VI Castle Lane – London, United Kingdom

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Building: VI Castle Lane
Address: London, UK
Completion Date: 2018
Architect: Droo and Name
Developer: Sons and co.
Facade Consultant: ARUP
Structural Engineer: BuroHappold Engineering

AE Interests:
28 apartments and 3 townhomes, brick matches traditional english architecture but layed uniquely to distinguish it from surroundings, steel used to modernize, level 4 code for sustainable living due to a living roof and photovoltaics, new take on bow windows creating a floating space and larger living areas, use of concave and convex glass.

Articles: [ 1, 2, 3]

Westin Miyako Chapel – Kyoto, Japan

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Name: Westin Miyako Chapel
Location: Kyoto, Japan
Address: Keage, Higashiyama Ward, Sanjo, Kyoto 605-0052, Japan
Architect: KATORI archi+design associates
Contractor: KINSO Inc.
Lighting Design: ModuleX Inc.
Acoustical Design: Naniwa Chiba Acoustics Inc.
Size: 2,551 sq. ft.
Year of Completion: 2020

AE Interests: ceiling timber latticework, wooden louver walls, interwoven lighting resembling sunlight in tree branches, connection to surrounding landscape

Articles: [1, 2, 3]

23 Marina – Dubai, UAE

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Building: 23 Marina
Address:  Dubai, UAE
Completion Date: 2012

Developer: Hicron International
Design Architect: Hafeez Contractor
General Contractor: KEO International Consultants
Consultant: Hafeez Contractor
Structural Engineer: KEO International Consultants
Wind Engineer: RWDI

AE Interest:
Strictly residential building with an architectural height of 1288.71 ft. 89 floors above ground & 4 floors below ground. Cost $298,300,000 to construct. Shaped like a pencil. Has 57 swimming pools. Tallest residential building in the world & third tallest building in the Middle East at time of completion.

Articles: [1,2]

Adamant Puebla I – Puebla, México

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Building: Adamant Puebla
Address:  Atlixcáyotl 5413, Angeles del Sur, 72820 Tlaxcalancingo, Pue., Mexico
Completion Date: 2013

General Contractor: Milk Life Investments
Design Architect: Mayer Hasbani
Structural Engineer: McMilan
MEP Engineer: JPR
Landscape Architect: DLC Architects

AE Interest:
Multifamily mixed use residential building with a shopping center in the podium. 20,000 m² (215,278 ft²) of housing. Balcony views don’t cross, increasing tenant’s privacy. Leading project in sustainability, located in the most important area of development in the city. Facade made out of granite & glass, making the building look like a statue.

Articles: [1,2]

Brunel Building – London, United Kingdom

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Building Name: Brunel Building

Location: London, United Kingdom

Architects: Fletcher Priest Architects

Structural / Geotechnical Engineer: ARUP

M & E Consultant: Cundall

Quantity Surveyor: Arcadis

Façade Specialist: ARUP

Main Contractor: Laing O’Rourke

Landscape: Plincke / Barton Willmore

Project Manager: Gardiner & Theobald

AE Interest: Steel exoskeleton, column-free internal spaces, inclined columns and braces carry the weight of the building, external shading, aquifer thermal energy storage, BREEAM 2014 Excellent & Wired Platinum, targeting LEED Gold.

Articles: [ 1, 2, 3 ]

One Central Park – Sydney, Australia

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Project: One Central Park

Location: Sydney, Australia

Year: 2014

Architects: Ateliers Jean Nouvel / PTW Architects

Builder: Watpac Construction

Structural Engineer: Robert Bird Group

Podium & Towers Services: ARUP

Civil Engineers: Hughes Trueman

Light Artist: Yann Kersalé

Green Wall Designer: Patrick Blanc

AE Interest: Vertical landscape, natural sun control, heliostat, beneficial use of the sun, natural light.

Articles: [ 1, 2 ]

BIT Sports Center – Beijing, China

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Building: BIT Sports Center
Address: Liangxiang, Beijing, China
Completion Date: July 2019
Design Architect: Atelier Alter Architects
Executive Architect & Sustainability Lead: China IPPR International Engineering
Structural engineer: China IPPR International Engineering
MEFP Engineer: China IPPR International Engineering
General Contractor: Beijing Construction Engineering Group
Landscape design: China IPPR International Engineering
Curtain Wall Consultant: PAG Façade Systems
Acoustical Engineer: China IPPR International Engineering
Lighting Consultant: Jingyunyoujin Lighting Technology

AE Interests:
Sports Complex for University, 10 Lap Swimming Pool, Basketball court with 3000 seat stands, 3 double curvature surfaces for the roof. Natural Lighting through Skylights, 15,692 square meters, $23.5 million

Articles: [ 1, 2, 3, 4]

La Tour – Aarhus, Denmark

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Building: La Tour
Address: Aarhus, Denmark
Completion Date: 2020
Design Architect: 3XN Architects
Executive Architect & Sustainability Lead: 3XN Architects
Structural engineer: Rambøll A/S
MEFP Engineer: Rambøll A/S
Developer: JRP

AE Interests: 
Semicircular shape Tower, Low Cost Housing for Students, 300 units, Private Balcony for each Unit, 2^nd Tallest Building in Aarhus, Form is inspired to connect with the neighboring Historic Water Tower, 22,671 square meters

Articles [ 1, 2, 3, 4]

Friendship Hospital Satkhira – Shyamnagar Upazila, Bangladesh

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Name: Friendship Hospital Satkhira
Location: Shyamnagar Upazila, Bangladesh
Architect: Kashef Mahboob Chowdhury
Contractor: Hasan and Sons
Structural Engineering: Zayedur Rahim
Electrical Engineering: Zafar Ahmed
Plumbing Engineering: Prodip Kumar Haldar
Size: 36,457 sq. ft.
Year of Completion: 2018

AE Interests: courtyards for natural ventilation, water harvesting systems, local handmade brick construction, green roofs, embankment with water run-off pumping system to combat local flooding, slots in brick facade for additional wind ventilation, canal and glass windows to reflect natural sunlight into rooms.

Articles: [1, 2, 3]

Lansingerland-Zoetermeer Station – Zoetermeer, Netherlands

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Building: Lansingerland-Zoetermeer Station
Address:  Lansingpad, 2718 RM Zoetermeer, Netherlands
Completion Date: 2019
Client: Municipality of Zoetermeer
Architects: Team V Architecture & Arcadis
Structural Engineer: Arcadis
General Contractor: VOBI
Geotechnical Analysis: Arcadis
Landscape Architect: Team V Architecture & Arcadis
Concrete Suppliers: Concrete Valley & mbX

AE Interest:
Intersection of railway lines, light rail, bus routes, motorway, and bike lanes. 11,000 m² of total space.
Designed with ability to expand. Natural appearance. Mimics nearby cityscape with specialized concrete “branches”. Tall and inviting waiting areas. Natural stone, wood finishes, and lit primarily by daylight. Open green spaces and clear sightlines for passenger ease.

Awards:
2020 Winner Gemma Smid Architectuurprijs (local architecture award), 2019-2020 Included in Architecture in the Netherlands Yearbook, 2020 Shortlisted Blue Print Awards, category ‘Best Public-Use Project — Public Funding, 2019 Shortlisted Betonprijs (Dutch Concrete Award)

Articles: [1,2,3,4]

Rainier Square Tower – Seattle, Washington

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Building: Rainier Square Tower
Address:  1340 4th Avenue Seattle, Washington
Completion Date: 2020
Developer: Wright Runstad & Company
Architect: NBBJ
Structural Engineer: Magnusson Klemencic Associates
MEP Engineer: MacDonald-Miller
General Contractor: Lease Crutcher Lewis
Geotechnical Analysis: Hart Crowser
Steel Contractor: Supreme Group

AE Interest:
Second tallest building in Seattle. 59 stories (850 ft tall). Office, Retail, and residential spaces. Curved curtain walls and sloping floors. Pays homage to neighboring buildings and local environment. Solar positioned steel prisms to increase energy efficiency. Bends to preserve views of and from building next door. New composite “Speedcore” made of 536 panels. Structure completed in 10 months at reduced cost. Anchored secant-pilled shoring wall at base. Performance based seismic design.

Articles: [1,2,3,4,5]

Greenhouse Orchid – Punta del Este, Uruguay

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Name: Greenhouse Orchid
Location: Punta del Este, Uruguay
Architect: Mateo Nunes Da Rosa
Landscaping: Elena Artagaveytia
Size: 215 sq. ft.
Year of Completion: 2021

AE Interests: “double envelope” walls, outer wall to direct wind, inner wall to stop direct sunlight and create bright environment for plants, retractable roof for ventilation

Articles: [1, 2]

McKinney & Olive – Dallas, Texas

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Building: McKinney & Olive
Address: 2021 McKinney Ave, Dallas, TX 75201
Design Architect: Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects
Associate Architect: Kendall/Heaton Associates, Inc.
Developer:  Crescent Real Estate
General Contractor:  Beck Group
Structural & Façade Engineer: Childress Engineering Services
MEP Engineer & Sustainability Lead: I.A. Naman + Associates, Inc.
Landscape Architect: Office of James Burnett (OJB)
Envelope, Roofing, & Waterproofing: Curtainwall Design Consulting (CDC)
Acoustical Design: Integrated Interiors, Inc.

