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AIA Central – Hong Kong, China
Building: AIA Central (previously known as AIG Tower)
Location: Hong Kong, China
Completed: 2005
Architect: Skidmore Owings and Merrill
Structural Engineer: Leslie E. Robertson Associates
AE Interest: The AIA Central was designed to look like an ancient Chinese sailboat called a junk, which is still in use today.
Tower of Winds – Yokohama, Japan
Building: Tower of Winds
Location: Yokohama, Japan
Completion: 1986
Architect: Toyo Ito and Associates
AEInterests: Transformation of existing reinforced concrete structure, perforated aluminum skin, uses light as a dominant feature
Kaohsiung National Stadium – Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Building: Kaohsiung National Stadium
Location: Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Completion: 2009
Architect: Toyo Ito and Associates
Engineer: Takenaka Corporation + Hsin-Yeh Engineering Consultants INC.
AEInterests: Power provided by solar energy, solar panels cover the external face of the stadium
Tod’s Omotesando – Tokyo, Japan
Building: Tod’s Omotesando
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Completion: 2004
Architect: Toyo Ito and Associates
Structural Engineer: Oak Structural Design Office
AEInterests: Skin of criss-crossed concrete braces and glass that reinterprets the silhouettes of the elm trees lining the street
Torres Porta Fira – Barcelona, Spain
Building: Torres Porta Fira
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Completion: 2009
Architect: Toyo Ito and b720 Architecture study
Led by: Farming Vazquez
AEInterests: Reinforced concrete, organic shape, contains energy saving devices such as a water recovery system and uses solar energy
Docks De Paris – Paris, France
Building: Docks De Paris
Location: 70 Avenue République, Paris, France 75011
Status: First elements opened in 2008
Architect: Jakob + Macfarlane
Curtain Wall Facade: Rice Francis Ritchie
Lighting: Yann Kersale
Landscape: Michel Desvignes
AEInterests: External skin covers the existing building, glass covered steel tube structure, wooden decks and grass areas on roof
