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Building: Museum of Contemporary Art Helga de Alvear
Location: Caceres, Spain
Architect: Emilio Tuñón Architects
Structural Engineer: Gogaite S.L.
Installation Engineer: Úrculo Ingenieros
Construction Company: VIAS
Size: 53,820 sqft
Construction: 2014-2020

AE Interests:
2020 addition to existing museum constructed in 1913, white concrete façade,  permeable urban space

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Name: U-Bora Towers
Architect: Aedas
Structural Engineer: Ramboll Group
MEP Engineer: Ramboll Group
Façade Consultant: ALT Limited
Height: 863 ft. (263 m.)
Project Completion: 2011

AE Interests: 
Starts with a relatively small base and swells out and up 58 floors, a 10,000 sq m public space on the roof of the podium, two separate towers on one podium, U-Bora Tower 1 contains mixed office use, U-Bora-Tower 2 contains residential

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Name: Helen Diller Civic Center
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Address: 55 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102
Architect: Endrestudio Architects & Engineers
Structural Engineering: Endrestudio Architects & Engineers
Civil Engineering: BKF Engineers
Contractor: Bothman Construction
Landscape Architect: Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture
Artist: Anticlockwise Arts
Equipment Fabricator: Kompan
Size: 193158 sq. ft.
Year of Completion: 2018

AE Interests: installation, revitalization of public space, creates a cultural core for people to intertwine, geometric structure imitates the weather patterns of San Francisco, steel poles programmed to light up at night and respond to movement

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Building: The Cebu Exchange
Location: Cebu, Philippines
Address: Salinas Drive, Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines
Year of Completion: 2021
Developer: ArthaLand Corporation
General Contractor: DDT Konstract Inc. 
Design Architect: Architecture International Ltd., GF & Partners Architects (GFP)
Facade Design: Benedicto Limjap Gavino Facade Design Consultancy
Structural design: SY^2 + Associates Inc. 
Mechanical design: R.J. Calpo & Company Inc. 
Electrical Design: R.A. Mojica and Partners (RAM&P)
Landscape design: Inspira Design Core Inc.
Environmental Sustainability Design and Quantity Surveying: Arcadis Philippines Inc. 
Acoustical Engineer: Acoustic Analysis Inc. 
Wind Engineering Consultant: Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin Inc. (RWDI)  Consulting Engineers
Lighting Consultant: Light Plan Inc.
Project Management: A.S. Enriquez Engineering Consultancy (ASEEC) 

AE Interests:
538 feet tall office building, 90,847 sf lot, post-modern, concrete, terrace garden, landscape decks, sky park, sustainable, LEED certified, eco-friendly, punched windows

Awards:
2018 Green Project of the Year – Lamudi The Outlook, 2019 Best Office High Rise Development – Japan International Property Awards, 2019 Best Commercial Landscape Design – Philippines Property Awards, 2018 Best Office Development (Philippines) – Philippines Property Awards, 2018 Best Office Development (Cebu) – Philippines Property Awards, 2018 BPO Office Development – Philippines Property Awards, 2018 BPO Office Architectural Design – Philippines Property Awards

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Building: Stone Nest Amphitheatre
Location: Weihai, China
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Year of Completion: 2019
Architect: He WeiMain
Contractor: Wehai Leisheng Construction Co. Ltd.
Structural Engineering: Weihair Leisheng Construction Co. Ltd. 
Electrical and Mechanical Engineering: Beijing Hongshang International Interior Architecture Design Co. Ltd. 

AE Interests:
stone pit, open air theatre, community space, nature inspired architecture, preserved cliff, French windows, stone walls, 280 m^2 lot, environmental protection, public space, logical intertextuality

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Building: Puntukurnu Aboriginal Medical Services Newman Clinic
Address: 65 Mindarra Dr, Newman WA 6753, Australia
Client: Puntukurnu Aboriginal Medical Service
Architect: Kaunitz Yeung
Structural Engineer: Prompt Engineering
Civil Engineer: Stellen Consulting
Landscape Architect: Conrad Gargett

AE Interests:
Central courtyard, rammed earth building method, solar roof, incorporating native art into design, community spaces

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Building: Abode318
Address: 302-324 Russell Street, 3000 Melbourne
Architect: Elenberg Fraser
Developer: PDG Corporation Schiavello Group
General Contractor: ProBuild
Structural Engineer: Meinhardt

AE Interests:
Curved façade, residential skyscraper, 614 feet tall, 57 floors, 480000 square feet, floor-to-ceiling double glazing, low-emissivity glass looks pink from exterior but clear from interior, 6.5-star energy rating, curved form protects pedestrians by breaking up downdrafts from heavy winds

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Building: 41 Viviendas New Folies
Address: Cala Llamp, Mallorca
Completion Date: 2019
Architect: SCT
Developer: SPV Spain 2 SL
Engineer: Estudi3
Contractor: Romalumil
Interior Design: Terraza Balear

AE Interests:
245966.12 sq. ft. area, adapts to topography, irregular dry stone walls, housing complex

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Name: Wuhan Center Tower
Location: Wuhan, Hubei, China
Architect: East China Architectural Design & Research Institute (ECADI)
Structural Engineer: ECADI
MEP & Service Engineer: ECADI
Façade Engineer: ATL Limited
Landscape: SWA Group
Interior: CTG Design
Contractor: China State Construction Engineering
Construction Period: 2011-2019
Floor Count: 88
Height: 438 m (1437 ft)
Floor Area: 343,900 m^2
Award: Highest Building of Central China

AE Interest: Tulip-like apex structure, Hundreds of individual glasses arranged in certain angle for maximum light efficiency and minimum wind force, Implementation of solar panels, Environmental friendly

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Name: Vanke The Next City
Location: Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Lead Architect: Feng Cheng
Design Team: Feng Cheng, Qi Zhou, Zhaohui Ma, Changchun Wang
Contractor: UCGD 有乘
Award: 2020 Architecture Masterprize
Year: 2020

AE Interest: Lego-like Structure, Rectilinear shapes, Gives a sense of multifunctional divided spaces, Living space blends harmoniously with the surroundings, Large transparent glasses allowing the view of first-floor indoor social interaction while louvers and shades blurs it on the second and third floor

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Building: Allianz Tower/Il Dritto – CityLife
Address: Piazza Tre Torri, 3, 20145 Milano MI, Italy
Completed: 2015
Client: CityLife SpA
Architects: Arata Isozaki & Associates and Andrea Maffei Architects
Structural Engineers: ARUP and Sasaki and Partners
Façade Engineer: ARUP
Plant Engineer: Ariatta
Project Managers: J&A Consultants and Ramboll
Construction Manager: In.Pro s.r.l
Lighting Design: LPA – Light Planners Associates
Contractors: Colombo Costruzioni S.p.A. and Focchi S.p.A.