AE Interests:
262.69 ft tall office building, 585,000 sf area, LEED Gold designation, 20 stories with a high-efficiency curved glass curtainwall façade slanted 9° outward, green building energy and environmental systems, cast-in-place concrete structure (two-way flat plate), mixed-use space on ground level, parking garage shaded by prefabricated perforated steel panels, rooftop garden on parking structure

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Peak Galleria – Hong Kong

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Building: Peak Galleria
Location: 118 Peak Road (R.B.L.N. 3), Hong Kong
Architect: Aedas
Developer:  Hang Lung Properties
General Contractor & Engineer:  Hien Lee Engineering
Lighting Consultant: Lightswitch

AE Interests:
251,843 sq ft building renovation, recipient of 2020 Architecture Masterprize, curvilinear gridshell glass curtain wall façade with integrated LED lighting system. Skylights and glazing panels retrofitted with protective thermal insulation film. All façade steel elements prefabricated with CNC machine to fit complex joint geometry

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‘Pierre Bottero’ Media Library and Park – Pélissanne, France

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Building: ‘Pierre Bottero’ Media Library and Park
Location: Pélissanne, France

Project Management: Dominique Coulon & associés
Architects: Dominique Coulon, Jean Scherer
Demolition and Modeling: COSEPI France
Structural Engineer: Batiserf Ingénierie
Mechanical and Electrical Engineering: BET G. Jost
Cost Control and Monitoring: E3 Economie
Landscape: Bruno Kubler
Acoustician: Euro Sound Project
Roads and Utilities: Lollier Ingénierie
Construction: 2017-2020
Cost: €3,336,000, or US $4,048,000

AE Interests: Preserves historic landscape and building, merges indoor with outdoor, immense natural light, blends old and new materials seamlessly

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Awards: 2020 Architecture Masterprize Winner in Cultural Architecture

Articles: [1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]

Videos: [ 1 ]

Solstice on the Park – Chicago, Illinois

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Building: Solstice on the Park
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Address: 1616 East 56^th Street

Design Architect: Studio Gang Architects
Architect of Record: Studio Gang Architects
Structural Engineer: ARUP
General Contractor: Linn-Mathes, Inc.
MEP Engineer: WMA Consulting Engineers (Salas O’Brien)
Concrete Contractor: Adjustable Forms, Inc.
Mechanical/Plumbing Contractor: Ewing Doherty
Facade Material Developer: Rieder

Height: 87.3m (286.3 ft)
Completed: 2018

Energy Label: Green Globes Certified

AE Interests:  Constructed using Design-Build construction method, concrete structure, makes use of “solar carving” – a technique that explicitly shapes the building to respond to the solar patterns of its geographic location, exterior clad in low-energy natural glass-fiber reinforced concrete panels

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Articles: [1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5]

Arena Tower – London, United Kingdom

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Building: Arena Tower/Baltimore Tower
Location: London, United Kingdom
Address: 25 Crossharour Plaza, London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
Structural engineer: WSP
Material supplier: Doka GmbH
Construction: 2013-2016
Height: 489 ft, 45 stories

AE Interests: 366 residential units, all units have cantilevered balconies that are elliptical in plan, the balconies vary in size and rotate slightly as levels rise to create the tower’s distinctive flowing twist, building shape offers solar shading for each level,

Articles: [ 1, 2 ]

Videos [ 1 ]

Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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Building: Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Address: 11 NW 11th St, Oklahoma City, OK 73103
Architect: Rand Elliott, FAIA
Company: Rand Elliott Architects
Client: Oklahoma Contemporary
Civil Engineer: CEC
MEP Engineer: Alvine & Associates, Inc.
Structural Engineer: Wallace Engineering
General Contractor: Smith & Pickel Construction, Inc.
Theater Consultant: Schuler Shook
Acoustics: Audio Video Designs
Construction Cost: $26 M
Size: 53,916 sq. ft

AE Interests:
4 stories, irregular braced steel frame, exterior constructed from bright-dipped anodized aluminum causing the building to capture the ever-changing weather conditions by reflecting the changes in light and sky, this design feature is why the building is called “folding light,” consists of 16,800 custom designed extruded aluminum fins extending from the ground to the roof

Articles [ 1, 2, 3 ]

Videos [ 1 ]

100 Above the Park – St. Louis, Missouri

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Building: 100 Above the Park
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Address: 100 Kingshighway Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63108
Developer: Mac Properties
Architect: Studio Gang
Owner: Silliman Group
Builder/Contractor: Clayco
Exterior Wall Consultant: Studio Nyl
Size: 540,369 sq. ft.
Year Completed: 2020

AE Interests: Green Globe Certified, leaf-shaped plan, green roof rainwater storage, overlooks Forest Park, scalloped façade, tilted glazing, tallest residential building in St. Louis

Articles: [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ]

Videos: [ 1, 2 ]

Aalto University Väre Building – Espoo, Finland

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Name: Aalto University Väre Building
Location: Espoo, Finland
Address: Otaniementie 14, 02150 Espoo, Finland
Architect: Verstas Architects
Project Management Consultant: A-insinöörit Rakennuttaminen Oy
Construction Manager: SRV Construction Ltd
Structural And HVAC Engineer: SitoWise Oy
Foundation Engineer: A-insinöörit Suunnittelu Oy
Electrical Engineer: Rejlers Oy
Civil Engineer: Ramboll Oy
Size: 45400 m²
Year Completed: 2018

AE Interests: energy A-rated building, 90% self-sufficient in heating and cooling, built above the University underground station, designed to keep a comfortable “village” feel, rooms are arranged around interior courtyards, red brick façade similar to the original university buildings

Articles: [ 1, 2, 3 ]

Jade Signature – Miami, Florida, USA

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Building: Jade Signature
General Contractor: Suffolk
Design Architects: Herzong & de Meuron
Interior Designer: PYR & Pierre-Yves Rochon
Civil Engineering: VSN Engineering
Structural Engineer: McNamara & Salvia
MEP Engineer: Edwards & Zuck
Landscape Architect: Raymond Jungles Inc

AE Interests: This 636 foot tall residential tower is oriented on the beaches of Miami and designed to respect and represent just that. The tower is oriented diagonally and shaped like a parallelogram (seen in photo 4) to allow the beach to have maximum sun exposure while the sun is to the western side of the building. The overall design of the building is praised for its open nature design giving the overall feeling of a “hotel at the beach,” rather than the presence of a “beach at the hotel,” that is present with other structures in the area that obstruct the natural beauty of the landscape.

Articles [1, 2, 3]

Manufacturing Technology and Engineering Center – Chicago, IL

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Developer: Public Building Commission of Chicago
General Contractor: Old Veteran Construction
Lead Design Firm: JGMA
Design Architect: Juan Moreno
Structural & MEP Engineer: Cannon Design
Civil Engineer: David Mason and Associates
Landscape Architect: Terry Guen Design
Lighting Consultant: Aurora Lighting Design

AE Interests: 
A complete remodel and repurposing project. This project takes an existing parking structure and creates a collaborative work space and pathway for students through campus. The buildings design allows onlookers to have a clear view into the manufacturing technology and exhibits the sophistication of the manufacturing practices of today.

Video [1 (JGMA)]

Articles [1, 2]

Triodos Bank – Driebergen-Rijsenburg, The Netherlands

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Name: Triodos Bank
Location: Driebergen-Rijsenburg, The Netherlands
Address: De Reehorst, Hoofdstraat 10, 3972 LA Driebergen-Rijsenburg, The Netherlands
Architect: RAU Architects
Landscape Architect: Arcadis
Engineering Consultant: Aronsohn
Size: 139,867 sq. ft.
Year of Completion: 2019

AE Interests: “wooden cathedral”, laminated timber, reconstructible, circular and sustainable architecture, first temporary material bank, screwed together with 100% potential dismantlement at any point without loss of value, materials, or components.

Video: [1]

Articles: [1, 2, 3]

The Dock Building – Vancouver, Canada

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Name: The Dock Building
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Architect: MG Architects
Builder: Heatherbrae Builders
Civil Engineer: Heatherbrae Builders
Mechanical Engineer: AME Consulting Group
Structural Engineer: Equilibrium Consulting
Envelope Consultant: RDH Building Science
Engineered Wood Supplier/ Fabricator: FraserWood Industries, Western Archrib
Project Owner: Royal Vancouver Yacht Club
Size: 4,000 sqft
Cost: $10k
Year of Completion: 2017

AE Interests: low budget, uses a mirror wedge design to honor marina buildings from half a century ago, while still looking modern
Articles: [1,2,3]

The Indeed Tower – Austin, TX

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Name: The Indeed Tower
Location: Austin, TX
Architect: Page Southerland Page
Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti
Developer: Trammell Crow Company
Contractor: DPR
Construction Firm: PERI Formwork Systems
Partner: Principal Real Estate Investors
Size: 709,000 sq ft
Year of Completion: 2021

AE Interests: features floor to ceiling visible glass, 9 building terraces, column free corners (LEED gold certified).

