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Building: 21^st CityCenter Las Vegas
Location: Las Vegas Strip, Paradise, Nevada
Completed: 2009
Main Architect: Ehrenkrantz, Eckstut & Kuhn Architects
Structural Engineer: Halcrow Yolles
Lead Contractor: Perini Building Company

AE Interest: Extensive project consisting of approximately 2,400 condominium and condo-hotel units and 4,800 hotel rooms. Green building—uses reclaimed water and an on-site power plant.

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Building: 21^st Century Museum of Contemporary Art
Location: Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
Completed: 2004
Architect: Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa–SANAA
Structural Engineer: SSC/ Sasaki Structural Consultants
General Contractor: Joint venture between Takanaka, Hazama, Toyokura, Oka, Honjin, and Nihonkai

AE Interest: Circular design accessible from multiple entrances; transparent, curved curtain walls

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Building: Great Barrier House
Location: Great Barrier Island, New Zealand
Architect: Crosson Clarke Carnachan

AE Interest: The home fits in well with its environment, maintaining its aesthetically pleasing appearance while also remaining sustainable with its natural heating of tap water by the sun.

Building: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Location: Bentonville, Arkansas
Architect: Moshe Safdie
Design Engineer: Buro Happold
Construction Firm: Linbeck
Completion: 2011

AE Interest:  The building exposes intricate details with the concrete structure that is very similar to those techniques implemented by Louis Kahn. The structure also exposes steel to help add the essence of artwork that surrounds it.

Project: Bolla
(part of the redevelopment of the Genova Old Harbour)
Location: Genoa, Italy (Genova)
Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop

AE Interest: 20-meter diameter glass sphere featuring the largest collections of ferns in the world.

Building: Canton Tower (also known as Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower)
Location: Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Architect: Information Based Architecture (Mark Hemel + Barbara Kuit)
Engineer: Arup

AE Interest: World’s tallest tv tower, height: 610m, form similar to bundled branches, with twist in center of tower. Diagonal column structure.

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Building: Asia Society Texas Center
Address: 1370 Southmore Blvd, Houston, TX
Tel: (713) 496-9901
Map: link
Architect: Yoshio Taniguchi
Construction: Linbeck

AE Interests: Rectilinear form-language, high-quality finish materials, linear skylight, minimalism.

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Building: Fuji Kindergarten
Location: Tachikawa,Tokyo
Architects: Tezuka Architects
Engineers: Takenaka Corporation
Completion: 2007
AE Interest: triangular steel structure for the roof; the roof was designed with openings for skylights and for the existing trees; no walls between the classrooms, this way the children learn to develop their own concentration in open and loud places.

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Building: Apartment Mound in Copenhagen
Location: Øresund City – between Copenhagen’s center and its airport
Architects: BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group)
Structural Engineers: Moe & Brodsgaard

AE Interest: Concrete structure, timber exterior wall, staircase of terraces, integration of two buildings into one, larger glass doors providing a beautiful view of the landscape.

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Location: St John’s College, Oxford, England
Project: Senior Common Room
Architects: MJP Architects (MacCormac Jamieson Prichard, London)
Structural Engineers: Price and Myers, London; Buro Happold, Bath
Glass Engineers: Dewhurst MacFarlane & Partners, London

AE Interests: Electrically powered oak shutters, two story glass box extension.

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Building: Olympic Swimming Facility
Location: Munich, Germany
Architects: Behnisch + Partner and Frei Otto
Engineers: Bergermann und Partner and Auer + Weber
Cost: 1.35 billion German Marks to complete
Construction Time: 1968 to 1971

AE Interest: Structural design of roof and complex geometry

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Building: Sino-Italian Ecological and Energy Efficient Building, Tsinghua University
Location: Guanghua Rd, Tsinghua University, Haidian, China, 100084
Completion: 2006
Architect: Mario Cucinella Architects
Engineers: Favero & Milan Ingegneria, China Architecture Design & Research Group

AE Interests: Solar Panel Shading, Adjustable Louvers, Integrated Energy Systems

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Building: Durance Theatre
Location: Chateau-Arnoux, France
Architect: Philippe Gazeau
Structural Engineers: Iosis/Oth Méditeranée
AE Interest: Exposed structure. Reinforced concrete main building with interesting steel truss roof structure.

