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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
Beekman Tower – New York City, New York
Project: Beekman Tower
Location: New York City, New York
Architect: Gehry Partners, LLP
Structure Engineer: WSP Cantor Seinuk
Developer: Forest City Ratner
Status: Under Construction
Expected Completion: 2011
AE Interest: complex geometry, will contain hospital as well as an elementary school below the residential tower.
National Museum of African American History and Culture – Washington, DC
Building: National Museum of African American History and Culture
Location: National Mall, Washington DC
Client: Smithsonian Institution
Architect: Foster & Partners
Status: Proposed Design
Budget: $500 million
AE Interests: Complex spiral geometry, large cantilevered volume. Sunken courtyard / entry.
Nanjing Museum of Art & Architecture – Nanjing, China
Building: Nanjing Museum of Art & Architecture
Location: Nanjing
Status: Under Construction
Client: Nanjing Foshou Lake Architecture and Art Developments Ltd
Designer: Stephen Holl
Structural Engineer: Guy Nordenson and Associates
Lighting Design: L’Observatoire International
AEInterest: Galleries composed primarily of cantilevered walkways. Full story box truss above a rammed earth base.
Free University Library, Berlin Germany
Building: Free University Library
Location: Berlin, Germany
Completed: September 2005
Owner: Free University
Architect: Foster + Partners
AE Interests: Double skinned facade that uses natural ventilation, separation of the flooring structure from the outer facade allows natural light to penetrate into the stacks, interesting dome shape and interesting floor slab shapes.
United States Capitol Visitor Center, Washington DC
Building: United States Capitol Visitor Center
Location: Washington, DC
Status: Completed
Date Completed: 2008
Architect: RTKL Associates Inc.
AE interests: Large excavation in historic area, glass roof
Denver International Airport – Denver, Colorado
Building: Denver International Airport
Location: Denver, Colorado
Status: Completed
Date Completed: 1995
Architect: Fentress Bradburn Architects
Roof Engineer: Horst Berger
AE interests: Fabric Structure Roof
Irving Convention Center, Las Colinas Texas
Expected completion date: November 2010
Owner: City of Irving/Irving Convention and Visitors Bureau
Owners Project Manager: Beck Group
Architect: RMJM Hillier Architecture
Construction Manager: Austin Commercial
Structural Engineer: Datum Engineers
MEP Engineer: Vanderweil
Civil Engineer: Jacobs Carter Burgess
Operators: SMG Worldwide
AE interests: Complex steel structure as well as pier foundation system. Some of the spans are in excess of 150 feet. The main convention floor is spanned by a combination of 3 catenery trusses and one arch truss that are approximately 1 1/2 stories, extending into the partitions walls of the third floor. The concept is a box on top of a box with the upper level rotated approximately 20 degrees. Additionally, the terrace on the second level over the main entrance is supported by two cantilevered trusses. The skin of the building is a combination of glass and perforated copper.
Parco della Musica Auditorium – Roma, Italy
Building: Parco della Musica Auditorium
Location: Roma, Italy
Completed 2002
Designer: Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Structural engineer: ARUP
Client: City of Roma
AEInterest: The inside of the auditorium is cherry wood which is the best material for acoustics, the form of the halls is geometrically complex
Fiumicino Town Hall – Roma, Italy
Building: Fiumicino Town Hall
Location: Roma, Italy
Completed 2002
Designer: Alessandro Anselmi
Client: Comune di Fiumicino
AEInterest: the building has an abstract geometry, as well as having the roof double as a usable floor. There is a large glass curtain wall along one side
Leffe Privat House – Bergamo, Italy
Building: Leffe Privat House
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Completed 1998
Designer: Archea Associati
Structural engineer: Gianfranco Calderoni
Contractor: Madaschi
AEInterest: the precise deconstruction of the building that originally existed and then was rebuilt. The facade is a solid wall with small slits to allow light in.
ENEL Bagnore 3 Geothermal Power Station – Santafiore, Italy
Building: ENEL Bagnore 3 Geothermal Power Station
Location: Santafiore, Italy
Completed 2001
Designer: Stefano Boeri
Structural engineer: M Giuliani
Landscape design: L Caravaggio
Client: ERGA – ENEL
AEInterest: the enclosure is constructed from self supporting Cor-Ten steel ribs and is designed to mimic the hills that it is nested in.
Rimini Exhibition Center – Rimini, Italy
Building: Rimini Exhibition Center
Location: Rimini, Italy
Completed 2001
Designer: Von Gerkan Marg & Partner
Structural engineer: Favero & Milan, Venedig
Landscape design: Studio Land, Mailand
Client: Ente Autonomo Fiera di Rimini
AEInterest: The exhibition spaces are modular parts that can be combined for larger exhibits and each module has no columns. Also utilizes a large timber dome roof in the rotunda. Facades are constructed of steel and glass.
Banca Populare di Lodi Headquarters – Lodi, Italy
Building: Banca Populare di Lodi Headquarters
Location: Lodi, Italy
Completed 2001
Designer: Renzo Piano Build Workshop
Client: Banca Populare di Lodi
Glass Roof: Rice Francis Ritchie
AEInterest: repurposing of an old dairy products factory, interior courtyard covered by a glass roof
Archimboldi Opera Theatre – Milano, Italy
Building: Archimboldi Opera Theatre
Location: Milano, Italy
Completed 2003
Designer: Gregotti Associati International
Client: Milano City Council
AEInterest: Moveable glass panels act simultaneously acoustically and reflect light into the space.