Video: 1

Kadokawa Culture Museum – Tokorozawa, Japan

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Name: Kadokawa Culture Museum
Address: Japan, 〒359-0023 Saitama, Tokorozawa, Higashitokorozawawada, 3 Chome−31番地3 ところざわサクラタウン
Architect: Kengo Kuma and Associates
Construction: Kajima Corporation
Completion Date: 2020

AE Interests: Granite facade of 20000 individual pieces, 40 meters tall, five floors, double height library, projection mapping turns bookshelves into theater, cafes, shop, galleries, outer wall of reinforced concrete.

Sources: [1,2,3,4]

Laborde – Paris, France

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Building: Laborde
Location: Paris, France
Address: 5 Rue de Laborde, 75008 Paris, France
Completion Date: 2018
Architect: PCA-STREAM
General Contractor: Eiffage
Structural Engineer: Khephren
Façade Engineer: GOYER and VS-A

AE Interests: Restoration, mixed-use, biodiversity, sustainability, courtyards, glass façade, acoustics design, green spaces, rainwater management, low-VOC materials, horizontal circulation design

Articles: [1, 2, 3]

Videos: [1]

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Texas Tower (T2) – Houston, Texas

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Building: Texas Tower
Height: 735 feet (47 levels)
Location: Houston, TX
Address: 845 Texas Avenue, Houston, TX, 77002
Completion Date: Expected in late 2021
Architects: Pelli Clarke Pelli
Developers: Hines and Ivanhoe Cambridge
General Contractor: Gilbane

AE Interests: LEED Platinum, WiredScore, and WELL Building Standards, 10′ full-height windows, underfloor HVAC systems, cantilevered bays, outdoor green space and rooftop terraces, concrete, tunnel system

Articles: [1, 2, 3, 4]

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House of Wisdom – Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

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Name: House of Wisdom
Location: Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Address: Al Juraina 1, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Architect: Foster + Partners
Structural Engineering: Aurecon
Light Engineering: Delta
Landscape Architect: Cracknell
Size: 139,931 sq. ft.
Year of Completion: 2021

AE Interests: cantilevered roof, overhang provides shade throughout all hours of the day, fixed aluminum screens for additional shading of low sun, adjustable bamboo screens.

Articles: [1, 2, 3]

ARO – New York, New York

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Building: ARO
Address: 242 W 53rd St. New York, New York
Owner: Algin Management
Architect: CetraRuddy Architecture
Structural Engineer: DeSimone Consulting Engineers
MEP Engineer: Cosentini Associates
Main Contractor: Pavarini McGovern
Size: 540,000 sq. ft., 62 stories
Year Completed: 2018

AE Interests:
Residential, high-rise, cast-in-place concrete, load-bearing precast concrete walls, steel-framed faceted roof slab, curved edges, glass curtain wall, steel lattice “net”

Articles: [1, 2, 3, 4]

Shum Yip Upperhills Tower 1 – Guangdong, China

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Building: Shum Yip Upperhills Tower 1
Location: Guangdong, China
Architect: Skidmore, Owings, Merrill
Structural Engineer: Skidmore, Owings, Merrill
MEP Engineer: Skidmore, Owings, Merrill
Main Contractor: China State Construction Engineering Corporation
Material Supplier: Jotun

Articles: [1, 2]

AE Interests:
Reinforced concrete core, concrete filled steel columns, large glass panes, ladder system

Telus Sky – Calgary, Alberta

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Building – Telus Sky

Location: Calgary, Alberta

Address: 619 Centre St S, Calgary, AB T2G 2C7, Canada

Architect: BIG, Dialog

Developer: Westbank Projects Corporation

Electrical and Mechanical: Integral Group

Formwork Supplier: Doka GmbH

Structural: Glotman Simpson Group

Wind Surveyor: Gradient Wind Engineering

Completion: 2020

Certification: LEED Platinum

Cost: $400 million

Space: 761,235 square feet

AE Interests: 59-stories tall, third tallest building in Calgary, creates lively mixture of living and working in heart of the city, large office floor plates recede as it reaches residential portion to create feminine figure, modular type residential spaces create balconies, garden atop, encourages human interaction, LED lighting creates beacon at night

Articles: [1, 2, 3, 4]

South Haven Centre for Remembrance — Edmonton, Alberta

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Building: South Haven Centre for Remembrance

Location: Edmonton, Alberta

Address: 5004 Meridian St NW, Edmonton, AB T6P 1R3, Canada

Architect: SHAPE Architecture

Collaborators: Group2 Architects, PECHET Studio

Structural Engineering: Fast + Epp

Electrical: Arrow Engineering

Landscape: Design North Landscape Architecture

Civil Engineering: V3 Companies

Mechanical: Clark Engineering

Contractor: K-Rite Construction

Sustainability: Sébastien Garon (Made it LEED Certified)

Awards: 2020 Governor General’s Medal in Architecture, Architecture MasterPrize in Cultural Design

Cost: $4.4 million

Size: 7,000 sq. ft.

Year of Completion: 2019

AE Interests: 13 meter tall tower, non-denominational cemetery facility, black materials such as steel panels and charred shou sugi-ban acoya in contrast to the white winter landscape and interior, based a lot off lighting specifically on summer solstice, tower clerestory that allows light from the north for meeting rooms and a view of downtown Edmonton, partially submerged

Articles: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

Fenix I – Rotterdam, Netherlands

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Building: Fenix I
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Architects: Mei Architects and Planners
Structural Engineer: ABT Delft
Construction: ABT Delft
Steel Construction: CSM Steel Structure
Installation Consultant: Techniplan Advisers
Building Physics Consultatn: LBP | Sight

AE Interest: This structure was built on top of an old warehouse that was already in sight. As shown in the last image, there had to be steel structure installed right through the ware house in order for it to stand.

Merdeka PNB118-Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Building: Merdeka PNB118
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Completion: 2022
Architect: Fender Katsalidis Architects
Structural Engineer of Record: Arup
Structural Engineer Design: Robert Bird Group
Civil: Arup
Height: 2,113ft (tip) / 1,640ft (Occupied)
Floors: 118 (Above Ground)

AE Interest: Upon completion, it will be the second tallest building in the world. It will share the city with the Petronas twin Towers. The shape of the building was designed to resemble the silhouette Tunku Abdul Rahman when he lifted his right hand and chanted Merdeka which means freedom. The events was when he declared freedom for Malaysia, one of the most important moments in the country.

Videos: [1]

Aemulus at the Runway – Bayan Lepas, Malaysia

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Name: Aemulus at the Runway
Location: Bayan Lepas, Malaysia
Architect: Design Unit Architects Sdn Bhd
General Contractor: MLG Design and Construction Sdn Bhd
Mechanical and Electrical Engineering: HPM Consultant
Landscaping: Landarc Associates Sdn Bhd
Size: 101,235 sq. ft.
Year of Completion: 2020

AE Interests: brick fin openings, perforated brick walls for shade from heat gain, narrow ventilation slots under roof for rising hot air, oriented away from direct sunlight, angled brick to prevent glare, insulated roof garden, overhanging roof for shade.

Articles: [1, 2, 3]

Tower C – Shenzhen, China

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Name: Tower C at Shenzhen Bay Super Headquarters Base

Location: Shenzhen, China

Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects

Construction Period: 2020-2027

Site Area: 36,268 sq. m.

Gross Floor Area (GFA): 440,000 sq. m.

AE Interests:

Around 400 meter tall, includes hotel-dining-office space-shopping-convention center-galleries, double insulated unitised glass curtain walls, natural and hybrid ventilation with environmental control for each floor, water-collection and recycling and photovoltaics to harvest solar energy, aquaponics gardens, pending start of construction

The Zayed Centre – London, UK

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Name: Zayed Centre for Research into Rare Disease in Children

Location: London, United Kingdom

Architect: Stanton Williams

Structural Engineer: Pell Frischmann

Contractor: Skanska UK

Manufacturers: KEIM, Feldhaus Klinker

Project Manager: Gardiner & Theobald

Façade Consultant: Eckersley O’Callaghan

Area: 141,000 sq. ft.

Completed: 2019

AE Interests:

First purpose built pediatric center, large sky-lit atrium w/oak staircase, glass and terra cotta facade, impressive finned terra-cotta screen shielding glass walls, 8-story concrete structure, post-tensioned slab with wide spans, moving interactive sculpture in the main entrance, visible laboratories from all sides

Video [1]

Torch Tower – Tokyo, Japan

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Name: Torch Tower
Address: 1 Chome Marunouchi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 100-0005, Japan
Architects: Sou Fujimoto Architects and Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei, Inc.
Developer: Mitsubishi Estate
Expected Completion Date: 2028

AE Interests: 390 meters tall, 31400 square meter site area, 63 floors, 100 room hotel on top floors, shops, restaurants, 2000 seat grand hall, bathhouse, semi-outdoor hill-like plaza, connected to Tokyo Station and Tokiwabashi Tower as part of urban development plan called ‘Tokyo Torch’, views of Tokyo and Mount Fuji, set to become Japan’s tallest building, best seismic resistance in Japan.