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Building: Blumen Primary School and Bernhard Rose School
Location: Berlin, Germany
Architect: Huber Staudt Architekten
Structural Engineer: Reinhard Damm
AE Interest: Environmental Facade Addition

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Building: Student Housing, University of Copenhagen
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Architects: Lundgaard & Tranberg
Structural Engineer: Peter Bjersing, COWI
Landscape Architect: Marianne Levinsen Landscape

AE Interest: Precast concrete cantilevered sections

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Building: Vacation Home
Location: Lake Huron, Canada
Architects: MOS
Structural Engineer: David Bowick, Blackwell Engineers
AE Interest: Floating Foundation

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Building: Sport Campus
Location: Utrecht, Netherlands
Architect:   Wiel Arets Architects, Maastricht, Amsterdam, Zurich
Structural Engineer:  ABT, Velp

AE Interest:  Structural, Material, Architectural

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Building: Residential Villa
Location: Cahuita, Costa Rica
Architects: Gianni Botsford Architects
Structural Engineer: Tall Engineers
Contractor: Lechenne Construction

AE Interest: Structural, Environmental

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Building: Residential Home
Location: Holland, Netherlands
Architects: Powerhouse Co., Copenhagen/Rotterdam
Assistants: Nanne de Ru, Charles Bessard, Alexander Sverdlov, Nolly Vos, Wouter Hermanns, Anne Luetkenhues, Bjorn Andreassen, Joe Matthiessen
Structural Engineer: Breed ID Gilbert van der Lee, Den Haag

AE Interest: The structure of the house is rather unique. The main support lies in the exterior concrete structure, with one steel column supporting the roof over the center of the house, a bookshelf that doubles as a Vierendeel girder.

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Location: Jussieu University 10, rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France
Architect: Périphériques Architectes
Structural Engineer: OTH batiments
Project Managers: Stephanie Razafindralambo & Sebastien
Construction: CBC-SICRA

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Building: St. Edwards University Residence Hall
Location: Austin, TX
Architects: Alejandro Aravena and Ricardo Torrejon
Structural Engineers: Datum Engineers

AE interests: handmade bricks used in exterior facade to roughen texture and provide a monastic tone.  Some bricks were placed in smooth stretcher bond patterns along the facade.

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Building: Clyfford Still Museum – Denver, Colorado
Location: Denver, Colorado (adjacent to Denver Art Museum)
Architect: Allied Works Architecture
Landscape Design: Reed Hilderbrand Associates
Structural Engineering: KPFF Consulting Engineers
Mechanical Engineering: Arup
Lighting Design: Arup
Project Management: Romani Group Inc.
General Constructor: Saunders Construction Inc.
Completion date: November 2011
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AE Interest: Cast concrete structure and wall details, concrete light screen, filtered light, wood light screens.  Built to house the work of artist Clifford Still.

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Building: Private Residence
Location: San Diego, California
Status: On hold
Architect: Zaha Hadid

AE Interests: Free form concrete structure, complex geometry, cantilevered concrete forms

Building: Milstein Hall, Cornell University
Location: Ithaca, New York
Completion: October 2011
Architect: OMA Rem Koolhaas
Client: Cornell University

AE Interests: Long span, 50 foot cantilever with exposed structure.

