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Building: London Olympic Stadium, 2012 Summer Olympics
Location: London, United Kingdom
Completed: 2011
Estimated Cost: $854 million
Architects: Populous
Engineering Consultants: Buro Happold
Construction: Sir Robert McAlpine

AE Interests: Designed to hold 80,000 spectators during the Olympics then partially disassemble to create a permanent 25,000 seat stadium, translucent fabric wrap around exterior of building allows it to breathe naturally, complex steel framework, sustainable design.

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Building: Olympic Velodrome, 2012 Summer Olympics
Location: London, UK
Cost: $168 million
Architect: Hopkins
Engineer: Expedition Engineering
Construction: PJ Lane
Completed 2011

AE Interests: London 2012 Olympics venue. Complex geometry, steel structure, light-weight cable-net roof structure, roof reflects the cycling track, natural roof lighting reduces energy costs, natural ventilation, and collects rain water. `

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Location: Dublin, Ireland
Architect: Pascall+Watson
Civil Engineer: Arup
Construction Management: Mace
Completed: 2010
Cost: $900 million

AE Interests: Parametric design of roof panels to fit complex geometry with similar sized pieces.

Location: Plzeňská, Prague 5 – Smíchov, Czech Republic
Architect: D3A / Fiala Prouza Zima
Structural Engineers: Novák & Partner s.r.o., PPP s.r.o.
Facade Contractor: Sipral a.s., Marton, IPS a.s. 03, Mechanika Prostějov
Completed: 2002
Cost: $84 million

AE Interests: Cantilevered roof. Facade illuminated at night.

Location: V Olšinách 80/626, Prague 10 – Strašnice, Czech Republic
Architect: D3A / Fiala Prouza Zima
Civil Engineer: Ing. Jiří Václavů
Structural Engineers: Nemec Polák
Electrical Engineer: Elis Praha, Micos
Completed: 2002
Cost: $13 million

Location: Prague – Nebušice 305 / 2, Czech Republic
Architect: D3A / Fiala Prouza Zima
Civil Engineer: Ing. Jiří Václavů
Structural Engineers: Ing. Vít Mlázovský
Completed: 2001

AE Interests: Vegetation covers the building’s roof and the building is designed to blend in with the site.

Location: Třebohostická 5a, Prague 10 – Strašnice, Czech Republic
Architect: D3A / Fiala Prouza Zima
Civil Engineer: Ing. Jiří Václavů
Structural Engineers: Ing. Martin Fučík
Electrical Engineer: Elis Praha, Micos
Completed: 2006
Cost: $500,000

Location: Prague Castle, Czech Republic
Architect: Josef Pleskot AP Atelier
Completed: 2002
Cost: $950,000

AE Interests: Structural Brick Arch construction

Location: Wenceslas square, Prague, Czech Republic
Architect: DaM
Completed: 2002
Cost: $6.7 million

AE Interests: Glass skin facade is double layered, enabling automated control of the internal space’s environmental conditions.

Location: Kromeriz, Czech Republic
Architect: Archteam
Completed: 2000
Cost: $46,000

AE Interests: Simple wood construction with all structural connections visible.

Location: Brno, Czech Republic
Architect: Kuba and Pilar Architekti
Structural Engineers: Studio Hangár
Completed: 2005

AE Interests: Contrast to surrounding architecture. Fully lit facade.

Location: Brno, Czech Republic
Architect: Kuba and Pilar Architekti
Completed: 2005
Cost: $2 million

AE Interests: Curtain-like timber facade shields interior from the sun whilst still allowing views of the outside.

     
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Building: Museum of Scotland
Location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Completion: 1998
Cost: $114 million
Architects: Benson and Forsyth
Main Contractor: Bovis Construction
Structural Engineer: Anthony Hunt Associates
Services Engineer: Waterman Gore
Lighting Consultant: Kevin Shaw
Project Manager: Turner & Townsend Project Management
Landscape Architect: Turnbull Jeffrey Partnership

AE Interests: An extension to the older Royal Museum of Scotland, the building is somewhat castle like,symbolic of the protection it gives to the history contained within it. The view from the top is pretty cool too if you ever get the chance…
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Building: Kilometro Rosso
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Completed: 2007
Cost: $30 million
Architect: Jean Nouvel
Engineering: CED Ingegneria

AE Interests: Known as the ‘Red Kilometer’, the main building wall serves a dual purpose of making the building stand out, while protecting the rest of the complex from the noise of passing vehicles.
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Building: Gasometer City
Location: Vienna, Austria
Completed Redesign: 2001
Cost: $26.8 million
Architect: Jean Nouvel
Structural Consultants: Fritsch & Chiari

AE Interests: Re-used existing old industrial buildings to create a new, modern residential environment.
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Building: Lyon Opera House
Location: Lyon, France
Completed Redesign: 2003
Cost: $67 million
Architect: Jean Nouvel
Structural Consulatnt: Kephren S.A.

AE Interests: Redevelopment of the old opera house, built within the shell of the original building. Named after the Architect.
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Building: Cultural and Congress Center
Location: Europaplatz 1, 6005 Luzern, Switzerland
Completed: 2000
Cost: $120 million
Architect: Jean Nouvel
Structure Consultant: Elektrowatt Ingenieurunternehmung AG Pluss Und Meyer Bauingenieure AG
Acoustic Engineer: Russell Johnson

AE Interests: Large overhanging roof. Channels bring the neighboring lake inside the building.
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Building: Guthrie Theater
Location: 818 South 2nd Street, Minneapolis, MN 55415
Completed: 2006
Cost: $125 million
Architect: Jean Nouvel
Structural Engineering: Ericksen & Roed

AE Interests: Won an Award of Excellence for Project of the Year from the Post-Tensioning Institute.
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Building: DR Concert Hall
Location: DR Byen, Ørestad, Copenhagen, Denmark
Completed: January 2009
Cost: $580 million
Architect: Jean Nouvel
Engineering: NIRAS
Lighting Design: AIK

AE Interests: The theatre itself is supported 15m above ground by just 6 columns and 3 stairwells and contains no parallel lines.
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Building: Torre Agbar
Location: Avinguda Diagonal, 08018, Barcelona, Spain
Completed: July 2005
Architect: Jean Nouvel
Structural Engineer: Brufau/Obiol SA, Gepro
Engineer: Gepro BOMA, Master Ingeniría
Contractor: Dragados, Axima, Emte
Cost: $130 million

AE Interests: 4500 window openings with LEDs to illuminate the building at night.
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Building: Arab World Institute (Institut du Monde Arabe)
Location: 1 Rue des Fossés Saint-Bernard, 75005 Paris, France
Completed: 1987
Cost: $47.5 million
Architect: Jean Nouvel
Contractor: SETEC Bâtiment
Structural Engineer: Arcora

AE Interests: Aga Khan Award for Architecture; this building started Jean Nouvel’s acclaim. A matrix of photosensitive, mechanical apertures open and close throughout the day to control the light level inside the building. Steel structure, custom exposed elevators. Shading, daylighting, cultural expression. `