Giovanni and Marella Agnelli Art Gallery – Torino, Italy
Building: Giovanni and Marella Agnelli Art Gallery
Location: Torino, Italy
Designer: Renzo Piano Build Workshop
Client:Lingotto SpA and Palazzo Grassi
AEInterest: Contains a partly cantilevered wedge shaped box. The roof is constructed from 16,000 glass fins above the gallery providing an interesting light quality.
Hypo Alpe Adria Centre – Klagenfurt, Austria
Building: Hypo Alpe Adria Centre
Location: Klagenfurt, Austria
Completed: 2002
Architect: Morphosis
Client: Karntner Landes-und-Hypothekenbank
AE Interests: utilizes passive cooling and lighting. also uses a large, curved, perforated aluminum roof surrounds the majority of the structure, reducing dependency on electrical cooling.
Bell Tower – Judenburg, Austria
Building: Bell Tower
Location: Judenburg, Austira
Status: Complete
Architect: Markus Pernthaler
AE Interests: Geometry, materials choice
GSW Headquarters – Berlin, Germany
Building: GSW Headquarters
Location: Berlin, Germany
Status: Complete
Architect: Sauerbruch-Hutton
Engineer: Arup
AE Interests: Because building’s long side faces east-west, the west side is a double skin facade. Natural ventilation is drawn through the double skin to ventilate the building. Also, for reducing solar gains, the building has automated coloured blinds that block the afternoon sun, yet maintain excellent daylighting
U.S. Census Bureau Headquarters – Suitland, Maryland
Building: U.S. Census Bureau Headquarters
Location: 4700 Silver Hill Rd, Suitland, Maryland
Completion: Completed
Architect: Skidmore Owings and Merrill
Structural Design: Skidmore Owings and Merrill
AE Interests: minimal site impact, water reclamation, recycled building materials, solar collection, underfloor air distribution, daylighting, solar shading, green roofs
Harvard University Northwest Science Building – Cambridge, Massachusetts
Building: Harvard University – Northwest Science Building
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Completion: Completed
Architect: Skidmore Owings and Merrill
Structural Design: Skidmore Owings and Merrill
AE Interests: green roof, daylighting, HVAC zoning, curtain wall
201 Bishopsgate and The Broadgate Tower – London, United Kingdom
Building: 201 Bishopsgate and The Broadgate Tower
Location: 201 Bishopsgate, London, United Kingdom
Completion: Completed
Architect: Skidmore Owings and Merrill
Structural Design: Skidmore Owings and Merrill
Contractor: British Land
AE Interests: structure, sustainability, glazing, green roofs, natural ventilation, double facade, solar shading, foundation, heat recovery system
University of California Merced Library and Information Technology Center – Merced, California
Building: Library and Information Technology Center
Location: Merced, California
Completion: Completed
Architect: Skidmore Owings and Merrill, Fernau & Hartman
Structural Design: Skidmore Owings and Merrill
Client:University of California Merced
AE Interests: orientation, sustainability, daylighting, louvers
Poly International Plaza – Guangzhou, China
Building: Poly International Plaza
Location: Guangzhou, China
Completion: Completed
Architect: Skidmore Owings and Merrill
Structural Design: Skidmore Owings and Merrill
Client: Poly Real Estate Group
AE Interests: sustainability, structural, solar shading, offset core, daylighting, natural ventilation; floor-by-floor mechanical systems, under floor air distribution, green roof, external structural dia-grid
University of North Carolina Genome Science Laboratory Building – Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Building: University of North Carolina Genome Science Laboratory Building
Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Completion: In Progress
Architect: Skidmore Owings and Merrill
Structural Design: Skidmore Owings and Merrill
Client: University of North Carolina
AE Interests: green roof, sustainability, glazing, HVAC, structure, heat recovery
Infinity Tower – Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Building: Infinity Tower
Location: Dubai Marina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Completion: In Progress
Architect: Skidmore Owings and Merrill
Structural Design: Skidmore Owings and Merrill
Contractor: Projacs, CAYAN
AE Interests: structure, helix shape, curtain wall, solar shading
Virginia Beach Convention Center – Virginia Beach, Virginia
Building: Virginia Beach Convention Center
Location: 1000 19th St, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Completion: Completed
Architect: Skidmore Owings and Merrill
Structural Design: Skidmore Owings and Merrill
Contractor: Turner Construction Company
AE Interests: daylighting, intuitive layout, sustainability, rainfall collection
Manulife Financial Headquarters – Boston, Massachusetts
Building: Manulife Financial headquarters
Location: 601 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts
Completion: Completed
Architect: Skidmore Owings and Merrill
Structural Design: Skidmore Owings and Merrill
Contractor: Clark/Suffolk
AE Interests: daylighting, sustainability, building envelope, green roof
City Performance Hall – Dallas, Texas
Building: Dallas City Performance Hall
Location: Dallas, Texas
Completion: In Progress
Architect: Skidmore Owings and Merrill
Structural Design: Skidmore Owings and Merrill
Construction: McCarthy
AE Interests: daylighting, structure, intuitive layout, LEED Silver being pursued
