Vauxhall Tower – London, U.K.
Building: Vauxhall Tower
Also Known As: St. George Wharf Tower
Location: London, United Kingdom
Completed: 2013
Architect: Broadway Malyan
Structural Engineer: Robert Bird Group
Construction: Brookfield Multiplex
AE Interests:
Wind Turbine at the Top | Draws Water from London Aquifer for Heat Pump | High-Performance Triple Glazing
Circular Structural Wall as the Core | Inspired by a Catherine Wheel Firework
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Museum of Built Environment – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Building: Museum of Built Environment
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Expected Completion: 2014
Design Architect: FXFOWLE Architects
Structural Engineer: DeSimone Consulting Engineers
AE Interest: Use of Saudi Arabia’s desert feature, a wadi, and created into a park connecting two separate parts of the structure | Integration of the the exterior landscape with the interior via galleria views from intertwining monorail | Climactic responses like adobe construction and triangular apertures | Reflective envelope
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Zhang ZhiDong and Modern Industrial Museum – Wuhan, China
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Building: Zhang ZhiDong and Modern Industrial Museum
Location: Wuhan, China
Design Architect: Studio Daniel Libeskind
Architect of Record: Zhong Nan Design Institute
Structural Engineer: Zhong Nan Design Institute
Contractor: G.C. Wisco Construction
AE Interest: Complex web of steel beams form the skeleton | Suspension of the thickened bow by two steel and glass footings
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iGuzzini Illuminazione Ibérica Headquarters – Barcelona, Spain
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Building: iGuzzini Illuminazione Iberica Headquarters
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Design Architect: Josep Miàs
Structural Engineer: BOMA
Lighting Consultant: Josep Masbernat
Year of Completion: 2014
AE Interest: Majority of the structure built underground while the spherical portion is suspended in the air above | Possesses only one room with skylights to expose natural lighting | Highly adjustable ceilings and floors in order to simulate various lighting conditions | A pentagonal column system provides homogenuous lighting to the workspaces above
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SAHMRI – Adelaide, Australia
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Building: SAHMRI
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Year Completed: 2013
Design Architect: Woods Bagot
Structural Engineer: Aurecon
Contractor: Hindmarsh
AE Interest: Visual connection between floors via large spiral staircase | Adaptable transparent triangulated dia-grid facade | Parklands extend below lifted structure | LEED Gold
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Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport – Toronto, Canada
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Building: Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport
Location: Toronto, Canada
Design Architect: Patkau Architects and MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects
Structural Engineer: Blackwell Bowick Partnership Ltd.
Environmental Engineer: Smith and Anderson
Expected Year of Completion: 2015
AE Interest: Lifted structure allows views of the stadium in the midst of a dense campus | Stacking of large spaces atop one another | Innovative “Switch floor” that divides the space by the flip of an LED light switch
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