AE Interests:
50 floors, 686ft tall, 878,500 sf, LEED Gold, cold bent triple glass curved façade, external struts reinforcing slender structure against wind, a part of CityLife, 8 modules of curves, short sides are glazed showing elevators going up and down, tallest building in Italy (including spire)

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Building: He Art Museum
Address: Yixing Rd, Shunde District, Foshan, Guangdong Province, China
Completion Date: 2020
Client: He Art Museum
Architect: Tadao Ando Architect & Associates
Landscape and Interior Design Architect: Tadao Ando Architect & Associates
Architect of Record: Midea Real Estate Holding
Contractor: China Construction Eighth Engineering Division. Corp. LTD
Design Consultant: CA-Group
Lighting Design: Sanxin Hongri Lighting Co., LTD

AE Interests:
172,000sf museum space, concrete double helix spiral staircase, stacked discs, cantilevering floors, central skylight, reflecting pond surrounding structure, curvilinear concrete, sleek concrete cast structure

Awards:
2020 Architecture Masterprize Architectural Design of the Year

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Name: Alpine Branch Library
Location: Alpine, CA, USA
Address: 1752 Alpine Blvd, Alpine, CA 91901
Architect: Ferguson Pape Baldwin Architects
MEP Engineer: McParlane & Associates, Inc.
Electrical Engineer: ELEN Consulting
Energy Engineer: Brummitt Energy Associates
Wall R Value: R20
Roof R Value: R60
Cost: $10,000,000
Size: 12,681 sq. ft.
Year of Completion: 2016
Certification Status: Zero Energy Certified, LEED Gold Certified

AE Interests: First library to achieve certification through the Zero Energy Program, focuses on air tightness and ensuring no air leakage, high insulation levels, loose fill cellulose vented roof deck, lighting system to control use of LED fixtures during the day and night, building oriented to achieve zero-net energy.

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Name: Qiyun Mountain Pine Hermitage Resort
Location: Anhui, China
Address: Qiyunshan Town Qiyun Mountain Resort, Xiuning County 245400 China
Architects: Shanghai Jund Architects Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Atelier Design Continuum
Structural Engineer: Yingkou Xiaoyu Integrated Houses Co., Ltd.
Landscape Architects: WISTO DESIGN
Size: 82 sq. ft.
Year: 2019

AE Interests: treehouse, steel and red cedar wood mixture, organized around a living pine tree, World Architecture Festival Award Finalist, tiny house, 25 sq. meters

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Name: CapitaSpring
Location: Singapore, Singapore
Address: 88 Market Street, Singapore
Design Architects: Bjarke Ingels Group and Carlo Ratti Associati
Architect of Record: RSP
Structural Engineer: Carlo Ratti Associati
MEP Engineer: Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner (SE Asia) Pte. Ltd.
Contractor: Dragages
Stormwater Management: Fast Flow Systems
Client: CapitaLand

AE Interests: Bjarke Ingels Group, 919 feet tall, 51-story high-rise, 4-story interior green space, urban farm, concrete, steel, 12,500 sq. ft. public park,

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Building: Thammasat Urban Farm Rooftop
Location: Greater Bangkok, Thailand
Year of Completion : 2019
Client: Thammasat University
Architect: Landprocess (Kotchakorn Voraakhom)
Landscape Architect: Landprocess (Kotchakorn Voraakhom)
Structural Engineer: Degree System Co., Ltd
General Contractor: CM49
Cost: $31M
Size: 22,000 sq. ft.

AE Interest: largest urban rooftop farm in Asia, tackles climate impacts by incorporating modern landscape architecture with traditional agricultural ingenuity, the green roof, urban farming, solar roof and green public space.

Award: MasterPrize 2020

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Building: Fairmont Austin
Location: 101 Red River St, Austin, TX 78701
Year of Completion : 2017
Owner: Manchester Texas Financial Group
Architect: Gensler
Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti
General Contractor: AECOM Hunt
Cost: $370M
Size: 1.4M sf
Floor Count: 37
Height: 595 ft.

AE Interest: 3rd tallest building in Austin, sky bridge that connects the tower’s second level with the Convention Center across Red River Street, targeting LEED Gold certification with high-performance exterior façade shading devices, rainwater harvesting and guest room occupancy monitoring.

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Building: Zhengzhou Greenland Plaza
Location: Zhengzhou, China
Architect: Skidmore Owings and Merrill
Structural Engineer: Skidmore Owings and Merrill
MEP Engineer: Skidmore Owings and Merrill
Project Manager: East China Architectural Design and Research Institute
Wind Engineering Consultant: RWDI
Completed: 2012
Height: 280 meters (919 feet)
Project Area: 2.59 million ft²
Floor Count: 56 
Awards: 2014 AEI Professional Project Awards, 2012 ASHRAE – Illinois Chapter Excellence in Engineering,  2012 Chicago Athenaeum International Architecture Award, 2011 Architect Magazine R + D Award, 2011 Asia Pacific Property Awards Mixed-Use Architecture China: Highly Commended

AE Interest: Tallest building in central China when completed, shape reflects circular manmade lake, pagoda inspired structural system, hotel/office space, 18-story atrium, tilted louvers enhance interior daylighting reducing artificial lighting, smart-control system utilizes wind pressure and stack effect for ventilation, low-E glass, heliostat maximizes natural light reflection into hotel atrium.

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Building: Nocenco Cafe
Location: Vinh City, Vietnam
Address: 23 Quang Trung, Thành phố Vinh, Nghệ An 460000, Vietnam
Completion Date: 2018
Architect: VTN Architects
Bamboo Contractor: VTN Architects
Site Area: 438 m² (4,715 ft²)
Floor Count: 2
Awards: 2020 Architecture MasterPrize Interior Design of the Year

AE Interests: Icon of the City, renovated middle-rise concrete building, bamboo is a self-supporting structure, extremely long curved bamboo members, large dome, cave-like spaces, top floor café and rooftop club,  interweaving bamboo ceiling, extensive view of city, recognizable space from the street.

