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Building: GAIA – Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technical University
Location: Singapore, Singapore
Address: 91 Nanyang Ave, Singapore 639956
Completion: 2022
Area: 43,500 sq. meters  (468,000 sq. feet)
Architect: Toyo Ito
Associate Architect: RSP Architects, Planners, and Engineers
Engineers: Aurecon (Civil, Structural, Environmental Sustainability Design)
Specialty Contractors: Stora Enso – Prefabricated all Mass Timber Elements
Client: Nanyang Technical University

AE Interests: Mass timber elements (CLT and GluLam), ‘Green Mark Platinum’ Net-zero energy certified, energy efficient envelope, passive displacement ventilation, “Largest” wooden building in Asia (by volume of timber) – 6 stories and 220 meters long, 190 seat auditorium, lecture halls, laboratories, open air terraces with green space.

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Building: Gjuteriet Rennovation
Location: Malmö, Sweden,
Address: Fyrskeppsgränd 8, 211 19 Malmö, Sweden
Completion: 2023
Area: 6,030 m²
Architect: Kjellander Sjöberg
Structural Engineer: BK Konsult
Sustainability Advisor: Matter by Brix
Timber Frame: Martinsons
Landscape Architect: Sted Landskap
AE Interests: Recycled mass timber, sustainable renovation, local materials, glue-laminated timber, cross-laminated timber, facade restoration
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Building: Xiqu Centre
Location: Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
Address:  88號 Austin Rd W, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
Architect:  Ronald Lu and Partners, Revery Architecture Site Area: 28,164 m²
Structural engineer: Buro Happold
Lighting Consultant: Hotron Lees Brogden Lighting Design
Traffic Contractor: MVA in Asia
Acoustics Consultants: Sound Space Vision
Landscape Contractor: SWA Group
Completed: January 2019

Building Use: Performing Arts Center
AE Interests: Aluminum ribbed cladding on the curvilinear façade enhances flow of air around the building, supports natural ventilation. Interior is designed to allow for wind to circulate throughout the building, leading to lower energy costs. Lighting is also enhanced by the cladding, as its reflective properties allow for light from inside the building to reflect outwards, and vice versa.

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Building: Vennesla Library and Culture House
Location: Vennesla, Norway
Address: Venneslamoen 19, 4700 Vennesla, Norway
Completion: 2011
Area: 1,938 m² (20,860.46 ft²)
Architect: Helen & Hard
Aluminum Manufacturer: Reynaers Aluminum
Timber Manufacturer: Bo Andren
AE Interests: Prefabricated glue-laminated timber, EU Mies Award winner, Acoustic absorbents containing air conditioning ducts, vertical sun shading, all-wooden structure
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Building: Encore Melaka Theatre
Location: Melaka, Malaysia
Address: Impression City, No. 3, Jalan KSB – Impression 8, Kota Syahbandar, 75200 Melaka, Malaysia
Completion: 2018
Area: 28,300 m² (305,000 ft²)
Architect: ASIMA Architects, Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (BIAD)
Structural Engineer: TDC Engineering Consultants
Mechanical and Electrical Engineer: EC Engineering Consultancy
Landscape Architects: HODA Design
AE Interests: The facade is composed of scale-like aluminum panels, which cantilever three meters out and ultimately create a protective skin against heavy rain and strong wind from the straits. The theatre also includes a complex hydraulics system to rise and lower platforms built into the stage. The contractor that built the theatre needed to waterproof a large part of the internal areas of the structure (flat surfaces, lift shafts, bearing walls, pump room, storage tanks, balconies, corridors, bathrooms, and kitchens). Waterproofing of the bearing walls and lift shafts was carried out with a two-component cementitious mortar specifically developed for concrete retaining walls applied in two coats with a roller to form a layer at least 2 mm thick.

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Building: The Wave Art Gallery
Location: Tianjin, China
Nearby Area: Tianjin Binhai New Area Central Fishing Port Economic Zone
Architect: Lacime Architects
Structural Design: Yuan Xin Engineering Consultant (Shanghai Office)
Structure Construction: Tianyuan Construction Group Co. LTD
Curtain Wall Construction: Beijing Tiancheng Yingliang Group
Client: Shimao
Constructed Area: 3563 sq. meters
Height: 3 stories
Completed: 2020

AE Interests: Integrated parametric design of 13,000 scale-shaped aluminum plates, reflecting façade over pool of water to resemble cresting waves. Upper-level curtain wall system (8m max height), no columns – complex network of steel trusses, central concrete core.

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Building: Al Thumama Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar
Address: 6GPJ+8X4, Doha, Qatar
Completion: 2021
Area: 377,000 ft² (35,000 m²)
Capacity: 44,400 seats
Architects: Arab Engineering Bureau, Fenwick-Irribarren Architects, Schlaich Bergermann Partner
Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti
Facade Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti
Construction Engineers: Thornton Tomasetti, Tefken
Sustainability Specialist: Arab Engineering Bureau
Transportation Engineer: Arab Engineering Bureau
MEP: Tefken
AE Interests: fiberglass facade imitates Middle Eastern male headpiece called a gahfiya, advanced solar-powered cooling units, hidden fans release cool air through grills in stands, upper deck of the stadium removed after the 2022 World Cup to create hotel space, intricate sunlit patterns created by perforations in facade
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Building: Tokyo Institute of Technology Hisao & Hiroko Taki Plaza

City: Tokyo

Country: Japan

Address: 2 Chome-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro City, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan

Area: 4,879 m^2 (52,517 sqft)

Architect: Kengo Kuma & Associates

Structural Engineer: Kanebako Structural Engineers

Facilities Engineer: P.T.Morimura & Associates

MEP Engineer: P.T.Morimura & Associates

Construction: Kajima Corporation, Hibiya Engineering, Daiei Denki

Architectural Engineering Interests: wooden bleacher design, new architectural landmark of campus, roof resembles the landscape of a river delta, integrated with surrounding landscape, buildings mostly sits underground, wooden bleachers designed to keep visibility of building above ground to a minimum.

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Building: Istanbul Modern Museum
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Completed: 2023
Address: Kılıçali Paşa, Tophane İskele Cd. No:1/1, 34433 Beyoğlu/İstanbul, Türkiye
Main Contractor: Yapı Merkezi
Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop
MEP/ Lighting Engineer: Arup 
Interior Architecture: R. Uysalkan
Client: Istanbul Museum of Art
Area: 113,020 sq ft

AE Interests: waterfront promenade, transparent ground floor, triple glazed windows, photovoltaic panels, centralized sea water plant, LEED gold, concave aluminum panels, composite frame system w/ steel cross bracing, suspended central stairway in a large void, rooftop viewing terrace 

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Building: Guangzhou Third Children’s Palace
Location: Guangzhou, China
Address: No.68, Zhendong Road, Huangpu District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China
Completion: 2020
Square footage: 29000 m² (312153.4 ft²)
Architect: Guangzhou Urban Planning & Design Survey Research Institute
Structural Engineer: Guangzhou Urban Planning & Design Survey Research Institute
Construction: Guangzhou Housing Development and Construction
Facade Consultant: Guangzhou TEC Architectural Technology Co
Client: Guangzhou Third Children’s Palace

AE Interests: Natural ventilation, horizontal louvers for shading, shading triangular panels in lightshed to diffuse reflections of soft natural light, designed to comply with topography.
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Building: Arcrea Himeji Culture and Convention Center
Location: Himeji, Japan
Address: 143-2, Kamiyacho, Himeji-city, Hyogo,670-0836
Completed: 2021
Area: 28,224 meters(squared)
Architect: Nikken Sekkei
Construction Consultant: Takenaka Corporation
Acoustic Design Cooperation: Nagata Acoustics
Height: 34.58m
Main Stuctural Material(Exterior): Steel
Main Structural Material (Interior): Brick
Client: Himeji City

AE Interests: Multipurpose entertainment and cultural center. Emphasis on skylight and natural lighting sources throughout the structure. All brick interior. Increased sound-insulating structure enables a high degree of silence. The brick walls are curved to help reflect sounds and overall better the acoustic environment.