Building: Les Bains des Docks (Aquatic Center)
Location: Le Havre, France
Completion: July 2008
Architect: Jean Nouvel
Client: Mairie du Havre, CODAH

AE Interests: Clean geometric design with a very organic character, minimized echoing and sound carriage

Piece: Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art

Location: Gyeonggi: South Korea

Architect: BIG

AE Interests: Innovative Shape, Prefabrication Potential

Building: Danish Pavilion

Location: Shanghai, China

Architect: Bjarke Ingels Group

Structural Engineer: Arup

AE: Interests: Manufactured in a Chinese shipyard, promotes a sustainable lifestyle.

Building: Classroom, Laboratory, and Administrative Building
Architect: Antoine Predock
Location: California State Polytech University, Pomona, California
Completion: 1992

AE Interests: Open triangular tower, sits directly above the San Jose Hills fault and has suffered no structural damage, extremely energy efficient

Building: International Commerce Centre
Location: Hong Kong, China
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox
Manager: Kai Shing Management Services
Landscaping: Belt Collins & Associates
Developer: Sun Hung Kai Properties
Completion: 2010

AE Interests: Tallest building in Hong Kong.

Structure: Temporary structure built for the tour
Location: All over the world (Genesis Tour Dates)
Completion: 2007
Architect: Mark Fisher

AE Interest: Integrating a massive screen with a choreographed light show in the background of the stage is an impressive architectural design.

Structure: Temporary dome built for the show
Location: Greenwich, CT
Completion: 2000
Architect: Mark Fisher

AE Interest: The ability to create such a large temporary structure that seats so many people and allows them all to have a decent view of the center stage is a highly respectable task.

Building: Sir John Lyon House
Location: London, UK
Architect: Sidell Gibson Architects
Facade Engineer: Arek Krym
Main Contractor: Eugena

AE Interest: One of the first designs to use glazed terracotta rainscreen, which creates an interesting design facade while improving the sustainability of the apartment, which houses luxury apartments and penthouses along with small flats for weekday use.

Building: Tezukayama Tower Plaza
Location: Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan
Architect: Tadao Ando
Completed: September 1976

AE Interests: Exposed concrete design, composed of 4 block-structures, complex interior pathways.

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Building: HH Style.com Casa
Location: Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Architect: Tadao Ando
Completed: 2005

AE Interests: Steel plate construction, origami-like folds in the outlook of the structure. The building is designed in a way such that it does not block too much of the sunlight for the surrounding neighbors.

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Building: Kidosaki House
Location: Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Architect: Tadao Ando
Completed: 1986

AE Interests: Exposed concrete design, geometric layout. The house was built for a couple and their parents, and thus the interior design is carefully laid out to give a balanced proportion of private and public space for the residents.

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Building: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, UK
Completed: 2006
Architect: Populous
Structural Engineer: Buro Happold
Construction: Sir Robert McAlpine
Construction Consultants: Arcadis AYH
Client: Arsenal Football Club
AE Interests: toughened glass plank facade with glazed and woven steel mesh screens overlapping, and a metallic roof floating above concrete bowl of seats.
Capacity: 60,000

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Building: Nanjing Sports Park
Location: Jiangsu Province, China
Completed: 2005
Architect: Populous
Engineer: Sinclair Knight Merz
AE Interests: Domed roof using twin arches to create a clear span, and master plan creates a multifunctional environment.
Capacity: 60,000

Building: Guna Villa
Location: Latvia, Jurmala, Riga
Architect: GMP Architekten
Design: Meinhard von Gerkan
Construction Period: 2005-2006

AE Interest: Natural building receiving sunlight with it’s spatial design.

Building: Hanoi Museum
Location: Vietnam, Hanoi
Construction Period: 2007-2009
Architect: GMP Architekten
Design: Meinhard von Gerkan with Klaus Lenz

AE Interest: An energy efficient inverted pyramid by providing shade to the lower levels.

Building: Cairo Airport Terminal 2
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Completed: 1986
Architect: Paul Andreu
Engineer:  ACE Consulting Engineers

AE Interests: The geometry of this project, though pirmarily rectangular, was intended to evoke the esthetics of a camel.