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Building: Lakhta Center
Location: Lakhta, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Completion Date: 2019
Client: Gazprom
Lead Architect: Tony Kettle
Architect: RMJM-(until 2011), GORPROJECT
Structural Engineer: GORPROJECT, Inforceproject
MEP Engineer: Samsung C&T, Environmental Systems Design, Inc.
Façade Engineer: ARUP, Priedemann Facade Experts, Permasteelisa Group
Contractor: Rönesans Holding
Interior Design: Exclusiva Design
Foundation Engineer: Bauer Group
Geotechnical Engineer: Geostroy, NIIOSP, Geoizol
Project Manager: AECOM, Samsung C&T
Contractors: Renaissance Construction (foundation), Arabtec Construction
Project Area: 1,312,336 sq. ft.

AE Interests:
LEED Platinum Certification, 75% of workspaces inside building utilize natural lighting, ample bicycle parking lots and roadways, 90 floors, 1516 ft. tall, tallest building in Russia and Europe, large-scale mixed use development with public facilities and offices, one of the five most eco-friendly skyscrapers in the world, curtain wall is also the world’s largest cold-bent façade by area, 16,500 pieces of curved glass (most on high-rise building ever), each floor rotates about 1 degree for a 90 degree difference between bottom and top of building

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Building: One Sino Park
Location: Chongqing, China
Completion Date: 2020
Developer & Owner: Sunac
Architects: aoe
Lead Architect: Larry Wen
Design Team: Shixin Gao, Gen Li, Jiarui Li, Liuqing Liu, Ye Wang
Structural Engineer: CMCU Engineering Co., Ltd.
Project Management: CMCU Engineering Co., Ltd.
MEP Engineer: CMCU Engineering Co., Ltd.
Landscape: INTO
Interior Design: Matrix Design
Project Area: 3210.56 sq. m.

AE Interests:
Integrates geometric form of surrounding rock formations with its sculptural elements, unique deconstructivism-inspired structure, mixed use with commercial and office spaces across 4 floors, double-height ceilings and extensive use of windows to create a ‘light’ space, aluminum-formed thousand-paper crane façade to integrate Asian culture, utilizes deconstructivist design elements for window shading

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Building: School Group René Beauverie in Vaulx-en-Velin
Location: Strasbourg, France
Architect: Dominique Coulon
Structural Engineering: Batiserf Ingénierie
Mechanical Engineering: Solares Bauen
Electrical Engineering: BET G.JOST
Landscape: Bruno Kubler
Acoustician: Euro Sound Project
Ergonomist: Defacto
Surface: 6,168 sqm

AE Interests: hollowed out block form, variation of color and light with time of day and angle of sun

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Building: 443 Queen Street
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Architect: WOHA Architects, Architectus
Structural Engineer: Arup
Project Manager: Duo Projects
Façade Engineers: Hera Engineering, Inhabit

AE Interests: post-tensioned concrete floor slabs, jump-form fast track concrete columns, catches breezes and shade to create habitable subtropical climate, generous walkways, gathering places, and viewing places

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Building: Laboratory for Shihlien Biotech Salt Plant
Location: Huaian, China 
Architecture Firm: WZWX Architecture Group
Lead Architect: Stephen Wang
Design Team: Richard Wang, Chiou-Huei Lin
Construction Engineers: Shenzhen Wenhua Architectural Construction Co. Ltd
Glass Design: Taiwan Glass
Concrete Manufacturing: FUDELI

AE Interests: Rainwater collection and evaporation for natural cooling effects, underwater lighting and structure, natural geologic lighting techniques.

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Building: Avenir (730 N Milwaukee)
Location: Chicago, Illinois 
Timeline: 2017-2019 
Architect: Antunovich Associates 
Concrete Design: Adjustable Forms, Inc. 
Structural Engineer:  Baldridge & Associates Structural Engineering, Inc. (BASE)
Construction Manager: MAPS

AE Interests: Concrete slab and shear wall design, property line cantilever, amenity deck fire safety, limited property line footing structure and column support 

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Building: Beijing Greenland Center
Location: Beijing, China
Completion Date: 2016
Architects: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM)
Structural Engineer: SOM
MEP Engineer: SOM
Civil Engineer: SOM
Interior design: SOM
Developer & Owner: Greenland Group
General Contractor: Beijing Liujian Construction Group Co., Ltd.
Project manager: Michael Pfeffer
Project Area: 172,734 sq. m.

AE Interests:
trapezoidal glass curtain that capture and reflect light, 55 stories, 260 meters tall, rectangular design around central atrium, windows provide self shading that is sustainable & efficient, mixed use with commercial & residential.

Awards:
2017 Gold Award: Real Estate Design China Award, 2017 Award of Merit: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) – Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI), 2016 China Construction Award – Honorable Distinction: China International Exchange Committee for Tall Buildings (CITAB) – Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), 2016 Design Excellence Award: AIA – Chicago Chapter

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Building: Aria Hotel
Location: Nashik, India
Completion Date: 2020
Architect – Sanjay Puri Architects
Developer – Aditya Parakh
Lead Architect – Sanjay Puri
Structural Engineer: Dr. Kelkar Designing Private Limited
Design team – Toral Doshi, Manjeet Khatri, Sudhir Ambasana, Dipti Patil.
Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Asian Paints
General Contractor: Studio MK
Furniture Suppliers: Studio MK
Service Consultants: Noesis
Interior Design: Sanjay Puri Architects
Landscape: Sanjay Puri Architects
Cost: $700,000
Project Area: 150,000 sq. ft.

AE Interests:
150,000 sq ft area, black basalt stone and stucco structure, angled rectangular form, stepping up with with the countor of the landscape, large open interior courtyards with solar shading, stucco painted to look like terracotta, solar panels provide half of hotels energy, open courtyard lets in natural light and fresh air, improved energy efficiency, 60 rectilinear rooms, rainwater harvested and reused, building materials sourced locally.

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Building: Taipei Nan Shan Plaza
Address: No.100, Songren Road, Xinyi District
Architect: Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei Inc.
General Contractor: Fu Tsu Construction
Structural Engineer: Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei Inc. + Evergreen Consulting Engineering, Inc.
Mechanical Engineer: Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei Inc. + GHIA Engineering Consultants Co., Jiesheng HVAC Engineering, Yuan Dah Fire Fighting Engineering Co.Ltd, Ming Shuei Engineering
Lighting Design: CMA Lighting Design
Construction Supervision: Archasia Design Group
FFE Coordinator: Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei Inc.
Art Coordination: Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei Inc.
Project Management: Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei Inc.
Total floor area: 2,076,261 ft²
Completion date: 2018

AE Interest:
The overall design links the three buildings:
Ultra-high-rise office tower: 892-feet tall, 2 tuned mass dampers located on 44th floor.
Cultural building: polyhedron motif with office tower. Trussed-shell entrance.
Commercial building: three large cubes offset in alternating layers, 3-D cast-stainless-steel façade with motif of plum blossoms, the national flower of Taiwan.

