Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts – Kansas City, MO

Location: Kansas City, MO
Engineer: Arup
Architect: Safdie Architects with BNIM Architects

AE Interests: 1,600-seat concert hall and 1,800-seat ballet/opera house, cable-supported glass roof allowing for no interior columns, design influenced by nonlinear analysis and form-finding, combination of CIP concrete and steel framing allowed for fast tracking

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Stone Vault, MLK Jr. Park – Austin, Texas

  

Project: Stone Vault, MLK Jr. Park
Location: Austin, Texas
Design and Structural Engineering: Ochsendorf, DeJong and Block, LLC
CNC Fabrication and Masonry: AX5 Resources and  Escobedo Construction
Expected Completion: April 2015

AE Interests: Complex geometry, 5-Axis CNC stone-cutting machine, catalyst for community activities.

Thanks: C.Shortall, W.Meredith

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Baylor University Stadium – Waco, Texas

Project: Baylor University Stadium
Location: Waco, Texas
Architect: Populous
Structural and Facade Engineer: Buro Happold
Approved to proceed: 2012 (in progress)
Expected Completion date: Fall 2014

AEInterests: Stadium long span roof, facade technology, LEED rated.
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The Round Tower House – England

Building: The Round Tower
Location: Gloucestershire, England
Completion: 2012
Structural Engineer: Price & Myers
Main Contractor: GL50 Properties
Concrete Contractor: Stallard Construction
Architect: De Matos Ryan

AE Interests: Having suffered aging, neglect and fire, the original castle tower and subterranean dungeon were salvaged to create a medieval/contemporary hybrid residence. Naturally lit and ventilated by the open-air courtyard, this underground villa features glass-walled rooms, sun terrace, and an outdoor pool. The central interior feature is the round skylight that illuminates the interior while reflecting the circular design of the turret above. The substantial thermal mass of the concrete walls help regulate interior temperatures, proving that preserving the past while fostering innovation is the greatest strength of projects such as this.

Halley VI “Caterpillar” Research Station – Antarctica

Building: Halley VI Research Station
Location: Brunt Ice Shelf (Lat. 75˚35’S, Long. 26˚39’W)
Completion: 2013
Engineer: AECOM
Project Manager: Karl Tuplin
Contractor: MMS Technologies
Architect: Faber Maunsell & Hugh Broughton Architects

AE Interests: Dedicated to studying the Earth’s atmosphere, the station is elevated on ‘legs’ in order to escape the accumulation of snow. The design was the result of an international design competition launched in June 2004 in collaboration with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and the British Antarctic Survey. The station is comprised of 8 modules that house accommodations, laboratories, offices, generators, an observation platform and other facilities. Given the extreme environmental conditions, such as temperatures commonly below -50˚C, the cladding proved to be one of the most daunting challenges; glass-reinforced plastics (GRP) form the protective skin of the modules.

South Mountain Community Library – Phoenix, Arizona

Building: South Mountain Community Library
Location: Phoenix, Arizona [map]
Architect: Richard+Bauer

AE Interests: Rectangular form-language, copper cladding, steel structure, insulated rooftop lanterns, natural daylight, interior plate glass details.

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MIT Media Lab – Cambridge, Massachusetts

Building: MIT Media Lab
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Year: 2009
Architect: Maki and Associates
Project Architect: Leers Weinzapfel Associates
Client:  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Structural Engineers:  Weidlinger Associates, Inc.
MEP Engineers: Cosentini Associates

Size: 163,000 square feet
Cost: 90 Million Dollars

AE Interests: Steel Moment Frames, Low-E Glazing, Aluminum Curtain Wall Shading, Multi-Purpose

Article on Design Concepts
Sources: [1]

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Giant’s Causeway Visitor Centre – County Antrim, Ireland

 

