.

Osaka Maritime Museum – Osaka, Japan

Building: Osaka Maritime Museum
Location: Osaka, Japan
Completion: 2000
Architect: Paul Andreu

Structural Engineer: ARUP, Tohata

AE Interests: With an Edo Period trading ship replica as its centerpiece, this dome creates the symbolic impression of protecting and preserving the historiacal culture from the eroding physical elements and time.

The Spa – Culver City, California

Building: The Spa
Location: Culver City, California
Completion: 2000
Architect: Eric Owen Moss
AE Interest: excercise, private therapy rooms, exterior deck, courtyard, juice bar, and offices

Crystal Towers – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Building: Crystal Towers
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Architect: Henning Larsen Architects
Structural Engineers: Thornton Tomasetti
MEP: Hoare Lea Consulting Engineers
Completion: 2013
AE Interests: Erratic window placement creates a very unique, natural appearance. The buildings are not perfectly squared, instead slightly twisting in a very organic progression. Vastly different than the normal, rectangular shapes of high rise buildings.
Photo: http://www.henninglarsen.com/projects/1000-1099/1025-crystal-towers.aspx

Torngasok Cultural Centre – Labrador, Canada

 

Building: Torngasok Cultural Centre
Firm: Saunders Architecture
Architects: Todd Saunders with Attila Béres, Ken Beheim-Schwarzbach and Rubén Sáez López
Location: Nain, Labrador, Canada
Completion: 2013
Size: 1800 m²
AE Interest: With an estimated completion date in 2013, the new center will include offices for the Nunatsiavut government and for the Torgnat Mountains National Park.

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery – Birmingham, UK

Building: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Location: Birmingham, UK
Restoration Architect: Sidell Gibson Architects and John Miller & Partners

AE Interest: Historical redesign to improve public access, provide high profile entrance, increase amount of collection on display, and address conservation, lighting, and environmental issues for the Grade II* listed building.

333 Wacker Drive – Chicago, United States

Building: 333 Wacker Drive
Location: Chicago, Il
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox
Manager: Hines Interests Limited Partnership
Completion: 1983

AE Interests: The first project from KPF.  Features a combination of circular and linear geometries in the structural framework.

Jalisco State Public Library-Guadalajara, Mexico

Building: Jalisco State Public Library
Location: Guadalajara, Mexico
Completion: Proposal 2005
Architect: Asymptote
Structural Engineer: -
AE Interest: Glass facades on all sides. Tree structure, with a base that expands outward. Glass and supports create a ‘skeletal’ feel.

Queens Museum of Art – Queens, New York

Building: Queens Museum of Art
Location: Queens, New York
Completion: 2001
Architect: Eric Owen Moss
AE Interest: It appears that a sea of glass is flowing from the building facade.

Shadow House – Santa Fe, New Mexico

   

Building: Shadow House
Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Completion: 2003
Design Architect: Antoine Predock

AE Interest: Interior suspended glass prism, blurred transition between interior and exterior

Education Executive Agency & Tax Office – Groningen, Netherlands

Building: Education Executive Agency & Tax Office
Location: Groningen, Netherlands
Completed: 2011
Architect: UNStudio
Structural Engineer: Arup

AE Interests: minimized energy and material use, design inspired by sun and wind management, minimal effect on surrounding green space

Dance Palace – St. Petersburg, Russia

Building: Dance Palace
Location: St. Petersburg, Russia
Status: Competition winner
Client: Petersburg City LLC
Architect: UNStudio
Structural Engineer: Arup

AE Interests: curved exterior facade, mixture of opaque and transparent panels causes the building to emit scattered light

Ponte Parodi – Genoa, Italy

Building: Ponte Parodi
Location: Genoa, Italy
Scheduled Completion: 2013
Architect: UNStudio
Structural Engineer: Arup

AE Interests: blends nicely into old harbor area, green roof

Light*House – Aarhus, Denmark

Building: Light*House
Location: Aarhus, Denmark
Status: Competition Winner
Architects: UNStudio, 3XN, Jan Gehl
Engineers: Grontmij, Carl Bro

AE Interest: Mixed-use facility including housing and social function, facade designed to mimic light reflected off water

Flagstore Louis Vuitton – Japan

Building: Flagstore Louis Vuitton
Location: Japan
Completed: 2007
Architect: UNStudio
Structure/Lighting/Facade Engineers: Arup

AE Interest: Natural ventilation patterns circulate fresh air through gardens and throughout the building, leaf shape emphasized in floor plan, section, and elevation

Low Energy Office Building – Ballerup, Denmark

Building: Low Energy Office Building
Location: Ballerup, Denmark
Architect: Henning Larsen Architects
Engineers: Hansen, Carlsen, & Frolund Consulting Engineers
Completion: Projected 2011
AE Interests: Very open lower floor that encourages group work and creativity. The second-floor boasts curving slats that mimic tidal waves, as well as allows for natural light to enter easily. With the first floor’s use of columns and windows instead of a traditional facade, the second floors “tidal wave” illusion is more evident.
Photo: http://www.henninglarsen.com/projects/1000-1099/1051-low-energy-office-building-for-energinetdk.aspx

Mariinsky Cultural Center, New Mariinsky Theater – St. Petersburg, Russia

Building: Mariinsky Cultural Center, New Mariinsky Theater
Location: St. Petersburg, Russia
Completion: 2003
Architect: Eric Owen Moss Architects
AE Interest: A representation of the old Russia going into a new stage of architecture.