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Building: Vincom Landmark 81
Address: 720A Dien Bien Phu, Ward 22, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Developer: Vingroup
Architect: Atkins
General contractor: Coteccons
Structural Engineer: Arup
MEP Engineer: Aurecon
Façade Engineer: Aurecon
Fire Engineer: Aurecon
Lighting Engineer: Aurecon
Architectural height: 1,513 ft (1,540 ft including the tip), 81 floors
Total floor area: 2,590,000 ft²
Completion date: 2018

AE Interest:
Vietnamese metaphor of a bamboo cluster symbolizing strength and unity. 36 square tubes of different heights, clustered in a 6×6 matrix. Lively roof terrace with views over nearby parks and river.

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Building: Abenobashi Terminal Building
Location: Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan
Address: 1-1-43 Abenosuji, Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan
Architect:  César Pelli & Associates
Engineers: Takenaka Corporation, Obayashi Corporation
General Contractors:  Takenaka Corporation, Okumura Corporation, Obayashi Corporation, Dai Nippon Construction
Completed: March 2014
Floor Area: 28,700 m^2
Floors: 65
Building Height: 300 m
Cost: $718 million

AE Interests: Tallest skyscraper in Japan, multi-use, consists of two additional annexes along with the high rise, is the alternative station building for the train route, names after the Japanese word for “to clear, to brighten”, underground levels

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Building: Boolean Birdhouse
Location: Taiwan
Address: Yangmingshan National Park, Taiwan
Architect: Phoebe Says Wow Architects, Shihhwa Hung
Structural Engineer: woodartworkteam藝創木構
General Engineer: Beyond Space Technology Co., Ltd
Contractor: woodartworkteam藝創木構
Client: Parks and Street Lights Office, Taipei City Government
Completed: 2020
Floor Area: 80 m^2
Cost: $50K-100K
Awards: Master Prize 2020

AE Interests: multiple wooden units, lumber, large open space with projectors, inside meant to create ambiance and feeling, multicolored wood, nature and surrounded by wildlife and greenery, small scale comforting experience

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Name: The Independent
Location: Austin, Texas
Address: 301 West Ave, Austin, TX 78701
Architect: Rhode Partners
Structural Engineer: LAM+DCI
MEP & Service Engineer: Stantec Geotechnical Engineer: Terracon
Contractor: Balfour Beatty
Completed: 2019
Floor Count: 58

Height: 694 ft.
Floor Area: 968,000 ft^2
Award: 2017 Design Award from American Architecture

AE Interest: cantilevered pool, open roof crown, tallest building in Austin, engaging atmosphere, LEED certified

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Name: Green Piece Village Apartment
Location: Da Nang, Vietnam
Address: 121 Nguyen Cong Tru Street, Son Tra Ward, Da Nang City, Vietnam
Architect: Ho Khue Architects
Structural Engineer: ALPES
MEP & Service Engineer: ALPES
Contractor: Le Viet Long
Completed: 2019
Floor Count: 5
Floor Area: 8772 ft^2 (815 m^2)
Award: Architecture Masterprize

AE Interest: Stacked apartment complexes, green building, greenery in a concrete skyline, energy and thermal efficient

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Name: San Jorge Church
Location: Pamplona, Spain
Address: Paseo Sandua, 2, 31012 Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
Architect: Tabuenca & Leache
Structural Engineer: GE & Asociados S.L., engineering
Contractor: Construcciones VDR
Completed: 2008
Floor Area: 2,746 m^2
Awards: 2009 Spanish Architecture Prize Finalist, 2010 Master Design Award for Architecture by the University of Navarre, Honorable Mention in 2006-2009 COAVN Award for Service Buildings (Construction), 2013 ‘Faith and Form’ Honor Award Religious Architecture

AE Interest: Building positioned to conform to the sequence of the existing row of buildings, A raised patio that runs the full length of the facade allows for illumination without disturbing the privacy of others, skylight provides dramatic lighting onto the pulpit, large scale congregation hall

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Name: Yingliang Stone Natural History Museum
Location: Xiamen, China
Address: Yingliang 5th Impression Stone Culture Creative Park, Shuitou, China
Architect: Atelier Alter Architects
Interior Design: Atelier Alter Architects
MEP: Gong Cheng
Material Manufacturers: Yingliang Stone Group
Completed: 2020
Floor Area: 2,600 m^2
Cost: $1,325,965
Awards: Architectural Visualization Awards, Building of the Year 2020, Building of the Year 2019, Building of the Year 2018, Building of the Year 2017, EU Mies Van Der Rohe Award, German Design Council

AE Interest: Three intersected crystalloids in atrium space, quadrangular pyramid light well, vertical and horizontal crystalloids to bend light, orthogonal system of columns and beams, cubic cut stone dissection, geometric form, uniform material throughout

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Building: Vessel Hudson Yards

Location: New York, New York

Address: 20 Hudson Yards, New York, New York, 10001

Developer:  Related, Oxford Properties Group

Architect: Heatherwick Studio

Architect of Record:  KPF P.C.

Landscape Architect: Nelson Byrd Woltz

Structural engineer: Thornton Tomasetti

Public Health Engineering: ARUP

Design Engineers: AKT II

Crowd analysis: ARUP

General Contractor:  AECOM Tishman

Steel Contractor& Lift contractor: Cimolai

Cladding Contractor: Permasteelisa

Lighting designers: L’ Observatoire International

Size: 23,788 Sq ft

Year Completed: 2019

AE interests: 150 foot tall public structure,154 flights of stairs, 2500 steps, Rhythmic, Polished Copper, Painted steel,80 Platforms, inspired by ancient step wells in India, Building of the Year 2019, 86 modules.

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Building: Lantern House

Location: New York, New York

Address: 515 W 18th St. New York, NY 10011

Developer: Related Companies

General Contractor:  Related Construction

Design Architect: Heatherwick Studio Design& Architects

Executive Architect: SLCE Architects

Interior Architect:  March and White design

Structural Engineer: DeSimone Consulting Engineers

Landscape Architect: Hollander Design

Size: 40,000 sqft

Year: 2020

AE Interests: 22 story tall luxury condominium building, 40,000 sf area, Humble bay windows, Victorian style, High line, LEED Silver certified, Robust materials, 181 residents, parking for 100 vehicles, retail spaces, 2 towers.