Sources: [ 1,2,3,4 ]

Video: [ 1 ]

VanDusen Botanical Garden – Vancouver, Canada

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Name: VanDusen Botanical Garden
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Address: 5251 Oak St, Vancouver, BC V6M 4H1, Canada
Architect: Perkins & Will
General Contractor: Ledcor Construction
Structural Engineering: Fast + Epp
Civil Engineering: R. F. Binnie & Associates
MEP Engineering: Integral Group
Landscape Architect: Sharp & Diamond
Acoustic Consultant: BKL Consultants
Certifications: LEED Platinum, Living Building Challenge Petal
Size: 19,483 sq. ft.
Year of Completion: 2011

AE Interests: organic undulating roof form, “glulam” post-and-beam assembly to support curved roof, natural ventilation through solar chimney that converts rays of light into convection energy, blackwater treatment on site to support biodiversity, uses renewable resources to achieve net-zero energy.

Articles: [1, 2, 3]

Phoenix Central Park – Sydney, Australia

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Project: Phoenix Central Park
Location: Sydney, Australia
Architect: John Wardle Architects (gallery), Durbach Block Jaggers (performance space)
Structural Engineer: Taylor Thomson Whitting
Geotechnical Engineer: Pells Sullivan Meylink
Completed: 2019

AE Interests:
Concrete gallery walls, timber performance space walls, 5 stories, linking nature and art, multiple gardens, large and small spaces, flexibility in functions, geometric skylights, complex volumes connected by stairs and bridges

50 Hudson Yards – New York, New York

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Project: 50 Hudson Yards
Location: New York, New York
Architect: Foster + Partners, Adamson Associates Architects
Structural Engineer: WSP
MEP Engineer: WSP
Geotechnical Engineer: Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers
Expected completion: 2022-2023

AE Interests:
1010 feet tall, 58 story office building, underground retail center, direct access to No. 7 subway station, 4 story “glass boxes”, LEED Gold (targeted), flexible office space, 2 terrace levels, 45’ spans, 2.9 million gross square feet, multiple “sky lobbies”

Totzeret HaAretz (ToHa) Towers Phase 1 – Tel Aviv, Israel

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Building: Totzeret HaAretz (ToHa) Towers Phase 1
Location: Tel Aviv, Israel
Completion Date: 2019
Architects: Ron Arad Architects, Yashar Architects
Consultant Structural Engineers: Buro Happold, David Engineers
Landscape Architects: VOGT, TeMA
Manufacturers: Cosentino, Guardian Glass, Digom, Pellini Industries

AE Interest:
53,000 sq. meters, inspired by iceberg, small footprint on ground, widens in middle, plaza on ground floor, floor plan varies for all 28 floors, lower levels clad in knitted design Dekton for ventilation and structure, MEP on lower floors, energy saving and intelligent facade system, LEED Platinum certification, the first of two future conjoined towers, second tower expected to be completed by 2024

Articles: [1, 2]

Videos: [1]

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139 Schultz – Mexico City, Mexico

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Building: 139 Schultz
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Completion Date: 2018
Architect: CPDA Arquitectos
Structural Engineer: Humberto Girón
Construction: MOCAA Arquitectos
Lighting Design: Luz y Forma
Manufacturers: Cemex, Corev, Grupo Sar, Interceramic, Novaceramic

AE Interest:
2800 sq. meters, 2 levels of parking at base, 5 levels of apartments above, made of local materials, double skin exterior: inner layer red brick, outer layer/screen tinted concrete, external screen mitigates solar heat gain and promotes privacy, variety of light wells, terraces, balconies, outdoor stairs to help bring in natural light and ventilation

Articles: [1, 2, 3]

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Commercial Bay Tower – Auckland, New Zealand

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Name: Commercial Bay Tower
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Address: 7 Queen Street, Auckland Central, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
Architects: Wood Bagots, Warren & Mahoney

Contractor: Fletcher Construction Company Limited

Structural Engineer: Holmes Consulting LP

Façade Engineer: Mott McDonald Group

Developer: Precinct Properties
Completed: 2020
Floor Area: 45,2084 ft sq

AE Interests: The office tower is New Zealand’s most sustainable high-rise office building and currently holds a 5 Star Green Building and Green Star Design Rating, High-performance glazing was specified to include a ceramic frit below the low-E coating

Articles: [1,2,3]

School of Design and Environment 4 – Singapore, Singapore

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Name: School of Design and Environment 4

Location: Singapore, Singapore

Address: 8 Architecture Dr, Singapore

Architect: Multiply Architects, Serie Architects, Surbana Jurong

Construction: Furukawa, Hirata Corporation

Electrical Engineer:  Surbana Jurong

Mechanical Engineer: Surbana Jurong

Landscaping and Farming:  Surbana Jurong

Structural Engineer: Surbana Jurong

Civil Engineer: Surbana Jurong

Size: 92,440 sq ft

Year of Completion: 2019

AE Interests: The climate-responsive building includes more than 1,500 square meters of design studio space, a 500 square-meter open plaza; a wide variety of public and social spaces; workshops and research centers; a new café and a library.

Articles: [1,2,3]

Pasona Urban Farm – Tokyo, Japan

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Name: Pasona Urban Farm
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Address: 2 Chrome-6-4 Otemachi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan
Architect: Kono Designs
Construction: Furukawa, Hirata Corporation, NOYU SHA
Electrical Engineer: Iwasaki Electric
Landscaping and Farming: Kono Designs
Size: 215,000 sq. ft.
Year of Completion: 2010

AE Interests: “double-skin” green facade, indoor farm, rooftop garden, hydroponic and soil-based farming, achieves “zero food mileage,” curtain wall system

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PokoPoko Club House – Tochiji, Japan

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Name: PokoPoko Club House
Address: 2301 Takakuotsu Michishita, Nasu-machi, Nasu-gun 325-0303 Tochigi Prefecture
Architect: Klein Dytham Architecture
Contractor: Tobu Construction
Client: Hoshino Resort
Structural Engineer: TECTONICA
Timber engineering: Shelter
M&E: Architectural Energy Research
Landscape designer: Studio TERRA
Lighting designer: FDS
Completed: 2020
AE Interests: 300 square meter area, fairytale inspired, strong 3 cone concept, local pine roof, upper and lower steel rings to create skylight, ‘doradora’ furniture made by Klein Dytham, each space has individual program, 360 degree views.
Sources: [1,2,3]

The National Museum of Western Art – Tokyo, Japan

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Building: The National Museum of Western Art
Location: 7-7 Ueno-Koen, Taito-Ku, Tokyo, Japan
Architect: Le Corbusier
Supervisors: Junzo Sakakura, Kunio Maekawa, Takamasa Yoshizaka
Contractor: Shimizu Corporation
AE Interests:
1,587 square meter total area, entirely based on “the modulor” proportions, modernist, only Le Corbusier building in the far east, square layout, pyramidal skylights, double height ceilings, entirely concrete, galleries raised on concrete piers, ramps as vertical circulation.

No. 188 Ruby Road, Changning District – Shanghai, China

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Building: SOHO Gubei
Location: Shanghai, China
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF)
Architectural Consultant: Tongji Architectural Design Group (LDI)
Developer: SOHO China
Contractor: The China State Construction Engineering Corporation
Completion: 2019
Awards: Silver Award – Commercial Building & Silver Award – Facade Design (Pro+ Real Estate Awards 2020), Architectural Design Award – Commercial Architecture Category (American Masterprize 2020), Silver Award (CRED Awards 2019-2020), Excellence Award – Commercial, Retail & Office Category (A&D China Awards 2019), Winner (The Chicago Athenaeum American Architecture Awards 2018)

AE Interests: 1,724,900 sf (160,300 m² ), 558 ft. (170m), 38 story office building, 12 story podium, Inspired by Constantin Brâncu’s Endless Column, 4 stacked volumes, sky garden, LEED Gold, Shifted grids of façade creates shading element,

Articles: [1,2,3,4]

1 Vanderbilt Ave – New York, New York

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Building: One Vanderbilt
Location: New York, New York,
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) (James von Klemperer)
Construction Manager: Tishman Construction
Development Manager: Hines
Civil Engineer: Langan Engineering
Interior Architect: Gensler
Structural Engineer: Serverud Associates
MEFP Engineer: Jaros Baum & Bolles (JB&B)
Completion: 2020

AE Interests: 73 floors, 1301 (396.5 m) ft. tall, 100 (30.5 m) ft. spire, 735,500 sf (68000 m² ) of curtain wall, no perfectly vertical steel column below highest occupied floor, 4,000 sf transit hall (subway), 1.2-MW cogeneration system, 50,000 gallon rainwater collection, water and air side economizer, highest level of LEED and WELL certification

Awards: Office/Retail/Mixed Use Category (ENR NY Regional Best Projects 2020), Urban Design Award – Merit (AIA NY 2018), Future Projects Awards: Tall Buildings – Shortlisted (MIPIM Architectural Review 2019), International Architecture Award – Winner (The Chicago Athenaeum 2016)

Articles: [1,2,3,4,5,6]

Jakob Factory – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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Building: Jakob Factory

Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Completion date: 2020

Architects: G8A Architecture & Urban Planning, rollimarchini architekten

General Contractor: Trung Hau Construction Group

AE Interest: 30,000 sq m site area, references traditional tropical architecture with porous façade, suspended structure supported by a two-layer rope network, vegetation filters out rain and sun but also lowers the temperature through evaporation, acting as air purifiers and dust particle binders, first completely naturally ventilated manufacturing hall in Vietnam

Articles [1,2]

Central Park Tower – New York City, New York

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Building: Central Park Tower

Location: New York City, New York

Construction: 2014 – 2020

Architect: Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill

Structural Engineer: WSP Global

General Contractor: Lendlease

Developers: Extell and SMI USA

Interior Designer: Rottet Studio

Wind, Snow, and Ice Consultant:  RWDI

MEP/FP design, Fire & Life Safety, Energy Modeling: AKF Group LLC

Acoustics: Cerami & Associates

Civil, Environmental, & Geotechnical Engineer: Langan Engineering

Façade Engineer: Permasteelisa Group

AE Interest: 1,550 ft tall, 131 stories, world’s tallest residential tower (January 2021), 300,000 square foot 7 story retail space at the podium home to a Nordstrom department store, set back and notch corners to counteract wind loads, 8 ft thick concrete slab, 2,700 square ft cantilevered out on every floor, 12,000 custom glass panels covering the 620,000 square foot exterior

Articles [1,2,3]

Pterodactyl – Culver City, California

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Building : Pterodactyl
Location : Culver City, California
Architect : Eric Owen Moss Architects
General Contractor:  Samitaur Constructs
Structural engineer: Nast Enterprises Corp
Mechanical Engineer: Fruchtman & Associates
Electrical Engineer: Silver, Roth & Associates
Furniture/Accessories: Gensler
Construction: 1999-2014

AE Interest: Cantilevered sections, open floor plan with private spaces, pre-existing parking structure add on , abstract design, nine boxes stacked on top or adjacent to each other, high-performance glazing, steel reinforced aluminum mullions, interesting façade.

Articles:[1,2,3,4]

Montreal Tower – Montreal, Quebec

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Building : Montreal Tower
Location : Montreal, Quebec
Architect: Roger Taillibert
Architect: Provencher_Roy
General Contractor: Pomerleau
Structural Engineer: WSP
Mechanical/Electrical Engineer: Bouthillette Parizeau associés
Completion: originally 1987, renovation in 2017

AE Interest: Tallest building in the world at 45 degree angle, 165 m tall (541ft) , suspension cable stadium roof support , glass curtain wall , 3 curved facades

Articles:[1,2,3,4]

Ca’delle Alzaie – Treviso, Italy

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Name: Ca’delle Alzaie
Location: Treviso, Italy
Address: Via Alzaia, 56, 31100 Treviso TV, Italy
Architect: Stefano Boeri Architetti
Contractor: Cazzaro Construzioni
Size: 115,712 sq. ft.
Year of Completion: 2018

AE Interests: residential “urban forest,” “zero-impact” complex, exterior appearance changes with the seasons, adaptive reuse of old industrial site, trees and bushes produce over 2.7 tons of oxygen per year, Wienerberger brick insulation.

Articles: [1, 2, 3, 4]

EDEN – Singapore, Singapore

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Name: EDEN
Location: Singapore, Singapore
Address: 2 Draycott Park, Singapore
Architect: Heatherwick Studio
Structural Engineer: RSP
MEP Engineer: Squire Mech
Contractor: Unison
Landscaping Architect: COEN Design International
Client: Swire Properties and Celestial Fortune
Year of Completion: 2020
Size: 33,425 sq. ft.
Floors: 26

AE Interests:
4 rectilinear spaces separated with alternating green balconies, response to disconnection from green space at ground level, each floor is an apartment unit, windows on 3 sides allows true cross ventilation in all spaces, concrete walls have three-dimensional texture to resemble Singapore’s terrain

Articles: [1, 2]

Videos: [1, 2]

E2E Offices – Maipú, Chile

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Building: E2E Offices
Location: Maipú, Chile
Clients: E2E
Architects: 57Studio
Design Team: Reto Züger, Cristián Alviña, Daniela González
Engineers: Natale Albertani
Landscape: Cristián Eguiguren
Size: 3,900 sq. ft.
Year of Completion: 2019
Award: 2020 Architecture Masterprize Winner

AE Interests: 
exposed wooden interior, glass curtain wall looking to garden, integrate nature into workspace, made of main materials used in construction – wood and cement, soft lighting fitting with environment, simple but purposeful, sustainable and environmentally friendly

Articles [ 1, 2 ]

U-Bora Tower Complex – Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Name: U-Bora Towers
Architect: Aedas
Structural Engineer: Ramboll Group
MEP Engineer: Ramboll Group
Façade Consultant: ALT Limited
Height: 863 ft. (263 m.)
Project Completion: 2011

AE Interests: 
Starts with a relatively small base and swells out and up 58 floors, a 10,000 sq m public space on the roof of the podium, two separate towers on one podium, U-Bora Tower 1 contains mixed office use, U-Bora-Tower 2 contains residential

Articles: [ 1, 2, 3 ]

Museum of Contemporary Art Helga de Alvear – Caceres, Spain

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Building: Museum of Contemporary Art Helga de Alvear
Location: Caceres, Spain
Architect: Emilio Tuñón Architects
Structural Engineer: Gogaite S.L.
Installation Engineer: Úrculo Ingenieros
Construction Company: VIAS
Size: 53,820 sqft
Construction: 2014-2020

AE Interests:
2020 addition to existing museum constructed in 1913, white concrete façade,  permeable urban space

Articles: [ 1, 2, 3 ]

Helen Diller Civic Center – San Francisco, California

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Name: Helen Diller Civic Center
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Address: 55 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102
Architect: Endrestudio Architects & Engineers
Structural Engineering: Endrestudio Architects & Engineers
Civil Engineering: BKF Engineers
Contractor: Bothman Construction
Landscape Architect: Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture
Artist: Anticlockwise Arts
Equipment Fabricator: Kompan
Size: 193158 sq. ft.
Year of Completion: 2018

AE Interests: installation, revitalization of public space, creates a cultural core for people to intertwine, geometric structure imitates the weather patterns of San Francisco, steel poles programmed to light up at night and respond to movement

Articles: [1, 2, 3]

The Cebu Exchange – Cebu, Philippines

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Building: The Cebu Exchange
Location: Cebu, Philippines
Address: Salinas Drive, Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines
Year of Completion: 2021
Developer: ArthaLand Corporation
General Contractor: DDT Konstract Inc. 
Design Architect: Architecture International Ltd., GF & Partners Architects (GFP)
Facade Design: Benedicto Limjap Gavino Facade Design Consultancy
Structural design: SY^2 + Associates Inc. 
Mechanical design: R.J. Calpo & Company Inc. 
Electrical Design: R.A. Mojica and Partners (RAM&P)
Landscape design: Inspira Design Core Inc.
Environmental Sustainability Design and Quantity Surveying: Arcadis Philippines Inc. 
Acoustical Engineer: Acoustic Analysis Inc. 
Wind Engineering Consultant: Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin Inc. (RWDI)  Consulting Engineers
Lighting Consultant: Light Plan Inc.
Project Management: A.S. Enriquez Engineering Consultancy (ASEEC) 

AE Interests:
538 feet tall office building, 90,847 sf lot, post-modern, concrete, terrace garden, landscape decks, sky park, sustainable, LEED certified, eco-friendly, punched windows

Awards:
2018 Green Project of the Year – Lamudi The Outlook, 2019 Best Office High Rise Development – Japan International Property Awards, 2019 Best Commercial Landscape Design – Philippines Property Awards, 2018 Best Office Development (Philippines) – Philippines Property Awards, 2018 Best Office Development (Cebu) – Philippines Property Awards, 2018 BPO Office Development – Philippines Property Awards, 2018 BPO Office Architectural Design – Philippines Property Awards

Articles: [ 1, 2, 3 ]

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Stone Nest Amphitheatre – Weihai, China

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Building: Stone Nest Amphitheatre
Location: Weihai, China
Address:
Year of Completion: 2019
Architect: He WeiMain
Contractor: Wehai Leisheng Construction Co. Ltd.
Structural Engineering: Weihair Leisheng Construction Co. Ltd. 
Electrical and Mechanical Engineering: Beijing Hongshang International Interior Architecture Design Co. Ltd. 

