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Embassy of Finland, New Delhi

Posted in Built by Liliana Garcia on February 28, 2023

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Building: Embassy of Finland, New Delhi
Location: New Delhi, India
Address: E-3, Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, Delhi 110021, India
Originally Constructed: 1986
Renovation Started: 2013
Renovation Completed: 2018
Area: 4437 m²
Original Architect: Raili & Reima Pietila
Renovation Architect: ALA Architects
Engineering: Sitowise
Project Manager: WSP Finland
Local Architect: CP Kukreja Architects
Landscape Design: Jasleen Waraich Landscape Architecture

AE Interests: sculptural roofs resemble natural landscape of Finland and India, modernization of buildings technology (energy efficiency), use of local sandstone for façade, use of architectural theory to inform building design (united spatial massing)

Articles: [1, 2, 3]

Museum of the Second World War – Gdansk, Poland

Posted in Built by Juan Flores on February 28, 2023

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Name: Museum of the Second World War
Location: Gdansk, Poland
Completed: 2017
Client: Ministry of Culture
Area: 57386 m²

Architect: Studio Architektoniczne Kwadrat
Structural: PG PROJEKT Paweł Gębka
General Contractor: Warbud S.A., Hochtief, Soletanche Polska
Landscape Engineer: Studio Architektoniczne Kwadrat

AE Interests: Subterranean clad steel and concrete building that also utilizes glazing to bring in light, silent design

Ishigaki City Hall – Ishigaki, Japan

Posted in Built by Christopher Daryoush on February 27, 2023

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Building: Ishigaki City Hall

Location: Ishigaki, Japan

Completion: 2021

Area: 13921 m²

Architect: Kengo Kuma & Associates

Structural Engineers: Ejiri Structural Engineers,

Facility Engineers: P.T. Morimura & Associates

Construction: Taisei Corporation,

Quantity Surveyors: Futaba Quantity Surveyors

Landscape Architects: Placemedia Landscape Architects

AE Interests: Multi-use building for both office space and hub for social activities, traditional red-tile roof, lush greenery, overlapping roof reflects elements of traditional landscape

Articles [1, 2]

Times Eureka Pavilion – London, United Kingdom

Posted in Built by Madison Steffes on February 26, 2023

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Building: Times Eureka Pavilion

Location: London, United Kingdom

Completion: June 2012

Total Cost: £70,000

Size: 26 m²

Architect: NEX Architects

Structural Engineer: Buro Happold

Landscape/Garden Design: Marcus Barnett

Project architects: Alan Dempsey, James Chung, Michal Piasecki, Paul Loh, Tomas Starczewski

Client: Royal Botanic Gardens, The Times Newpaper

AE Interests: The design of this project was developed using algorithms that replicate leaf capillaries. Rainwater runs through the capillaries of the pavilion roof to the ground of the structure. This pavilion is made using entirely recycled materials and sustainably sourced spruce wood.

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

The Retreat at The Blue Lagoon

Posted in Built by Rogelio Cruz on February 22, 2023

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Building: The Retreat at Blue Lagoon
Address: Norðurljósavegur, 241, Iceland
Start of Construction: 2014
Completion Date: 2018
Cost: $48,123,195
Area: 10400 m²
Cost/m²: $4,627/ m²
Architect: BASALT Architects
Engineer:
Interior Design: Design Group Italia
Lighting Design: Liska
Sound Engineering: ELFA Consulting Engineers
General Contractor: Javerk
Project Management: Blue Lagoon Company

AE Interest: This location is considered a UNESCO Global Geopark. The Silica-rich waters of the lagoon prevented the lava from absorbing some of the water in the surrounding area, thus forming the geological formation. Some of the water flows underneath the building, resulting in geothermal heating that can substitute for a mechanical heating system. Similarly, this project uses geothermal seawater to feed “photosynthetic microalgae,” reducing their carbon footprint. The resort’s structural integrity consists mainly of concrete shear walls and columns. The same structural systems are also often exposed to the audience as if attempting to assimilate into the geography of the surrounding area. The architects wanted the project to convey the belief that humanity and nature have an architectural bond which one can see by the usage of local timber and metamorphic rock from the surrounding area.

