Rio Olympic Park Master Plan – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Building: Rio Olympic Park Master Plan
Location: Barra de Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro
Status: Under Construction (to be completed by 2016)
Development Size: 292 acres
Design: AECOM
Supporting Architects: DG Architecture, Wilkinson Eyre Architects, Pujol Barcelona Architects, IMG Sports and Expedition
SMEP Engineer: Arup
Sustainability Consultant: Arup
Local Engineer: RioMais
AEInterests: winning design of international design competition, Main Press Center will be certified LEED Silver, after the park is used for the 2016 Summer Olympics the park will then be turned into the Olympic Training Centre, as well as schools and urban housing
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Museu de Arte Contemporanea de Niteroi – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Building: Museu de Arte Contemporanea de Niteroi
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Architect: Oscar Neimeyer
Completion: 1996
Structural Engineer:Bruno Contarini
Lighting: Peter Gaspar
AE Interests: winding slabs, radial structure, prestressed concrete, triplex glass plates, reflecting pool at base to give feeling of lightness
Leblon Offices – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Building: Leblon Offices
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Architect: Richard Meier & Partners Architects
Completion: 2011-2015
Client: VINCI Partners
AE Interests: louvres for shade, illuminated glass bridge, white aluminum and glass, rough concrete exposure, LEED Silver
Museu de Arte do Rio- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Building: Museu de Arte do Rio
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Architect: Bernardes + Jacobsen Arquitetura
Structural Engineer: Cerne-Engenharia e Projetos, GOP- Gabinete de Organização e Projectos
MEP: ADDAGE Engenharia e Planejamento
Management: Engineering Construção
General Contractor: Concrejato
AE Interests: undulated concrete canopy, suspended catwalk connecting the two buildings, translucent glass facade, pilotis, public square for displaying sculptures between two buildings
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