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Building: Feldman-Horn Center for the Arts, Harvard Westlake School
Location: Los Angeles, California
Completed: 1998
Architect: Michael Maltzan Architecture
Project Architect: Marmal & Radziner Architecture
Structural Engineer: Decoma Industries

AE Interest: Built around an existing chapel, beautiful courtyard at entry, made of a collection of individual buildings – some meant to frame views and some to create views.
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Building: Peter B. Lewis Building, Case Western Reserve University
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Completed: 2002
Architect: Gehry Partners
Construction Manager: Hunt Construction Group, Inc.
Structural Engineer: DeSimone Consulting Encineers, PLLC
Civil Engineer: Euthenics Inc.

AE Interest: Amaking roof structure, natural lighting produces an array of colors as it bouces down the white walls, and air-conditioning and heating enter the building throughthin slits rather than the average ducts.

Building: University of Minnesota Gateway Center
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Completed: 2000
Architect: Antoine Predock
Architect of Record: LHB Engineers

AE Interest: Granite and copper façade, use of recycled laytex paint and multiple other recycled products, allows sun light to flood into large open gathering spaces.

Building: L.A. Design Center
Location: Los Angeles, California
Completed: 2003
Architect: John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects
General Contractor: Steve Forbes, Brunswick Builders
Structural Engineers: Mackintosh and Mackintosh
Landscape Architect: Michael Schneider, Orange Street Studio

AE Interests: Blends well with the surrounding neighborhood because of layers of textured materials, excellent use of parking area as a social center of the project.
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Building: Yorkin House
Location: Malibu, California
Completed: 1999
Architect: Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners
Lighting Consultant: Neal Matsuno

AE Interests: Opens only to indirect light and huge light filled spaces to an exterior courtyard overlooking the beach. Entry to the building is through a courtyard of native grass.

Building: Bergamot Artists Lofts
Location: Santa Monica, California
Completed: 1999
Architect: Pugh + Scarpa Architects
Engineer: Gwynne Pugh
General Contractor: Pegan Construction

AE Interests: Both facades are excellent displays of geometry, blends well with challenging surroundings, great use of corrugated metal, steel, and glass.

Building: Colorado Court
Location: Santa Monica, California
Completed: 2002
Architect: Pugh + Scarpa Kodama
Energy Efficiency consultant: Helios International
General Contractor: Ruiz Brothers Construction Co.

AE Interests: First Building in the nation to be 100% energy neutral, and also the first in the nation to receive a LEED “Gold” rating. Passive Solar Design Strategy and natural gas powered heat recovery system.

Building: Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
Location: 555 West Temple Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Completed: 2002
Design Architect: Jose Rafael Moneo
Executive Architect: Leo A Daly
General Contractor: Morley Construction
Structural Engineer: Nabih Youssef Associates
Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Engineer: ARUP Partners.

AE Interests: Modern Architecture, capacity of about 3000 people, built to withstand an earthquake of magnitude 8.4 on the Richter scale, and entire building sits on base isolators.

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Building: Wexner Center for the Arts
Location: 1871 N High St, Columbus, OH
Completed: 1989
Project Architect: Trott and Bean Architects
Design Architect: Eisenman/Robertson Architects
Project Captain: Heretta, Thomas
Landscape Architect: Laurie Olin

AE Interests: large metal grid meant to suggest scaffolding
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Building: Field of Stelae
Location: Berlin, Germany
Completed: 2005
Architect: Peter Eisenman
Structural Engineer: Buro Happold

AE Interests: entirely underground museum, emotional artistic façade
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Building: Belgo Zuid
Location: London, UK
Completion: 1999
Architect: F.O.A.
Structural Engineer: Adams Kara Taylor
Services Engineer: John Bradley Associates

AE Interests: Design style inspired by food items made in restaurant, multiple design styles implemented to allow for more natural lighting.
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Building: Meydan Retail Complex and Multiplex
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Completed: 2007
Architect: F.O.A.

AE Interest: Underground parking, roof is covered with gardens and extensive vegetation
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Building: Bluemoon Hotel
Location: Groningen, The Netherlands
Completed: 2001
Architect: F.O.A.
Architect of Record: Artes

AE Interests: Repetitive pattern of aluminum openable panels.
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Building: Municipal Police Headquarters
Location: La Villajoyosa, Spain
Completed: 2004
Architect: F.O.A.
Architect of Record: Antonio Marquerie
Structural Engineer: NB35
Service Engineer: Angel Garrido

AE Interests: Compact design style, building designed to split into three job specific bands, skylights used for natural lighting.
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Building: South East Coastal Park
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Completed: 2004
Architect: Foreign Office Architects
Structural Engineer: Obiol, Moya y Asociados SL
Project Manager: Europrincipia
Constructor: Corsan-Corviam
Landscape Architect: Teresa Gail

AE Interests: Designed to control the view, certain areas protected from the prevailing south wind.
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Building: D38 Zona Franca
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Completed: 2011
Building 1 Architect: Arata Isozaki architects
Building 2 Architects: Foreign Office Architects
Structural Engineer: BOMA S.L.(Brufau, Obiol, Moya y Asociados)
Landscape Engineer: Arquitectura Agronomia, Teresa Gali
Contractor: Edifica SL

AE Interests: Structural design allows building to be suspended like a cantilever in areas
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Building: University of Phoenix Stadium
Location: Glendale, Arizona
Completed: 2006
Architect: Peter Eisenman and HOK Sport
Project Architects: Richard Rosson and Jeff Spear
Project Designers: Marta Caldeira, Pablo Lorenzo-Eiroa
Project Manager: Jack Boyle
Roof Engineer: Walter P. Moore
Structural Engineer: TLCP Structural
Civil Engineers: Evans, Kuhn and Associates, and MX Sports Engineers, Inc.

AE Interests: moveable football field, exterior shape modeled after a barrel cactus, fully retractable roof.
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Building: Aronoff Center for Design and Art
Location: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
Completed: 1996
Architect: Peter Eisenman
Structural Engineer: Lorenz & Williams

AE Interests: excellent use of geometric forms, interesting shape caused structural challenges.
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Building: Columbus Convention Center
Location: 400 N High Street, Columbus, OH 43215
Completed: 1993
Architect: Peter Eisenman
Construction manager: Turner/Smoot/Zunt
Structural Engineer: Lorenz & Williams
Civil Engineer: Moody/Nolan
Lighting Engineer: Jules Fisher & Paul Marantz
Acoustical Engineer: Jaffe Acoustics

AE Interests: angled façade, overhead view resembles trains in a train yard.
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