Villa Storingavika – Bergen, Norway

 

Building: Villa Storingavika
Firm: Saunders Architects
Architects: Todd Saunders with Joakim Skajaa and Geneviéve Charbonneau
Structural Engineer: Node AS
Location: Bergen, Norway
Completed: 2007
Size: 302 m²
AE Interests: The house looks out on the west coast archipelago of Norway. The downstairs is designed for the kids (university students) and the upstairs is designed for the parents.

Dubai International Financial Center-Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Building: Dubai International Financial Center
Location:Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Completion: 2006 competition
Architect: Asymptote
Structural Engineer: ARUP
AE Interest: Bold, red color conveys dominance. Enormous size relates power and significance, themes that relate to the idea of finance.

Modern Museum of Art – New York, United States

Building: Modern Museum of Art
Location: New York, NY
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox
Construction Manager: AMEC
Lighting Consultant: George Saxton
Completion: 2004

AE Interests: Serves as one of the most iconic modern art museums in the world.  The building itself resembles modern art and culture.

Conjunctive Points Theater Complex – Culver City, California

Building: Conjunctive Points Theater Complex
Location:Culver City, California
Architect: Eric Owen Moss Architects
AE Interest: This building has multiple uses from office, retail and restaurants, the shape transforms as its goes along the horizontal.

Canadian Museum for Human Rights – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Building: Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Location: Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada|
Completion Time: Projected for 2012
Design Architect: Antoine Predock
Engineers: Smith Carter Architects and Engineers

AE Interest: Glass cloud encapsulating building, average 5.2 meter floor-to-ceiling height, spiraling glass tower, four anchoring talons

Windsor Castle (St. George’s Hall) – Bekrshire, United Kingdom

Building: Windsor Castle (St. George’s Hall)
Location: Windsor, Bekrshire, UK
Restoration Architect: Sidell Gibson Architects

AE Interests: St. George’s Hall, in one of the most well known and historically sensitive castles in the UK, was completely gutted by fire in 1992. Restoration included modern techniques (laminated hardwood, etc.) without affecting the historic feel of the hall.

Reflection of Mineral – Tokyo, Japan

Building : Reflection of Mineral
Location : Tokyo, Japan
Architect : Yasuhiro Yamashita of Atelier Tekuto
AE Interests :  480-square-foot, “combine abstract properties (conceptual object) with nonfigurative properties”, simple element

Hardanger Retreat – Hardanger Fjord, Norway

 

Building: Hardanger Retreat
Firm: Saunders Architecture
Architects: Todd Saunders and Tommie Wilhelmsen
Location: Kjepsø, Hardanger Fjord, Norway
Completed: 2003
Size: 20 m²
AE Interests: The building is designed to show respect for the landscape. It was one of Saunders first buildings, completely self-financed and self-initiated.

Univers Multimedia Theater-Aarhus, Denmark

Building: Univers Multimedia Theater
Location: Aarhus, Denmark
Completion: 1997
Architect: Asymptote
Structural Engineer: Ingenieurburo Teschner, Hamburg
AE Interest: White, sharp, and minimalist design display contemporary urbanism. Supports extend from small pins and expand into large, triangular walls and concavities.

Westendtower – Frankfurt, Germany

Building: Westendtower
Location: Frankfurt, Germany
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox
Completion: 1993

AE Interests: The facade consists of granite and the shape of the building is reminiscent of the statue of Liberty

Meiso No Mori Municipal Funeral Hall – Kakamigahara,Japan

Building : Meiso No Mori Municipal Funeral Hall
Location : Kakamigahara,Japan
Architect : Toyo Ito & Associates
AE Interests : spaces that impart emotions, “fluid spaces that give a tangible sense of dynamic force, spaces that recall organic forms like trees and caves.”

Aurland Outlook – Aurland, Norway

 

Building: Aurland Outlook
Firm: Saunders Architecture
Architects: Todd Saunders and Tommie Wilhelmsen
Location: Aurland, Norway
Completed: 2006
Size: 2200 m²
AE Interests: The skywalk was the winning entry in a national competition held by the Norwegian Highway Department. It is designed to give a seamless view of the landscape.

Arena da Amazônia – Manaus, Brazil

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building: Arena da Amazônia
Location: Brazil, Manaus
Scheduled for Completion in 2013
Architect: GMP Architekten
Lighting Design: Conceptlicht, Traunreut

AE Interest:  The stadium significantly symbolizes a soccer net, it’s surroundings rain forest and sea (fishing net). Roof structure has fiberglass fabric which reflects radiation and cools the spectators in a hot Amazon climate.
Capacity of 45,000 and LEED Certified.

Lotte Super Tower 123 – Seoul, Korea

Building: Lotte Super Tower 123
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox
Project Manager: Lotte
Completion: 2015

AE Interests: Among the tallest skyscrapers in the World.  The unusual geometry and color of the facade represent traditional Korean ceramics.

The Patent Office – London, England

Building: Former Patent Office
Location: London, England
Restoration Architect: Sidell Gibson Architects

AE Interests: Originally built in the 1850s, the Patent Office created technical challenges with the “integration of high-grade servicing into the historic fabric”. Features original glass and cast iron library (shown above); converted into 4 developments of commercial floor space.