AE Interests:
stone pit, open air theatre, community space, nature inspired architecture, preserved cliff, French windows, stone walls, 280 m^2 lot, environmental protection, public space, logical intertextuality

Articles: [ 1, 2, 3 ]

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Puntukurnu AMS Newman Clinic – Newman, Australia

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Building: Puntukurnu Aboriginal Medical Services Newman Clinic
Address: 65 Mindarra Dr, Newman WA 6753, Australia
Client: Puntukurnu Aboriginal Medical Service
Architect: Kaunitz Yeung
Structural Engineer: Prompt Engineering
Civil Engineer: Stellen Consulting
Landscape Architect: Conrad Gargett

AE Interests:
Central courtyard, rammed earth building method, solar roof, incorporating native art into design, community spaces

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Abode318 – Melbourne, Australia

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Building: Abode318
Address: 302-324 Russell Street, 3000 Melbourne
Architect: Elenberg Fraser
Developer: PDG Corporation Schiavello Group
General Contractor: ProBuild
Structural Engineer: Meinhardt

AE Interests:
Curved façade, residential skyscraper, 614 feet tall, 57 floors, 480000 square feet, floor-to-ceiling double glazing, low-emissivity glass looks pink from exterior but clear from interior, 6.5-star energy rating, curved form protects pedestrians by breaking up downdrafts from heavy winds

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41 Viviendas New Folies – Mallorca, Spain

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Building: 41 Viviendas New Folies
Address: Cala Llamp, Mallorca
Completion Date: 2019
Architect: SCT
Developer: SPV Spain 2 SL
Engineer: Estudi3
Contractor: Romalumil
Interior Design: Terraza Balear

AE Interests:
245966.12 sq. ft. area, adapts to topography, irregular dry stone walls, housing complex

Fifth Tower – New York, New York

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Building: Fifth Tower
Address: 5 East 51st Street
Completion Date: 2022
Design Architect: Gensler
Developer: Macklowe Properties
Architect of Record: Adamson Associates Architects

AE Interest:
15th tallest building in the world, tallest building by roof height in New York City, 1,556 feet tall, innovative energy-efficient system, a cantilevering observation deck, 96-stories, 1.3-million-square-foot tower, glass-enclosed public galleria

Wuhan Center Tower – Wuhan China

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Name: Wuhan Center Tower
Location: Wuhan, Hubei, China
Architect: East China Architectural Design & Research Institute (ECADI)
Structural Engineer: ECADI
MEP & Service Engineer: ECADI
Façade Engineer: ATL Limited
Landscape: SWA Group
Interior: CTG Design
Contractor: China State Construction Engineering
Construction Period: 2011-2019
Floor Count: 88
Height: 438 m (1437 ft)
Floor Area: 343,900 m^2
Award: Highest Building of Central China

AE Interest: Tulip-like apex structure, Hundreds of individual glasses arranged in certain angle for maximum light efficiency and minimum wind force, Implementation of solar panels, Environmental friendly

Source: [1, 2, 3,4]

Vanke The Next City – Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

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Name: Vanke The Next City
Location: Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Lead Architect: Feng Cheng
Design Team: Feng Cheng, Qi Zhou, Zhaohui Ma, Changchun Wang
Contractor: UCGD 有乘
Award: 2020 Architecture Masterprize
Year: 2020

AE Interest: Lego-like Structure, Rectilinear shapes, Gives a sense of multifunctional divided spaces, Living space blends harmoniously with the surroundings, Large transparent glasses allowing the view of first-floor indoor social interaction while louvers and shades blurs it on the second and third floor

Articles: [1, 2, 3]

Allianz Tower / Il Dritto – Milan Italy

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Building: Allianz Tower/Il Dritto – CityLife
Address: Piazza Tre Torri, 3, 20145 Milano MI, Italy
Completed: 2015
Client: CityLife SpA
Architects: Arata Isozaki & Associates and Andrea Maffei Architects
Structural Engineers: ARUP and Sasaki and Partners
Façade Engineer: ARUP
Plant Engineer: Ariatta
Project Managers: J&A Consultants and Ramboll
Construction Manager: In.Pro s.r.l
Lighting Design: LPA – Light Planners Associates
Contractors: Colombo Costruzioni S.p.A. and Focchi S.p.A.

AE Interests:
50 floors, 686ft tall, 878,500 sf, LEED Gold, cold bent triple glass curved façade, external struts reinforcing slender structure against wind, a part of CityLife, 8 modules of curves, short sides are glazed showing elevators going up and down, tallest building in Italy (including spire)

Articles: [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ]

Video: [ 1 ]

He Art Museum – Shunde, Guangdong Province, China

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Building: He Art Museum
Address: Yixing Rd, Shunde District, Foshan, Guangdong Province, China
Completion Date: 2020
Client: He Art Museum
Architect: Tadao Ando Architect & Associates
Landscape and Interior Design Architect: Tadao Ando Architect & Associates
Architect of Record: Midea Real Estate Holding
Contractor: China Construction Eighth Engineering Division. Corp. LTD
Design Consultant: CA-Group
Lighting Design: Sanxin Hongri Lighting Co., LTD

AE Interests:
172,000sf museum space, concrete double helix spiral staircase, stacked discs, cantilevering floors, central skylight, reflecting pond surrounding structure, curvilinear concrete, sleek concrete cast structure

Awards:
2020 Architecture Masterprize Architectural Design of the Year

Articles: [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ]

Alpine Branch Library – Alpine, California

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Name: Alpine Branch Library
Location: Alpine, CA, USA
Address: 1752 Alpine Blvd, Alpine, CA 91901
Architect: Ferguson Pape Baldwin Architects
MEP Engineer: McParlane & Associates, Inc.
Electrical Engineer: ELEN Consulting
Energy Engineer: Brummitt Energy Associates
Wall R Value: R20
Roof R Value: R60
Cost: $10,000,000
Size: 12,681 sq. ft.
Year of Completion: 2016
Certification Status: Zero Energy Certified, LEED Gold Certified

AE Interests: First library to achieve certification through the Zero Energy Program, focuses on air tightness and ensuring no air leakage, high insulation levels, loose fill cellulose vented roof deck, lighting system to control use of LED fixtures during the day and night, building oriented to achieve zero-net energy.

Articles: [1, 2, 3]

Qiyun Mountain Hermitage Resort – Anhui, China

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Name: Qiyun Mountain Pine Hermitage Resort
Location: Anhui, China
Address: Qiyunshan Town Qiyun Mountain Resort, Xiuning County 245400 China
Architects: Shanghai Jund Architects Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Atelier Design Continuum
Structural Engineer: Yingkou Xiaoyu Integrated Houses Co., Ltd.
Landscape Architects: WISTO DESIGN
Size: 82 sq. ft.
Year: 2019

AE Interests: treehouse, steel and red cedar wood mixture, organized around a living pine tree, World Architecture Festival Award Finalist, tiny house, 25 sq. meters

Articles: [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ]

CapitaSpring – Singapore, Singapore

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Name: CapitaSpring
Location: Singapore, Singapore
Address: 88 Market Street, Singapore
Design Architects: Bjarke Ingels Group and Carlo Ratti Associati
Architect of Record: RSP
Structural Engineer: Carlo Ratti Associati
MEP Engineer: Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner (SE Asia) Pte. Ltd.
Contractor: Dragages
Stormwater Management: Fast Flow Systems
Client: CapitaLand

AE Interests: Bjarke Ingels Group, 919 feet tall, 51-story high-rise, 4-story interior green space, urban farm, concrete, steel, 12,500 sq. ft. public park,

Articles: [ 1, 2, 3]

Video: [ 1 ]

Thammasat Urban Farm Rooftop – Bangkok, Thailand

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Building: Thammasat Urban Farm Rooftop
Location: Greater Bangkok, Thailand
Year of Completion : 2019
Client: Thammasat University
Architect: Landprocess (Kotchakorn Voraakhom)
Landscape Architect: Landprocess (Kotchakorn Voraakhom)
Structural Engineer: Degree System Co., Ltd
General Contractor: CM49
Cost: $31M
Size: 22,000 sq. ft.

AE Interest: largest urban rooftop farm in Asia, tackles climate impacts by incorporating modern landscape architecture with traditional agricultural ingenuity, the green roof, urban farming, solar roof and green public space.

Award: MasterPrize 2020

Sources: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Fairmont Austin – Austin, Texas

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Building: Fairmont Austin
Location: 101 Red River St, Austin, TX 78701
Year of Completion : 2017
Owner: Manchester Texas Financial Group
Architect: Gensler
Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti
General Contractor: AECOM Hunt
Cost: $370M
Size: 1.4M sf
Floor Count: 37
Height: 595 ft.

AE Interest: 3rd tallest building in Austin, sky bridge that connects the tower’s second level with the Convention Center across Red River Street, targeting LEED Gold certification with high-performance exterior façade shading devices, rainwater harvesting and guest room occupancy monitoring.

Sources: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Zhengzhou Greenland Plaza – Zhengzhou, China

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Building: Zhengzhou Greenland Plaza
Location: Zhengzhou, China
Architect: Skidmore Owings and Merrill
Structural Engineer: Skidmore Owings and Merrill
MEP Engineer: Skidmore Owings and Merrill
Project Manager: East China Architectural Design and Research Institute
Wind Engineering Consultant: RWDI
Completed: 2012
Height: 280 meters (919 feet)
Project Area: 2.59 million ft²
Floor Count: 56 
Awards: 2014 AEI Professional Project Awards, 2012 ASHRAE – Illinois Chapter Excellence in Engineering,  2012 Chicago Athenaeum International Architecture Award, 2011 Architect Magazine R + D Award, 2011 Asia Pacific Property Awards Mixed-Use Architecture China: Highly Commended

AE Interest: Tallest building in central China when completed, shape reflects circular manmade lake, pagoda inspired structural system, hotel/office space, 18-story atrium, tilted louvers enhance interior daylighting reducing artificial lighting, smart-control system utilizes wind pressure and stack effect for ventilation, low-E glass, heliostat maximizes natural light reflection into hotel atrium.