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Building: Giant’s Causeway Visitor Centre
Location: County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Completion Date: May 2012
Architect: Heneghan Peng Architects
Structural Engineer: Arup
AE Interest: BREEAM rating = excellent; High recycled content; Locally quarried stone;  Ground-source heating and cooling; Graywater recovery; 3 mullion types: largest made of basalt rocks around concrete cores carry roof load, medium-sized made of stacked stone, smallest with post-tensioned steel cables

Tower at PNC Plaza – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Building: Tower at PNC Plaza
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Status: Construction began in Spring 2012, Expected completion in 2015
Architect: Gensler
Structural and Mechanical Engineer: Buro Happold
AE Interests: Naturally ventilated, Steel structure with glazed double curtain wall, Automated windows, Fuel cells, Solar panels, Geothermal systems, Climate-control system, Solar chimney

Sipopo Congress Center – Equatorial Guinea, South Africa

 
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Building: Sipopo Congress Center
Location: Equatorial Guinea, South Africa
Completion Date: June 2011
Architect: Tabanlıoğlu Architects
Structural Engineer: Emir Mühendislik, Adnan Öğüt
Contractor: Summa
AE Interests: Metal screen design and color reflects trees in the area and is placed to reduce solar gain and maintain energy efficiency, Interior alternating glass and wood panels are made to look like pineapples found in the area, All materials except the concrete had to be imported from abroad

Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum – HaZikaron, Jerusalem, Israel

Building: Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum
Location: HaZikaron, Jerusalem, Israel
Status: Completed 2005
Architect: Moshe Safdie and Associates
Structural Engineer: Ben Abraham Engineers Ltd.
Exhibit Design: Dorit Harel Designers Ltd.
Total Cost: $90 million
Project Area: 190,521 sq ft.

AE Interests: arcaded concrete pavilion (reminiscent of a Sukkah) exhibits changing shadow patterns, entire structure is reinforced concrete, triangular shape chosen to bring in natural daylight while simultaneously supporting the pressure of the earth above, cantilevered platform.

Articles: [1]

Museo Parc Alesia – Alise-Sainte-Reine, France

Building: Museo Parc Alesia
Location: Alise-Sainte-Reine, France
Year: March 2012
Architect: Bernanrd Tschumi Architects
Size: 37 hectares
AE Interests: Wooden mesh façade surrounding the building acts as a thermal shield and limits energy consumption, exposed concrete walls, floor and ceiling, glazed rotunda

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Musee Jean Cocteau – Menton, France

Building: Musee Jean Cocteau
Location: Menton, France
Year: November 2011
Architect: Rudy Ricciotti Architect
Structural Engineer: Eric Vallauri
Size: 23,235 square feet
AE Interests: Complex concrete design adapted for seismic loads. Skylight glazing. Central core with white finishes.

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New Court Rothschild Bank – London

New Court Rothschild Bank – London
Building: New Court Rothschild Bank
Location: London
Year: November 2011
Architect: Office of Metropolitan Architecture
Structural engineer: ARUP
Size: 140,000 square feet
AE Interests: Rectilinear, Sky pavilion, structural steel design

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The Barnes Foundation – Philadelphia

Building: The Barnes Foundation
Location: Philadelphia
Year: May 2012
Architect: Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects
Structural Engineer: Severud Associates
MEP Engineers: Altieri Sebor and Wieber
Civil Engineers: Hunt Engineering
Size: 93,000 square feet
AE Interests: LEED Platinum certified, translucent canopy that appears to float above the stone building, rainwater collection for the site irrigation system, natural daylight, green roof, grey water re-use, intelligent lighting control system

Sources: [1]

Calder Foundation Project Space – New York, New York

Building: Calder Foundation Project Space
Location: New York, New York
Year: December 2011
Architect: Stephaniegoto
Structural Engineer: Leslie E. Roberts Associates
Size: 4,000 square feet
AE Interests: Concrete slab and steel framing structural system, use of daylight and skylights, blue interference coating finish on stainless steel exterior cladding

Sources: [1], [2]

0-14 Tower–Dubai

     