Spiegel HQ – Brooktorkai, HafenCity, Hamborg

Building: Spiegel HQ
Location: Brooktorkai, HafenCity, Hamborg
Architect: Henning Larsen Architects
Completion: Projected 2011
AE Interests: The two structures draw people into the central courtyard, which is surrounded by water on 3 sides. The sunken facades facing the water softens the transition from waterfront to the buildings.
Photos: http://www.henninglarsen.com/projects/0800-0899/0833-spiegel-hq.aspx

Samitaur Tower – Culver City, California

Building: Samitaur Tower
Location: Culver City, California
Completion: 2011
Architect: Eric Owen Moss Architects
Structural Engineer: Arup—Bruce Danziger
AE Interests: A great way to showcase art, the structure can be used to view the surrounding city

Moriyama House – Tokyo, Japan

Building : Moriyama House
Location : Tokyo, Japan
Architect :Ryue Nishizawa+ SANAA
AE Interests : particular perspective on space, personal and the public realm

Kaohsiung Marine Gateway-Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Building: Kaohsiung Marine Gateway
Location: Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Completion: Commissioned 2010
Architect: Asymptote
Structural Engineer: Knippers Helbig
AE Interest: Twin towers stand strong, prominent, and bright. Triangular beams give the building an elevated feel. Use of glass allows for natural light.

C-1 House – Tokyo, Japan

Building : C-1 House
Location : Tokyo, Japan
Architect : Gwenael Nicolas- Curiosity+ Tomoyuki- Milligram Studio
Project Year : 2005
AE Interests : geometric spiral, relationship between closed and open segments of the facades, design of the space

Fogo Island Studios – Newfoundland, Canada

Building: Fogo Island Studios
Firm: Saunders Architecture
Architects: Todd Saunders with Ryan Jørgensen, Joseph Kellner, Attila Béres, Ken Beheim-Schwarzbach, Colin Hertberger, Rubén Sáez López, Soizic Bernard, and Nick Herder
Structural Engineer: DBA Associates
Location: Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Canada
Completion: 2010-2012
Size: 102 m²
AE Interests: Maximizing ocean views; minimalist design that works with landscape; works to preserve the landscape of Fogo Island

Ashford ZED Homes – Kent, England

Building: Ashford ZED Homes
Location: Kent, England
Architect: Sidell Gibson Architects

AE Interests: First major zero fossil fuel commercial development in the UK – set to headline the government’s intentions for future housing development in the country. Heavy landscaping designed to bring together the natural world and built environment.

Villas in the Sky – Riyahd, Saudi Arabia

Building: Villas in the Sky
Location: Riyahd, Saudi Arabia
Architect: Henning Larsen Architects
Structrual Engineers: Thornton Tomasetti
MEP: Hoare Lea Consulting Engineers
Completion: Projected 2013
AE Interests: Edges become jagged and deformed as they approach the top which breaks up the skyline, as well as differentiates it from the other skyscrapers. Designed to achieve LEED certification.
Photos: http://www.henninglarsen.com/projects/1000-1099/1025-villas-in-the-sky.aspx

Suntory Museum of Art – Tokyo, Japan

  

Building:  Suntory Museum of Art
Location:  Tokyo, Japan
Architect:  Kengo Kuma & Associates
Completed: 2007
AE Interests:   Transparent feeling, new method of reinforcing thin ceramic panels with aluminum extrusion, “A Japanese-style room in the city”

Palacio de Congresos – Lanzarote, Spain

Building: Palacio de Congresos
Location: Lanzarote, Spain
Architect: Henning Larsen Architects
Completion: Projected 2013
AE Interests: Even with the building’s large geometric shapes and structure, the lighting installations gives a sense of depth and weightlessness. An elevated, grand entrance into the building creates a dramatic entry. Very energy efficient sporting the latest solar cells in order to reduce carbon footprint.
Photo: http://www.henninglarsen.com/projects/0900-0999/0965-palacio-de-congresos.aspx

CityLife Milano – Milan, Italy

Building: CityLife Milano
Location: Milan, Italy
Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects
Completion Date: 2013
Structural Engineers: Adams Kara Taylor, Redesco, Cap Engineering
Fire Engineer: Silvestre Mistretta
Transport Engineer:  Systematica, Studio Corda, Alpina
Project Director: Gianluca Racana
Tower Project Architect: Paolo Zilli
Residential Project Architect: Maurizio Meossi

AE Interests: Structural, environmental, geometric

TOTO Seminar House – Awaji, Japan

  

Building: Toto Seminar House
Location: Awaji, Japan
Architect: Tadao Ando
Completed: 1997

AE Interests: Exposed concrete design. Ando inspired the building to be “at one” with the sea, and built it to integrate the surrounding nature. Unique design of the elevator which is placed outside of the building.

Porta Volta Fondazione Feltrinelli – Milan, Italy

Building Name: Porta Volta Fondazione Feltrinelli
Location: Milan, Italy
Completion: 2014
Architects: Herzog and de Meuron
Project Architects: Mateo Mori Meana, Thomasine Wolfensbergec
AE Interest: reflect Milanese history and tradition with its resemblance of a gate to the city, inspired by long linear Cascina buildings

Youth Wellness Center – Bremerton, Washington

Building: Youth Wellness Center
Location: Bremerton, Washington
Architect: Steven Holl Architects
Project Architect: Filipe Taboada
Currently in Design Phase

AE Interest: Structural, Environmental, and Space Management

Actelion Business Center – Allschwil, Switzerland

Building Name: Actelion Business Center
Location: Allschwil, Switzerland
Architect: Herzog and de Meuron, Stefan Marbach
Completed: 2010
Project Architects: Martin Fröhlich, Michael Fischer
Structural Engineering: WGG Schnetzer Puskas Ingenieure AG, Basel, Switzerland
AE Interest: structured with series of k- and x-shaped bracers, spacing and arrangement of the structures allows for various views as well as the generation of courtyards and roof terraces, building focuses on a transparent work environment