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Building: INNS  Whisky Bar
Location: Chengdu, China
Address: no.207 tie xiang si rd, chengdu, china
Design Company: WOOTON DESIGNERS
Lead Architect: Wunghombo
Design Team: Tina Hu, Hom-Bo Wong, Franchize Lee, Xiao- Hui Lee, Shan Hu, Honghong Zhu
Manufacturer: Private House, China 
Completion Date: 2019
Awards: Master Prize Winner; Golden Pin Design Award

AE Interest:
150 square meter (10.7 square feet), a lowered ceiling with organic curves and arches throughout, the interior is composed of leather and volcanic stone and covered in gold leaf, there is a small pond formed under a section of a floating wall spiked with whiskey 

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Building: M+ Museum
Location: Hong Kong China
Design Consultant: Herzog & de Meuron Basel 
Executive Architect: TFP Farrells Limited
Landscape Design: Vogt Landschaftsarchitektur
Electrical Engineering: Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong
HVAC Engineering: Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong 
Mechanical Engineering: Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong 
Structural Engineering: Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong 
Facade Engineering: Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong
Traffic Consultant: Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong 
Lighting Engineering: Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong 
Art Storage & Conservation Consultant: Prevart, Zurich
Facade Media Screen Design: iArt, Basel
Signage Design: Cartlidge Levene
Signage Execution: Atelier Pacific
Year of Completion: 2020
Cost: $9 billion
Site Area: 25,000 m²
Gross Floor Area (GFA): 60,000 m²
Number of Levels: 18
Length: 143 m, Width: 117 m, Height: 94 m
Facade: 24,000 sqm m²

AE Interest: 
Building shape is an upside down T, 178,900 pieces of dark green ceramic tiles on the face that are laid out in a horizontal louvre structure, The recesses in the louvres are embedded with LED light bars.

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Building: Toren
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Completed: 2009
Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
Structural Engineer: Severud Associates
General Engineer: SOM
Address: 150 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn, NY

AE Interests: Combination of metal and glass panels, LEED^® Gold rating, 38 stories, 424 ft. tall, commercial and residential, energy efficient curtain wall, rain screen system, high end apartments, within a mile of 3 different parks

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Building: División del Norte
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Completed: 2009
Architecture Company: Iconico
Manufacturer: KÖMMERLING

AE Interest: Open center to let light in, great use of space in city that space is scarce, one apartment per floor for a total of five, 750 m², front of about 8m, beautiful use of glass to open up the areas, exposed structural elements like steel and concrete

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Building: Edge (30 Hudson Yards)
Location: 500 West 33rd Street Manhattan, New York 10001
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox 
Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti
MEP Engineer: Jaros, Baum & Bolles
Construction: AECOM Tishman Construction
Geotechnical, Foundational, Environmental and Survey: Langan
Completion: 2020

AE Interests:
cantilever from 100th floor (1,131 ft), highest observation deck in the Western Hemisphere, sleek and sharp design, additional foundations and columns threaded between tracks to support rail yard, sloping columns to create “mega trusses”

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Building: Otemon Gakuin University Academic Ark
Location: Ibaraki, Japan
Architect: Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei 
Structural Engineer:  Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei Incorporated
Environmental and Mechanical Engineer:  Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei Incorporated
Lighting Design: akari+DESIGN associates
Textile Design: Yoko Ando Design
Construction: 2019

AE Interests:
Inspired by ancient Japanese shrines (motif of cherry blossoms), triangular roof, floating library at the center, stainless steel exterior screens which reduce environmental load

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Name: CITIC Tower
Location: Beijing, China
Address: 10 Guanghau Rd, Chaoyang District
Year: 2018
Height: 1731 ft (527.7 m)
Architect: Kohn Pederson Fox
Structural Engineer: Arup
MEP Design: WSP
Architect of Record: Beijing Institute of Architectural Design
Engineer of Record: Beijing Institute of Architectural Design
Cost Consultant: WT Partnership
Facade Consultant: ALT Limited
Fire Consultant: Arup
Lighting Consultant: Brandston Partnership, Inc.
Property Management: Jones Lang LaSalle
Vertical Transportation: WSP
Awards: 2019 CTBUH Awards of Excellence for “Best Structural Engineering” and “Best Tall Building 400 m and above”
2019 Structural Awards for “Best Tall and Slender Structure”
2020 CTBUH Award of Excellence for “Best Tall Building 400 m and above”

AE Interest: The office building is the tallest building in Beijing and the ninth tallest building in the world. The building uses belt trusses, mega columns, and a reinforced concrete core to achieve its curved architecture, designed to resemble the ‘zun’, an ancient Chinese vessel.

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Name: St Regis (Vista Tower)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Address: 363 E Wacker Dr, 60601
Year: 2020
Height: 1196 ft (101 stories)
Size: 1,900,000 sqft
Architect: Studio Gang Architects
Structural Engineer: Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Civil Engineer: Mackie Consultants
MEP Design: dbHMS
Architect of Record: bKL Architecture
Interior Architect: HBA
Landscape Architect: OLIN
Hotel Architect: Gensler
Facade Consultant: Curtain Wall Design Consulting
Clients: Wanda Group and Magellan Development Group

AE Interest: The curved architecture leads external wind to the two story ‘blow-through floor’ on level 83. This vacant floor is encased with 24′ perforated vertical grates that allow wind to pass through. This in combination with the liquid mass damper on a higher floor cut wind sway down by nearly 25%

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Building Name: 18 Robinson Tower
Location: Singapore, Singapore
Lead Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF)
Associate Architect: Architects A61 
Structural: KTP Consultants
MEP: TY Lin International
Façade Engineer: Meinhardt
Contractor: Woh Hup
Landscape: Grant Associates
Lighting: Lighting Planners Associates

AE Interest: 
259,400 sf office and retail space, angular massing, hovering crystalline office tower supported by concrete columns above retail platform, V – shaped site, angled walls to allow for maximum natural lighting in valley of surrounding high rises, publicly accessible parks on platform and roof

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Building: Kohan Ceram Headquarters
Location: Tehran, Iran
Architect: Hooba Design
Structural Engineering: Hooba Design
MEP: Hooba Design
Lighting Design: FAD Lighting
Manufacturer: Kohan Ceram

AE Interest:
11,300 sf headquarters for brick manufacturer Kohan Ceram, façade and interior walls made from Spectacled Bricks – composed of two semi-transparent bricks with foam insert; passive thermal control with operable brick louvres regulate temperature, green spaces separate interior space from the façade to filter air and reduce noise pollution

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Building: 8850 Sunset Boulevard
Location: West Hollwood, California
Architect: Morphosis
Structural Engineer: John A. Martin & Associates
MEP Engineer: Buro Happold
Landscape Architecture and Site Sustainability: KSA Design Studio
Construction: 2021-2023
AE Interest: Guided by WeHo Green Building Program Standards. Rooftop gardens and terraces. Expected LEED Gold. Draught-tolerant plantings that encourage a cooling microclimate.