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Building: 0-14 Tower
Location: Business Bay District, Dubai, U.A.E.
Architect: Reiser + Umemoto
Status: Completed 2010
Structure: Ysrael A. Seinuk

AE Interests: 1,326 holes of 5 different sizes give the building the swiss cheese look; 40 cm thick white concrete exoskeleton which provides shade to the building; Cooling effect created through a vacuum created by space between concrete skin and main building; Outer concrete serves as structural member and reduces need for interior beams

Sources: [1], [2], [3]

Tel Aviv Museum of Art–Tel Aviv, Israel

     

Building: Tel Aviv Museum of Art
Location: Tel Aviv, Israel
Status: Completed October 2011
Architect: Preston Scott Cohen, Inc.
Structural Engineer: YSS Consulting Engineers Ltd.
Acoustics: M.G. Acoustical Consultants Ltd.
General Contractor: Hezkelevitch Engineering

AE Interests: Angular; 87 foot high atrium called ‘The Lightfall”; Complex space in center that gets simpler as a person moves to the perimeter; Atrium supports its own weight be provides no support for rest of building

Sources: [1], [2]

Natural History Museum of Utah–Salt Lake City, Utah

          

Building: Natural History Museum of Utah
Location: 301 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, Utah
Status: Completed 2011
Architect: Ennead Architects

AE Interest: Integrated into Wasatch Mountain Range foothills; Copper exterior panels; Mimics surrounding mountainous landscape; Angular; Expected to get LEED Gold certification

Sources: [1]

Poetry Foundation–Chicago, IL

        

Building: Poetry Foundation
Location: 61 W. Superior Street, Chicago, IL
Status: Completed June 2011
Architect: John Ronan Architects
Engineer: Arup; dbHMS; Terra Engineering
Acoustical: Threshold Acoustics

AE Interests: Rectilinear; Includes a library, some reading spaces, a gallery, and a garden; Oxidized zinc wrapped exterior walls

Sources: [1], [2]

Nordpark Cable Railway – Innsbruck, Austria

 

Building: Nordpark Cable Railway
Location: Innsbruck, Austria
Status: Completed 2007
Architect: Zaha Hadid
Structural Engineers: Baumann, Obholzer Ziviltechniker, and Bollinger Grohmann Scheider ZT
Lighting Consultant: Zumbotel Lighting GmbH
Contractor: STRABAG AG

AE Interests: Connects 4 stations, base made from reinforced concrete, structure made with steel, cladding done with thermoformed glass, complex geometry, includes 820 foot long cable stayed bridge

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K3 for Kukje Gallery – Seoul, Korea

Building: K3 for Kukje Gallery
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Year: April 2012
Architect: SO-IL
Facade Engineering: Front Inc
Size: 32,290 square feet (gross), 13,500 square feet (building)
AE Interests: A custom made tight hand welded and grinded stainless steel rings that serves as a flexible chainmail mesh made out of metal creates a strong skin that adapts itself to the contour of the building.

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El B Auditorium and Congress Hall – Cartagena, Spain

Building: El B Auditorium and Congress Hall
Location: Cartagena, Spain
Year: November 2011
Architect: Selgascano
Structural Engineering: FHECOR
MEP Engineering: JG
Acoustic Engineering: Arau Acustica
Size: 200,000 square feet
AE Interests: Walls formed of polycarbonates that provide UV protection for external facades and fire resistant interiors. Plastics were not only economical in the making of the building but are also sustainable since 99% can be recycled.

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden Visitor Center – New York, New York

Building: Brooklyn Botanic Garden Visitor Center
Location: New York, New York
Year: 2012
Architect/Landscape: Weiss/Manfredi
Structural and Civil engineer: Weidlinger Associates Consulting Engineers
MEP Engineers: Jaros, Baum and Bolles Consulting Engineers
Size: 22,000 square feet
AE Interests: Green roof planting to reduce solar loads, copper standing-seam roof, geo exchange system, uses earth, plants, glass, and steel as essential materials. Sustainable design. Building is on track to earn LEED Gold certification.

