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Building: Einstein Tower
Location: Potsdam, Germany
Architect: Erich Mendelsohn
Completion: 1921

AE Interests: reinforced concrete creates a sculptural appearance with smooth, rounded, curvilinear forms instead of angles; material changed to brick covered with stucco from post-war shortages leading to cracking and dampness; example of Expressionism;  one of the few connections between science and art

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Building: Farnsworth House
Location: Plano, Illinois
Architect: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Structural Engineering/Preservation: WJE
Completion: 1951

AE Interests: precast concrete floor and roof slabs supported by steel frame; steel mullions fasten floor to ceiling glass facade to structural system; structural and expressive I-shaped columns; heated by radiant coils in concrete floor; natural cross ventilation and tree shading; organic relationship between house and natural surroundings; Modernism and International Style

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Building: Shipwreck Lodge
Location: Skeleton Coast National Park, Namibia
Architect: Nina Maritz Architects
Consultants: De Leeuw Namibia Quantity Surveyors
Completion: 2018

AE Interests: sharp bow of the bathroom and use of durable timber deflect winds; precast concrete piles counteract sand movement; exterior double-skin envelope insulated with recycled water bottle fibers; revolutionary timber nailing system; panels and shipping containers prefabricated offsite; approx. zero environmental impact

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