    
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Building: 41 Cooper Square
Address:  41 Cooper Square New York City, New York
Completion Date: 2009
Client: The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
Architect: Morphosis
Structural Engineer: Goldstein Associates, Inc. and John A. Martin & Associates, Inc.
MEP Engineer: IBE Consulting Engineers and Syska HennessyGroup, Inc.
General Contractor: F.J. Sciame Construction Co., Inc.
Facade Consultant: Gordon H. Smith Corporation
Civil Engineer: Langan Engineering and Environmental Services
Geotechnical Consultant: Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers
Facade Engineer: A. Zahner Company
Sustainability/LEED Consultant: Davis Langdon (AECOM)
Lighting Design: Horton Lees Brogden Lighting Design, Inc.
Landscape Architect: Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects, PC
Acoutsics Engineer: Martin Newson & Associates, LLC
Fire Engineer: Arup Fire
Consulting Engineers: Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin, Inc
Water Proofing Consultant: Henshell & Buccellato

AE Interest:
stacked vertical piazza, organized around a central atrium, wrapped in a perforated stainless steel skin, complex geometry (atrium), LEED Gold, radiant heating and cooling ceiling panels, green roof insulates the building, harvested water is reused
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Awards:
2012 National AIA Honor Award, 2011 Excellence in Structural Engineering Award for New Construction (SEA SC), 2010 REED Energy Performance + Architecture Award

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Videos: [1, 2, 3]

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Name: Kilden Performing Arts Center
Location: Kristiansand, Norway
Address: Sjølystveien 2, 4610 Kristiansand, Norway
Architect: ALA Architects
Mechanical Engineer: Sweco Groner
Electrical Engineer: COWI
Building Engineer: Multiconsultant AS
Cost: 236,193,300 USD
Size: 265,000 sq. ft.
Year of Completion: 2011

AE Interests: Facade of fabricated steel frame cladded with oak, corrugated oak walls to absorb excess noise, angling of windows save energy by maximizing heat absorption

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Name: Sacred Heart Cathedral of Kericho
Location: Kericho, Kenya
Architects: John McAslan + Partners, Triad Architects
Structural Engineering: EngPlan
M & E Consultant: EAMS
Multidisciplinary Engineer: Arup
Contractor: Esteel Construction
Furniture Design & Entrance Doors: Studio Propilis
Lead Artist: John Clark
Awards: Light and Interior Surface category in the Surface Design Awards 2017 (Lighting), Judges Special Award in BCIA 2016 (Engineering)
Cost: $2.6 M
Size: 30,139 sq. ft.
Year of Completion: 2015

AE Interests: African Roman Catholic Cathedral, finger-jointed cypress timber slats, naturally ventilated roof, acoustically moderating space, ascension of roof towards the altar

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Name: Bentway Park
Location: Toronto, Canada
Address: 250 Fort York Blvd, Toronto, ON M5V 3K9, Canada
Architect for Strachan Gate: Gensler
Architect for Skating Building: Kearns Mancini Architects
Structural Engineering: Blackwell
Structural Engineering for Skating Building: RJC
Electrical Engineering: DPM Energy, E-Lumen
Civil and Mechanical engineering: WSP
Geotechnical Engineering: Amec Foster Wheeler
Design Lead/Landscape Architect: Public Work
Lighting Design: Tillett Lighting Design Associates
Construction Manager: Kiewit
Fountain Design: DEW
Funding: City of Toronto and Judy & Wilmot Matthews
Awards: 2019 ASLA Professional Awards (Honor Award)
Year: 2018

AE Interests: supportive concrete columns, multifunctional space, public work that ties seven neighborhoods together, reuse of infrastructure to support new forms of public life, use of recycled construction debris, skating trail, water play zone in summertime

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Name: Koper Central Park
Location: Koper, Slovenia
Address: 6000 Koper, Slovenia
Architect: Enota
Structural Engineering: Ivan Ramšak s.p.
MEP Engineering: Nom Biro
Landscaping: Spicy Garden
Project Value: $3,300,582
Awards: 2019 Architecture Masterprize in Landscape Architecture/Public, 2019 City Brand & Tourism Landscape Award (Milan, Italy), 2019 The Plan Awards in Landscape (Rome, Italy), 2019 Big SEE Architecture Award in Landscape & Urban Space (Ljubljana, Slovenia), 2018 The Plans Awards in Landscape (Venice, Italy), 2016 Architizer A+ Awards (New York, USA)
Constructed Area: 279,862 sq. ft.
Year of Completion: 2018

AE Interests: monolithic building blocks, undulating urban elements, partially built, extensive unoccupied surfaces, Mediterranean vegetation

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Name: Kooroomba Chapel
Location: Mount Alford, Australia
Address: 168 F M Bells Rd, Mount Alford QLD 4310, Australia
Architect: Wilson Architects
Landscape Architect: Wilson Landscape Architects
Engineer: Kelvin Crofton & Associates
Consultant Contractor: Kowald Builders
Geotechnical Consultant: East Coast Geotechnical
Building Certifier: GMA Certification Group
Project Value: $300,000
Awards: 2019 QLD Architecture Awards – Darling Downs Regional Commendation (Small Architecture Project)
Size: 1291.67 sq. ft.
Year: 2018

AE Interests: hollow timber walls, vines growing along walls to blend structure in with surrounding nature, symbolic glass door, chapel nave aligned with mountain peaks

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Name: Navakitel Design Hotel
Location: Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
Address: 10 Saphan Yao Road, Pho Sadet, Muang, Nakhon Si Thammarat 80000, Thailand
Architect: Junsekino Architect and Design
Interior: Junsekino Interior Design
Client: Suchada Navakitpaitoon
Size: 41,979.25 sq. ft.
Year: 2019

AE Interests: reinforced concrete structure, perforated metal to let light in, thin and sharp steel plates to melt the thickness of the building, use of steel, wood, cement, and rope

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Name: Bosjes Chapel
Location: Bosjes Farm, Western Cape, South Africa
Address: R43, Worcester, 6849, South Africa
Design Architect: Steyn Studio
Project Architect: TV3 Architects
Landscape Architect: CNdV
Structural Engineer: Henry Fagan & Partners
M & E Engineer: Solution Station
Formwork Scaffolding Engineer (responsible for roof solution): PERI
Contractor: Longworth & Faul
Size: 4,628 sq. ft.
Year Completed: 2016

AE Interests: self-supporting roof with dynamic curvature, thin shell concrete, terrazzo floors and glass walls to internally reflect light, emulation of God’s wings and mountainous backdrop

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Building: Namaste Tower
Location: Mumbai, India
Architect: Atkins
Year: 2011-Current

AE interests: Canopies that support solar thermal collectors will be able to provide energy to heat water in the hotel. The two sides of the hotel are clasped together, resembling hands greeting the city. Facade shows Mehndi patterns.