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Building: Kampusareena
Location: Tampere, Finland
Address: Korkeakoulunkatu 7, 33720 Tampere, Finland
Completed: 2015
Height: 9 stories
Area: 18,000 square meters
Architect: arkkitehdit LSV
Builder: SYK Oy
Building Services: Are Oy
AE Interest: BREEAM certified and awarded (2021), sustainable development, first multi-user building in Finland, and sloping green roof with largest biodiversity in Finland that hosts insect hotels.
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Building: Keeree Tara Riverside

Location: Kanchanaburi, Thailand

Address: 433 1 Tha Ma Kham, Mueang Kanchanaburi District, Kanchanaburi 71000, Thailand

Completion: 2022

Area: 2290 m² (24,649.35 ft²)

Architect: IDIN Architects

Interior Designer: Promote KamolpanOp

Structural Engineer: C-Insight Company Limited

Contractor: Promote KamolpanOp

Client: Promote KamolpanOp

Awards: DFA Design for Asia Awards 2023 by The Hong Kong Design Centre: Merit Award

AE Interests: Functional space planning where kitchen and service facilities needed creative placement to maximize river views and dining space, designated zones to maximize function in a compact space, management of large building mass, choosing materials that can reflect traditional Thai architecture, acoustics for managing noise between the banquet hall, kitchen, and outdoor dining areas, sloped gable roof for natural light penetration as well as a staircase

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Building: Valencia Construction Sector Employment Foundation 

Location: Betera, Spain 

Completed: 2021

Client: Fundación Laboral de la Construcción (FLC)

Engineer: Becsa S.A.U

Architect:  MRM Arquitectos 

Structural Engineer: Josep Agusti de Ciurana 

Building Use: Provided structure to the developments of the construction industry in the Valencia area of Spain. 

AE Interests: Design was influenced by the landscape. Ceramic materials were used to flow with the environment. Different materials dictated a variety of forms of potential lighting that was provided depending on the room. Location and design were based on functionality, sustainability, and independence. 

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Building: Oasis Terraces
Location: Singapore, Singapore
Address: 681 Pungoll Dr Singapore, 820681
Architect: Serie Architects
Associate Architect: Multiply Architects LLP
Completion: 2017
Structural and Civil Engineer: KTP Consultants Pte. Ltd.
Mechanical and Electrical Engineer: Bescon Consulting Engineers Pte.
Acoustical Engineer: Alpha Acoustics Engineering
Landscape Engineer: Light Cibles Pte. Ltd.
Client: Singapore Housing and Development Board
General Contractor: Rich Construction Company Pte. Ltd.
Square Footage: 27,400 sq meters or 294,931 sq feet
Height of Building: 5 stories

AE Interests: Natural amphitheater, urban farming and collective horiculture project, open frame concept, environmental filter between inside and outside spaces, awarded in World Architecture Festival’s future projects category (2015)

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Building: Grand World Phu Quoc Welcome Center
Location: Phu Quoc, Vietnam
Address: Phú Quốc, Phu Quoc, Kien Giang, Vietnam
Completion: 2021
Architects: VTN Architects
Contractor: VTN Architects
Area: 1460 m² ( 15,716 ft²)
Height: 14.4 m (48.5 ft)

AE Interests: 42,000 bamboo culms, combination of Arches, domes and Grid systems, unique aesthetic, Vietnamese culture ( lotus and bronze drum shape), lotus and bronze drum Cantilever edge, natural ventilation through grid system, held together using ropes and pins

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Building: Baku Convention Center

Location: Baku, Azerbaijan

Address: Tabriz Street 130

Completed: April 29, 2015

Area: 495,140 sq feet (46,000 sq meters)

Client: State Committee on Property Issues of the Republic for Azerbaijan

Architect: COOP Himmelblau

Structural Engineer: CMD Cons Engineering

Construction Firm: ILK Construction

Roofing Engineer: BEMO

Acoustic Consultant: JBL

MEP Engineer: BWK Engineering

Lighting Engineers: Lasvit and Preciosa

Building Use: Provides a space to host events at the highest international level and facilitate communication and connection for the Azerbaijani government.

AE Interests: Multiple cantilevered segments to provide passive shading for visitors. COOP Himmelblau designed the building in a three-dimensional manner where the circulation is completely organized around the central auditorium to provide visitors the shortest routes between rooms. The building is extremely energy efficient with underfloor heating and cooling. Additionally, all the air-conditioning of the rooms in the building can be independently controlled. There are also metal blinds that wrap around the facade which provide maximum protection against sunrays.

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Building: Maggie’s Leeds Centre

Location: Leeds, United Kingdom

Address: Maggie’s, St James’s University Hospital, Alma St, Harehills, Leeds LS9 7BE, United Kingdom

Completion: 2020

Area: 462 m² (4972.93 ft²)

Architect: Heatherwick Studio

Landscape Architect: Balston Agius

Structural Engineering: AKT II

Mechanical & Electrical Engineer: Max Fordham

Contractor: Sir Robert McAlpine

Fire Consultant: Olsson Fire & Risk

Timber Structure Manufacturer:  Blumer-Lehmann

Lighting Design:  Light Bureau

Client: Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres

AE Interests: Timber Structure, Cantilever Timber Fins create open & welcoming space, minimize self-weight and achieve an even load distribution in the foundations, Frameless structural glazing, encourages natural ventilation, Open Façade

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Building: F51 Skate Park
Location: Folkestone, UK
Address: Folkestone 51, Folkestone CT20 1SD, United Kingdom
Start on Site: 2015
Completion: 2022
Area:  3250m² (34983 sqft)
Construction cost : £17 million
Architect: Hollaway Studio
Construction: Jenner Group
Structural Engineer: Ramboll
MEP and Environmental: Atelier Ten
 Concrete skatepark design:  Maverick Skateparks
Timber skatepark design:  Cambian Action
Client:  The Shepway Sports Trust funded by the Roger De Haan Charitable Trust

AE Interests : A building with increasing area as you move up floors, Suspended Bowls on the first floor “Bowl Floor” Suspended above the ground floor, they appear to hang mid-air, defying gravity and dictating the form of the building. Panellised mesh façade that is also a rain screen for costal climates. Winners of Dezeen award 2022, Shortlist for the World Architecture award. Concrete Society Awards 2022 winner, Structural Awards 2022 shortlisting, Building Magazine Awards 2022 shortlisting.

