London Cable Car – London, U.K.
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Name: Emirates Air Line / London Cable Car
Location: Cutter Lane, Royal Borough of Greenwich, SE10 London, UK
Completion: 2012
Architect: Wilkinson Eyre Architects
Structural Engineer: Expedition Engineering
AE Interests: elegantly sculpted towers, tourist attraction, dynamic movement
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Infinity Bridge – Stockton-on-Tees, England, U.K.
Bridge: Infinity Bridge
Location: Stocktojn-on-Tees, England
Completion: 2008
Architect: Spence Associates
Engineer: Expedition Engineering
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Shenzen Energy Mansion – Shenzen, China
Project: Shenzen Energy Mansion
Location: Shenzen, China
Architect: BIG
Engineer: Arup
Other Collaborator: Transsolar
Completion: Proposed Design
AE Interest: Folded curtain wall that shades building from sun, designed for maximum daylight exposure combined with minimal sunlight exposure, solar thermal panels, facade design focuses on lowering energy consumption
Worldwide Village of Women Sports – Malmo, Sweden
Project: Worldwide Village of Women Sports
Location: Malmo, Sweden
Architect: BIG
Collaborators: AKT, Tyrens, Transsolar
Completion: Proposed Design
AE Interest: Sloping roofscapes, central hall for professional football matches, concerts, conferences, and flea markets, open atmosphere, large pedestrian network
Psychiatric Hospital – Helsingor, Denmark
Building: Psychiatric Hospital
Location: ESRUMVEJ 145, Helsingor, Denmark
Architect: PLOT (BIG + JDS)
Engineer: Moe and Brodsgaard
Other Collaborators: PLOT, JDS, NCC
Completion: 2006
AE Interest: Green roof in some sections (lawn “grows” into roof), snowflake-like footprint, one gallery can be used as bridge connecting current hospital to further expansion, metal paneling, floor-to-ceiling glass windows to allow maximum natural light
Danish Maritime Museum – Elsinore, Denmark
Project: The Danish Maritime Museum
Location: Elsinore, Denmark
Architect: BIG
Collaborators: Alectia, Rambol, Freddy Madsen Engineering, Kossman Dejong
Completion: 2011
AE Interest: Located in and around (underground) a decommissioned dry dock, museum gets consistently deeper underground from entrance, series of bridges spanning the dry dock
8 House – Copenhagen, Denmark
Building: 8 House
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Architect: BIG
Engineer: Moe & Brodsgaard
Green Roof Contractor: Veg Tech
Other Collaborators: Hoepfner Partners, KLAR
Completion: 2009
AE Interest: Sloped green roof, stepped massing, oriented for optimal sunlight exposure and views (pulled up in NE corner, pushed down in SW corner), figure eight configuration
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