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Millennium Experience – London, England, U.K.

Posted in Built by Ashley Pietzsch on June 23, 2010

Millennium Experience
Photo provided by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners

Building Name: Millennium Experience
Location: London, England
Completion: 1999
Architect: Richard Rogers Partnership
Structural Engineer: Buro Happold Consulting Engineers
Service Engineer: Buro Happold Consulting Engineers
Civil Engineer: WS Atkins

Millenium Dome was built to commemorate beginning of third millenium, and its dimensions are based on measures of time. It is a marquee dome held by twelve posts – corresponding to twelve months in a year – and the diameter of its canopy is 365 metres – corresponding to 365 days in a year. Lastly, its PTFE-coated glass fiber fabric is 52 metres at its highest peak thus corresponding to the 52 weeks in a year.

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Antwerp Law Courts – Antwerp, Belgium

Posted in Built by Ashley Pietzsch on September 1, 2009

Antwerp Law Courts
Photo provided by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners

Building Name: Antwerp Law Courts
Location: Antwerp, Belgium
Completion: 2005
Architect: Richard Rogers Partnership
Co-Architect: VK Architects
Structural Engineer: Arup/Bureau Van Kerckhove
Services Engineer: Arup/Bureau Van Kerckhove

AE interests: use of natural light, steel, environmental issues including energy
Awards: International Architecture Award (2008), RIBA European Award (2007)
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Bordeaux Law Courts – Bordeaux, France

Posted in Built by Ashley Pietzsch on September 1, 2009

Bordeaux Law Courts
Photo provided by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners

Building Name: Bordeaux Law Courts
Location: Bordeaux, France
Completion: 1998
Architect: Richard Rogers Partnership
Structural Engineer: Arup, OtH Sud-Ouest
Services Engineer: OtH Sud-Ouest, Arup

AE interests: wood, flask-volumes, daylight use
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Chiswick Park – London, England, U.K.

Posted in Under Construction by Ashley Pietzsch on September 1, 2009

Chiswick Park
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Building Name: Chiswick Park
Location: London, England
Completion: Under Construction (Present)
Architect: Richard Rogers Partnership
Structural Engineer: Arup
Services Engineer: Arup
Civil Engineer:Laing O’Rourke

AE interests: aluminum solar shading, solar energy/control, natural environment
Awards: RIBA Award (2003), OAS Best Speculative Building Outside Central London (2006), and more
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Glasglow Bridge – Glasglow, Scotland, U.K.

Posted in Proposed Design by Ashley Pietzsch on September 1, 2009

Glasglow Bridge
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Name: Glasglow Bridge
Location: Glasglow, Scotland
Completion: none (funding for project withdawn)
Architect: Richard Rogers Partnership
Structural Engineer: WS Atkins
Services Engineer: WS Atkins

AE interests: shape (curved form), cable stayed compression arch/suspension deck
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European Court of Human Rights – Strasbourg, France

Posted in Built by Ashley Pietzsch on September 1, 2009

European Court of Human Rights
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Building Name: European Court of Human Rights
Location: Strasbourg, France
Completion: 1995
Architect: Richard Rogers Patnership
Co-Architect: Atelier d’Architecture Claude Bucher
Structural Engineer: Arup, Omnium Technique Européen
Services Engineer: Arup, Omnium Technique Européen

AE interests: function, steel
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Parc 1, Yeouido – Seoul, South Korea

Posted in Under Construction by Ashley Pietzsch on September 1, 2009

Parc 1, Yeouido
Picture provided by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners

Building Name: Parc 1, Yeouido
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Completion: Expected Completion 2011
Architect: Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (Richard Rogers)
Co-Architect: Samoo Architects & Engineers
Structural Engineer: Arup/DongYang Structural Engineers Co. Ltd
Services Engineer: Arup/HIMEC Consultants

AE interests: skyscraper, structure
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Madrid Barajas Airport – Madrid, Spain

Posted in Built by Ashley Pietzsch on September 1, 2009

Madrid Barajas
Photo provided by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners

Building Names: Madrid Barajas Airport
Location: Madrid, Spain
Completion: 2005
Architect: Richard Rogers Partnership
Co-Architect: Estudio Lamela
Structural Engineer: Anthony Hunt Associates/TPS with OTEP/HCA
Services Engineer: TPS/INITEC
Façade Engineer: Arup

AE interests: size, form, materials, use of natural daylight
Awards: AIA/UK Excellence in Design (2006), RIBA European Award (2006), and more
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Techno Plaza – Gifu, Japan

Posted in Built by Ashley Pietzsch on September 1, 2009

Techno Plaza
Picture provided by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners

Building Name: Techno Plaza
Location: Gifu, Japan
Completion: 1995
Architect: Richard Rogers Partnership
Structural Engineer: Umezawa Structural Engineers
Services Engineer: ES Associates

AE interests: form, thermal efficiency
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Bodegas Protos – Peñafiel, Spain

Posted in Built by Ashley Pietzsch on September 1, 2009

Bodegas Protos
Picture provided by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners

Building Name: Bodegas Protos, winery
Location: Peñafiel (Valladolid), Spain
Completion: 2008
Architect: Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (Richard Rogers)
Structural Engineer: Arup/Boma/Agroindus
Services Engineer: BDSP/Grupo JG/Agroindus

AE interests: form, function, wood
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