Building: Ski-Jump Runway
Location: Saint-Bon Courchevel, France
Completed: 1991
Architect: Paul Andreu

AE Interests: This structure was designed with concerns for the the jumper’s preparation, execution, and relaxation in mind.

Building: Charles-de-Gaulle Airport, Terminal 2 E
Location: Roissy, France
Completed: 2003
Architect: Paul Andreu

AE Interests: The gently-curved tube structure was designed to minimize strong glares from the South sun while still preserving clarity and view to the landscapes beyound the runways.

Building: Technology and Science Enterprising Center
Location: Chengdu, China
Completion: 2006
Architect: Paul Andreu

AE Interests: This administrative campus achieves the combination of traditional chinese elements with with new and modern design concepts and principles characteristic of the projected technological advancements it will harbour.

Building: Grand Theater
Location: China, Chongqing
Construction Period: 2005-2009
Architect: GMP Architekten
Design: Meinhard von Gerkan with Klaus Lenz

AE Interest: Artistically unique contemporary design and location makes this theater sail as a landmark for the arts in China.

Building: Universiade Sports Center
Location: China, Shenzhen
Construction Period: 2007-2011
Architect: GMP Architekten
Design: Meinhard von Gerkan and Stephan Schütz with Nicolas Pomränke
Main Stadium: 60,000
Main Sports Complex: 18,000
Swimming Complex: 3,000

AE Interest: The crystal structure symbolizes stability and the facades illuminating at night stress the detailed shape of all three stadiums.

Building: Samuel Beckett Bridge
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Engineer: Santiago Calatrava
Completed: December 10, 2009

AE Interests: Design is reminiscent of a Harp, a prominent symbol of Ireland; Rotates 90 degrees to allow ships to pass by; Modern elements with traditional significance
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Building: Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects
Project Architect: Marcus Dochantschi
Construction Manager: Turner Construction Company, Craig Preston, Bill Huber
Structural Engineer: THP Limited, Shayne Manning, Murray Monroe
Acoustic Consultant: Arup, Andrew Nicol, Richard Cowell
Lighting Consultant: Office for Visual Interaction, Jean M. Sundin, Enrique Peiniger
Completion: 2003

AE Interests: facade materials, structural, lighting

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Building: Alamillo Bridge & Cartuja Viaduct
Location: Over the Guadalquivir River in Seville, Spain
Completed: 1992
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Engineer: Santiago Calatrava

AE Interests: The mast, inclined at an angle of 58 degrees, supports the 200 meter span without the use of backstays; First cable-stayed bridge supported only in a inclined mast; International landmark known for its beauty and innovation
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Building: Apple Store
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Completion: 2008
Architect: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Structural Engineer:  Eckersly O’Callahan

AE Interest: glass, structure

Building: Taller de Arquitectura Headquarters
Location: Sant Just Desvern, Barcelona, Spain
Architect: Ricardo Bofill
Architecture and Engineering Firm: Taller de Arquitecture
Completion Date: 1975

AE Interests: Renovation of a rundown factory into a beautiful, functional building
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Building: Liège Guillemins TGV Railway Station
Location: Liège, Belgium
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Engineer: Santiago Calatrava
Completed: 2009

AE Interests: Monumental vault constructed of glass and steel; Use of bridge construction techniques; Transparency is allowed between the interior and exterior
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Building: Liberty Bell Center
Location:  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Completion: 2003
Architect: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Structural Engineer: CVM

Building: Kafka’s Castle
Location: Sant Pere de Ribes, Barcelona, Spain
Architect: Ricardo Bofill
Completion Date: 1968

AE Interests: Use of the cube in design, vertical development based on an equation of vertical growth
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Building: Meritxell Shrine
Location: Principality of Andorra, Andorra
Rebuilding Architect: Ricardo Bofill
Completion Date:1974

AE Interests: Rigorous compositional geometry, a new structure that contrasts with the ruins of the old sanctuary and fits in with the landscape where it is built

