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Building: Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2000
Location: London, England
Completion: July 2000
Dismantled: October 2000
Architect: Zaha Hadid
Client: Serpentine Gallery
AE Interest: folding form of angular flat planes, triangulated roof, tensile-fabric structure

Building: Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2001(Eighteen Turns)
Location: London, England
Completion: July 2001
Dismantled: October 2001
Architect: Daniel Libeskind
Structural Engineer: Arup–Cecil Balmond
Client: Serpentine Gallery
AE Interest: references origami, angled planes, 4 interlocking sections, took less than 3 weeks to build

Building: Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2002
Location: was London, England, now St. Tropez Island
Completion: July 2002
Dismantled: October 2002
Architect: Toyo Ito
Structural Engineer: Arup Advanced Geometry Unit
Client: Serpentine Gallery
AE Interest: complex pattern derived from algorithm of cube that is expanding as it is rotated

Building: Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2003
Location: London, England
Completion: July 2003
Dismantled: October 2003
Architect: Oscar Niemeyer
Structural Engineer: Arup
Client: Serpentine Gallery
AE Interest: flowy concrete form, basement that provides worm-eye view

Building: Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2005
Location: London, England
Completion: June 2005
Dismantled: October 2005
Architect: Alvaro Siza and Eduardo Souto de Moura
Structural Engineer: Arup–Cecil Balmond
Client: Serpentine Gallery
AE Interest: dynamic curvaceous form, seems to fade into nature, solar-powered electrical lamps

Building: Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2006
Location: London, England
Completion: July 2006
Dismantled: October 2006
Architect: Rem Koolhaas
Structural Engineer: Arup–Cecil Balmond
Client: Serpentine Gallery
AE Interest: ovel shaped inflatable canopy that rises and falls depending on the activity, a “non-structure”

Building: Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2007
Location: London, England
Complition: August 2007
Dismantled: November 2007
Architect: Olafur Eliasson and Kjetil Thorsen
Advisors:Arup–Cecil Balmond
Structural Engineer: Switbert Greiner
Clinet: Serpentine Gallery
AE Interest: complex geometric pattern, plays with vertical circulation,

Building: Mercedez-Benz Arena (Gottlieb Daimler Stadium)
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Renovation Completed: 1993
Architect: Planungsgemeinschaft Neckarstadion, Stuttgart; Schlaich Bergermann und Partner; Weidleplan; ‘asp’ Architekten – Arat – Siegel – Schust

AE Interests: The roof spans the entire spectator area of the converted athletics stadium. 40 radial cables connect the roof’s inner tension ring with the two outer compression rings. The cables and consequently the roof consistently span 58 m. A PVC-coated polyester-membrane covers the roof, making it durable enough to withstand 1,000 kg of weight per square decimeter. The covers double curvature is maintained by a secondary structure. The spoked-wheel-type construction principle chosen for this structure proved to be extremely economic especially with the existing foundation problems [1].

Project: Bahrain Masterplan
Location: Salisbury Plain, UK
Completion: conceptual stage
Engineer: Christopher McCarthy
Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Inc.
Sustainable Masterplanning and Landscape Architecture: Battle McCarthy Limited

AE Interests: This plan contains 3 phases which will ultimately protect the island’s air, land, and water. Land assignments for all construction, seen and unforeseen, within the next 20 years will be laid out.

Building: New Home Office Headquarters
Location: London, UK
Completion: Post Construction
Architect: Terry Farrell & Partners
Environmental Design & Building Services Engineering: Battle McCarthy Limited

AE Interests: Local temperature controls achieved through reverse cycle heat pumps in offices. Previously existing building materials utilization was maximized.

Building: Hamburg Television Tower
Location:Hamburg, Germany
Completed: 1968
Architect: F. Trautwein
Consulting Engineers: Jörg Schlaich and Leonhardt of Leonhardt & Andrä

AE Interests: Hamburg’s tallest building, standing at 280 meters high. Supporting structure for foundation, towerheads, antenna platforms consists of conical shells [1].

Building: Holloway Circus Tower
Location: Birmingham, UK
Completion: Completed in 2005
Architect: Ian Simpson Architects
Landscape Architecture, Structural, Environmental & Building Services (MEP) Engineering: Battle McCarthy Limited

AE Interests: Car park deck landscape; twin stair cores resist wind loads and provide additional stability to steel frame structure; maximum utilization of recycled materials.