Queens Library – Queens, NY

Building: Queens Library
Location: Queens, NY
Architect: Steven Holl Architects
Project Architect: Filipe Taboada
Completion Date: November 2013
Engineer: Robert Silman Associates and ICOR Associates

AE Interest: Exposed concrete design, complex geometry, and energy efficient design

Miami Art Museum – Miami, Florida

Building Name: Miami Art Museum
Location: Miami, Florida
Architect: Herzog and de Meuron, Christine Binswanger
Project Architects: Kentaro Ishida, Charles Stone, Stefan Hörner
Executive Architects: Handel Architects
Completion: 2013
AE Interest: triples the old facility’s current space, integrates the out- and indoor experience of Florida with its hanging columns of plant life throughout the structure

Walden 7 – Sant Just Desvern, Spain

Building: Walden 7
Location: Sant Just Desvern, Spain
Architect: Ricardo Bofill
Completion Date: 1974

AE Interests: The 18 towers curve from the base, allowing 7 interconnecting courtyards, creative solution to housing crisis

House at Martha’s Vineyard – Martha’s Vineyard, MA

Building: House at Martha’s Vineyard
Location: Martha’s Vineyard, MA
Architect: Steven Holl Architects
Completion Date: 1988
Structural Engineer: Robert Lawson
General Contractor: Doyle Construction
Custom Steel/Brass Work: Alvin Cooke Metal Works

Fake Hills – Beihai, China

Building: Fake Hills
Location: Beihai, China
Currently Under Construction
Architect: MAD
Associate, Structural and Mechanical Engineering: Jiang Architects & Engineers (JAE)

AE Interest: This building will significantly reduce energy consumption by allowing natural air and light to filter through the building.

Stretto House – Dallas, Texas

Building: Stretto House
Location: Dallas, Texas
Architect: Steven Holl Architects
Completion Date: 1992
Structural Engineer: Datum Engineering
Mechanical Engineer: Interfield Engineering
General Contractor: Thomas S. Byrne Construction
Landscape Consultant: Kings Creek Landscaping

Plaza de España – Canary Islands, Spain

Complex: Plaza de España
Location: Canary Islands, Spain
Client: Cabildo Insular de Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Architects: Herzog & de Meuron
Completed: 2008
Photo Credit: Iwan Baan
AE Interest: features the past of the area while promoting a hopeful future, incorporates nature as the central theme

Daeyang Gallery and House – Seoul, Korea

Building: Daeyang Gallery and House
Location: Seoul, Korea
Architect: Steven Holl Architects
Currently Under Construction
Structural Engineer: SQ Engineering
Mechanical Engineer: Buksung HVAC+R Engineering
Lighting Consultant: L’Observatoire International
General Contractor: Jehyo

Beirut Terraces – Beirut, Lebanon

Building Name: Beirut Terraces
Location: Beirut, Lebanon
Completion: 2014
Architect: Herzog and de Meuron
Project Architects: Tobias Winkelmann, Ursula Hürzeler
Planning Engineer: Hill International
AE Interests: integrates outdoor and indoor experiences, 160 floors of vertical layering

4m × 4m House Ⅰ – Kobe, Japan

  

Building: 4m × 4m House
Location: Kobe, Japan
Architect: Tadao Ando
Construction: Nakata Construction
Completed: March 2003

AE Interests: Exposed concrete design, construction on compact and limited space, simple box-structure, the design allows for occupants to survey the Setonai Sea from their room.

Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center – Baku, Azerbaijan

Building: Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center
Location: Baku, Azerbaijan
Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects
Completion Date: September 2011
Project Engineer: Werner Sobek
Main Contractor: DIA Holding

AE Interests: Structural, acoustical, seismic, construction, materials

Napoli Afragola Railway Station – Naples, Italy

Building: Napoli Afragola Railway Station
Location: Napoli Afragola, Italy
Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects
Structural Engineer: Adams Kara Taylor
Environmental Engineer: Max Fordham
Completion Date: 2013

AE Interests: Inter-seasonal ground water cooling and heating, solar hot water generation, rainwater recycling, north light day lighting, mixed-mode ventilation

CMA CGM Tower – Marseille, France

Building: CMA CGM Tower
Location: Marseille France
Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects
Structural Engineer: Ove Arup
Completion Date: 2010

AE Interests: Complex geometry, space management, high wind loads, chilled beam air conditioning system, natural lighting, dual-skin facade, energy efficiency

National Museum of Qatar – Doha, Qatar

Building: National Museum of Qatar
Location: Doha, Qatar
Expected Completion: December 2014
Architect: Jean Nouvel
Client: Qatar Museums Authority

AE Interests: The interlocking disks that compose the building are of varying curvature and diameter, both the exterior and interior are made up of interlocking disks, seeks LEED Silver certification relying mostly on creating shady and cool areas with thermal buffer zones within the disks

100 11th Avenue – Chelsea, New York

Building: 100 11th Avenue
Location: Chelsea, New York
Completion: 2010
Client: Cape Advisor Inc., Alf Naman Real Estate Advisors
Design Architect: Jean Nouvel
Executive Architect: Beyer Blinder Belle
Structural Engineer: DeSimone Consulting Engineers
MEP Engineer: AKF Engineers
Geotech Engineer: Langan Engineering
Construction Manager: Gotham Construction

AE Interests: Every glass panel of the curtain wall is tilted at a different angle, there are over 1,650 different window panes across the curved surface, LEED certified, the curtain wall captures daylight differently throughout the day and the year

Dongdaemun Design Plaza & Park – Seoul, South Korea

Complex: Dongdaemun Design Plaza & Park
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects
Structural Engineer: ARUP
Completion Date: 2011

AE Interests: The sustainable complex was designed with a green roof.