Sources: [1]

Universidade Agostinho Neto – Luanda, Angola

Building: Universidade Agostinho Neto
Location: Luanda, Angola
Year: 2011
Architect: Perkins + Will
Landscape Architecture: Battle McCarthy
Consulting and Structural Engineers: Battle McCarthy
Size: 350,000 square feet
AE Interests: Painted aluminum sunscreens, roofs serve as airfoils, buildings allow daylight into building while minimizing solar gain and increase shadows and provide prevailing winds.

Sources: [1]

Arabian Public Library – Scottsdale, Arizona

 

Building: Arabian Public Library
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona
Status: Completed 2008
Architect: Richärd + Bauer
General Contractor: Redden Construction, Inc.
Mechanical Engineer: Kunka Engineering Inc.

AE Interests: Inspired by the canyons of Arizona, full length windows draw in light from the interior courtyard and views of the surrounding mountains, designed for maximum energy efficiency, made from 42.8% recycled material, the building utilizes low VOC paints, and an underfloor HVAC system circulates air, lowering the temperature of the outdoor courtyard and making it bearable even in the Arizona sun

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Ewha Womans University Campus Center – Seoul, South Korea

 

Building: Ewha Womans University Campus Center
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Status: Completed 2008
Architect: Dominique Perrault
Structural Engineer: VP & Green Ingenerie
Mechanical Engineer: HIMEC
Civil Engineer: CG E&C

AE Interests: sensitivity to landscape, rebuilt the site’s original topography, concrete-framed structure divided into cloned halves by a valley, which resembles contemporary intervention in the landscape, granite pavers cover walking paths, insulated glazed walls supported by stainless-steel-clad aluminum framing system provide light to low interior levels, doorways provide alterations from continuos curtain walls, green roof, energy conservation of up to 25%, concrete core activation system that optimizes air flow.

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Glenstone Residence and Art Museum – Potomac, Maryland

 

Building: Glenstone Residence and Art Museum
Location: Potomac, Maryland
Status: Completed 2007
Architect: Gwathmey Siegel and Associates

AE Interests: private residence as well as an art museum, the structure is part of an assemblage of buildings and outdoor sculptures, the 22,000-square-foot museum is a multiple volume, single-level structure clad in zinc panels and French limestone. A large, naturally lit sculpture gallery is the organizing element for a sequence of 18-feet-high gallery spaces with state-of-the-art museum environmental controls, and an administrative office suite.
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Tokyo Midtown – Tokyo, Japan

Building: Tokyo Midtown
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Status: Completed 2007
Main Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
Primary Developer: Mitsui Fudosan
Structural Engineer: Nikken Sekkei
Landscape Architect: EDAW

AE Interests: modeled after Manhattan real estate, approximately 5 million square feet, mix-usage of space (office, residential, retail, restaurant, and cultural components), has activity 24/7, consists of 6 buildings by multiple architects (including Suntory Museum of Art, 21_21 Design Sight, main plaza, shopping galleria, and 54-story office tower crowned by a five-star hotel- tallest building in Tokyo), SOM produced three main office buildings, boost sluggish economy,

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Parque Biblioteca España – Medellin, Colombia

 

Building: Parque Biblioteca España
Location: Medellin, Colombia
Status: Completed 2007
Architect: Giancarlo Mazzanti
Collaborating Architects: Andrés Sarmiento, Juan Manuel Gil, Freddy Pantoja, Camilo Mora, Pedro Saa, Alejandro Piña, Iván Ucros, Gustavo Vásquez
Structural Engineers: Sergio Tobón and Alberto Ashner

AE Interests: brick and stucco structure, boulder like structures inspired by the terrain of the Andes Mountains, the three masses are linked together by a rectilinear concrete podium, uses natural day-lighting, exterior is enclosed by a dark stone tile fabricated in the surrounding region known as “cafe pinto”,  total costs of about $4 million,
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New Music Building at the Schulich School of Music – Montreal, Canada

