British Embassy – Sana’a, Yemen
Building: British Embassy
Location: Sana’a, Yemen
Client: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Architects: Design Engine Architects
Structural Engineer: Ramboll Group A/S
Cost: $5,975,401
Completion: 2006
AE Interests: LEAF Award Best Environmentally Sustainable Building of the Year 2007, Seismic Resistant Features, High Security Detail
Ferrari World – Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Building: Ferrari World
Location: Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Client: ALDAR Properties
Architects: Benoy
Structural Engineer: Ramboll Group A/S
Cost: approximately $843,400,000
Completion: October 2010
AE Interests: A roof that is approximately 968,752 sq ft, 19 steel frame structures for rides, glass funnel at center of the roof, Building Services, Facade Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Structural Engineering
La Rocca Winery – Gavorrano, Italy
Building: La Rocca Winery
Location: Gavorrano, Italy
Completion: 2007
Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Consulting architect: Alvisi Kirimoto and Partners
Services: Enoconsult, Manens Intertecnica
AE Interests: Industrial inspired glass structure, Integrates well with the surrounding environment, 2,500 barrel wine cellar
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center – Athens, Greece `
Building: The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
Location: Athens, Greece
Completion: 2015
Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Structural Engineer – Expedition Engineering
MEP and Acoustic Engineers – Arup
Client: The Stavros Niarchos Foundation
AE Interests: Delicate ferrocement roof with steel columns and cable cross-bracing, sustainable design, solar power, wind power.
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Olympic Tennis Center – Madrid, Spain
Building: Olympic Tennis Center
Location: Madrid, Spain
Completion: 2009
Architect: Dominique Perrault Architecte
Architectural Engineering: Perrault Projets
Structural Engineering: TYPSA
AE Interests: Multi-functional buildings, “magic box” concept that serves as a skin for the entire complex, hydraulic retractable roofs, three indoor/outdoor courts
Cidade da Musica – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Building: Cidade da Musica
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Completion: 2011
Architect: Atelier Christian de Portzamparc
Structural engineering: BETON Engenharia
AE Interests: Acoustics, 1800 seat music hall that converts into 1300 seat opera hall, concrete walls 30m high
William J. Clinton Presidential Center – Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Building: William J. Clinton Presidential Center
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Completion: 2004
Architect: Polshek Partnership Architects
Associate Architects: Polk Stanley Rowland Curzon Porter Architects, Ltd.
Landscape Architect: Hargreaves Associates
Client: William J. Clinton Foundation
AE Interests: “Bridge Building”, resembles a bridge to represent the six bridges that cross the Arkansas River, 80 seat theatre, glass and steel structure, energy efficient, natural lighting
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