Building: Endesa Headquarters
Location: Madrid, Spain
Completion: Completed in 2003
Architect: Kohn Pederson Fox Associates
Structural, Building Services & Environmental Engineering: Battle McCarthy Limited

AE Interests: AIA New York Chapter Design Awards, solar/wind flues, full heat recovery throughout, large span column grid, photovoltaic atrium roof, displacement ventilation, concrete frame.

Building: Time Warner Center
Location: New York City, United States
Completed: 2004
Architect: Skidmore Owings and Merrill
Structural Engineer: Schlaich Bergermann and Partner
Client: Time Warner Cable
Developer: Related
Project Manager: Studley

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New Durban Stadium, Durban, South Africa

Building: Moses Mabhida Stadium
Also Known As: Durban Stadium
Location: Durban, South Africa
Completed: 2009
Architect: Ibhola Lethu Consortium – Theunissen Jankowitz Durban, Ambro-Afrique Consultants, Osmond Lange Architects & Planners, NSM Designs and Mthulisi Msimang
Structural Engineer: Schlaich Bergermann and Partner
Owner: eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality

AE Interests: Central arch suspends roof by tension cable, roof is a Teflon-coated, glass-fiber membrane

Building: Footbridge Sassnitz
Location: Sassnitz, Germany
Completed: 2007
Architect: Schlaich Bergermann und Partner, Stuttgart
Structural engineering: Schlaich, Bergermann und Partner sbp gmbh
Steel construction: Donges Stahlbau GmbH
Concrete construction: Mölders Betonbau und Instandsetzungs GmbH

AE Interests: Mono-cable suspension bridge with a curved deck. The center part of the overpass consists of a curved suspension bridge, and ramps are designed in elevated steel composite girders.

Building:Berlin Hauptbahnhof (Main Station)
Location: Berlin, Germany
Completed: 2006
Architect: Meinhard von Gerkan of Gerkan, Marg and Partners
Structural Engineers, Roof Design: Jörg Schlaich and Hans Schober of Schlaich Bergermann and Partner

AE Interests: largest and most modern crossing station in Europe. The main station hall is spanned by a curved glass roof with a surface area of about 85 meters by 120 meters. A photovoltaic system was integrated into the glass surface. Cable trusses with cables following the form of the bending moment diagram due to permanent loads stiffen the filigree grid shell structure, transforming the basket arch into the thrust line.

Building: Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2009
Location: London, England
Comlition: July 2009
Dismantled: October 2009
Architect: Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa
Structural Engineer: SAPS/Arup Advanced Geometry Unit
Client: Serpentine Gallery
AE Interest: won Institution of Structural Engineers 2010 Small Projects award, changing appearance with the weather

Building: Anaheim Community Ice Stadium
Location: 300 W Lincoln Ave, Anaheim, California
Completion: 1995
Architect: Frank Gehry
Structural Engineer: John A. Martin & Associates, Inc.

AE Interests: Exposed plywood ceilings, curved supporting columns made of steel, encased in concrete, arched glulam girders, roof sheathing bent by hand

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Building: First National Bank Stadium
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Renovation and Expansion Completed: 2010
Architect: Boogertman & Partners, Populous
Consulting Engineer, Roof and Facade Design: Schlaich Bergermann and Partner
Contractor: Grinaker-LTA and BAM

AE Interests: Design inspired by the shape of an African pot, the calabash. The upgrade included an extended upper tier around the stadium to increase the capacity, an additional 2 executive suites, an encircling roof, new changing room facilities and new floodlights. No spectator is seated more than 100 meters (330 ft) from the field and there are no restricted views in the stadium.

Building: Suvarnabhumi Airport
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Completion: 2005
Architect: Murphy/Jahn
Structural Design: Werner Sobek Ingenieure
Building services: Flack and Kurtz Consulting Engineers
Acoustics: Laboratory for Optics and Dynamics, Dr. Blum
Climate Engineers: Transsolar

Building: German Historical Museum Expansion
Location: Berlin, Germany
Completed: 2001
Architect: Ieoh Ming Pei
Structural Engineer: Schlaich Bergermann and Partner
Client: German Historical Museum

Building: Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2010
Location: London, England
Complition: July 2010
Dismantled: October 2010
Architect:Jean Nouvel
Structural Engineer: Arup Advanced Geometry Unit
Client: Serpentine Gallery
AE Interest: lightweight materials contasted with metal cantilevered structure, vivid red color, and retractable awnings