Building: Funder Factory 3
Location: St. Veit/Glan, Austria
Architectural Firm: Coop Himmelb(l)au
Design: Coop Himmleb(l)au
Wolf D. Prix, Helmut Swiczinsky + Partner
Project Architect: Markus Pillhofer
Landscape Architect: J.B. Koppandy
General Planner: Achammer & Tritthart
Client: Funder Industries
Status: Completed (1989)
Building Costs: EUR 6.74 Mio

Building:Xanadu
Location:Calpe, Spain
Architect:Ricarado Bofill
Completion Date: 1971

AE Interests: Use of cubes as rooms, combined with arches and curving handrails and roofs. This building is a modern interpretation of a nearby castle

Building: Quatro Ponte Sul Canal Grande Bridge (Footbridge)
Location: Grand Canal, Venice, Italy
Completed: September 18, 2009
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Engineer: Santiago Calatrava

AE Interests: all-steel structural elements; use of tempered security glass and traditional Istria stone; connects an important transportation hub, the railway station, to the Piazzale roma
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Building: Rising House
Location: Beijing, China
Currently Under Construction
Architect: MAD

AE Interest: The hilly landscape offers a challenge for the foundation systems of the building.  Also, large open windows and an open courtyard area need to be considered carefully when designing the structural framework.

Building: Martin Luther Church
Location: Hainburg, Austria
Architectural Firm: Coop Himmelb(l)au
Structural Engineering: Bollinger Grohmann Schneider ZT GmbH
Design Principal: Wolf D. Prix
Project Architect: Martin Mostbock
Design Architect: Sphie-Charlotte Grell
Client: Protestant Church Lower Austria
Status: Completed (2008-2011)

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Structure: Designed for a show at the amusement park
Location: Japan
Completion: 2008
Architect: Mark Fisher

AE Interest: These structures have oblique and interesting shapes that also have moveable parts

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Structure: Theater built for the show
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Architect: Mark Fisher
Completion: 2004

AE Interest: Fisher’s unique structural design of the stage really compliments the mesmerizing performance of Cirque Du Soleil very well.

Structure: Temporary stage built for the tour
Location: All over the world (U2 tour dates)
Completion: 2009
Architect: Mark Fisher
Video Screen kinetic design- Chuck Hoberman
Structural and membrane engineering – Neil Thomas, Atelier One
Video screen structural engineering – Buro Happold
Membrane form finding – Gavin Sayers, David Dexter
Membrane fabrication – Architen Landrell Associates
Polyp mushroom- Steel Monkey Engineering
Primary steelwork fabrication – StageCo

AE Interest:  Massive portable architecture that is used to entertain thousands at a time

Building: The Azzano: San Paolo Complex
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Completion: 2008-ongoing
Architect: Asymptote
Structural Engineer: –
AE Interest: Smooth, curved and planar shapes. Heavy glass on facades allow for plenty of natural lighting.

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Building: Osaka Maritime Museum
Location: Osaka, Japan
Completion: 2000
Architect: Paul Andreu

Structural Engineer: ARUP, Tohata

AE Interests: With an Edo Period trading ship replica as its centerpiece, this dome creates the symbolic impression of protecting and preserving the historiacal culture from the eroding physical elements and time.

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Building: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Location: Birmingham, UK
Restoration Architect: Sidell Gibson Architects and John Miller & Partners

AE Interest: Historical redesign to improve public access, provide high profile entrance, increase amount of collection on display, and address conservation, lighting, and environmental issues for the Grade II* listed building.

Building: 333 Wacker Drive
Location: Chicago, Il
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox
Manager: Hines Interests Limited Partnership
Completion: 1983

AE Interests: The first project from KPF.  Features a combination of circular and linear geometries in the structural framework.

Building: Jalisco State Public Library
Location: Guadalajara, Mexico
Completion: Proposal 2005
Architect: Asymptote
Structural Engineer: –
AE Interest: Glass facades on all sides. Tree structure, with a base that expands outward. Glass and supports create a ‘skeletal’ feel.