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Project: Ian Potter Southbank Centre (Melbourne Consortium of Music)
Floor Area: 6,550 m^2 (70503 ft^2)
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Address: 43 Sturt St, Southbank VIC 3006, Australia
Completed: 2019
Architect: John Wardle Architects
Structural Engineer: Irwinconsult
Facade Engineer: Arup
Landscape Architect: Aspect Studioshttps://www.aspect-studios.com/
Building Services Engineer: Aurecon
Civil Engineer: Irwinconsult
Acoustic Consultant: Marshall Day Acoustics
Lighting Consultant: Electrolight

AE Interests: A movable 6 meter oculus. 66,000 handmade ceramic tiles reminiscent of musical notation. Careful acoustic isolation for performance areas, with sounds permeating from practice areas into common space. A large cantilevered structure. Net zero, 5 Star Green Star Design and As-Built v1.1.

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Building: Te Oro Music and Arts Center
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Address: 98 Line Road, Glen Innes, Auckland 1072, New Zealand
Completed: 2015
Square Footage: 15984 ft² (1485 m²)
Architect: Archimedia
Project Manager: Auckland Council Property Projects Delivery Unit
Structural Engineer: BGT Structures
Acoustic Engineer: Marshall Day Acoustics
Façade Engineer: Aurecon
Fabricator: Timberlab
Fire Consultant: Crossfire
Geotechnical Consultant: Soil & Rock
AE Interests: Unique curved roof and second story wall structure supported by thick wooden columns, laminated veneer lumber “ribs” provide structure and shape, net zero energy building, photovoltaic panels on roof, rainwater collection system
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Building: Falkensteiner Family Resort Lido
Location: South Tyrol, Italy
Address: Via Stazione, 7, 39030 Casteldarne BZ, Italy
Original Construction: 1957
Renovation Completion: 2021
Square Footage: 64,583 sq ft
Architect: noa* (network of architecture)
Roofing and Waterproofing: BMI Group

AE Interests: Wave roof structure linking all buildings slopes down to resemble Alpine landscape, reinforced concrete above new buildings, steel and wood beams above existing buildings, metal clad shingles follow roof’s curvature, geometric wood facade mimics old barn aesthetic, roofspace designed for year-round family-friendly recreation such as a ski slope, loop trail, skating rink, sports field, mini adventure park, and more

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Building: Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences
Location: Jerusalem, Israel
Completion: 2020
Client: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Architect: Foster + Partners
Collaborating Architect: Yuval Baer Galit Shifman Nathan Architects
Structural Engineer: Labaton & Partners
Landscape Architect: Moria-Sekely Landscape Architect
Environmental Engineer: EET Engineers
Lighting Engineer: Moshe Levy
Area: 15,724 m² (169,252 sq ft)
Cost: $70 million
AE Interests: sustainability, passive cooling, biophilic design, retractable roof made from Ethylene Tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), perforated aluminum screen/facade for shading, post-tensioned concrete structure, utilizes local Jerusalem stone cladding
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Building: The Futurium
Location: Berlin Germany
Address: Alexanderufer 2, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Completion: 2017
Cost: 58,000,000 euros
Square footage: 3,000 m² ( 32,291 ft²)
Client: Institute for Federal Real Estate, Berlin
Architect: Richter Musikowski
Landscape Architect: JUCA Landscape Architecture
General Contractor: BAM Deutschland
Structural Engineer: Schüßler-Plan Ingenieure
Facade Engineer: Arup
Electrical Engineer: Prinzing Electrical Engineering
Sustainability Consulting: Werner Sobek

AE Interests: Modular ventilated facade made out of cassettes, Facade made with no visible fixings, Cantilevered entrances, Photovoltaic system on the roof, Rain water collection system for adiabatic cooling and irrigation, Sustainability rating BNB Gold status.

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Building: Pan Pacific Orchard

Location: Singapore

Address: 10 Claymore Road, Singapore 229540

Completion Date: June 1, 2023

Area: 211,973 sq. ft.

Height: 290 ft.

Architect: WOHA

Interior Design: WOHA

Mechanical & Electrical Engineer: Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner

Structural & Civil Engineer: TEP Consultants Pte Ltd

Facade Consultant: BES Consultants Pte. Ltd.

Contractor: Shimizu Corporation

AE Interests: Green Mark Platinum rating, Singapore’s highest environmental certification; Incorporates 4-story sky gardens themed forest, beach, garden & cloud; creates an urban oasis within the urban landscape; steel & post tension concrete construction were utilized.

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Building: YOFC Headquarters
Location: Wuhan, China
Address: No. 9 Guanggu Avenue, East Lake High-Tech Development Zone, Wuhan, Hubei, 430073. 
Completion: 2023
Area: 749652.54 ft²(69645 m²)
Architect: Gensler
Structural Engineering Consultant: Arup
MEP Consultant: Arup
Sustainability/LEED Consultant: TOPENERGY
Facade Consultant: Inhabit
Lighting Consultant: Inhabit
Client: Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Limited Company

AE Interests: Double-skin façade, unitized and stick curtain wall systems, electric louvers, 18-meter(59 foot) cantilerver, natural ventilation

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Building: Toyama Kirari
Location: Toyama, Japan
Address: 5-1 Nishicho, Toyama, 930-0062, Japan
Completion: 2015
Area: 26792 m^2 (288386.7 ft^2)
Architect: Kengo Kuma and Associates
Construction: Shimizu Corporation
AE Interests: Multipurpose building consisting of library, glass art museum, and bank. Central atrium distributes natural light. Aluminum, rock, and glass facade. Solid cedar inside building creates warmth. Distinct internal cantilevers.
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Building: Riviera Tower

Location: Athens, Greece

Scheduled Completion: 2026

Architect: Foster + Partners

Structural, Facade, MEP, and Acoustic Engineering: Buro Happold

Client: Lamda Development

Floors: 50

Height: 200 meters (656.2 feet)

Architectural Engineering Interests: Tallest building in Greece. Part of an 8 Billion Euro Master Plan covering 2 million square miles. LEED gold building with a focus on energy efficiency.

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Building: Atlantis The Royal
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Address: Palm Jumeirah – Crescent Rd – The Palm Jumeirah
Completion Date: Feb 10, 2023
Project Size: 2,083,600 sq. ft
Building Height: 193 m / 43 Stories
Architect: Kohn Pederson Fox Associates (KPF)
Structural Engineer: WSP 
Mechanical Electrical Plumbing (MEP): WSP 
Contractor: Ssangyong Engineering & Construction
Interior Design: GA Design, SM Design
Landscape Consultant: WET
AE Interests: Visually captivating design. Separated and designed by function. Distinctive twin towers interconnected by a sky bridge. Sky courts and sky terraces. Harmonizes its natural surroundings by integrating floor-to-ceiling windows, sustainable features, and a unique relationship with water. Steel, concrete, and post-tension concrete construction methods were utilized.