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Building: Statoil Regional and International Offices
Location: Bjørvika, Oslo
Architect: a-lab (Arkitekturlaboratoriet AS)
Landscape Architecture: Ramboll Norway
Contractor: Skanska (office building above ground) / PEAB (ground work and basement)
Year: 2012

AE Interests:
prefabricated superstructure in steel and concrete, facades in glass and aluminum. “structure consists of five blocks, each one of them three floors high, 140 meters long and 23 meters wide, stacked on top of each other” (4). 85% recycled heat energy.

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Building: Linxia Grand Theater
Location: Nanbinhe East Road, Linxia, Gansu, China
Architect: DUTStudio
Structural Design: Xiang Fang, Mao-ming Zhang
Year: 2013-2016

AE Interests:
Welded steel beams to “weave” overall structure like the “Bird’s Nest” National Olympic Sports Center. Steel structure is fully exposed.

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Building: Sandcrawler
Location: One -North, Singapore
Architect: Andrew Bromberg of Aedas

AE Interests: glass, steel, concrete, response to site, 100-seat cinema, landscape lush with foliage, aluminium louvres, external glass wrapping defines, strong civic dimension,

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Building: Rossignol Global Headquarters
Location: Saint Jean de Moirans, France
Architect: Hérault Arnod Architectes (Lead Architect), Florent Bellet, Alexandre Pachiaudi, Camille Bérar, Matthias Jäger with François Deslaugiers, (Architect for the panoramic lift)
Project Manager: Jérôme Moenne-Loccoz
Landscape Designer: Cap Paysages
Economy: Bureau Michel Forgue
Structure: Batiserf
Fluids: Nicolas Ingénierie
Client: Skis Rossignol SAS
Completion: 2009

AE Interests: energy-saving, steel structure, wood and glass external envelope, timber over-roof, natural larch, natural ventilation, automatic window openings, internal social communication, re-injection heating system

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Building: Municipal Gym of Salamanca
Location: Salamanca, Chile
Architect: Carreño Sartori Arquitectos
Collaborators: Pamela Jarpa Rosa, Pia Mastrantonio Pedrina, Claudia Wagner Böhmer
Structural Calculation: SyS Ingenieros Consultores
Electric Project: ICG S.A.
Sanitary Project : Roberto Pavéz Mujica
Topographic Project: Ángel Espinoza Varas
Landscape Project: Carreño Sartori Arquitectos
Construction: Constructora Lohse y Villablanca ltda

AE Interests: conceived from the site, controlled interior light, wood, metal, and concrete, faceted geometry, open to pedestrian sidewalks, incorporates originally closed lots

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Building: Maggie’s Centre Barts
Location: London, United Kingdom
Completed: 2017
Architect: Steven Holl Architects
Engineer: Arup
Historic Building Advisor: Donald Insall Associates
Lighting Consultant: L’Observatoire International
Cost Estimator: Gardiner & Theobald
Construction Manager: Sir Robert McAlpine
Archeology: MOLA
Glass Consultant: Arup

AE Interests: Located in the square of St. Batholomew’s Hospital, the oldest hospital in London (founded in the 12th century). It was recently renovated to serve as a center that provides support to people with cancer and their families.

It was designed as a “vessel within a vessel within a vessel.” As seen in the top right picture, the main structure is a concrete frame. The inner “vessel” is perforated bamboo and the outer “vessel” is matte white glass with colored glass.

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Building: London Centre for Music
Location: London, United Kingdom
Estimated Completion Date: 2023
Architect: Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Local Architects: Sheppard Robson
Acoustics: Nagata Acoustics
Theater Design Consultants: Charcoalblue
Engineering Consultants: Buro Happold
Cost Consultants: AECOM

AE Interest: The foyer is comprised of two levels. The second level connects Barbican Estate’s Highwalk to the Centre.

The hall (on the right) is built for excellent symphonic sound, yet it is flexible enough to accommodate creative work across multiple disciplines. There are exposed acoustically controlled pods integrated into the hall seating that provides an opportunity for education.

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Building: Wuxi Taihu Show Theatre
Location: Wuxi, China
Completed: 2019
Architect: Steven Chilton Architects
Architecture and design management: Sunac Group
Concept engineer: Buro Happold Engineering
Theatre consultant: Auerbach Pollock Friedlander
Show design: Dragone
LDI: Tongji Architectural Design

AE interests: angled steel columns, shade canopy, building envelope, aluminum louvres, passive cooling, painted block-work, curtain wall glazing, organic form

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Building: nhow Amsterdam RAI Hotel
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Address: Europaboulevard
Completion: 2020
Architect: OMA
Partner-in-charge: Reinier de Graaf, Rem Koolhaas
Associate in charge: Michel van de Kar
Contractor: Pleijsierbouw
Structure: Van Rossum Raadgevende Ingenieurs
MEP & vertical circulation: Techniplan Adviseurs BV
BREEAM consultant: Techniplan Adviseurs BV
Fire consultant: Royal HaskoningDHV
Acoustic consultant: Royal HaskoningDHV

AE Interests: mixed-use high rise, aluminum and glass facade

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Guangxi Culture & Art Center, Nanning Internationaler Wettbewerb 2014 – 1. Preis Das Guangxi Culture & Art Center in Nanning besteht aus einem Grand Theatre für ca. 1800 Zuschauer, einer Konzerthalle mit ca. 1200 Plätzen und einer Multifunktionshalle mit ca. 500 Plätzen. Es soll als Einrichtung der Provinz Guangxi das kulturelle Angebot in Nanning als Provinzhausptstadt steigern und ein Forum für die darstellenden Künste bieten. Entwurf: Meinhard von Gerkan Partner: Nikolaus Goetze Assoziierter Partner: Dirk Heller Projektmanagement: Wu Di, Lin Wei, Liu Yangjiao Projektleitung: Dirk Seyffert Partnerbüro (lokal): ECADI & Shanghai Modern: Kang Zhiyi & Wen Yong Bauherr: Weining Ltd., Nanning, China BGF: 113.764 m²