Building: New Music Building at the Schulich School of Music
Location: Montreal, Canada
Status: Completed 2005
Architect: Saucier + Perrotte with Menkes Shooner Dagenais Architectes
Structural Engineer: Saia Deslauriers Kadanoff Leconte Brisebois Blais
Mechanical and Electrical Engineering: Pellemon Inc. / BPR
Acoustics: ARTEC

AE Interest: location of building (on a busy street), borders main music building, connects old structure with the new structure, brings local topography into building design, accommodates evolving interior space design, building is designed to look like exposed strata that had eroded from large mountains, rectangular structure, eight stories, a deep concrete band on one side 20 feet up from the ground, long staggered strip windows, black and gray zinc cladding.

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Kanagawa Institute of Technology Workshop – Kanagawa, Japan

 

Building: Kanagawa Institute of Technology Workshop
Location: Kanagawa, Japan
Status: Completed 2008
Architect: Junya Ishigami and Associates
Structural Engineer: Yasutaka Konishi

AE Interests: exterior walls of thin glass, delicate thin steel columns, natural day lighting
Articles: 1

Portland Aerial Tram – Portland, Oregon

Building: Portland Aerial Tram
Location: Portland, Oregon
Status: Completed 2006
Architect: Angelil/Graham/Pfenninger/Scholl (AGPS Architecture)
Structural Engineer: Arup
Facade Engineering Specialist: Dewhurst MacFarlane and Partners

AE Interests: a freestanding tower serves as the upper station, holds 1 million pounds of tram cars and cables, tram cars made of the coarsest available expanded-aluminum mesh gives shimmering effect of cars, required extensive wind testing, towers made of high tech wood laminates, tram cars go over Portland’s oldest national historic district, two parks, 13 streets, and 8 freeway lanes.

Articles: 1

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Reina Sofía Palace of the Arts – Valencia, Spain

Building: Reina Sofia Palace of the Arts
Location: Valencia, Spain
Status: Completed 2005
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Engineer: Santiago Calatrava
Developer: Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias S.A
Construction Contractors: Dragados and Necso
Stage Engineer: Waagner-Biro Bühnentechnik AG
Acoustics: Alfonso García

AE Interests: Valencia Opera House has a “feather plume” roof consisting of two shells made of laminated steel, resembles delicate mosaic ceramic work, white concrete, cantilevered steel,  daytime and night time luminosity, roof held by two supports, curvilinear shape, reflecting pools, glass

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1111 Lincoln Road – Miami Beach

 

Building: 1111 Lincoln Road
Location: Miami Beach, Florida
Year: 2008
Design: Herzog & de Meuron
Architect of Record: Charles H. Benson & Associates Architects
Structural Engineering: Optimus Structural Design LLC
General Contractor: G.T. McDonald Enterprises Inc.
HVAC, Plumbing, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering: Franyie Engineers Inc.
Landscape Design: Raymond Jungles
Civil Engineering Consultant: Kimley Horn and Associates

Size: 26,486 square feet

AE Interests: Very Multi-Purpose, Existing Structure Rennovation, Diagonal Columns, Concrete Structure, Angular Form Language

Video on Architectural Design

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Herning Museum of Contemporary Art (HEART) – Denmark

 

Building: Herning Museum of Contemporary Art
Location: Herning, Denmark
Year: 2009
Architect: Steven Holl Architects
Local Architect: Kjaer and Richter A/S
Client:  Herning Center of the Arts
Structural Engineers:  Niras
Mechanical Engineers: Niras, Transsolar
Landscape Architect: Schønherr Landskab

Size: 5,600 square meters/40,000 square meter site

AE Interests: Convex Ceilings, Curvalinear, Daylighting, Multi-Purpose Space, Two Way Truss System, Tension Suspended Roof

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MAXXI/National Museum of XXI Century Arts – Rome, Italy

 

