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The Bexley Business Academy – London, U.K.
Building Name: The Bexley Business Academy
Location: Yarton Way, London, U.K.
Status: Completed 2003
Architect: Foster + Partners
Structural Engineer: Buro Happold
AE Interest: mechanical external louvers automatically track the sun’s path to optimize light and shade, double layered East and West facades, majority of spaces are naturally ventilated, flexible floor plan, fast-track construction
Royal Victoria Dock Bridge – London, U.K.
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Building Name: Royal Victoria Dock Bridge
Location: Royal Victoria Dock
Status: Completed 1999
Architect: Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands
Structural Engineering: Techniker
AE Interest: inverted Fink Truss, sender shape reduces wind resistance at the elevated height that allows ships to pass underneath, supports a 40 person gondola that travels across the river
Crystal Palace Concert Platform – London, U.K.
Building Name: Crystal Palace Concert Platform
Location: Crystal Palace Park Sydenham Hill, London, UK
Status: Completed 1997
Architect: Ian Ritchie Architects Ltd
Structural Engineers: Atelier One
AE Interest: constructed from a continuous surface of self-weathering steel, acoustics
The Wellcome Trust Gibbs Building – London, U.K.
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Building Name: The Wellcome Trust Gibbs Building
Location: 215 Euston Rd, London, UK
Status: Completed 2004
Architect: Hopkins Architects
Structural Engineer: WSP Consulting Engineers
AE Interest: houses a Thomas Heatherwick sculpture in the main atrium, double skin glazed facade, flexible floorplans, addition to original Wellcome Trust headquarters
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Manila Arena – Manila, Philippines
Building: Manila Arena
Location: Manila, Philippines
Status: Expected completion in 2014
Architect: Populous
Structural Engineer: Buro Happold
General Contractor: Hanwha Engineering and Construction Corp.
AE Interests: Will be the world’s largest indoor arena at 50,000 seats, simple unsymmetrical geometry will allow all seats to face one focal point
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Aviva Center – Dublin, Ireland
Building: Aviva Center
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Architect: Populous
Structural Engineer: Buro Happold
Status: Completed 2010
AE Interests: Complex parametric design, site responsiveness, progressive steel horseshoe-shaped truss system, sustainable design
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Amway Events Center – Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Building: Amway Events Center
Location: Orlando, Florida
Status: Completed 2010
Architect: Populous
Structural Engineer: Walter P. Moore Engineers and Consultants
General Contractor: Hunt Construction
Estimated Cost: $480 million
AE Interests: First LEED Gold arena in the NBA, LED light tower, expansive glass curtain wall, sustainable design
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