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Building: Vacation Home
Location: Lake Huron, Canada
Architects: MOS
Structural Engineer: David Bowick, Blackwell Engineers
AE Interest: Floating Foundation

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Building: Rising House
Location: Beijing, China
Currently Under Construction
Architect: MAD

AE Interest: The hilly landscape offers a challenge for the foundation systems of the building.  Also, large open windows and an open courtyard area need to be considered carefully when designing the structural framework.

Building: Fake Hills
Location: Beihai, China
Currently Under Construction
Architect: MAD
Associate, Structural and Mechanical Engineering: Jiang Architects & Engineers (JAE)

AE Interest: This building will significantly reduce energy consumption by allowing natural air and light to filter through the building.

Building: China Wood Sculpture Museum
Location: Harbin, China
Currently Under Construction
Architect: MAD
Director in Charge: Ma Yansong, Dang Qun
Project Leader: Daniel Gillen

AE Interest: Having such a unique profile and fluid form, the engineers must be able to custom fit steel beams, glass, concrete, and other building materials into the curved shape of the building.

Building: Meadow Clubhouse
Location: Ulanbutong, Inner Mongolia, China
Completion: 2006
Architect: MAD
Structural Engineer: Beijing YunXiang Architectural Engineering Design Company Ltd.

AE Interest: Hilly terrain requires a complex building foundation system. There are two distinct landscapes: snow in winter and green hills in the summer. This poses several design issues, such as having an efficient, sustainable building that responds to the change in climate.

Building: Hongluo Clubhouse
Location: Beijing, China
Completion: 2006
Architect: MAD
Project Architect: Florian Pucher
Design Team: Shen Jun, Christian Taubert, Marco Zuttioni, Yu Kui
Associate Architects & Engineers: IDEA Design Studio

AE Interest: Concrete Roof, Curved Windows, Elevated Foundation