Oxford Ice Rink- Oxford, United Kingdom

Building: Oxford Ice Rink
Location: Oxford, United Kingdom
Architect: Grimshaw
Structural and Services Engineer: Arup
Completion: 1984

AE Interest: spine beam hung from high masts

Ushibuka Bridge-Ushibuka, Japan

Building: Ushibuka Bridge
Location: Ushibuka Japan
Completion: 1996
Architect: Renzo Piano
Structural Engineers: ARUP
AE Interests: Harbor connecting bridge, great form of traveling through a wide span of water.

China Wood Sculpture Museum – Harbin, China

Building: China Wood Sculpture Museum
Location: Harbin, China
Currently Under Construction
Architect: MAD
Director in Charge: Ma Yansong, Dang Qun
Project Leader: Daniel Gillen

AE Interest: Having such a unique profile and fluid form, the engineers must be able to custom fit steel beams, glass, concrete, and other building materials into the curved shape of the building.

Culture and Convention Center – Lucerne, Switzerland

Building: Culture and Convention Center, “KKL”
Location: Lucerne, Switzerland
Completion: 2000
Architect: Jean Nouvel
Acoustic Engineer: Russell Johnson

AE Interests:  the overhang that reaches 45 meters on the diagonal with a height of 21 meters, the structure is aligned with the environment rather than dominating it

Millennium Point- Birmingham, United Kingdom

Building: Millennium Point
Location: Birmingham, United Kingdom
Architect: Grimshaw
Structural Engineer: Buro Happold
Services Engineer: Arup
Design & Build Contractor: Galliford Try
Completion: 2001

AE Interest: beam and hub

King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Building: King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Design: 2008-2009
Architect: Morphosis
Structural and MEP Engineer: Burp Happold

Empire Riverside Hotel- Hamburg, Germany

    

Building: Empire Riverside Hotel
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Completed: 2007
Client: Empire Riverside GmbH & Co. KG
Architect: David Chipperfield Architects
Structural Engineer: Planungsgruppe Droeg, Baade Nagaraj
AE Interests: new urban industrial type design well incorporated into an older area of commerce, window use

Potsdamer Platz- Berlin, Germany

Building: Potsdamer Platz
Location: Berlin, Germany
Completion: 2000
Architect: Renzo Piano
Structural Engineer: Arup
AE Interest: Eighteen new buildings constructed by Arup and designed by RPBW.

Apple Store, Fith Avenue – New York City, New York

Building: Apple Store
Location: New York City, New York
Completion: 2006
Architect: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Structural Engineer:  Eckersly O’Callahan

AE Interest: glass, structure

Puerta America Hotel – Madrid, Spain

Building: Puerta America Hotel, “Museum for a night”
Location: Madrid, Spain
Completion: 2000
Architects: Jean Nouvel, Zaha Hadid, Ron Arad, David Chipperfield, Kathryn Findlay
Engineers: Rosskopf & Partner
Client: Silken Group
Budget: $94 Million

AE Interests: 19 architects and designers, ‘flowing’ three-dimensional shapes in the rooms

Coolsingel- Rotterdam, Netherlands

          

Building: Coolsingel
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Completed: Scematic Design
Architect: OMA Rem Koolhaas
Structural Engineer: ABT
AE Interests:  Combination of Simple and Complicated Exterior Geometry, Lighting

25 Gresham Street- London, United Kingdom

Building: 25 Gresham Street
Location: London, United Kingdom
Architect: Grimshaw
Structural Engineer: Whitby Bird & Partners
Services Engineer: Waterman Gore
Completion: 2002

AE Interest: ten floors of office space without columns, one floor of roofplant

Wayne Lyman Morse United States Courthouse – Eugene, Oregon

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Building: Wayne Lyman Morse United States Courthouse
Location: Eugene, Oregon
Completion: 2006
Architect: Morphosis
Executive Architect: DLR Group
Structural Engineer: KPFF
Mechanical Engineer: Glumac International
Electrical Engineer: DLR Group

Gormley Studio- London, UK

Building: Gormley Studio
Location: London, UK
Completed: 2003
Client: Antony Gormley
Architect: David Chipperfield Architects
Structural Engineer: Jane Wernick Associates
AE Interests: use of architecture to bridge gap between art and structure, bold form

Chu Hai College- Hong Kong, China

Building: Chu Hai College
Location: Hong Kong, China
Completed: Proposed Design
Architect: OMA Rem Koolhaas
Civil, Geotechnical, Structural and Building Services Engineer: Mott MacDonald

AE Interests: Exterior walkways, Revealed Structure, Extremely Short  Proposed Building Time

Beyeler Foundation Museum-Riehen, Switzerland

Building: Beyeler Foundation Museum
Location: Riehen, Switzerland
Completed: 1997
Architect: Renzo Piano
Structural: Ove Arup & Partners 
AE Interests: Only consists of four bearing walls running parallel to each other, and steel framed glass roof.