Articles: [ 1, 2 ]

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Nocenco Cafe – Vinh City, Vietnam

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Building: Nocenco Cafe
Location: Vinh City, Vietnam
Address: 23 Quang Trung, Thành phố Vinh, Nghệ An 460000, Vietnam
Completion Date: 2018
Architect: VTN Architects
Bamboo Contractor: VTN Architects
Site Area: 438 m² (4,715 ft²)
Floor Count: 2
Awards: 2020 Architecture MasterPrize Interior Design of the Year

AE Interests: Icon of the City, renovated middle-rise concrete building, bamboo is a self-supporting structure, extremely long curved bamboo members, large dome, cave-like spaces, top floor café and rooftop club,  interweaving bamboo ceiling, extensive view of city, recognizable space from the street.

Articles: [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ]

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Lakhta Center – Saint Petersburg, Russia

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Building: Lakhta Center
Location: Lakhta, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Completion Date: 2019
Client: Gazprom
Lead Architect: Tony Kettle
Architect: RMJM-(until 2011), GORPROJECT
Structural Engineer: GORPROJECT, Inforceproject
MEP Engineer: Samsung C&T, Environmental Systems Design, Inc.
Façade Engineer: ARUP, Priedemann Facade Experts, Permasteelisa Group
Contractor: Rönesans Holding
Interior Design: Exclusiva Design
Foundation Engineer: Bauer Group
Geotechnical Engineer: Geostroy, NIIOSP, Geoizol
Project Manager: AECOM, Samsung C&T
Contractors: Renaissance Construction (foundation), Arabtec Construction
Project Area: 1,312,336 sq. ft.

AE Interests:
LEED Platinum Certification, 75% of workspaces inside building utilize natural lighting, ample bicycle parking lots and roadways, 90 floors, 1516 ft. tall, tallest building in Russia and Europe, large-scale mixed use development with public facilities and offices, one of the five most eco-friendly skyscrapers in the world, curtain wall is also the world’s largest cold-bent façade by area, 16,500 pieces of curved glass (most on high-rise building ever), each floor rotates about 1 degree for a 90 degree difference between bottom and top of building

Articles: [1,2,3,4]
Videos: [1]

One Sino Park – Chongqing, China

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Building: One Sino Park
Location: Chongqing, China
Completion Date: 2020
Developer & Owner: Sunac
Architects: aoe
Lead Architect: Larry Wen
Design Team: Shixin Gao, Gen Li, Jiarui Li, Liuqing Liu, Ye Wang
Structural Engineer: CMCU Engineering Co., Ltd.
Project Management: CMCU Engineering Co., Ltd.
MEP Engineer: CMCU Engineering Co., Ltd.
Landscape: INTO
Interior Design: Matrix Design
Project Area: 3210.56 sq. m.

AE Interests:
Integrates geometric form of surrounding rock formations with its sculptural elements, unique deconstructivism-inspired structure, mixed use with commercial and office spaces across 4 floors, double-height ceilings and extensive use of windows to create a ‘light’ space, aluminum-formed thousand-paper crane façade to integrate Asian culture, utilizes deconstructivist design elements for window shading

Articles: [1,2,3,4]

School Group René Beauverie in Vaulx-en-Velin – Strasbourg, France

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Building: School Group René Beauverie in Vaulx-en-Velin
Location: Strasbourg, France
Architect: Dominique Coulon
Structural Engineering: Batiserf Ingénierie
Mechanical Engineering: Solares Bauen
Electrical Engineering: BET G.JOST
Landscape: Bruno Kubler
Acoustician: Euro Sound Project
Ergonomist: Defacto
Surface: 6,168 sqm

AE Interests: hollowed out block form, variation of color and light with time of day and angle of sun

Articles: [1]

443 Queen Street – Brisbane, Australia

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Building: 443 Queen Street
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Architect: WOHA Architects, Architectus
Structural Engineer: Arup
Project Manager: Duo Projects
Façade Engineers: Hera Engineering, Inhabit

AE Interests: post-tensioned concrete floor slabs, jump-form fast track concrete columns, catches breezes and shade to create habitable subtropical climate, generous walkways, gathering places, and viewing places

Articles: [1, 2, 3]

Laboratory for Shihlien Biotech Salt Plant-Huaian, China

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Building: Laboratory for Shihlien Biotech Salt Plant
Location: Huaian, China 
Architecture Firm: WZWX Architecture Group
Lead Architect: Stephen Wang
Design Team: Richard Wang, Chiou-Huei Lin
Construction Engineers: Shenzhen Wenhua Architectural Construction Co. Ltd
Glass Design: Taiwan Glass
Concrete Manufacturing: FUDELI

AE Interests: Rainwater collection and evaporation for natural cooling effects, underwater lighting and structure, natural geologic lighting techniques.

Avenir-Chicago, Illinois

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Building: Avenir (730 N Milwaukee)
Location: Chicago, Illinois 
Timeline: 2017-2019 
Architect: Antunovich Associates 
Concrete Design: Adjustable Forms, Inc. 
Structural Engineer:  Baldridge & Associates Structural Engineering, Inc. (BASE)
Construction Manager: MAPS

AE Interests: Concrete slab and shear wall design, property line cantilever, amenity deck fire safety, limited property line footing structure and column support 

Beijing Greenland Center – Beijing, China

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Building: Beijing Greenland Center
Location: Beijing, China
Completion Date: 2016
Architects: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM)
Structural Engineer: SOM
MEP Engineer: SOM
Civil Engineer: SOM
Interior design: SOM
Developer & Owner: Greenland Group
General Contractor: Beijing Liujian Construction Group Co., Ltd.
Project manager: Michael Pfeffer
Project Area: 172,734 sq. m.

AE Interests:
trapezoidal glass curtain that capture and reflect light, 55 stories, 260 meters tall, rectangular design around central atrium, windows provide self shading that is sustainable & efficient, mixed use with commercial & residential.

Awards:
2017 Gold Award: Real Estate Design China Award, 2017 Award of Merit: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) – Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI), 2016 China Construction Award – Honorable Distinction: China International Exchange Committee for Tall Buildings (CITAB) – Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), 2016 Design Excellence Award: AIA – Chicago Chapter

Articles: [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ]

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Aria Hotel – Nashik, India

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Building: Aria Hotel
Location: Nashik, India
Completion Date: 2020
Architect – Sanjay Puri Architects
Developer – Aditya Parakh
Lead Architect – Sanjay Puri
Structural Engineer: Dr. Kelkar Designing Private Limited
Design team – Toral Doshi, Manjeet Khatri, Sudhir Ambasana, Dipti Patil.
Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Asian Paints
General Contractor: Studio MK
Furniture Suppliers: Studio MK
Service Consultants: Noesis
Interior Design: Sanjay Puri Architects
Landscape: Sanjay Puri Architects
Cost: $700,000
Project Area: 150,000 sq. ft.

AE Interests:
150,000 sq ft area, black basalt stone and stucco structure, angled rectangular form, stepping up with with the countor of the landscape, large open interior courtyards with solar shading, stucco painted to look like terracotta, solar panels provide half of hotels energy, open courtyard lets in natural light and fresh air, improved energy efficiency, 60 rectilinear rooms, rainwater harvested and reused, building materials sourced locally.

Articles: [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ]

Videos: [ 1 ]

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Taipei Nan Shan Plaza – Taipei, Taiwan

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Building: Taipei Nan Shan Plaza
Address: No.100, Songren Road, Xinyi District
Architect: Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei Inc.
General Contractor: Fu Tsu Construction
Structural Engineer: Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei Inc. + Evergreen Consulting Engineering, Inc.
Mechanical Engineer: Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei Inc. + GHIA Engineering Consultants Co., Jiesheng HVAC Engineering, Yuan Dah Fire Fighting Engineering Co.Ltd, Ming Shuei Engineering
Lighting Design: CMA Lighting Design
Construction Supervision: Archasia Design Group
FFE Coordinator: Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei Inc.
Art Coordination: Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei Inc.
Project Management: Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei Inc.
Total floor area: 2,076,261 ft²
Completion date: 2018

AE Interest:
The overall design links the three buildings:
Ultra-high-rise office tower: 892-feet tall, 2 tuned mass dampers located on 44th floor.
Cultural building: polyhedron motif with office tower. Trussed-shell entrance.
Commercial building: three large cubes offset in alternating layers, 3-D cast-stainless-steel façade with motif of plum blossoms, the national flower of Taiwan.

Articles: [1, 2, 3, 4]

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Vincom Landmark 81 – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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Building: Vincom Landmark 81
Address: 720A Dien Bien Phu, Ward 22, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Developer: Vingroup
Architect: Atkins
General contractor: Coteccons
Structural Engineer: Arup
MEP Engineer: Aurecon
Façade Engineer: Aurecon
Fire Engineer: Aurecon
Lighting Engineer: Aurecon
Architectural height: 1,513 ft (1,540 ft including the tip), 81 floors
Total floor area: 2,590,000 ft²
Completion date: 2018

AE Interest:
Vietnamese metaphor of a bamboo cluster symbolizing strength and unity. 36 square tubes of different heights, clustered in a 6×6 matrix. Lively roof terrace with views over nearby parks and river.

