Taiyuan Botanical Garden – Taiyuan City, China
Building: Taiyuan Botanical Garden
Location: Jinyuan District, Taiyuan City, China
Architect: DMAA
Structural Engineer, Facade Engineer: Bollinger + Grohmann Ingenieure
HVACR/ Electric: Cody Energy Design
Landscape Design: Valentien+Valentien Landschaftsarchitekten und Stadtplaner SRL
Year: 2019
AE Interests:
Gridshell made out of timber, design to integrate natural landscape with technological and ecological solutions
The Spring- Shanghai
Building: The Springs (2020)
Location: Shanghai, China
Architect: Henning Larsen
Lighting: UDG
MEP: Arup
Landscape Architect: SLA
Facade Design: Inhabit
AE Interest: Mix-use development. Emphasis on response to the surroundings. Oriented to maximize light and minimize winds, which creates a comfortable outdoor courtyard. Building shape helps air quality, noise dampening, and increases presence of natural light. LEED Gold for Core and Shell.
Articles: [1]
The Shanghai Tower – Shanghai, China
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Name: Shanghai Tower
Location: Shanghai, China
Cost: $2.2 billion
Architect: Jun Xia (Gensler)
Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti
MEP Engineer: Consentini Associates
Main Contractor: Shanghai Construction Group
AE Interests: Incorporates a double glass skin to help conserve heat energy, wind turbines to produce power and a rainwater collection system. The shape of the building has also been designed to reduce wind loads on the structure, reducing the amount of building materials required. It currently is the tallest building in China and the second tallest in the world.
Updated 3/2020 by W.Zhang
Beirut Terraces – Beirut, Lebanon
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Building Name: Beirut Terraces
Address: Plot 1801 and Plot 1802, Block 18, Beirut Central District, Lebanon
Completion: 2016
Architect: Herzog and de Meuron
Executive Architect: Khatib & Alami
Project Architects: Tobias Winkelmann, Ursula Hürzeler
Planning Engineer: Hill International
Building Dimensions: Base: 216 x 216ft, Tower: 53,70m x 53,70m / 177 x 177ft
Height: 392ft
AE Interests: Five principles define the project: layers and terraces, inside and outside, vegetation, views and privacy, light and identity; The structure is carried by the core and a regular column-grid that spans up to 14.7 meters; [1] 160 floors of vertical layering.
(Edited March 2018 by Shijun Xu)
New Central Library – Calgary, Canada
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Building: Calgary Central Library and Library Plaza
Location: Calgary, Canada
Design Architect: Snohetta
Architect of Record: DIALOG
Construction Manager: Stuart Olson
Project Manager: MHPM
Size: 240,000 sf
Currently under construction; projected to be finished in 2018
AE Interests
Oval-shaped, multi-faceted public library. Exterior is wrapped in a textured facade with translucent fritted glass panels used to screen private study areas and clear glass used for public areas. Interior centers around a four-story atrium topped with a skylight. Multi-functional building with meeting space, activity centers, cafe, theater, reading rooms, and conference rooms. [a]
UniSA Great Hall – Adelaide, Australia
Building: UniSA Great Hall Adelaide
Location: Adelaide, Australia
Design Architect: Snohetta
Collaborating Architect: JamFactory
Architect of Record: JPE Design Studio
Structural Engineer: Aurecon
Managing Contractor: Mossop Construction and Interiors
Size: 7000 sm (75347.3 sf) Currently under construction; scheduled to be completed by 2018
AE Interests
Multi-functional building, featuring a sports complex, swimming pool and facilities for graduations, exams, corporate and cultural events. Foyer entrance and mezzanine function space. Complex, angular facade. [a]
Video: [1]
King Abdulaziz Centre for World Culture – Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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Building: King Abdulaziz Centre for World Culture
Location: Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Design Architect: Snohetta
Structural Engineer: Walter P Moore
Size: 100,000 sm (328,085 sf)
Currently under construction; scheduled to be completed in 2016
AE Interests
Cultural Center. Guided by LEED international standards, energy-efficient. Facade is made from CNC bent stainless steel tubes that are individually formed and wrapped around the building. [a]
Video: [1]
Nautical Club Building (Marina D’ Arechi) – Salerno, Italy
Building: Nautical Club Building
Location: Marina d’Arechi Port Village, Salerno, Italy
Address: Via Salvador Allende, 84123 Salerno SA, Italy
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Structural Engineer: Santiago Calatrava
Construction started in 2010.