Building: MAXXI/National Museum of XXI Century Arts
Location: Rome, Italy
Year: 2009
Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects
Project Architect: Gianluca Racana
Client:  Italian Ministry of Culture, City of Rome, MAXXI Foundation
Structural Engineers:  Anthony Hunt Associates, OK Design Group, Studio S.P.C S.P.L
Lighting Engineers: Equation Lighting
Acoustics Engineers: Paul Gillerion Acoustics
Planning: ABT (Rome)

Size: 30,000 square meters

AE Interests: Complex Geometry, Cantilever Deck, Daylighting Systems, Mechanized Lighting, Concrete Technology

Article on Lighting System
Video of Interior Spaces

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Reina Sofia Museum – Madrid, Spain

 
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Building: Reina Sofia Museum
Location: Madrid, Spain
Status: Under construction
Architect: Jean Nouvel
Structural Engineering: Esteyco
MEP Systems: JG Asociados
Lighting: Erco
Project Manager: Alberto Medem
Consultants: Higini Arau, Rafael Guijarra
Economist: Rafael Guijarro
Client: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia (MNCRS), Ministry of Culture

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The National Library – Victoria Street, Singapore

    

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Building: The National Library
Location: Victoria Street, Singapore
Status: Completed 2004
Architect: TR Hamzah & Yeang
Structural and Mechanical Engineering: Buro Happold
Building Performance Simulation: Total Building Performance Team
Embodied Energy & Materials Specifications Consultant: Battle McCarthy Façade Design Consultant: Arup Façade Engineering
IT Consultant: Arup Communications
Client: The National Library Board

AE Interest: Use of Day lighting, good solar orientation, sun shading, natural ventilation, use of recycled materials in the building., very sustainable.

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Federal Environmental Agency – Dessau, Germany

     
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Building: Federal Environmental Agency
Location: Dessau, Germany
Status: Completed 2005
Architect: Sauerbruch Hutton
Structural Engineering: Krebs & Kiefer
Structural System: HochTief Construction AG
Energy and Environmental Engineering: Zibell Willner & Partners
Consultants: ST raum a
General Constructor: Harms & Partner
Client: Federal Republic of Germany

AE Interest: the building is a case sudy in sustainable design.The architectural design of the building helps in actively reduce the energy consumption and the production of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. High thermal insulation, use of geothermal heat-exchange systems. Photo voltaic plant and thermal solar panels.

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Liberal Arts and Science College- Doha, Qatar

 

Building: Liberal Arts and Science College
Location: Doha, Qatar
Completed: 2003
Architect: Perkins + Will and Shunji Nagata/Fox & Company
Architect of record: Kazuhiro Kojima + Kazuko and Akamatsu/C+A
Structural Engineer: Arup
MEP Engineer: McGuire Engineers
Project Manager: KEO International Consultants

AE Interest: Perforated metal roof, secondary GRC panel skin to adapt to harsh climate, 30, 60, 90 degree parallelograms make up facade, mosaic layout of a typical Islamic city

Articles: 1, 2
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Academic Resource Centre- Scarborough, Ontario

 

Building: Academic Resource Centre
Location: Scarborough, Ontario
Completed: 2003
Architect: MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects
Structural Engineer: Peter Sheffield & Associates Ltd.
Mechanical Engineer: Keen Engineering Co. Ltd
General Contractor: Walter Construction

AE Interest: exterior copper cladding, natural day lighting, exposed HVAC systems, organized based on idea of  boats being docked inside a grid, exposed steel framing

Articles: 1, 2, 3, 4
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Smith College Campus Center- Northampton, Massachusetts

 

Building: Smith College Campus Center
Location: Northampton, Massachusetts
Completed: 2003
Architect: Weiss/Manfredi Architects
Structural Engineer: Weidlinger Associates, Inc
MEP Engineer: Jaros, Baum, and Bolles Consulting Engineers
Civil Engineer: Fuss & O’Neill
Construction Manager: Daniel O’Connel’s Sons