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Building: PIXEL

Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE

Surface: 85K m^2

Year: 2017

Developer:  IMKAN

General Contractor:  CNTC Construction

Executive Architect: MVRDV

Design Architect: Dewan Architects + Engineers

Structural engineer: Ramboll Middle East

Landscape Architect: BIG

AE Interests: 

Shading, modular structure, 480 residential units, mixed residential-retail area, community focused

project, Maker’s District master plan, public spaces

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Building: Punchbowl Mosque
Location: Punchbowl, Australia
Address: 25-27 Matthews St, Punchbowl NSW 2196, Australia
Completed: 2017
Square Footage: 549 square meters (5909.39 square feet)
Cost: 9 million USD
Architects: Candalepas Associates
Construction: Infinity Constructions
Geotech: JK Geotechnics
Structural: Taylor Thomson Whitting, Wood & Grieve Engineers (now Stantec)
Mechanical/ Electrical: Jones Nicholson
Acoustic: Marshall Day Acoustics
Architectural Engineering Interests:
Vaulted timber dome, 120 quarter dome exposed concrete muqarnas (used in traditional Islamic Architecture), muqarnas were casted in situ using fiberglass molds to achieve a class 2 finish, accommodates up to 300 worshipers, concrete structure
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Building: John Hope Gateway
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Address: 20a Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5QR, UK
Completion: 2009
Square footage: 2,762 square meters (29729.92 square feet)
Architect: Edward Cullinan Architects
Construction: Elmwood & Xircon
Structural Design, Facade Engineering & Fire Engineering: Buro Happold
M & E Engineering, Environmental Consulting & Acoustics: Max Fordham
Client: Royal Botanical Garden Edinburgh
Awards: RICS Sustainability Award, CIBSE Award for New Build Project of the Year, IStructE Award for Best Entertainment Structure
AE Interests: Locally-Sourced Timber & Stone, Biomass Boiler, Green Roof for Rainwater Harvesting, Wind Turbine, Natural Ventilation, Passive Night-Time Cooling, Features a Restaurant, Visitor Centre & Museum
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Building: Chinese Culture Exhibition Center

Location: Lanzhou, China

Address: 5CGV+Q5H, Xigu District, Lanzhou, Gansu, China 730094

Completion: 2019

Square Footage: 23000 m²

Architect: ECA2, Tengyuan Design

Lead Designer: Zhao Guangjun

Client: Ganus Xirong Cultural Tourism Development Co, Ltd.

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Architectural Engineering Interests: The entire layout is divided in two sections representing the exhibition and show. Contains theater with an open atrium in the center allowing natural lighting and an “eye” for a scenic view of the landscape. Laser shows are held utilizing a show pool between the stage and audience area. The theater is covered by huge arched roofs made up of modified metal plate cladding and material similar to local traditional elements of a nearby ancient village to blend culture with modernity.

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Building: Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs

Location: Beirut, Lebanon

Address: VFXH+XWG, Beirut, Lebanon

Construction date: 2006-2014

Client: American University of Beirut

Square footage: 3000 square feet

Number of Floors: 6

Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects

Structural Engineer: Rafik El Khoury & Partners

Construction Firm: Kettaneh Construction & Contracting

Acoustic Consultant: Rafik El Khoury & Partners

Mechanical Engineering: ZEF London, DD stage, Rabih. Rafik El Khoury & Partners

Electrical Engineering: Rafik El Khoury & Partners

Building Use: Provides a space for exchange of ideas, as well as develops policy research in the Arab region.

AE Interests: Includes a 2-story, 21 meter long cantilever. Cantilever creates a covered courtyard as well as reduces the footprint of the building to avoid blocking walking paths. Integrated with old cypress and ficus trees around the site. High efficiency active systems and recycled water technologies minimize buildings environmental impact.

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Building: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Address: 782 High Rd, London N17 0BX, UK
Architect: Populous
Completion: 2019
Structural Engineer: Buro Happold, Schlaich Bergermann Partner
Mechanical /Electrical Engineer: Buro Happold
Construction By: Mace Group
Landscape Architect: Populous
Planning Consultant: DP9
Quantity Surveyor: Arcadis
Client: Tottenham Hotspur
Stories: 9
Square Footage: 43,000 m²
AE Interests: First purpose-built home for the NFL outside the US, Retractable Pitch, ‘Flying columns’, glass roof sections and roof cassettes, 35,000 decorative tiles on the stadium’s exterior, 729 staircases, China 3-Star Efficiency Certification, perforated metal panels, modular frames
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Building: Paragon Tower
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Address: 318 Queen St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Completion: 2021
Square footage: 24,604 m² (264,835 ft²)
Architect: Fender Katsalidis Architects
Structural Engineer & Civil Engineer: Robert Bird Group
Construction: Multiplex Construction
MEP Engineer: APD Engineering
Facade: Aurecon
Fire: OFR Consultants
Wind: RWDI
Environmental: Ark Agency
Client: Beulah International
Cost: $110 Million
Floors: 48
Height: 163.1 m (535 ft)

Architectural Engineering Interests: 5-star green star rating. Built on top of the existing building facade. Includes multi-floor green space near the center of the building. The first building in Australia to have an indoor green space. 158 sqm (1700 sqft) of vertical solar panels. The facade of the building is inspired by the Celtic heritage of the existing building. Shallower floor plates to allow larger amounts of natural light to each unit.
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Building: Sanxingdui Museum
Location: Deyang, China
Address: China, Sichuan, Deyang, Guanghan, 丰富南兴镇真武村
Completion: 1997 (New Addition Finished October 2023)
Square Footage: 54,400 square meters (585,556.73 square feet)
Architect: CSWADI
Construction Team: China Construction Eighth Engineering Group Southwest Company
AE Interests: Steel Structure, Granite Curtain Wall, Laminated Glass, Asymmetric Window Design, Earthquake Resistance,
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Building: Tūranga Christchurch Central Library
Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
Address: 60 Cathedral Square, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
Completion: 2018
Square footage: 9500 m² (102,257 ft²)
Architect: Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects
Principal Collaborating Architect: Architectus
Structural Engineer: Lewis Bradford & Associates
General Contractor: Southbase Construction
Cultural Consultants: Matapopore Charitable Trust
Client: Christchurch City Council

AE Interests: “Earthquake proof”: self-centering mechanism, high tensile pre-tensioned steel cables, 5 Star Green Custom Design Certified Rating NZGBC, use of local natural materials, energy-efficient heating, cooling, and lighting systems, rainwater harvesting for irrigation, timber clad stairs, glass and concrete facade with golden accents, integration of cultural heritage into design
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Building: Unilever Headquarters
Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
Address: Barat BSD City, Green Office Park, Jl. BSD Grand Boulevard, Sampora, Kec. Cisauk, Kabupaten Tangerang, Banten 15345, Indonesia
Architect: Aedas
Completion: 2017
Interior Designer: Aedas
Client: PT Unilever Indonesia
Area: 543,330 ft²
Civil + Structural Engineering: Decorient
Facade Consulting: Inhabit
Lighting + Acoustics Engineering: Inhabit

Manufacturers/Material Suppliers:

• Facade: Sto 
• Flooring: Interface
• Lighting: Artemide
• Seating: Figueras
• Acoustic Partition: JEB Group
• Textile/Chemical: Milliken
• Furniture: Steelcase
• Office Space: Teknion
• Glass, Walls, Facade Materials: Guzzini

AE Interests: LEED Certification, Energy-Efficient HVAC Systems, Green Roof, Solar Panels, LED lighting systems, local sourcing of materials, proximity to public transportation, eco-friendly landscape design, design for human movement, open central atrium, curtainwall maximizes daylight penetration while reducing heat gain.
Main Design Elements: Community, Diversity, and Nature

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Building: Triple Bay Master Plan
Location: Amaala, Saudi Arabia
Address: J6WF+6HX 48841, Saudi Arabia
Projected Completions: Phase 1 in 2024, Total Completion in 2028
Square Footage: 40,900 sq ft

Architects: HKS Architects, Foster + Partners
Developer: Red Sea Global
Structural Engineer: Robert Bird Group
General Contractor: Saudi Arabia Baytur

AE Interests: Design impacted by function. Sustaining the local ecosystem. Hosts education and research. Luxurious housing and resort style design. Hydrodynamic architecture.

