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Building: United States Embassy
Location: Beirut, Lebanon
Construction Start: 2017
Area: 1,001,043 ft²
Address: Awkar – Facing the Municipality Main Street Beirut, Lebanon
General Contractor: B.L. Harbert International
Architect: Morphosis Architects
Structural & MEP engineer: Arup
Civil Engineer: Mason & Hanger
Landscape design: Sasaki Associates
Geotechnical: Schnabel Engineering
Lighting Consultant: Arup
Interior Design: Karn Charuhas Chapman & Twohey (KCCT)

AE Interest: 1,001,043 ft², 43 acre compound, made of pre-cast concrete, uses natural lighting, uses climate to limit A/C use, rigorous sustainability designs, clustered buildings to promote walkability, blends in with topography and surrounding buildings, net zero water for site irrigation, full waste-water treatment facility on site, majority of building heating supplied through heat recovery systems

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Building: Orange County Museum of Art
Location: Costa Mesa, California
Construction Start: 2019
Completion: 2022
Area: 53,000 ft²
Address: Orange County Museum of Art, 3333 Avenue of the Arts, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Owner: The University of California, Irvine (UCI)
General Contractor: Clark Construction group
Design Architect: Morphosis Architects
Executive Architect & Sustainability Lead: Buro Happold
Structural engineer: John A. Martin & Associates
MEP Engineer: Buro Happold
Civil Engineer: KPFF
Landscape design: OJB Landscape Architecture
Acoustical Engineer: Newson Brown Acoustics
Lighting Consultant: Horton Lees Brogden Lighting Design

AE Interest: 53,000 ft², 10,000 ft² of green space, curvilinear terracotta facade, stone and glass for exterior, sustainability focused, natural lighting, rectilinear interior, flexible interior for changing purposes and exhibits, dynamic interaction of light and materials, grand outdoor staircase, blends in with surrounding buildings, lots of outdoor space for visitors

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