Meadow Clubhouse – Ulanbutong, Inner Mongolia, China

Building: Meadow Clubhouse
Location: Ulanbutong, Inner Mongolia, China
Completion: 2006
Architect: MAD
Structural Engineer: Beijing YunXiang Architectural Engineering Design Company Ltd.

AE Interest: Hilly terrain requires a complex building foundation system. There are two distinct landscapes: snow in winter and green hills in the summer. This poses several design issues, such as having an efficient, sustainable building that responds to the change in climate.

Campus Audiovisual- Barcelona, Spain

Building: Campus Audiovisual
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Completed: 2008
Client: Layetana
Architect: David Chipperfield Architects
Structural Engineer: Obiol, Maya y Associat
AE Interests: bold but simple design, use of windows as design element

De Rotterdam- Rotterdam, Netherlands

Building: De Rotterdam
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Completed: Under Construction
Architect: OMA Rem Koolhaas
Structural Engineer: Corsmit, Rijswijk
MEP Engineering: Roodenburg, Krimpen aan den IJssel
Lighting Engineering: ARUP

AE Interests: Bold and Simple Geometry, Multi-Functional Spaces

Issaquah Public Library – Issaquah, Washington

Building: Issaquah Public Library
Location: Issaquah, Washington
Completion: 2001
Architect: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
General Contractor: Levernier Construction
Structural Engineer: KPFF Engineers
MEP Engineer: Affiliated Engineers

AE Interest: structure, exterior cladding

Grand Union Walk Housing- London, United Kingdom

Building: Grand Union Walk Housing
Location: London, United Kingdom
Architect: Grimshaw
Structural Engineer: Kenchington Little & Partners
Services Engineer: J Sainsbury plc
Completion: 1988

AE Interest: Rowhouses built on precast concrete with an aluminum facade

Am Kupferbragen 10- Berlin, Germany

Building: Am Kupferbragen 10
Location: Berlin, Germany
Completed: 2007
Client: Celine and Heiner Bastian
Architect: David Chipperfield Architects
Structural Engineer: Ingenieurgruppe Bauen
AE Interests: Building meant to personify old world buldings but be its own modern instillation to the street, urban building

Waipolu Gallery and Studio – Oahu, Hawaii

Building: Waipolu Gallery and Studio
Location: Oahu, Hawaii
Completion: 2010
Architect: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
General Contractor: Ryan Associates
Structural Engineer: PCS Structural Solutions
Mechanical Engineer: WSP Lincolne Scott Inc.
Electrical Engineer: Lighting and Engineering Integrated

Breda Carre Building-Breda, Netherlands

Building: Breda Carre Building
Location: Breda, Netherlands
Completed: 1999
Architect: OMA Rem Koolhaas
Structural Engineer: Snellen Meulemans van Schaik

AE Interests: Many Different Exterior Materials, Randomly Spaced Sun Shades for Residents

Giant Interactive Group Corporate Headquarters – Shanghai, China

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Building: Giant Interactive Group Corporate Headquarters
Location: Shanghai, China
Completion: 2010
Architect: Morphosis
Structural Engineers: Bao Ye, MAA Engineers, Thornton Tomassetti Group
Mechanical and Electrical Engineers: IBE Consulting Engineers, MAA Engineers

Hongluo Clubhouse – Beijing, China

Building: Hongluo Clubhouse
Location: Beijing, China
Completion: 2006
Architect: MAD
Project Architect: Florian Pucher
Design Team: Shen Jun, Christian Taubert, Marco Zuttioni, Yu Kui
Associate Architects & Engineers: IDEA Design Studio

AE Interest: Concrete Roof, Curved Windows, Elevated Foundation

Museum of Modern Literature -Marbach a Neckar, Germany

Building: Museum of Modern Literature
Location: Marbach a Neckar, Germany
Completion: 2006
Architect: David Chipperfield
Structural Engineer:Ingenieur gruppe Bauen
Client: Deutsches Literaturarchiv Marbach
AE Interest: form, collumn use

Maison Hérmes-Tokyo, Japan

Building: Maison Hérmes
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Completion: 2001
Architect: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson and Renzo Piano
Structural Engineer: Arup (Robert Lang), Mitsuhiro Kanada
AE Interest: In a crowded urban Tokyo, nowhere near a skyscraper, the 12 story building, Maison Hérmes, is still very noticeable.

Musee National Des Beaux-Arts Du Quebec- Quebec City, Canada

Building: Musee National Des Beaux-Arts Du Quebec
Location: Quebec City, Canada
Completed: Under Consrtuction
Architect: OMA Rem Koolhaas
Architect of Record: Provencher Roy + Associés Architectes
Engineering: Buro Happold Consulting
Architect of Record: Provencher Roy + associés Architectes
AE Interests: Striking Design While Still Coexisting with its Historical Surroundings

Ballard Library and Neighborhood Service Center – Seattle, Washington

Building: Ballard Library and Neighborhood Service Center
Location: Seattle, Washington
Completion: 2005
Architect: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
General Contractor: PCL Construction Services
Structural Engineer: PCS Structural Solutions
MEP Engineer: Affiliated Engineers

AE Interest: sustainability, green roof, structure

New U.S. Embassy – London, United Kingdom

 

 

 

 

Building: New U.S. Embassy
Location: London, United Kingdom
Status: Designed 2009-2010
Architect: Morphosis
SMEP, Sustainability, and Civil Engineer: Buro Happold with WSP Flack + Kurtz
Fire, Life Safety, and Code Consultant: ARUP Government Projects, Inc.

Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom – Stilwerk 2010 – Vienna, Austria

Building: Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom – Stilwerk
Location: Vienna Austria
Completion: December 2010
Architects: Ateliers Jean Nouvel
Collaborators: Pipiloti Rist, Alain Bony, Henri Labiole, Patrick Blanc
Engineers: Werner Consult Ziviltechniker, Ingenieurconsulent für Bauween, Terrell International, Altherm Engineering, Baden, Buri Müller Partner
Clients: UNIQA Praterstrasse Projekterrichtungs GmbH, ARGE bau-control UNIQA

AE Interests:  Illuminated ceilings, traditional Viennese architecture, slanting/floating roof, 182 bedrooms and suites, panoramic views on the 18th floor

Emerson College Los Angeles Center – Los Angeles, California

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Building: Emerson College Los Angeles Center
Location: Los Angeles, California
Expected Completion: 2012
Architect: Morphosis
Structural Engineer: John A. Martin Associates
Civil Engineer: KPFF
MEP Engineering: Buro Happold

British Pavilion for Expo 92- Seville, Spain

Building: British Pavilion
Location: Seville, Spain
Architect: Grimshaw
Structural and Services Engineer: Arup
Completion: 1992

AE Interest: External skin of the structure varies to respond to climate conditions, freestanding exhibition decks, stacked steel freight containers, and circulation walkways

Ars Aevi-Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina

Building: Ars Aevi
Location: Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Completion: 2014
Architect: Renzo Piano
AE Interest: Ars Aevi will become a museum devoted to cultural acknowledgement that was planned out throughout a war-filled country. Started negotiations in 1992 with the Sarajevo government.
Status: Under negotiations with the Bosnia-Herzegovina government.

Seattle City Hall – Seattle, Washington

Building: Seattle City Hall
Location: Seattle, Washington
Completion: 2003
Architect: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson and Bassetti Architects
Project Manager: Shiels Obletz Johnsen
General Contractor: Hoffman Construction
Structural Engineer: KPFF Consulting Engineers
Mechanical Engineer: Wood/Harbinger
Electrical Engineer: Sparling
Civil Engineer: SvR Design

Milstein Hall Steel – Ithaca, New York

Building: Milstein Hall Steel
Location: Ithaca, New York
Completion: 2011
Architect: OMA
Architect of Record: KHA Architects
Structural Engineering: Robert Silman Associates

Bao’an Stadium – Shenzen, China

Building: Bao’an Stadium
Location: Shenzen, China
Completion: 2011
Architect: GMP Architekten
Lighting Design: Schlotfeld Licht

AE Interest: Double tension ring beam, pre-tensioned cable roof, steel columns mimic bamboo forest

Taubman Museum of Art – Roanoke, Virginia

Project: Taubman Museum of Art
Location: Roanoke, Virginia
Architect: Randall Stout Architects, Inc
General Contractor: Balfour Beatty Construction
Geotechnical Engineer: Froehling & Robertson, Inc., Roanoke, VA
Civil Engineer: Mattern & Craig
Structural Engineer: DeSimone Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Mechanical/ Plumbing Engineer: IBE Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Electrical Engineer: Kocher, Schirra & Goharizi Consulting Engineers
Rainwater Harvesting System Engineer: Rainwater Management Solutions
Lighting Consultant: LAM Partners
Status: Completed
Completed: November, 2008

AE Interests: Complex geometry, passive solar, daylighting, thermally efficient envelope, computerized building management system

Harpa Concert Hall – Reykjavik, Iceland

Building: Harpa Concert Hall
Location: Rekjavik, Iceland
Completion: 2011
Architect: Henning Larsen Architects
Architect of Record: Batteríið Architects
Facade Design: Olafur Eliasson

AE Interest: facade

Garibaldi Exhibition Building – Milan, Italy

Building: Garibaldi Exhibition Building
Location: Milan, Italy
Competition won: 2006
Architect: Grimshaw

AE Interest: form

Mediacite – Liege, Belgium

   

Building: Mediacite
Location: Liege, Belgium
Completion: 2009
Architect: Ran Arad
Structural Engineer: Buro Happold

AE Interest: roof structure – ‘complex network of steel roof ribs that undulate through the mall’

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London 2012 Water Polo Arena – London, UK

  

Building: London 2012 Water Polo Arena
Location: London, UK
Completion: due 2012
Architect: David Morley Architects
Structural Engineer: Buro Happold

AE Interest: air-inflated rippling roof made of recycled PVC cushions, temporary for 2012 London Olympics

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Glasgow Museum of Transport – Glasgow, Scotland

  

Building: Glasgow Museum of Transport
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Completion: due 2011
Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects
Structural Engineer: Buro Happold
Services Engineer: Buro Happold
Facade Engineer: Buro Happold

AE Interest: form, wall-roof structure

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Cathedral Bridge – Derby, UK

Building: Cathedral Bridge
Location: River Derwent, Cathedral Green, Derby, UK
Completion: 2009
Architect: Ramboll UK
Bridge Engineer: Ramboll

AE Interests: cable-stayed swing bridge form, 38m span

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Norwich Open Academy

 

Building: Norwich Open Academy
Location: Marryat Road, Norwich, UK
Completion: 2010
Architect: Sheppard Robson
Structural Engineering: Ramboll

AE Interests: Laminated timber structure

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Old Livestock Market in Hereford Development