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Building: Hirakata Performing and Visual Arts Center 

Location: Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, Japan 

Address: 1 Chome-1-1 Chūō, Hirakata, Osaka 573-0043, Japan 

Completion: May 2021 

Architect: Nikken Sekkei 

Manufacturers: Fujikogyo Co., Ltd, Oshirox Co. Ltd., SHOWA YOTAL Co., Ltd.

Construction Company: Maeda Corporation

Site Area: 13,146.62 ㎡ (Square meters)

Total Floor Area: 14,383.75 ㎡ (Square meters) 

Number of Stories: One below-ground, five above-ground, and one penthouse-level

Height: Ground level (GL) + 29 meters

Architectural Engineering Interests: Glazed bricks in four cross-sectional shapes for acoustics; Double layer moving partition walls and entry/exit doors for soundproofing; S construction, RC construction, SRC construction; S-rank according to CASBEE environmental performance rating system

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Building: SCA Arena Sports and Concert Complex
Location: St Petersburg, Russia
Architect: Coop Himmelb(l)au
Completion: Expected 2023
Width: 265 m (870 ft)
Height: 59 m (194 ft)
Length: 333 m (1090 ft)
Gross Floor Area: 14,700 m^2 (158,230 ft^2)
Structural Engineer: Bollinger + Grohmann
Facade Engineer: Bollinger + Grohmann
Lighting Design: AG Licht
Landscape Planning: Rajek barosch landschaftsarchitektur
Traffic Planning: Rosinak & partner ZT gmbh

AE Interests: Construction on top of original arena, truss aligned with cantilevering directions, will be largest hockey arena in Europe upon completion, solar and wind breaking panels on roof, roof equipped with LED lights

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Building: Visitor Centre
Location: Borgarfjörður Eystri, Iceland
Client: The Municipality of Borgarfjörður Eystri
Completed: 2019
Architect: Andersen & Sigurdsson Architects
Consulting Engineer: EFLA
Area: 345 m²
AE Interests: cube-shaped monolith with alternating outdoor spaces and different views of the landscape; cast-in-place concrete mixed with regional stone aggregates; underfloor heating drawing energy from the sea through a 400m long hose that loops under the pier; outdoor lighting aimed at minimizing light pollution
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Building: Shanghai Library East
Location: Shanghai, China
Address: 300 He Huan Lu, Pudong, Shanghai, China
Architect: Schmidt Hammer Lassen
Completion: 2022
Associate Architect: SIADR
Structural Engineer: Schlaich Bergermann Partner (Shanghai & Stuttgart)
Mechanical /Electrical Engineer: Buro Happold (Beijing & London)
Landscape Architect: Aspect
Climate/ Environmental Engineer: Transsolar
Facade Engineer: Drees & Sommer/DHD
Client: Shanghai Library, Pudong Government
Stories: 7
Square Footage: 1,237,8497 square feet
AE Interests: Largest Library in China, Polyhedral Geometry, Stone Symbolism, Marble Facade, Sharp edges, Continuous Layered Glass windows on Floors, China 3-Star Efficiency Certification, Complex Interior Shapes.
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Building: The National Maritime Museum of China
Location: Tianjin, China
Address: 377 Haixuan Road, Zhongxin Eco-Town, Binhai New Area, Tianjin
Architect: COX Architecture
Completion: 2019
Structural Engineer: Arup
Services and Structural Engineer: Tianjin Architecture Design Institute
Local Design Institute: Tianjin Architecture Design Institute
Local Coordinator: Urbantect
Consultant: Lord Cultural Resources
Client: National Maritime Museum Preparatory Office Chinese Government and Tianjin Municipality
Site Size: 150,000 sqm
Project Size: 80,000 sqm
Exhibition Size: 40,000 sqm

AE Interests: Geothermal energy sourced from 100m below, 828mm thick aluminum facade, 55,000m^2 of aluminum facade, seismic portals designed on massive joints to mitigate seismic movement, siphonic draining, organic form, solar panel roofing, 42m cantilevers, geometric patterned textured cladding, interconnected wall/roofing system.

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Building: Pyrmont Fire Station
Location: Pyrmont, New South Wales
Address: 147 Pyrmont Street, Pyrmont NSW 2009
Original Construction: 1906
Renovation Completion: 2016
Square Footage: 13670 sq ft

Original Architect: Walter Liberty Vernon
Renovation Architect: GroupGSA
Structural Engineer: Birzulis Associates
Acoustic: Acoustic Logic
Contractor: Artel Construction
Systems: Erbas
Project Manager: NSW Public Works

AE Interests: Renovation and restoration, upgraded structural integrity using moment frames, state of the art materials used alongside original building connecting old and new. Original architecture is in the Federation Free style.

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Building: The Jacob K. Javits Convention Center 
Location: New York City, New York, USA
Address: 455 11th Avenue, New York, NY, 10001.
Architect: James Ingo Freed
Completion: 1986
Associate Architect: Lewis, Turner Partnership
Structural Engineer: Weidlinger Associates (Thornton Tomasetti) and Salmon Associates
Mechanical / Electrical Engineer: Syska Hennessy Group, Pierre A. Dillard Associates
Client: New York Convention Center Development Corporation, Subsidiary of New York State Urban Development Corporation
Square Footage: 1,600,000 square feet

AE Interests: The Javits Center transformed the idea of a convention center from a windowless box to welcoming public building through an exposed structural system and space frame components. The Javits Center harmonized steel, concrete, and glass. The green roof serves as a sanctuary for wildlife, stores rainwater, and reduces heat flux into the building.

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Building: Tower of Light
Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
Address:  Lower Mosley St, Manchester M1 5HA, United Kingdom
General Contractor: Vital Energi
Architect: Tonkin Liu
Structural engineer: Arup
MEP Engineer: Vital Energi
Lighting Consultant: SEAM Design
Facade Contractor: Axis Envelope Solutions
Planning Consultant: Turley
Steelwork Fabricator: Shawton Engineering
Tile Manufacturer: Darwen Terracotta
Completed: February 2022

Building Use:
Tower that supports and encloses flues for a low-carbon energy center

AE Interests:
biomimicry, 37m tall sculptural chimney, minimal material usage, light and thin single surface structure, largest built shell lace structure inspired by mollusk shells formation, Manchestor’s historic district, energy landmark, improves energy efficiency by 45%, saves 1,600 tonnes of carbon emissions each year, tailored laser-cut stainless steel sheets welded together, 6-8 mm thick base that tapers to 4mm thick at the top, geometry optimized facade

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Building: Kudadoo Maldives Private Island Resort

Location: Lhaviani Atoll, Maldives

Area: 6500 m²

Year Completed: 2018

Architects: Yuji Yamazaki Architecture

Manufacturers: Pimet Rouge Lighting, Togama Mosaic, Warisan

Solar Energy Consultant: Solarwork

Environmental Consultant: CDE Consulting

AE Interests: Use of solar panels; producing 320kWp of electricity, which suffice to operate the entire island without diesel fuel, integrated into the design instead of trying to hide them as if it is something to be ashamed of or shy about, a great example of singular language throughout the whole project with heavy use of timber, artificial ventilation systems well integrated as well.