AE intrest: White stained wood panel cladding, rainscreen made of wood, plywood, steel, and insulation, three separate buildings connected by a seismically safe bridge to the long, curved sky lit gallery, snowstorm protected skylight, serves as a pathway from street into campus

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TV Asahi Headquarters- Tokyo, Japan

    

Building: TV Asahi Headquarters
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Completed: 2003
Architect: Fumihiko Maki + Maki & Associates
Structural Engineer: Structural Design Group
Mechanical Engineer: Sogo Consultants
General Contractor: Takenaka Corporation

AE Interest: 90 ft high glass enclosed atrium, Glass Curtain Wall, 102,000 square feet floors, earthquake resistant reinforced concrete walls, walls tilted 3 degrees to prevent echos in studios, 396-foot-long Vierendeel truss, horizontal overhang for shading

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The James H. Clark Center- Palo Alto, California

Building: The James H. Clark Center
Location: Palo Alto, California
Completed: 2003
Architect: Foster & Partners
Architect of record: MBT Architecture
Structural Engineer: Middlebrook & Louie
MEP Engineer: AlfraTech
Civil Engineer: Brian Kangas Faulk
General Contractor: Hathaway Dinwiddie

AE Interest: Glass Curtain Wall, external balconies are corridors, open, interactive laboratories, red-tiled canopies for solar shading, structural steel frame

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Renault Square Com – Boulogne-Billancourt, France

 

Building: Renault Square ComLocation: Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Completed: 2005
Architect: Jakob + MacFarlane
Structural Engineers: Setec

AE Interests: Originally a brick clad structure, rendered useless upon completion in 1984. Sat idle as a warehouse until it was transformed into the office communications center. Transformation from shed to public relations center without changing the structure, structural glass wall, glazed atrium.

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Lufthansa Aviation Center–Frankfurt, Germany

Building: Lufthansa Aviation Center
Location: Frankfurt, Germany
Completed: 2007
Architect: Ingenhoven Architects
Structural Engineer: Werner Sobek Ingenieure GmbH, Stuttgart
Project Management: Arcadis Homola GmbH & Co., Frankfurt

AE Interest: With energy conservation driving its design, the building utilizes double and triple-layered glass and advanced climate control tools, including one which regulates the building’s thermal mass in absorbing or releasing heat (hydronic loop system). The structure consists of 60-foot-spans of barrel-shaped steel, and consumes 335 kwH/sq ft in energy.

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Pontifical Lateran University–Rome, Italy

 

Building: Pontifical Lateran University
Location: Rome, Italy
Completed: 2007
Architect: King Roselli Architetti
Structural Engineer: Proges Engineering-Andrea and Pierfrancesco Imbrenda
General Contractor: C.P.C.- Technodir

AE Interest: Library addition to the university. Movement is invoked through a brick structure that mimics the appearance of a tower of books. Interior space is arranged according to the idea of shelves.

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Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts–St.Louis, Missouri

Building: Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Completed: 2006
Architect: Fumihiko Maki & Maki and Associates
Structural Engineer: Jacobs Facilities Inc.
MEP Engineer: General Planner/Shah Kawasaki Architects
General Contractor: McCarthy Construction

AE Interest: Limestone cladding and modernized aesthetics. The building is designed around a vaulted atrium and maximizes open space by concentrating all fixed core elements at the ends of the building.

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The Sage Gateshead – Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England

  

Building: The Sage Gateshead
Location: Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England
Completed: 2004
Architect: Foster and Partners
Specialist Engineer: Buro Happold
Structural Engineer: Connell Mott MacDonald
Contractor: Laing O’Rourke

AE Interests: curved glass and stainless steel building with three performance spaces that are acoustically insulated from each other; acoustics were improved using concrete containing extra air bubbles; ceiling panels can be raised or lowered to manipulate the room’s sound profile; the three main performance halls (Hall One, Hall Two, and the Northern Rock Foundation Hall) are not contiguous and have gaps between the walls and ceilings

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