Location: Hereford, Herefordshire
Completion: due 2013
Partner: Hereford Futures
Developer/Development Manager: Stanhope
Architect: Leslie Jones
Masterplanner: Allies & Morrison
Structural Engineer: Ramboll (formerly Ramboll Whitbybird)
Services Engineer: Cudd Bentley Consulting
Cost Consultant: Cyril Sweett
Construction Manager: Pinnacle Transportation

AE Interests: regeneration of the historic city of Hereford

55 Baker Street – London, UK

Building: 55 Baker Street
Location: London, UK
Completion: 2008
Architect: Make Architects

AE Interest: form, facade, BREEAM ‘excellent’ rating

University Square Stratford – London, UK

 

Building: University Square Stratford
Location: East London, UK
Completion: due 2013
Architect: Make Architects

AE Interest: highly flexible teaching and administrative spaces

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Siemens Sustainability Centre – London, UK

Building: Siemens sustainability centre
Location: London, UK (Royal Victoria Docks)
Completion: due 2012
Architect: Wilkinson Eyre Architects

AE Interest: Sustainability (BREEAM), building shell form

Cambridge Hauser Forum – Cambridge, UK

Building: Cambridge Hauser Forum
Location: Cambridge, UK
Completion: 2010
Architect: Wilkinson Eyre Architects

AE Interest: Sustainability

UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation – London, UK

Building: UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation
Location: London, UK
Completion: due 2015
Architect: PLP Architecture and HOK Architects

AE Interest: roof form, advance bio-medical research facility

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Oxford Street Visitor Information Kiosk – London, UK

Building: Oxford Street Visitor Information Kiosk
Location: London, UK
Architect: PLP Architecture

AE Interest: ‘soaring’ glass roof

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Four Seasons – London, UK

Building: Four Seasons Hotel and Residences
Location: London, UK(Heron Plaza)
Completion: due 2015
Architect: PLP Architecture

AE Interest: Skyscraper in urban London

Four Seasons – Abu Dhabi

Building: Four Seasons Hotel and Residences
Location: Abu Dhabi at Sowwah Island
Architect: PLP Architecture

World Wildlife Fund Headquarters – Woking, UK

Building: World Wildlife Fund Headquarters
Location: Woking, UK
Architect: Hopkins Architects
Structural Engineers: Expedition Engineering

AE Interest: maximizes on-site sustainable features, aims for ‘Outstanding’ BREEAM rating

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Guy’s and St Thomas’ East Wing Re-cladding – London, UK

Building: Guy’s and St Thomas’ East Wing
Location: London, UK
Architect: Hopkins Architects
Engineering Consultant: ARUP

AE Interest: creates a thermal buffer zone and two new triangular atria

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Paperhouse Newspaper Kiosks – London, UK

Installation: Paperhouse Newspaper kiosks
Location: London, UK at Sloane Square and Earl’s Court
Completed: 2009
Architect: Heatherwick Studio (Thomas Heatherwick)

AE Interest: ergonomic arrangement of magazine shelves, roof sections made of toughened glass

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Guys Approches at Guy’s Hospital – London, UK

Building: Guys Approches at Guy’s Hospital
Location: London, UK (by London Bridge)
Completed: 2007
Architect: Heatherwick Studio (Thomas Heatherwick)

AE Interest: tiled cladding system wrapping around the boiler house fabricated from high grade stainless steel frames, with braid woven through as the “warp”

Vents at Paternoster Square – London, UK

Installation: Vents at Paternoster Square
Location: London, UK
Architect: Heatherwick Studio (Thomas Heatherwick)

AE: Interest: The aesthetic design is derived from experiments with folded paper

Royal Shakespeare Theatre Transformation – Stratford-upon-Avon, UK

Building: Royal Shakespeare Theatre Transformation
Location: Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
Architect: Bennetts Associates
Engineering: Buro Happold

AE Interest: new basement under the stage is in a flood zone next to the River Avon

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Elizabeth II Court for Hampshire County Council – Winchester, UK

Building: Elizabeth II Court for Hampshire County Council
Location: Winchester, UK (just outside of London)
Architect: Bennetts Associates

AE Interests: retrofit (open plan upgrade), sustainability

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Mint Hotel Tower of London – London, UK

 

Building: Mint Hotel Tower of London
Location: London, UK
Architect: Bennetts Associates

AE Interests: Living walls, cantilevered structure

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New Street Square – London, UK

Building: New Street Square
Location: London, UK
Architect: Bennetts Associates

AE Interests: urban renewal, living wall

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Monsoon Headquarters – London, UK

 

Building: Monsoon Headquarters
Location: Paddington Basin, London, UK
Architect: Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM)
Structural Engineer: Adams Kara Taylor (AKT)

AE Interst: Structural System

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Adelaide Wharf – London, UK

Building: Adelaide Wharf
Location: Shoreditch, London, UK
Architect: Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM)
Structural Engineer: Adams Kara Taylor (AKT)
Construction: Faithful + Gould

AE Interst: Sustainability (brown roof), featured in the ‘Sustainable London’ series by The Building Centre

Victoria & Albert Museum Extension – London, UK

Building: Victoria & Albert Museum Extension
Location: London, UK
Architect: Amanda Levet Architects

AE Interests: complex geometry

Cultural Centre – Lisbon, Portugal

Building: Cultural Centre
Location: Lisbon, Portugal (on Tagus River)
Architect: Amanda Levet Architects

AE Interests: complex geometry

Globe Academy – London, UK

Building: Globe Academy
Location: London, UK
Architect: Amanda Levete Architects
Completion: 2010

AE Interests: expressed structure