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Building: The Lijia Smart Hall

Location:  Chongqing, China.

Architect: MAD Architects

Engineer: Gensler

Client: Chongqing Lian Iiang New Area Development & Investment Group

Constructed Area: 12,500m2

Site Area: 20,000 m2

Completed: 2022

AE Interests: Y-shaped structural parametric design and its use of sustainable materials on the facade  

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Building: Casona Sforza
Location: Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico
Client: Ezequiel Ayarza Sforza
Architecture Firm: Taller de Arquitectura X
Principle Architect: Alberto Kalach
Contractor: Efrain Salinas
Site: 4500 m^2 or 49000 sf
Completion: 2021

AE Interests: Sustainability, Locally sourced materials, Millinery architecture, Seismic design, Air circulation through arches, Wastewater treatment plant, Harmonious integration

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Building: IKEA West Station Vienna
Location: Westbahnhof, Vienna, Austria
Client: IKEA
Architect: Querkraft Architekten 
Structural Engineer: Thomas Lorenz ZT GmbH
Electrical Engineer: TB Eipeldauer + Partner GmbH
Area: 21600 m^2 or 232500 ft^2
Project Manager IKEA construction: Robert Charuza
Retail and Real Estate: Sandra Sindler-Larsson
Project Manager: Carmen Hottinger and Ursula Konzett
Completed: 2021

AE Interests: Sustainability, Green Roof, Structural system above subway below, multi-use building design

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Building: Botswana Innovation Hub
Location: Gaborone, Botswana
Completed: 2021
Area: 270,000 sqft
Architect: SHoP Architects
Structural Engineer: Arup
MEP Engineer: Buro Happold
Civil and Geotechnical Engineer: Langan
Landscape Architect: Hood Design
Virtual Design and Construction and Integration Service: SHoP Construction

AE Interests: The surrounding topography impacted the design of the building’s form; the main spinal corridor facilitates interactions; solar panels cover the parking for space-efficient renewable energy; construction intended to minimize disruption of the surrounding environment.

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Building: Athenæum, UT Dallas Arts and Performance Center
Location: Richardson, TX, USA
Client: The University of Texas at Dallas
Completed: To be completed in 2025
Cost: Phase 1: $10,337,851
Area: 56,600 ft² / 5,258 m²
Parking Structure: 1,100 cars
Construction: 2021-2024
Structural Engineer: Datum Engineers
Design Partner: Arne Emerson
Project Architect: Carolyn Ng (Morphosis)
Project Designer: Daniel Pruske
Local Consulting Architect: GFF
Landscape Architect: Talley Associates
Civil Engineer: Pacheco Koch Design
MEP Engineer: Buro Happold
MEP Engineer of Record: Campos Engineering

AE Interests: The museums and performing arts hall are approached as volumes “carved” out of an overall two-story mass, with sympathetic forms and outdoor spaces opened up between the structures. The buildings are clad in intricate, striated facades of light-colored precast concrete, with large lobbies and glazed atriums linking interiors to the activity of the plaza and inviting visitors in. Thematic gardens offer more peaceful outdoor spaces in contrast with the liveliness of the central plaza. Overall, the design of the O’Donnel Athenæum is meant to create a sense of holistic identity for the arts district, making it a new public-facing presence for the University at the major southern gateway to the campus.

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Building: House of Dior
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Address: 464 Apgujeong-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Architect: Christian de Portzamparc
Local Architect: DPJ & Partners – David-Pierre Jalicon
Interior Design: Peter Marino Architect
Structural Engineer: CS Structural Engineering
Facade Engineer: GFRP
Metal Facade: Iljin Unisco
Lightning: L’Observatoire International
Main Contractor : Kolon Global
Completed: 2015

AE Interests:
Glass Facade, Molded Resin Facade, Fiberglass panels, Facade imitating fabric, High performance glazing, complex geometry

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Building: Diamond Island Community Center
Location: Saigon / Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Area: 1450m2
Date of Completion: 08/2015
Client: Binh Thien An JSC
Principal Architect: Vo Trong Nghia
Design Team: Le Thi Anh Huyen
Contractor: Wind and Water House JSC

AE Interests: Use of bamboo as a construction material, prefabricated structural units for ease of assembly, sustainability in natural ventilation and passive cooling system

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Building:  Sky Boat
Location:  Baise, China
Started: 2019
Completion:  2022
Architect:  Zhong Huaying Studio
Structural Engineer:  XinY & Yuanlizhu

Principal Contractor: China Railway 25th Group 6th Company

AE Interests:  china, steel-frame, mountain building, glass structure, beam supported, restaurant, club, 34 meters cantilevers, intricate steel structures, truss structures, glass glazing

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Building: Sluishuis
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Client: BESIX, VORM
Started: 2017
Completed: 2022
Area: 46,000 m²
Architect: Barcode Architects, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG)
Structures: Van Rossum
Building Physics Consultant: Buro Bouwfysica
Sustainability Consultant: Klimaatgarant

AE Interests: Incredibly energy efficient building through use of extensive insulation, heat pumps, and roof-mounted solar panels, built upon the water and incorporates that into its design, double-cantilevered corner of building forms gateway to the water, floating islands surround the building which hold gardens, jetties, and general areas for recreation

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Building: Gilder Center

Location: New York, New York

Address: 200 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024

Developer:  American Museum of Natural History

Architect: Studio Gang

Executive Architect: Davis Brody Bond

Landscape Architect: Reed Hilderbrand

Structural Engineer: ARUP

Acoustic and Audio Visual Consultant: ARUP

MEP Engineer: Buro Happold

Facade Consultant: Buro Happold

Civil and Geotechnical Engineer: Langan

Lighting Consultant: Renfrow Design Group

Sustainability Consultant: Atelier Ten

Theatre Design:  Tamschick Media + Space & Boris Micka

Size: 190,000 Sq ft

Year Completed: 2023

Budget: 431 million

AE interests: Advanced cavern and bridge system connecting 10 different building at the heart of the AMNH to accommodate the annual attendance of 5 million people. Targeting LEED gold.

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Building: St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church
Location: New York, NY
Address: 130 Liberty Street, New York, NY
Client: Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Cost: $58 million
Area: 4500 sf
Groundbreaking: October 18, 2015
Completed: December 6, 2022
Architecture: Santiago Calatrava
Structural Engineering: Thornton Tomasetti
General Contractor: Skanska USA
Lighting Design: DLR Group
Blast Engineering: AVRO Consult Engineering
Iconographer: Father Loukas of Xenophontos

AE Interests: Reconstruction after tragedy, religious iconography, symmetry, reverent lighting, Byzantine geometry, reinforced arch, open interior

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Building: 35 Hudson Yards

Design Completion: 2015

Construction Completion: 2019

Height: 1000ft

Cost: ~$2 Billion

Floor Area: 1,130,000 ft^2

Architects: SOM, Kohn Peterson Fox Associates

Structural Engineer: SOM

Contractor: Tishman Realty & Construction Co.

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Building: Cellophane House
Location: New York, United States
Time of Construction: 16 days
Time of Dissasembly: 2 days
Area: 1,800 ft²
Architect: KieranTimberlake Associates (KTA)
Lighting Designer: Arup
Building Integration Assembly: Kullman Buildings Corp.
Watts Per Square Foot: 1.3
Commissioner: Museum of Modern Art

AE Interests: Construction for Dissasembly, Prefabricated/Manufactured architecture, integrated assemblies, modular construction, sustainability, energy conservation, aluminum frame, flexible building systems, built in 16 days, temporary exhibit at MoMA NYC.