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

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Mérida Factory Youth Movement – Mérida, Badajoz, Spain

Posted in Built by Nickolas Boekhoudt on February 22, 2023

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Building: Mérida Factory Youth Movement (Mérida Factory)
Location: Mérida, Spain
Started: 2009
Completed: 2011
Cost: £1.200.000 or $1,279,200
Area: 3090 m²
Canopy Thickness: 1 meter

Client: JUNTA DE EXTREMADURA
Architect: Selgas Cano Arquitectos
Contractor: PROCONDAL
Structural Engineer: BOMA, LANIK

Skatepark: GESTALTSKATE

AE Interests: Space Truss Systems (or Space Frames) are used to span the length of the cloud-like canopy. These systems are structural frames with spheres for connections that are better accommodating for point loads. Lighting within the canopy illuminates during the night with white, orange, and green colors, which also provide safety at nighttime, unlike most skateparks. The site also features an integrated skatepark within the foundation, a 30ft tall climbing wall, restrooms, interior spaces, and a huge variety of activities outside.

Articles: [1, 2, 3]

Morland Mixité Capital – Paris, France

Posted in Built by John Withers on February 22, 2023

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Building: Morland Mixité Capitale

Location: Paris, France

Construction Start Date: 2015

Project Completion: 2022

Cost: €90 Million

Site Area: 90,000 Sqft

Architect: David Chipperfield Architects, Berlin

Executive Architect: Calq Architecture, Paris

Structural Engineer: Bollinger & Grohmann

Façade Consultant: Bollinger & Grohmann

Landscape Designer: Michel Desvigne

General Contractor: Bouygues Bâtiment IDF

Art Installation: Studio Other Spaces

AE Interests: Reuse of an existing structure, urban vertical farming, sustainability, arcade columns, urban revitalization, enhancements to the local community, and low-income housing.

Articles [1,2,3]

Battersea Power Station – London, UK

Posted in Built by Nicholas Zuniga on February 21, 2023

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Building: Battersea Power Station
Location: London, UK
Construction Start Date: 2012
Projected Completion: October 2022
Cost: site cost: £400 million ($485.5 million); project cost: £9 billion ($10.9 billion)
Ground Area: about 27,200m²
Site Area: 42 acres
Height of Chimneys: 109m
Owners: PNB, Sime Darby Property, S P Setia and the Employees’ Provident Fund
Architect: WilkinsonEyre
Specialist Architects: SimpsonHaugh and Partners(Phase 1), De Rijke Marsh Morgan(Phase 1), Foster + Partners(Phase 3), and Gehry Partners(Phase 3)
Structural Engineer: Buro Happold
Developers: Battersea Power Station Development Company
Main Contractors: Mace and Sir Robert McAlpine
Energy Design: Vital Energi
Water Technologies: Vareo Blu

AE Interests: restore/renovation, multi-use building, pile foundations, basement energy centre, tree-like column structures to reduce column plan, phase construction, sustainability, recycled rainwater,

Articles: [1,2,3,4]

Tao Zhu Yin Yuan/Agora Garden Tower – Taipei, Taiwan

Posted in Built by Yvonne Chen on February 20, 2023

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Name: Tao Zhu Yin Yuan/Agora Garden Tower

Location: Taipei, Taiwan

Completed: 2017

Area: 42,335 m²

Architects: Vincent Callebaut Architectures

Local Architect: LKP Design

Structural Engineer: King-Le Chang & Associates

MEP: Sine & Associates

AE Interests: A Carbon-Absorbing Vertical Forest, Highly earthquake-resistant & Column-free structure, Twisting, plant-filled tower, Eco-friendly structures.