Building: Education Executive Agency & Tax Office
Location: Groningen, Netherlands
Completed: 2011
Architect: UNStudio
Structural Engineer: Arup

AE Interests: minimized energy and material use, design inspired by sun and wind management, minimal effect on surrounding green space

Building: Flagstore Louis Vuitton
Location: Japan
Completed: 2007
Architect: UNStudio
Structure/Lighting/Facade Engineers: Arup

AE Interest: Natural ventilation patterns circulate fresh air through gardens and throughout the building, leaf shape emphasized in floor plan, section, and elevation

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Building: Low Energy Office Building
Location: Ballerup, Denmark
Architect: Henning Larsen Architects
Engineers: Hansen, Carlsen, & Frolund Consulting Engineers
Completion: Projected 2011
AE Interests: Very open lower floor that encourages group work and creativity. The second-floor boasts curving slats that mimic tidal waves, as well as allows for natural light to enter easily. With the first floor’s use of columns and windows instead of a traditional facade, the second floors “tidal wave” illusion is more evident.
Photo: http://www.henninglarsen.com/projects/1000-1099/1051-low-energy-office-building-for-energinetdk.aspx

Building: Villa Storingavika
Firm: Saunders Architects
Architects: Todd Saunders with Joakim Skajaa and Geneviéve Charbonneau
Structural Engineer: Node AS
Location: Bergen, Norway
Completed: 2007
Size: 302 m²
AE Interests: The house looks out on the west coast archipelago of Norway. The downstairs is designed for the kids (university students) and the upstairs is designed for the parents.

Building: Dubai International Financial Center
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Completion: 2006
Architect: Asymptote
Structural Engineer: Arup

AE Interest: Bold, red color conveys dominance. Enormous size relates power and significance, themes that relate to the idea of finance.
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Building: Modern Museum of Art
Location: New York, NY
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox
Construction Manager: AMEC
Lighting Consultant: George Saxton
Completion: 2004

AE Interests: Serves as one of the most iconic modern art museums in the world.  The building itself resembles modern art and culture.

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Building: Windsor Castle (St. George’s Hall)
Location: Windsor, Bekrshire, UK
Restoration Architect: Sidell Gibson Architects

AE Interests: St. George’s Hall, in one of the most well known and historically sensitive castles in the UK, was completely gutted by fire in 1992. Restoration included modern techniques (laminated hardwood, etc.) without affecting the historic feel of the hall.

Building : Reflection of Mineral
Location : Tokyo, Japan
Architect : Yasuhiro Yamashita of Atelier Tekuto
AE Interests :  480-square-foot, “combine abstract properties (conceptual object) with nonfigurative properties”, simple elements.

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Building: Hardanger Retreat
Firm: Saunders Architecture
Architects: Todd Saunders and Tommie Wilhelmsen
Location: Kjepsø, Hardanger Fjord, Norway
Completed: 2003
Size: 20 m²
AE Interests: The building is designed to show respect for the landscape. It was one of Saunders first buildings, completely self-financed and self-initiated.

Building: Univers Multimedia Theater
Location: Aarhus, Denmark
Completion: 1997
Architect: Asymptote
Structural Engineer: Ingenieurburo Teschner, Hamburg
AE Interest: White, sharp, and minimalist design display contemporary urbanism. Supports extend from small pins and expand into large, triangular walls and concavities.

Building: Westendtower
Location: Frankfurt, Germany
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox
Completion: 1993

AE Interests: The facade consists of granite and the shape of the building is reminiscent of the statue of Liberty

Building : Meiso No Mori Municipal Funeral Hall
Location : Kakamigahara,Japan
Architect : Toyo Ito & Associates
AE Interests : spaces that impart emotions, “fluid spaces that give a tangible sense of dynamic force, spaces that recall organic forms like trees and caves.”

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