Building: Deutsche Post AG head office
Location: Bonn, Germany
Completion: 2002
Architect: Murphy/Jahn
Structural engineer: Werner Sobek Ingenieure
Building physics: Horstmann und Berger
Building services: Brandi Consult
Artificial lighting: L-plan
Climate Engineers: Transsolar

Structure: Kurilpa Bridge
Location: Brisbane Australia
Complition: 2009
Architect: Cox Rayner Architects
Structural Engineers: Arup Advanced Geometry Unit
General Contractor: Baulderstone Queensland Pty Ltd
Clinet: City of Brisbane
AE Interest: advanced geometry, world’s largest tensegrity bridge

Building: Housing and Dining Services Admin Building at the University of California San Diego
Location: La Jolla, California
Completion: 2009
Architect: Studio E Architects
MEP Engineers: Syska Hennessy Group, Inc.

AE Interests: glass facades, LEED certified

Building: Pontiac Silverdome
Location: 1200 Featherstone Road, Pontiac, Michigan 48342
Completion Date: December 6, 1975
Estimated Cost: $55.7 million ($220 million 2010)
Structural Engineer: Geiger Engineers, David H. Geiger

AE Interests: first “permanent” low profile air-supported fabric roof to cover a stadium (very innovative)
Note: roof collapses in 2010 due to heavy snow storm

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Building: TWA Terminal
Location: New York, New York
Completed: 1962
Architect: Eero Saarinen
Consulting Engineer: Kenneth Morris
Contractor: Grove Shepherd Wilson & Kruge
Engineers: Amman and Whitney, Jaros Baum and Bolles

AE Interests: Concrete complex form, thin shell roof.
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Building: Main Station Strasbourg
Location: Strasbourg, France
Completion: 2007
Architect: AREP
Climate Engineers: Transsolar
Structural Engineer: RFR

AE Interest: Glass foyer over existing station

Building: University of Maine Michael Klahr Holocaust Resource Center
Location: Augusta, Maine
Architect: Hon and Wooten
MEP & Lighting Engineers: Syska Hennessy Group, Inc.

AE Interests: complex geometries

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Building: World Cup Stadium
Location: 515-6, Seongsan-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, Korea Republic
Completion Date: November 10, 2001
Estimated Cost: $200 Million
Users: Korea Republic national football team (2001-present), FC Seoul (2004-present)
Capacity: 68,476
Architect: Beyond Space Group Architects
Structural Engineers: Geiger Engineers (responsible for roof canopy), Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd.

AE Interests: The canopy is a unique spatial network of truss members suspended from 16 masts. The canopy structure is clad with a prestressed tensile membrane of PTFE coated fiberglass fabric and polycarbonate glazing resulting in the entire roof being either translucent or transparent.

Building: Pheonix Convention Center
Location: Pheonix, Arizona
Completed: 2008
Architect: HOK Venue Architects
Lighting Engineers: Syska Hennessy Group, Inc.
Construction: Hunt Construction

AE Interest: glass facade, cantilevered roof, architectural lighting design

Structure:  Edutainment Center Klimahaus
Location: Bremerhaven, Germany
Completion: 2009
Architect: Klumpp Architekten und Städteplaner
Climate Engineer: Transsolar

AE Interest: Curved Structural Shell, uses renewable energy, silk screened glass.

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Building: World Trade Center: WTC 1 and 2
Location: New York, USA
Status: Demolished
Architect: Minoru Yamasaki, Emery Roth & Sons
Architect of Record: Emory Roth and Sons, P.C.
Structural Engineer: Leslie E. Robertson, John Skilling
Contractor: Tishman Realty & Construction Company
Mechanical: Jaros Baum and Bolles
Electrical: Joseph R. Loring & Associates
Foundation: Port Authority Engineering Department

AE Interests: Tube frame structural system, height, early use of prefabricated components.