Articles: [1, 2, 3]

Toranomon-Azabudai – Tokyo, Japan

Posted in Built by Martin Rodriguez on February 20, 2023

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Building: Toranomon-Azabudai Pergola
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Construction started: August 2019
Projected Completion: March 2023
Cost: 580 billion yen
Ground Area: 687922 sq. ft.
Site Area: 871,877 sq. ft.
Height of Pergola: 43m, 6 floors below ground, 7 floors above ground
Owner: Mori Building Company Ltd
Architect: Heatherwick Studio
Urban Landscape Development: Mori Building Company
Retail Architect: Sou Fujimoto

AE Interests: Sustainability, Plant-filled pergola, Landscape and Urbanism, Urban Regeneration, lower-level podium architecture, landscaping, and retail `

Articles: [1,2,3]

SKP Chengdu – Chengdu, China

Posted in Built by Ailene Castillo on February 16, 2023

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Building: SKP Chengdu
Location: Chengdu, China
Completed: December 2022
Area: 370,000 m²
Client: SKP
Architect: Sybarite & UDI
Landscape Designer: James Corner Field Operations
Structure Consultant: CABR
Feasibility Studies: Buro Happold
Fire Protection Engineering: Arup
Advanced Engineering: Eckersley O’Callaghan
Water Feature: The Fountain Workshop
Lighting Design: Speirs Major Lighting Architecture

AE Interests: 99% of the building is 30 meters below ground, six 39 meter tall water towers, glazed central cube, integrated subway station entrances, 33 landscapes that cover tops of structures

Articles: [1, 2, 3]

Office Building in Attica – Attica, Greece

Posted in Built by Carter Pruitt on February 15, 2023

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Name: Office Building in Attica
Location: Attica, Greece
Originally Constructed: 1972
Renovation Started: 2017
Renovation Completed: 2020
Area: 145,313 ft² (13500 m²)

Original Architect: Alexandros Tombazis
Renovation Architect: Georges Batzios Architects
Structural Engineer: A. Karanikolas & Associates SA Vasilis Kapotis
Civil Engineer: Firfilioni Tzovanna
General Contractor: Redex AE
Landscape Design: H. Pangalou & Associates Landscape Architects

AE Interest: one of the few examples of brutalist architecture in Greece, modernized building while staying true to the original design, reinforced concrete design clashes with surrounding forest

Articles: [1,2,3]

Amare Home of the Performance Arts – Den Haag, The Netherlands

Posted in Built by Merrick Zey on February 14, 2023

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Building: Amare Home of the Performance Arts

Location: Den Haag, The Netherlands

Year: 2021

Project Area: 50,000 sqm

Architect: NOAHH, JCAU, NL Architects

MEP: HOMIJ Technische Installaties

Structural Engineer: Aronsohn raadgevende ingenieurs (Rotterdam)

Acoustic Engineer: Féderico Cruz Barney | Studio DAP (Parijs)

Sustainability Advisor: LBP | Sight (Nieuwegein)

Contractor: Bouwcombinatie Cadanz (Boele & van Eesteren | Visser & Smit Bouw)

AE Interests: BREEAM Excellence Certificate, Multiversum, Pre-Cast Concrete, Acoustic Wood Panels, Dynamic Space, Moveable Walls, Solar Power

Articles: [1,2,3]

One Park Drive – London, England

Posted in Built by Haley Hernandez on February 14, 2023

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Building: One Park Drive
Location: Canary Wharf, London, England
Started: 2017
Completed: 2022
Cost: £100 million
Area: 57,615 m²
Stories: 58
Height: 215 m
Architect: Herzog and De Meuron
Contractor: Canary Wharf Contractors
Structural Engineer: AKT II

AE Interests: three distinct geometric segments featuring wraparound terraces, a rotating appearance, and an ascending stair-like façade respectively as well as a planning grid rotated 45 degrees from true North which optimizes sunlight for each apartment, an orthogonally stepped unit plan that protects apartments from cross views, and energy efficient lighting, heating, and solar shading systems

Articles: [1, 2, 3]

Al Janoub Stadium – Al Wakrah, Qatar

Posted in Built by Damian Pacheco on February 13, 2023

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Building: Al Janoub Stadium
Location: Al Wakrah, Qatar (5H5F+WP7, Al Wukair, Qatar)
Started: 2014
Completed: 2019
Cost: € 587.3 million
Area: 585,000 m²
Capacity: 44,325
Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects
Lead Consultant: AECOM
Project Director: Jim Heverin
Project Architect: Johannes Hoffmann
Project Manager: KEO International Consultants
Operable Roof Design: Schlaich Bergermann Partner

AE Interests: Includes an operable retractable roof designed with pleated fabric and cables to create a sheltered environment, a cooling system to provide comfort to the spectators and players, and a unique structural design meant to capture the culture and spirit of Qatar.

