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Building: 0-14 Tower
Location: Business Bay District, Dubai, U.A.E.
Architect: Reiser + Umemoto
Status: Completed 2010
Structure: Ysrael A. Seinuk

AE Interests: 1,326 holes of 5 different sizes give the building the swiss cheese look; 40 cm thick white concrete exoskeleton which provides shade to the building; Cooling effect created through a vacuum created by space between concrete skin and main building; Outer concrete serves as structural member and reduces need for interior beams

Sources: [1], [2], [3]
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Building: Tel Aviv Museum of Art
Location: Tel Aviv, Israel
Status: Completed October 2011
Architect: Preston Scott Cohen, Inc.
Structural Engineer: YSS Consulting Engineers Ltd.
Acoustics: M.G. Acoustical Consultants Ltd.
General Contractor: Hezkelevitch Engineering

AE Interests: Angular; 87 foot high atrium called ‘The Lightfall”; Complex space in center that gets simpler as a person moves to the perimeter; Atrium supports its own weight be provides no support for rest of building

Sources: [1], [2]

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Building: Natural History Museum of Utah
Location: 301 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, Utah
Status: Completed 2011
Architect: Ennead Architects

AE Interest: Integrated into Wasatch Mountain Range foothills; Copper exterior panels; Mimics surrounding mountainous landscape; Angular; Expected to get LEED Gold certification

Sources: [1]

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Building: Poetry Foundation
Location: 61 W. Superior Street, Chicago, IL
Status: Completed June 2011
Architect: John Ronan Architects
Engineer: Arup; dbHMS; Terra Engineering
Acoustical: Threshold Acoustics

AE Interests: Rectilinear; Includes a library, some reading spaces, a gallery, and a garden; Oxidized zinc wrapped exterior walls

Sources: [1], [2]

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Building: The Scotts Tower
Location: 38 Scotts Road, Singapore
Completion: Design Development Phase
Architect: UN Studio
Executive Architect: ONG&ONG
Structural Engineer: KTP Consultants
Mechanical Engineer: United Project Consultants
Landscape Architect: Sitetectonix
AE Interests: Residential Tower, Landscaped gardens, Sky terraces, Roof swimming facility, Angular elements, Voids in structure

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Building: V on Shenton
Location: No. 5 Shenton Way, Singapore
Completion: Expected in 2016
Architect: UN Studio
Local Architect: Architects 61 Pte Ltd
Structural Engineer: DE Consultants Pte Ltd
M&E Consultant: J Roger Preston Pte Ltd
AE Interests: Cactus resemblance, Hexagon shape patterns on facades, Sky gardens. Lines of light on ceiling of ground floor to guide people to destinations

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Building: Dagu Bridge
Location: Tianjin, China
Completion: 2004
Architect: T.Y. Lin & Associates
Engineer: T.Y. Lin International Group
Lighting Design: Ted Ferreira
AE Interests: Asymmetrical arch bridge design, Built on soft soil, Built in high seismic region, Inclined arches

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Building: Harbor Drive Pedestrian Bridge
Location: San Diego, California
Completion: March 2011
Architect: Safdie Rabines Architects
Engineer: T.Y. Lin International Group
Construction: Reyes Construction, Inc.
AE Interests: One of the longest self-anchored pedestrian suspension bridges in the world, single pair of suspension cables, Pylon at 60 degree angle

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Building: Urban Oasis
Location: Beach Road, Singapore
Completion: Competition Design (May-August 2007)
Architect: UN Studio
Lighting Design: Arup Lighting
Climate Engineering: IB Leiser
Landscape Design: Bureau B+B
AE Interests: Residential, office, retail, and hotel spaces, Sustainable design, Gardens, Curvilinear Design

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Building: Bridge Over Ijssel
Location: Zwolle, The Netherlands
Completion: Competition Entry
Architect: UN Studio
AE Interests: Cable construction, Sound barriers, Outside trusses colored to reflect water and sky, Orange interior color resembles rooftops of the area, Asymmetric trusses
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Building: King David the Builder International Airport
Location: Kutaisi, Georgia
Completion: 2012
Architect: UN Studio
AE Interests: Glass curtain walls, Angular, Central point preventing intertwining traffic, Exterior garden, Air traffic control tower complements terminal design

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