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Building: 1550 Alberni Street Tower
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Address: 1568 Alberni St, Vancouver, BC V6G 0E3, Canada
Completed: 2024
Area: 29,450 sq m (271,859 sq ft)
Client: Westbank Projects Corp.
Developer: Westbank Projects Corp.
General Contractor: Graham Construction
Design Architect: Kengo Kuma & Associates
Executive Architect: Merrick Architecture
Design Structural Engineer: Glotman Simpson Engineers
Facade Structural Engineer: RDH Building Science
Landscape Architect: PFS Studio
Awards: 2024 CTBUH Awards Best Tall Building, by Height, 100-199 meters, 2024 Award of Excellence (1550 Alberni Street Tower)

AE Interests: High-rise condominium with nature present throughout the ground floor. Large arcs carve into the building according to the view corridors of adjacent buildings. These cutouts reveal the wood pattering beneath and give immediate access to outdoor spaces for every unit. Vertical facades made of glass, opaque aluminum, and grille panels reflect and filter the Pacific Northwest light.

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Building: UCCA Clay Museum
Location: Yixing, Jiangsu Province, China
Address: China, 6, Yixing, CN 江苏省 无锡市东南方向160米 邮政编码: 214221
Completed: 2024
Area: 3,437 sq m (36,995.56 sq ft)
Owner: UCCA Group (Ullens Center for Contemporary Art)
Architect: Kengo Kuma & Associates
Structure: Crownhomes Co, ltd
Construction: Jiangsu Hanjian Group
Facility Consultant: Jiangsu Hanjian Group
Accumulation: Jiangsu Hanjian Group
Exterior: Jiangsu Hanjian Group
Lighting Consultant: Yushe Yuzhu

AE Interests: Art museum designed to showcase the ceramic culture in Yixing, known for its production of pottery with purple clay. It resembles a mountain of clay and sits in what was once the center of Yixing’s ceramic culture. The roof is carved out by virtual spheres and supported by 4 layers of wooden lattice beams. These beams draw your line of sight and circulation, bringing you further into the building. The facade is glazed with varying color gradations, which create different expressions depending on the time of day and season.

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