Articles: [1, 2, 3, 4]

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EAA Foundation Tents – Pakistan, Syria, Turkey, and Yemen

Posted in Built, Under Construction by Bailey Releford on February 13, 2023

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Building: EAA Foundation Tents
Location: Currently being delivered and placed in Turkey, Yemen, Pakistan, and Syria
Timeline: 2015 – TBC
Project Area: 11m x 4.5m (dimensions of one tent)
Cost: Undisclosed
Client: Education Above All Foundation (EAA)
Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA)

AE Interests: Infrastructure made as efficiently as possible to be used as classrooms, temporary housing, or medical centers. The tents can be easily moved and reassembled, containing recyclable materials. A durable fabric membrane combined with a light aluminum arch structure makes natural sunlight and ventilation possible.

Articles: [1, 2, 3]

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[Time-Lapse Construction Video]

The Garden Art Museum of Nanning International Garden Expo

Posted in Built by Austin R Krueger on February 12, 2023

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Building: The Garden Art Museum of Nanning International Garden Expo

Location: Nanning, China

Status: Completed 2018

Area: 25570 sm

Awards: Building of the year 2022 Cultural Architecture Award (archdaily), 2020 International Architecture Award by Chicago Athenaeum

Architect:ArcStudio and China Architecture Design & Research Group

General Contractor: China Construction Eighth Engineering Division Corp. Ltd.

Structural Team: Jie Shi, Shule Wangm Hongwei Zheng, Hong Shi, Bingyin Zhu

MEP Design Team: Lei Li, Haiprng Jiang, Suyang Wang, Junmin Li

AE Interests: curvilinear steel-structured roof, passive design, vernacular architectural materials, materials with sound and thermal insulation performance

Articles: [1, 2, 3, 4]

La Nube Children’s Museum – El Paso, Texas

Posted in Under Construction by Katrina Fierro on February 9, 2023

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Building: La Nube – El Paso Children’s Museum

Location: El Paso, Texas, USA

Timeline: 2017 – Present (Expected 2023)

Project Area: 70,000 sq ft

Cost: $50 million

Design Architect: Snøhetta

Architect of Record: Exigo Architecture

Structural/Mechanical/IT Engineer: Arup

Project Manager: Broaddus & Associates

Construction Manager at Risk: Jordan Foster Construction

Exhibit Design Firm: Gyroscope

Landscape Architect of Record: Greenway Studio

Art Canopy Design: Futureforms

AE Interests: Barrel-vaulted roof, mechanical exhaust system, two-scope project, site-conscious design, multi-level climbing structure, 60 ft atrium, accessibility features

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

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Tenjin Business Center – Fukuoka, Japan

Posted in Built by Zeeshan Ahmed on February 9, 2023

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Building: Tenjin Business Center
Location: Fukuoka, Japan
Started: 2015
Completed: 2021
Area: 640,300 ft²
Architect: OMA
Structural Engineers: Nihon Sekkei, Maeda Corporation
MEP Engineers: Nihon Sekkei, Maeda Corporation
Façade Engineers: Maeda Corporation, Arup Japan
Interior Design: Curiosity Inc.
Exterior Lighting: Lighting Planners Associates
General Contractor: Maeda Corporation

AE Interests: Carved outer facade features a six-story lobby that draws sunlight to the lower levels that are linked to the region’s pedestrian, business, and public transit system. The 272ft building is separated into three-dimensional pixels to break it down to a human scale. The pixelated façade displays a sequence of soffit surfaces above that are illuminated with warm lighting to create a sense of place at a central atrium. Setbacks at opposite façade allow for green terraces. With respect to the Naka River and Hakata Bay, the pixelated edges are rounded and illuminated in a mix of warm and cool lights to make the building look like a melting ice cube.

