Edge – New York, New York



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Building: Edge (30 Hudson Yards)
Location: 500 West 33rd Street Manhattan, New York 10001
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox
Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti
MEP Engineer: Jaros, Baum & Bolles
Construction: AECOM Tishman Construction
Geotechnical, Foundational, Environmental and Survey: Langan
Completion: 2020
AE Interests:
cantilever from 100th floor (1,131 ft), highest observation deck in the Western Hemisphere, sleek and sharp design, additional foundations and columns threaded between tracks to support rail yard, sloping columns to create “mega trusses”
Otemon Gakuin University Academic Ark – Ibaraki, Japan



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Building: Otemon Gakuin University Academic Ark
Location: Ibaraki, Japan
Architect: Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei
Structural Engineer: Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei Incorporated
Environmental and Mechanical Engineer: Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei Incorporated
Lighting Design: akari+DESIGN associates
Textile Design: Yoko Ando Design
Construction: 2019
AE Interests:
Inspired by ancient Japanese shrines (motif of cherry blossoms), triangular roof, floating library at the center, stainless steel exterior screens which reduce environmental load
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