See also: Loblolly House

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Building: Eastgate Centre
Location: Harare, Zimbabwe
Address: G13 Eastgate New Complex, Zimbabwe
Developer: Old Mutual Properties
General Contractor: Constain Sisk Joint Venture
Architecture: Mick Pearce
Structural Engineer: Arup
MEP Engineer: Arup
Civil Engineer: Arup
Quantity Surveyors: Hawkins Leshnick & Bath
Started: January 1993
Completed: April 1996
Cost: $30 Million
Area: 9313m sq

AE Interests:
biomimicry, natural ventilation inspired by termites, passive cooling, Zimbabwe’s largest commercial office and shopping development, energy-efficient sustainable building design, exposed thermal mass, two narrow nine-story reinforced concrete building masses connected by glass-roofed atrium with steel bridges, suspended glass skywalk, ventilated concrete floors, low-level grilles on external wall, air enter at the bottom using fans and pushed through the central spine to branch into small vents to create stack effect

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Building: OCT Chaohu Natural and Cultural Center
Location: Chaohu, China
Address: N/A
Design: 2019
Completion: 2022
Area: 1500 m²
Architect: Change Architects
Structural Engineer: Anhui Fuhuang Construction Co., Ltd.
Landscape: Masters’ Architectural Office (M.A.O)
Interior Consultant: Ipoletz Architectural Consulting Services (Shanghai) Co,. Ltd. IFGROUP (Germany)
Steel Structure Construction:  Zhongyuan Xiongshi Enterprise Development Group Co., Ltd.
Curtain Wall Construction: Shanghai Kaixiang Curtain Wall Co., Ltd.
Roof Construction: Shanghai Hainner Oxygen Technology Development Group Co., Ltd.
Interior Construction: Anhui Zhenfan Decoration Co., Ltd.
Lighting Design: Jiehan Lighting Design Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
General Contractor: Zhongxing Construction Co., Ltd.

AE Interests: Steel Frame, Terracotta-colored concrete, green roof, concrete poured in situ, glass curtain wall, anti-slip surface finishes, undulating landscape, curving pathways and circular openings symbolize a worm-like movement throughout the center with the idea of reflecting the surrounding environment

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Building: Suanphlu Office

Location: Bangkok, Thailand

Design: 2016

Completion: 2020 

Size: 2290 m²

Architect: IDIN Architects

Structural Engineer : C-Insight Company Limited

System Engineer : Eakachai Hamhomvong, Panot Kuakoolwong

Contractor : Sorawee Karnchang, Inblock Group

AE Interests: Solar shading system; Solutions for sunlight reflection; Double skin aluminum façade; Pocket courtyards and green spaces; Community considerations; Energy efficiency; Minimizing solar heat gain; Green roof

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Building: Quzhou Stadium

Location: Quzhou, China

Completion: 2021

Size: 33,731 square meters with seating for 30,000 people

Architect: MAD Architects

Landscape Architect: PWP Landscape Architecture

Structural Engineer: Schlaich Bergermann Partner

MEP Engineer: SC Consultants Limited

AE Interests: Building is designed to be a fluid shape to blend in with the surrounding rolling landscape, it has sixty sets of concrete column walls with exposed wood-grained fair-faced concrete sheet walls to introduce an element of warmth and go along with the natural theme, glowing halo-like canopy structure is supported at nine drop points and has 95 foot long spans, and the largest earth-sheltered structure in the world.

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Name: Zentralmoschee 
Location: Cologne, Germany
Design Architect: Architekturbüro Paul Böhm
Project Architects: Martin Amme, Paul Böhm and Miriam Berndt
Structural Engineers: IDK Kleinjohann
Mechanical/Electrical Engineer: Brandi Ingenieure GmbH
Lighting Consultant: Zumtobel
Facade Engineer: Scheffer Metallbautechnik
Building Owner: Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs 
Opened to Public In: 2017
Construction Cost: $32,000,000 
AE Interest: use of lighting and scale to elevate place of worship, combination of concrete and steel structural shell to support large spans

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Building: Embassy of Finland, New Delhi
Location: New Delhi, India
Address: E-3, Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, Delhi 110021, India
Originally Constructed: 1986
Renovation Started: 2013
Renovation Completed: 2018
Area: 4437 m²
Original Architect: Raili & Reima Pietila
Renovation Architect: ALA Architects
Engineering: Sitowise
Project Manager: WSP Finland
Local Architect: CP Kukreja Architects
Landscape Design: Jasleen Waraich Landscape Architecture

AE Interests: sculptural roofs resemble natural landscape of Finland and India, modernization of buildings technology (energy efficiency), use of local sandstone for façade, use of architectural theory to inform building design (united spatial massing)

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Name: Museum of the Second World War
Location: Gdansk, Poland
Completed: 2017
Client: Ministry of Culture
Area: 57386 m²

Architect: Studio Architektoniczne Kwadrat
Structural: PG PROJEKT Paweł Gębka
General Contractor: Warbud S.A., Hochtief, Soletanche Polska
Landscape Engineer: Studio Architektoniczne Kwadrat

AE Interests: Subterranean clad steel and concrete building that also utilizes glazing to bring in light, silent design

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Building: Ishigaki City Hall

Location: Ishigaki, Japan

Completion: 2021

Area: 13921 m²

Architect: Kengo Kuma & Associates

Structural Engineers: Ejiri Structural Engineers,

Facility Engineers: P.T. Morimura & Associates

Construction: Taisei Corporation,

Quantity Surveyors: Futaba Quantity Surveyors

Landscape Architects: Placemedia Landscape Architects

AE Interests: Multi-use building for both office space and hub for social activities, traditional red-tile roof, lush greenery, overlapping roof reflects elements of traditional landscape

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Building: Times Eureka Pavilion

Location: London, United Kingdom 

Completion: June 2012

Total Cost: £70,000

Size: 26 m²

Architect: NEX Architects 

Structural Engineer: Buro Happold 

Landscape/Garden Design: Marcus Barnett

Project architects: Alan Dempsey, James Chung, Michal Piasecki, Paul Loh, Tomas Starczewski

Client: Royal Botanic Gardens, The Times Newpaper

AE Interests: The design of this project was developed using algorithms that replicate leaf capillaries. Rainwater runs through the capillaries of the pavilion roof to the ground of the structure. This pavilion is made using entirely recycled materials and sustainably sourced spruce wood.

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Building: The Retreat at Blue Lagoon
Address: Norðurljósavegur, 241, Iceland
Start of Construction: 2014
Completion Date: 2018
Cost: $48,123,195
Area: 10400 m²
Cost/m²: $4,627/ m²
Architect: BASALT Architects
Engineer:
Interior Design: Design Group Italia
Lighting Design: Liska
Sound Engineering: ELFA Consulting Engineers
General Contractor: Javerk
Project Management: Blue Lagoon Company

AE Interest: This location is considered a UNESCO Global Geopark. The Silica-rich waters of the lagoon prevented the lava from absorbing some of the water in the surrounding area, thus forming the geological formation. Some of the water flows underneath the building, resulting in geothermal heating that can substitute for a mechanical heating system. Similarly, this project uses geothermal seawater to feed “photosynthetic microalgae,” reducing their carbon footprint. The resort’s structural integrity consists mainly of concrete shear walls and columns. The same structural systems are also often exposed to the audience as if attempting to assimilate into the geography of the surrounding area. The architects wanted the project to convey the belief that humanity and nature have an architectural bond which one can see by the usage of local timber and metamorphic rock from the surrounding area.