Articles: [1,2,3,4]

T3 – Minneapolis, Minnesota

Posted in Built by Sofia Leal Cavazos on February 8, 2023

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Building: T3
Status: Completed 2016
Area: 220,000 sf.
Awards: LEED Gold, NAIOP Minnesota – Award of Excellence, AIA Chicago – Distinguished Buildings Award
Design Architect: Michael Green Architecture (MGA)
Architect of Record: DLR Group
Engineer-Build: StructureCraft
General Contractor: Kraus Anderson Construction

AE Interests: GluLam (GLT), Nail Laminated Timber (NLT), Mass Timber, Structural Timber

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

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Dijing Jingcaixuan Restaurant — Shanghai, China

Posted in Built by Tarek Salem on February 8, 2023

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Building: Dijing Jingcaixuan Restaurant
Location: Shanghai, China
Completion: 2021
Architects: V2GETHER Design
Lead Architect: Rui Zhao
Design Team: Fangyuan Liu, Longjun Li, Jingyun He, Zhibin Huang, Guanwei Ling, Qunying Qu, Wenjun Miao, Jierong Liang, Huangjing Luo
Area: 2260 meters squared (24,326 feet squared)
Engineering: Yuehui Rong
Lighting: PROL
Client: Shanghai Jingdi Catering Management Co., Ltd

Articles [1]
Essay

AE Interests: Design of the restaurant contrasts the buildings old aesthetic/ history – Large marble slabs, spiral staircase connecting floors 29-31, large glass panels surrounding the exterior, natural light, renovation at the top of an existing high-rise.

House Zero – Austin, Texas

Posted in Built by Noel Yi on February 7, 2023

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Building: House Zero
Location: Austin, Texas
Completed: 2022
Cost: $450,000
Area: 186 m^2(2,000 ft^2)

Architect: Lake Flato
Structural Engineers: WJE
Construction: ICON
MEP: Integral Group
Landscape Architect: Word + Carr
Lighting Design Consultant: Studio Lumina

AE Interests: Sustainability, use of 3D printing and how it can evolve more, new material lavacrete that lets 3D printing be utilized to the fullest, the movement for buildings to be net-zero in energy use.

Articles: [1, 2, 3]

Maison Owl (Restaurant and House) – Ube, Japan

Posted in Built by Olivia Gordy on February 6, 2023

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Building: Maison Owl Restaurant and House
Location: Ube, Japan
Address: Japan, 〒755-0086 Yamaguchi, Ube, Nakaube, 字西山1677-1
Completed: 2022
Size: 2,900 square feet building and 9,800 square foot property

Architect: Junya Ishigami + Associates
Structural Engineering: Jun Sato Structural Engineers
Lighting Design: Junya Ishigami + Associates
Interior Design: Junya Ishigami + Associates
Lighting Advisor: Izumi Okayasu Lighting Design
MEP Contractor: Echo Mechanical Plumber
Landscape Contractor: SOLSO
General Contractor: Masato Akita

AE Interests: floating roof, complex building envelope, entirely below-grade structure, use of mud and steel, spatial organization, sustainable design, passive heating and cooling, central courtyard, enhancement of daily experiences, retaining wall, open-plan dining area

Articles: [1,2,3]

Changchun Community Sports Complex – Changchun, China

Posted in Built by Rahul Karuturi on February 5, 2023

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Building: Changchun Community Sports Complex
Location: Changchun, China
Architects: GBBN
General Contractor: Jilin Galaxy Construction
Landscape: PDS Landscaping
Client: Vanke Co.
Area: 25,800 ft²
Completion: 2021

AE Interests: Design of the sports complex reflects the site’s power plant history – simple rectangle, sawtooth roof smokestack, nod to power (represented through light). Perforated metal panels, terracotta panels with lights reflecting through the perforations.

Articles [1, 2, 3, 4]