Articles: [1, 2, 3, 4]

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Abenobashi Terminal Building – Osaka, Japan

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Building: Abenobashi Terminal Building
Location: Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan
Address: 1-1-43 Abenosuji, Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan
Architect:  César Pelli & Associates
Engineers: Takenaka Corporation, Obayashi Corporation
General Contractors:  Takenaka Corporation, Okumura Corporation, Obayashi Corporation, Dai Nippon Construction
Completed: March 2014
Floor Area: 28,700 m^2
Floors: 65
Building Height: 300 m
Cost: $718 million

AE Interests: Tallest skyscraper in Japan, multi-use, consists of two additional annexes along with the high rise, is the alternative station building for the train route, names after the Japanese word for “to clear, to brighten”, underground levels

Sources: [1, 2, 3]

Boolean Birdhouse – Yangmingshan National Park, Taiwan

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Building: Boolean Birdhouse
Location: Taiwan
Address: Yangmingshan National Park, Taiwan
Architect: Phoebe Says Wow Architects, Shihhwa Hung
Structural Engineer: woodartworkteam藝創木構
General Engineer: Beyond Space Technology Co., Ltd
Contractor: woodartworkteam藝創木構
Client: Parks and Street Lights Office, Taipei City Government
Completed: 2020
Floor Area: 80 m^2
Cost: $50K-100K
Awards: Master Prize 2020

AE Interests: multiple wooden units, lumber, large open space with projectors, inside meant to create ambiance and feeling, multicolored wood, nature and surrounded by wildlife and greenery, small scale comforting experience

Sources: [1, 2, 3, 4]

The Independent – Austin, Texas

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Name: The Independent
Location: Austin, Texas
Address: 301 West Ave, Austin, TX 78701
Architect: Rhode Partners
Structural Engineer: LAM+DCI
MEP & Service Engineer: Stantec Geotechnical Engineer: Terracon
Contractor: Balfour Beatty
Completed: 2019
Floor Count: 58

Height: 694 ft.
Floor Area: 968,000 ft^2
Award: 2017 Design Award from American Architecture

AE Interest: cantilevered pool, open roof crown, tallest building in Austin, engaging atmosphere, LEED certified

Source: [1, 2, 3, 4]

Video: [ 1 ]

Green Piece Village Apartment – Da Nang Vietnam

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Name: Green Piece Village Apartment
Location: Da Nang, Vietnam
Address: 121 Nguyen Cong Tru Street, Son Tra Ward, Da Nang City, Vietnam
Architect: Ho Khue Architects
Structural Engineer: ALPES
MEP & Service Engineer: ALPES
Contractor: Le Viet Long
Completed: 2019
Floor Count: 5
Floor Area: 8772 ft^2 (815 m^2)
Award: Architecture Masterprize

AE Interest: Stacked apartment complexes, green building, greenery in a concrete skyline, energy and thermal efficient

Source: [1, 2, 3]

San Jorge Church – Pamplona, Spain

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Name: San Jorge Church
Location: Pamplona, Spain
Address: Paseo Sandua, 2, 31012 Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
Architect: Tabuenca & Leache
Structural Engineer: GE & Asociados S.L., engineering
Contractor: Construcciones VDR
Completed: 2008
Floor Area: 2,746 m^2
Awards: 2009 Spanish Architecture Prize Finalist, 2010 Master Design Award for Architecture by the University of Navarre, Honorable Mention in 2006-2009 COAVN Award for Service Buildings (Construction), 2013 ‘Faith and Form’ Honor Award Religious Architecture

AE Interest: Building positioned to conform to the sequence of the existing row of buildings, A raised patio that runs the full length of the facade allows for illumination without disturbing the privacy of others, skylight provides dramatic lighting onto the pulpit, large scale congregation hall

Articles: [1, 2]

Yingliang Stone Natural History Museum – Xiamen, China

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Name: Yingliang Stone Natural History Museum
Location: Xiamen, China
Address: Yingliang 5th Impression Stone Culture Creative Park, Shuitou, China
Architect: Atelier Alter Architects
Interior Design: Atelier Alter Architects
MEP: Gong Cheng
Material Manufacturers: Yingliang Stone Group
Completed: 2020
Floor Area: 2,600 m^2
Cost: $1,325,965
Awards: Architectural Visualization Awards, Building of the Year 2020, Building of the Year 2019, Building of the Year 2018, Building of the Year 2017, EU Mies Van Der Rohe Award, German Design Council

AE Interest: Three intersected crystalloids in atrium space, quadrangular pyramid light well, vertical and horizontal crystalloids to bend light, orthogonal system of columns and beams, cubic cut stone dissection, geometric form, uniform material throughout

Articles: [1, 2, 3, 4]

Videos: [1]

Vessel Hudson Yards – New York, New York

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Building: Vessel Hudson Yards

Location: New York, New York

Address: 20 Hudson Yards, New York, New York, 10001

Developer:  Related, Oxford Properties Group

Architect: Heatherwick Studio

Architect of Record:  KPF P.C.

Landscape Architect: Nelson Byrd Woltz

Structural engineer: Thornton Tomasetti

Public Health Engineering: ARUP

Design Engineers: AKT II

Crowd analysis: ARUP

General Contractor:  AECOM Tishman

Steel Contractor& Lift contractor: Cimolai

Cladding Contractor: Permasteelisa

Lighting designers: L’ Observatoire International

Size: 23,788 Sq ft

Year Completed: 2019

AE interests: 150 foot tall public structure,154 flights of stairs, 2500 steps, Rhythmic, Polished Copper, Painted steel,80 Platforms, inspired by ancient step wells in India, Building of the Year 2019, 86 modules.

Articles: [1, 2, 3, 4]

Lantern House – New York, New York

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Building: Lantern House

Location: New York, New York

Address: 515 W 18th St. New York, NY 10011

Developer: Related Companies

General Contractor:  Related Construction

Design Architect: Heatherwick Studio Design& Architects

Executive Architect: SLCE Architects

Interior Architect:  March and White design

Structural Engineer: DeSimone Consulting Engineers

Landscape Architect: Hollander Design

Size: 40,000 sqft

Year: 2020

AE Interests: 22 story tall luxury condominium building, 40,000 sf area, Humble bay windows, Victorian style, High line, LEED Silver certified, Robust materials, 181 residents, parking for 100 vehicles, retail spaces, 2 towers.

Articles: [1, 2, 3, 4]

Inns Whiskey Bar, Chengdu – Sichuan, China

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Building: INNS  Whisky Bar
Location: Chengdu, China
Address: no.207 tie xiang si rd, chengdu, china
Design Company: WOOTON DESIGNERS
Lead Architect: Wunghombo
Design Team: Tina Hu, Hom-Bo Wong, Franchize Lee, Xiao- Hui Lee, Shan Hu, Honghong Zhu
Manufacturer: Private House, China 
Completion Date: 2019
Awards: Master Prize Winner; Golden Pin Design Award

AE Interest:
150 square meter (10.7 square feet), a lowered ceiling with organic curves and arches throughout, the interior is composed of leather and volcanic stone and covered in gold leaf, there is a small pond formed under a section of a floating wall spiked with whiskey 

M+ Museum Tower – Hong Kong, China

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Building: M+ Museum
Location: Hong Kong China
Design Consultant: Herzog & de Meuron Basel 
Executive Architect: TFP Farrells Limited
Landscape Design: Vogt Landschaftsarchitektur
Electrical Engineering: Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong
HVAC Engineering: Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong 
Mechanical Engineering: Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong 
Structural Engineering: Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong 
Facade Engineering: Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong
Traffic Consultant: Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong 
Lighting Engineering: Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong 
Art Storage & Conservation Consultant: Prevart, Zurich
Facade Media Screen Design: iArt, Basel
Signage Design: Cartlidge Levene
Signage Execution: Atelier Pacific
Year of Completion: 2020
Cost: $9 billion
Site Area: 25,000 m²
Gross Floor Area (GFA): 60,000 m²
Number of Levels: 18
Length: 143 m, Width: 117 m, Height: 94 m
Facade: 24,000 sqm m²

AE Interest: 
Building shape is an upside down T, 178,900 pieces of dark green ceramic tiles on the face that are laid out in a horizontal louvre structure, The recesses in the louvres are embedded with LED light bars.

Toren – Brooklyn, New York

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Building: Toren
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Completed: 2009
Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
Structural Engineer: Severud Associates
General Engineer: SOM
Address: 150 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn, NY

AE Interests: Combination of metal and glass panels, LEED^® Gold rating, 38 stories, 424 ft. tall, commercial and residential, energy efficient curtain wall, rain screen system, high end apartments, within a mile of 3 different parks

Articles [ 1, 2, 3]

División del Norte – Mexico City, Mexico

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Building: División del Norte
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Completed: 2009
Architecture Company: Iconico
Manufacturer: KÖMMERLING

AE Interest: Open center to let light in, great use of space in city that space is scarce, one apartment per floor for a total of five, 750 m², front of about 8m, beautiful use of glass to open up the areas, exposed structural elements like steel and concrete

Articles: [ 1, 2, 3 ]