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Building: Mérida Factory Youth Movement (Mérida Factory)
Location: Mérida, Spain
Started: 2009
Completed: 2011
Cost: £1.200.000 or $1,279,200
Area: 3090 m²
Canopy Thickness: 1 meter

Client: JUNTA DE EXTREMADURA
Architect: Selgas Cano Arquitectos
Contractor: PROCONDAL
Structural Engineer: BOMA, LANIK

Skatepark: GESTALTSKATE

AE Interests: Space Truss Systems (or Space Frames) are used to span the length of the cloud-like canopy. These systems are structural frames with spheres for connections that are better accommodating for point loads. Lighting within the canopy illuminates during the night with white, orange, and green colors, which also provide safety at nighttime, unlike most skateparks. The site also features an integrated skatepark within the foundation, a 30ft tall climbing wall, restrooms, interior spaces, and a huge variety of activities outside.

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Building: Morland Mixité Capitale

Location: Paris, France

Construction Start Date: 2015

Project Completion: 2022

Cost: €90 Million

Site Area: 90,000 Sqft

Architect: David Chipperfield Architects, Berlin

Executive Architect: Calq Architecture, Paris

Structural Engineer: Bollinger & Grohmann

Façade Consultant: Bollinger & Grohmann

Landscape Designer: Michel Desvigne

General Contractor: Bouygues Bâtiment IDF

Art Installation: Studio Other Spaces

AE Interests: Reuse of an existing structure, urban vertical farming, sustainability, arcade columns, urban revitalization, enhancements to the local community, and low-income housing.

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Building: Battersea Power Station
Location: London, UK
Construction Start Date: 2012
Projected Completion: October 2022
Cost: site cost: £400 million ($485.5 million); project cost: £9 billion ($10.9 billion)
Ground Area: about 27,200m²
Site Area: 42 acres
Height of Chimneys: 109m
Owners: PNB, Sime Darby Property, S P Setia and the Employees’ Provident Fund
Architect: WilkinsonEyre
Specialist Architects: SimpsonHaugh and Partners(Phase 1), De Rijke Marsh Morgan(Phase 1), Foster + Partners(Phase 3), and Gehry Partners(Phase 3)
Structural Engineer: Buro Happold
Developers: Battersea Power Station Development Company
Main Contractors: Mace and Sir Robert McAlpine
Energy Design: Vital Energi
Water Technologies: Vareo Blu

AE Interests: restore/renovation, multi-use building, pile foundations, basement energy centre, tree-like column structures to reduce column plan, phase construction, sustainability, recycled rainwater,

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Name: Tao Zhu Yin Yuan/Agora Garden Tower

Location: Taipei, Taiwan

Completed: 2017

Area: 42,335 m²

Architects: Vincent Callebaut Architectures

Local Architect: LKP Design

Structural Engineer: King-Le Chang & Associates

MEP: Sine & Associates

AE Interests: A Carbon-Absorbing Vertical Forest, Highly earthquake-resistant & Column-free structure, Twisting, plant-filled tower, Eco-friendly structures.

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Building: Toranomon-Azabudai Pergola
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Construction started: August 2019
Projected Completion: March 2023
Cost: 580 billion yen
Ground Area: 687922 sq. ft.
Site Area: 871,877 sq. ft.
Height of Pergola: 43m, 6 floors below ground, 7 floors above ground
Owner: Mori Building Company Ltd
Architect: Heatherwick Studio
Urban Landscape Development: Mori Building Company
Retail Architect: Sou Fujimoto

AE Interests: Sustainability, Plant-filled pergola, Landscape and Urbanism, Urban Regeneration, lower-level podium architecture, landscaping, and retail

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Building: SKP Chengdu
Location: Chengdu, China
Completed: December 2022
Area: 370,000 m²
Client: SKP
Architect: Sybarite & UDI
Landscape Designer: James Corner Field Operations
Structure Consultant: CABR
Feasibility Studies: Buro Happold
Fire Protection Engineering: Arup
Advanced Engineering: Eckersley O’Callaghan
Water Feature: The Fountain Workshop
Lighting Design: Speirs Major Lighting Architecture

AE Interests: 99% of the building is 30 meters below ground, six 39 meter tall water towers, glazed central cube, integrated subway station entrances, 33 landscapes that cover tops of structures

Articles: [1, 2, 3]

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Name: Office Building in Attica 
Location: Attica, Greece
Originally Constructed: 1972
Renovation Started: 2017
Renovation Completed: 2020 
Area: 145,313 ft² (13500 m²) 

Original Architect: Alexandros Tombazis 
Renovation Architect: Georges Batzios Architects
Structural Engineer: A. Karanikolas & Associates SA Vasilis Kapotis
Civil Engineer: Firfilioni Tzovanna
General Contractor: Redex AE 
Landscape Design: H. Pangalou & Associates Landscape Architects 

AE Interest: one of the few examples of brutalist architecture in Greece, modernized building while staying true to the original design, reinforced concrete design clashes with surrounding forest

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Building: Amare Home of the Performance Arts

Location: Den Haag, The Netherlands

Year: 2021

Project Area: 50,000 sqm

Architect: NOAHH, JCAU, NL Architects

MEP:  HOMIJ Technische Installaties

Structural Engineer: Aronsohn raadgevende ingenieurs (Rotterdam)

Acoustic Engineer:  Féderico Cruz Barney | Studio DAP (Parijs)

Sustainability Advisor: LBP | Sight (Nieuwegein)

Contractor: Bouwcombinatie Cadanz (Boele & van Eesteren | Visser & Smit Bouw)

AE Interests: BREEAM Excellence Certificate, Multiversum, Pre-Cast Concrete, Acoustic Wood Panels, Dynamic Space, Moveable Walls, Solar Power

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Building: One Park Drive
Location: Canary Wharf, London, England
Started: 2017
Completed: 2022
Cost: £100 million
Area: 57,615 m²
Stories: 58
Height: 215 m
Architect: Herzog and De Meuron
Contractor: Canary Wharf Contractors
Structural Engineer: AKT II

AE Interests: three distinct geometric segments featuring wraparound terraces, a rotating appearance, and an ascending stair-like façade respectively as well as a planning grid rotated 45 degrees from true North which optimizes sunlight for each apartment, an orthogonally stepped unit plan that protects apartments from cross views, and energy efficient lighting, heating, and solar shading systems

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Building: Al Janoub Stadium
Location: Al Wakrah, Qatar (5H5F+WP7, Al Wukair, Qatar)
Started: 2014
Completed: 2019
Cost: € 587.3 million
Area: 585,000 m²
Capacity: 44,325
Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects
Lead Consultant: AECOM
Project Director: Jim Heverin
Project Architect: Johannes Hoffmann
Project Manager: KEO International Consultants
Operable Roof Design: Schlaich Bergermann Partner

AE Interests: Includes an operable retractable roof designed with pleated fabric and cables to create a sheltered environment, a cooling system to provide comfort to the spectators and players, and a unique structural design meant to capture the culture and spirit of Qatar.

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