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Zlota 44 – Warsaw, Poland

Building: Zlota 44
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Expected completion: 2010
Architect: Daniel Libeskind
Developer: Orco and CEO Jean-François Ott
AE Interests: 192m tall luxury apartment building; sweeping glass facade and bending walls; sun terrace; designed to high level of sustainability; thermal efficiency; natural ventilation
Hotel Josef – Prague, Czech Republic


Building: Hotel Josef
Location: Prague, Czezh Republic
Completed: 2002
Architect: Eva Jirinca
Interior Design: Eva Jirinca
AE Interests: modern amenities while maintaining Prague’s traditional architecture; two buildings connected by a courtyard that unifies the public areas; natural daylighting deep into building
Semi-Detached House – Tabasalu, Estonia

Building: Semi-Detached House
Location: Tabasalu, Estonia
Completed: 2002
Architect: Architectural Bureau Kolde Grupp
Structural Engineer: Kolde Grupp
Lilium Tower – Warsaw, Poland

Building: Lilium Tower
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Built: Development on hold Jan 2009
Architect: Zaha Hadid with Patrik Schumacher
Project Architect: Markus Planteu
Competition Team: Thomas Mathoy, Sophia Razzaque, Naomi Fritz, Daniel
Widrig, Fulvio Wirz, Mariagrazia Lanza, Dennis Brezina
Strucural Consultant: ARUP
AE Interests: 240m tall; central core forms backbone of structure; low-energy use designed to cope with extremes of climate
Agora Headquarters – Warsaw, Poland

Building: Agora Headquarters
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Completed: 2002
Architect: JEMS Architekci
Project manager: Andrzej Sidorowicz
Project Management, consultation to the design team on the application of certain materials and technologies, and construction supervision: Arup Polska
General contractor: Porr Polska S.A.
Costs of construction and installation labor: USD 40,296,000
AE Interests: opened up to daylighting and use of interior gardens within building’s framework; use of louvers to direct daylight
Estonian Embassy – Vilnus, Lithuania

Building: Estonian Embassy
Location: Vilnus, Lithuania
Completed: 1998
Architect: 3+1 Architects
AE Interests: hallway creates a terrace garden that gets southern and evening sun; 3.5 story building created by 7 half floors; two distinct facades: one side of blue stained limestone and one hanging green glass;
British Embassy – Moscow, Russia

Building: British Embassy
Location: Moscow, Russia
Completed: 2000
Architect: ABK Architects
Lighting: Delmatic
AE Intrests: “transparent” glass facade symbolize open relations between UK and Russia
Neiser Factory – Tallinn, Estonia

Building: Neiser Factory
Location: Tallinn, Estonia
Completed: 2002
Architect: Indrek Nakk
AE Interests: mix of glass, steel, and wood facade
Villa V – Tallinn, Estonia

Building: Villa V
Location: Tallinn, Estonia
Completed: 2000
Architect: 3+1 Architects
Architects in charge: Markus Kaasik, Andres Ojari & Ilmar Valdur
AE Interests: cut into existing landscape; cast concrete, glass, and bright wood
Orro House – Tabasalu, Estonia

Building: Orro House
Location: Tabasalu, Estonia
Completed: 2002
Architect: Martin Aunin
La Rioja Bodegas Ysios – Laguardia, Spain

Building: La Rioja Bodegas Ysios
Location: Laguardia, Spain
Completed: 2000
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Structural Engineer: Calatrava
AE Interests: geometry of structure, cedar and aluminum facade, integrated into surrounding landscape, “static movement” of design
Light Rail Train Bridge – Jerusalem, Israel

Building: Light Rail Train Bridge
Location: Jerusalem, Israel
Completed: June 2008
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Structural Engineer: Calatrava
AE Interests: cable stayed bridge, single inclined pylon, built-in lighting, cable-system creates parabolic shape
Ernsting’s Warehouse Doors – Coesfeld, Germany


Building: Ernsting’s Warehouse
Location: Coesfeld, Germany
Completed: 1985
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
ME Engineer: Calatrava
Lyon-Satolas TGV Station – Lyon, France

Building: Lyon-Satolas TGV Station
Location: Lyon, France
Completed: 1994
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Structural Engineer: Calatrava
ME Engineer: Calatrava
Project Architects: Alexis Bourrat, Sebastien Mamet
Major Contractors: E.I.-G.F.C-M.S, Eiffel, Berretta-Girardet-Instalux, Leon Grosse, G.T.M, Baudin-Chateauneuf
AE Interests: steel and concrete structure, steel arches
Atlanta Symphony Center – Atlanta, Georgia

Building: Atlanta Symphony Center
Location: Midtown on 14th Street, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Completion: proposed design
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Structural Engineer: Clatrava
Acoustical Engineer: Larry Kirkegaard, Kirkegaard Associates
AE Interests: glass, steel, and concrete design, “bent-leaf” steel lattice features, natural light
Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay – Redding, California

Building: Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay
Location: Redding, California, USA
Completed: 2004
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Structural Engineer: Calatrava
Erection Engineers: Buckland and Taylor
AE Interests: bridge never touches the water making it environmentally sensitive, functional sun dial, structural glass deck, cantilever spar cable-stayed bridge
Katehaki Bridge – Athens, Greece

Building: Katehaki Bridge
Location: Athens, Greece
Completed: 2004
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Structural Engineer: Calatrava
AE Interests: steel structure, single cantilever pillar from which 14 cables used to suspend bridge over the street
Athens Olympic Stadium – Athens, Greece

Building: Athens Olympic Stadium
Location: Athens, Greece
Completed: 1982
Renovated: 2004
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Structural Engineer: Calatrava, SKM Anthony Hunts
AE Interests: “bent leaf” polycarbonate glass rooftop covers over 90% of seating, roof has total weight of 19,000 tons, roof can withstand 120 km/h winds, 75,000 seating capacity
80 South St. – New York, New York
Building: 80 South St.
Location: 80 South Street, New York, New York, USA
Completion: Proposed design
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Structural Engineer: Calatrava
ME Engineer: Calatrava
Builder: Sciame
AE Interests: 12 individual, 4 story cubes, cables in tension hold cubes in position, would-be 3rd tallest building in New York
Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge – Dallas, Texas
Building: Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge
Location: Dallas, Texas, USA
Completion Expected: late 2011
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Structural Engineer: Calatrava
AE Interests: built in lighting, cables strung from a single 400 ft parabolic arch. `
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