Guangxi Culture & Art Center, Nanning Internationaler Wettbewerb 2014 – 1. Preis Das Guangxi Culture & Art Center in Nanning besteht aus einem Grand Theatre für ca. 1800 Zuschauer, einer Konzerthalle mit ca. 1200 Plätzen und einer Multifunktionshalle mit ca. 500 Plätzen. Es soll als Einrichtung der Provinz Guangxi das kulturelle Angebot in Nanning als Provinzhausptstadt steigern und ein Forum für die darstellenden Künste bieten. Entwurf: Meinhard von Gerkan Partner: Nikolaus Goetze Assoziierter Partner: Dirk Heller Projektmanagement: Wu Di, Lin Wei, Liu Yangjiao Projektleitung: Dirk Seyffert Partnerbüro (lokal): ECADI & Shanghai Modern: Kang Zhiyi & Wen Yong Bauherr: Weining Ltd., Nanning, China BGF: 113.764 m²

Guangxi Culture & Art Center, Nanning Internationaler Wettbewerb 2014 – 1. Preis Das Guangxi Culture & Art Center in Nanning besteht aus einem Grand Theatre für ca. 1800 Zuschauer, einer Konzerthalle mit ca. 1200 Plätzen und einer Multifunktionshalle mit ca. 500 Plätzen. Es soll als Einrichtung der Provinz Guangxi das kulturelle Angebot in Nanning als Provinzhausptstadt steigern und ein Forum für die darstellenden Künste bieten. Entwurf: Meinhard von Gerkan Partner: Nikolaus Goetze Assoziierter Partner: Dirk Heller Projektmanagement: Wu Di, Lin Wei, Liu Yangjiao Projektleitung: Dirk Seyffert Partnerbüro (lokal): ECADI & Shanghai Modern: Kang Zhiyi & Wen Yong Bauherr: Weining Ltd., Nanning, China BGF: 113.764 m²

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Building: Guangxi Culture and Art Center
Location: Nanning, China
Completed: 2018
Architect: GMP Architects & Schlaich Bergermann Partner
Local Architect: ECADI Shanghai
Contractor: China State Construction Engineers Cooperation, Nanjing China Construction Chemical Equipment Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

Awards: 2014 SEAoNY Excellence in Structural Engineering

AE Interests: Comprised of 3 venues – opera house (1,600 seats), concert hall (1,200 seats), and multi-functional hall (550 seats). All are connected by a “floating” steel roof comprised of large louvers on a steel frame substructure.

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Building: Beijing Daxing International Airport
Location: Beijing, China
Architectural Engineers: Buro Happold & Arup (Arup did fire engineering)
Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects
Construction: 2014-2019

AE Interest: The Beijing Daxing International Airport has the largest single terminal in the world, covering 700,000 square meters, and is second only to the Istanbul New Airport in terms of overall size of the airport. It is absolutely massive, and is growing even as more terminals get added.

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Building: Istanbul Airport
Location: Istanbul,Turkey
Architectural Engineer: Arup
Architect: Grimshaw Architects, Haptic Architects, Nordic Architects
Construction: 2015-2019

AE Interest: Arup was influential in the program design of the airport, making the circulation through the building, which is important in an airport, a top consideration throughout the design process. Earthquake design includes innovative base-isolation system.

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Building: Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts
Location: Lausanne, Switzerland
Architects: Fabrizio Barozzi, Alberto Veiga (BAROZZI VEIGA)
Local Architect: Fruehauf Henry & Viladoms
Structural Engineering: INGENI
MEP: BA Consulting
Facade Design: Xmade
Completed: 2019

AE Interest: brick facade, site response, structural core, museum design

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Building: Palazzo Della Civiltà Italiana (Square Colosseum)
Location: Rome, Italy
Completion: 1940, Renovation: 2014
Architect: Giovanni Guerrini, Ernesto Bruno La Padula and Mario Romanoas
Architect (Reconstruction): Marco Costanzi
Engineering (Reconstruction): ESA Engineering

AE Interest: facade, concrete, cast in situ portal framing, clad, travertine marble

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Building: The Church on Tidal Flats
Location: Douyuan Village, Fuqing, China
Architecture: CWXD
Lead Archiect: Wenxing Chen
Completion: 2017

AE Interest: glass, steel, concrete, roofing system, religious architecture

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Building: Seattle Asian Art Museum
Location: Seattle, Washington
Completion: 2019
Architect: LMN Architects
Civil Engineer: Coughlin Porter Lundeen
General Contractor: BNBuilders
Landscape Architect: Walker Macy
Lighting Design: Fisher Marantz Stone
Mechanical Engineer: Rushing Company
Electrical Engineer: Stantec
Envelope Consultant: RDH Building Science, Inc.
Historic Preservation Consultant: BOLA Architecture and Planning
Owner’s Representative: OAC Services, Inc.
Structural Engineer: Magnusson Klemencic Associates

AE Interests: artificial daylighting, renovation, art deco facade,facade restoration, precast concrete and glass structure

Articles: [1],[2],[3]

 
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Building: House for the Elderly in Palaudàries
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Architect: Codina Prat Valls l Arquitectes Associats
Structural Engineer: BIS Structures
Engineering: PGI
Construction: C.P.M.
Completion: 2019

AE Interests: Energy rating A (maximum energy efficiency), 200% thermal insulation, aerothermia, cross-laminated wood panels, reduced emissions from wood and recycled materials.

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Building: Vivid Planet Software Offices
Location: Henndorf am Wallersee, Austria
Architect: LP architektur
Structural Engineer: Bauingenieure Lackner Egger ZT GmbH
Electrical Engineer: Ingenieurbüro Müller-Uri GmbH
Wood Construction: INNOVA Holz GmbH
Construction: EBSTER Bau
Completion: 2019

AE Interests: sustainable materials, wood construction, two-story solitaire based on the slope of the landscape.

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Building: The Gates
Location: Dolphin Coast, South Africa
Architect: Bloc Architects
Engineering: Escongweni BPH Engineers
Landscape: Uys & White Landscape Architects
Contractor: North Global Group
Consultants: Kaljon, Ogilvie Engineering, Mvelo Air
Completion: 2019

AE Interests: locally sourced and sustainable materials, cantilevered concrete green roof, natural stone spine walls.

Articles:
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