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Building: Weave Bridge
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Complition: 2009
Architect: Cecil Balmond/Amman and Whitney
Structural Engineer: Arup Advanced Geometry Unit
Project Manager: Brenda Loewen
Client: University of Pennsylvania
AE Interest: advanced geometry, weaving structure

Building: Indiana Convention Center
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Completed: 2010
Architects: Ratio Architects
MEP & Lighting Engineers: Syska Hennessy Group, Inc.
Construction Managers: Shiel Sexton/Powers and Sons

AE Interests: glass facade, cantilevered roof

Building: Water + Life Museums
Completion Time: 2007
Architect: Lehrer Architects and Gangi Architects
MEP engineer: IBE Consulting Engineers

AE Interests: First platinum LEED certified museum, earthworks project, solar installations, heat blocking glass, drip irrigation system

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Project Cost: $80 Million
Completion Date: 1986
Owner: Ministry of Health and Youth Welfare, Saudi Arabia.
Architects: Ian fraser, John Roberts & Partners.
Roof Design and Engineering: Geiger Berger Assoc. P.C.; Horst Berger, Principal-in-charge of design.

Building: Neuapostolische Church
Location:  Zuchwil, Switzerland
Structural Engineer: Conzett, Bronzini, Gartmann AG

Location: Vancouver, B.C. Canada
Project Cost: 18 Million
Completion Date: 1985
Owner: City of Vancouver
Architects: Zeidler Roberts and Partners, Toronto, Canada.
Design Consultants and Structural Engineers for the Roof Structure: Geiger Berger Assoc.P.C.; Horst Berger, Principal-in-charge of design.

Building: MOMA Cullman Education Building
Size: 63,000 sq. feet
Location: 4 West 54th Street, New York, NY, USA
Completed: November 2006
Architect: Yoshio Taniguchi (Taniguchi and Associates)
General Contractor: Structure Tone
Consulting Engineer: Jaros Baum & Bolles
MEP: Severud Associates

AE Interest: Curtain wall, specialized lighting.

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Building: The Frick Collection
Location: New York, New York
Completion: 1914, renovated in early 1930s
Architects: Thomas Hastings and John Russell Pope
Engineer: Syska & Hennessy Engineers, John F. Hennessy

AE Interest: (historic) first fully air conditioned museum in the world

   
Building: Pedro and Ines Footbridge
Location: Coimbra, Portugal
Comletion: 2006
Architect: Cecil Balmond
Structural Engineer: Arup Advanced Geometry Unit
Client: City of Coimbra
AE Interests: dislocated center, asymmetrical structure

The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center For The Performing Arts – Woodlands, Texas, 1990,2009
Original Structure – Horst Berger Partners, Cons. Eng.
Expansion/Renovation – Horst Berger with De Nardis Engineering, LLCand Walter P. Moore

Sebonack G.C. – Club House – Southhampton, NY, 2006
Architect: Hart Howerton, NYC
Engineer: De Nardis Engineering, LLC

Structure: Traversina Foot Bridge II
Location: Viamala, Switzerland
Structural Engineer: Conzett, Bronzini, Gartmann AG– Jürg Conzett

Structure: Punt da Saransuns
Location: Viamala, Switzerland
Structural Engineer: Conzett, Bronzini, Gartmann AG – Jürg
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Building: Virginia Center Canopy
Location: Reno, NV
Date Completed: 2007
Cost: $3 Million
Structural Engineer: Geiger Engineers, David H. Geiger

AE Interests: The 17,000 square foot cable stayed canopy covers an ice rink in winter and a 3,500 seat amphitheater in summer. The iconic structure is supported on 2 freestanding steel towers.

San Diego Convention Center – San Diego, California – 1990
Structural – John A. Martin & Associates, Inc.
Structural for Roof – Horst Berger
Mechanical – Syska & Hennessey
Construction – Perini Construction
Architect – Arther Erikson

    
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Building: One World Trade Center (Freedom Tower)
Location: New York, NY
Architect: SOM
Structural Engineer: WSP Cantor Seinuk
MEP: Jaros Baum and Bolles
MEP Concept, Facade Design, Renewable Energy and Vertical Wind Farm Integration: Battle McCarthy Limited
Completed 2014

AE Interest: Height, increased strength against disaster, BIM and other technology based design.
Tallest building in the U.S. (2013) at 1,776 feet tall.   `

See also: Masterplan for Ground Zero, D. Libeskind
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Building: White Cube Masons Yard
Location: London, UK
Date Completed: 2006
Architect: MRJ Runndell + Associates
Structural Engineer: Atelier One

AE Interests: column-free basement, none of the structure is visible, complex use of trusses

Structure: Antilia (Residence)
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Completion: 2010
Owner: Mukesh Ambani
Architect: Perkins & Will
AEInterest: Vaastu based structural design, curtain wall and applied masonry façade system, hanging garden, helipads, open atrium/terrace, water falls