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Name: Zentralmoschee 
Location: Cologne, Germany
Design Architect: Architekturbüro Paul Böhm
Project Architects: Martin Amme, Paul Böhm and Miriam Berndt
Structural Engineers: IDK Kleinjohann
Mechanical/Electrical Engineer: Brandi Ingenieure GmbH
Lighting Consultant: Zumtobel
Facade Engineer: Scheffer Metallbautechnik
Building Owner: Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs 
Opened to Public In: 2017
Construction Cost: $32,000,000 
AE Interest: use of lighting and scale to elevate place of worship, combination of concrete and steel structural shell to support large spans

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Name: DZ Bank
Location: Berlin, Germany
Design Architect: Gehry Partners
Project Architects: Marc Salette and Tensho Takemorie
Structural Engineers: Fischer und Friedrich, Ingenier Buero Mueller Marl GmbH, Schlaich, Bergmann & Partner
Mechanical/Electrical Engineer: Brandi Ingenieure GmbH
Lighting Consultant: Wilfried Kramb from AG Licht
Construction: DG Immobilien Management GmbH
Completed In: 2001
AE Interest: mixed-used building, design is focused on site around it, organic/sculptural shell for conference hall, natural lighting is used to highlight organic forms and materials

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*Original Post by Matt McCarthy on August 30th, 2009*