AE Interest: suspended by bridge connecting coast and marina, façade protects building from sun with use of movable lamella system, marina and building designed to help reduce beach erosion[a]
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215 Chrystie – New York City, New York
Building: 215 Chrystie
Location: New York City, New York
Address: 215 Chrystie New York City, New York 10002
Design Architect: Herzog & De Meuron
Executive Architect: Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners LLP
Construction Manager: Triton Construction Company
Build-able Area: 257,689 sf
Under construction: scheduled completion; 2017
AE Interest:
multi-use building (hotel and residential) including night-life capabilities, structural elements (concrete) are left unfinished and presented to the street as raw thus economically combining Architecture and Structure, Exo-Skeleton structure allows interior space to be free of columns, windows are tilted towards the sky to allow for more light permeation and added privacy [a]
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National Library of Israel – Jerusalem, Israel
Building: National Library of Israel
Location: Jerusalem, Israel
Architect: Herzog & de Meuron
Executive Architect: Amir Mann – Ami Shinar Architects and Planners Ltd.
Size 45,000 sf
Currently under construction; scheduled to be completed 2020
AE Interest: Renewal process for the library to transition from a traditional library to a digital information hub [a] to provide state of the art resources to 21st century users,mixing traditional architecture in Jerusalem with new contemporary feel, sustainable building with solar panels and a rock store in ground for naturally cool air [b] 10 floors total with 6 above composing 15,000 sf and 4 below ground composing 30,000 sf [c]
New Gate of the Alhambra-Granada, Spain
Name: New Gate of the Alhambra
Location: Granada, Spain
Address: 1066 Granada massacre, 18009 Granada, Spain
Architects: Alvaro Siza, and Juan Domingo Santos
Collaborators: Jose Navarro Navarro
Structural Engineers: GOP Engenharia
Industrial Engineering: Abacus Engineers
Size: 5,700 sqm
Year: In Progress
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AE Interest:
-Creates a new entrance to the Palace of Charles V (Alhambra) of Spain; contrasts light and warmth with dark and cold; aimed to disguise the massive building and enhance the castle-fortress [2]; one challenge is how to excavate the land without causing damage to the site itself; the main entrance is located underground and utilizes light-wells to illuminate the interior of the building; designed to blend into the surrounding landscape [3].
Vancouver Art Gallery – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Building: Vancouver Art Gallery
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Architect: Herzog & de Meuron
Collaborating Architect: Perkins + Will
Size 300,000 sf [a]
Currently under construction; scheduled to be completed 2020
AE Interest: New building to house the Vancouver Art Gallery, covered courtyard for public use provides comfort from the elements year round, façade composed of wood that will allow the building to age and change over time [b]
Visit the gallery page here to stay up to date [1]
MKM Museum Küppersmühle, Extension – Duisburg, Germany
Building: MKM Museum Küppersmühle, Extension
Location: Duisburg, Germany
Address: Philosophenweg 55 · 47051 Duisburg
Design Architect: Herzog & De Meuron
Structural Engineer: Drees & Sommer Advanced Building Technologies
M+E Engineer: Drees & Sommer Advanced, ap-Plan
Exhibition Space: 26,910 sf
Planned Completion: 2018
AE Interest:
Museum addition continues architectural aspects of the original industrial grain mill; materials echo original materials providing visual growth through time; grain silos are re-purposed to be corridors and an exhibition space [a].
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Taipei Pop Music Center – Taipei, Taiwan
Building: Taipei Pop Music Center
Location: Taipei, Taiwan
Architect: Reiser + Umemoto, RUR Architecture PC
Local Architect: Fei and Cheng
Structural and MEP Engineering, Sustainability, Acoustitcs: Arup
Scheduled Completion: 2015
AE Interests: a pedestrian bridge connects both sites of the center and acts as a socle for the Main Hall, Hall of Fame and Industry Shell, the Main Hall is a 5000 seat auditorium, outdoor amphitheater with 3000 people standing capacity, the Industry Shell has production facilities and performance spaces, the Hall of Fame is a cube with four floors of exhibition space, a restaurant, research facilities, and a lecture hall
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Rio Olympic Park Master Plan – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Building: Rio Olympic Park Master Plan
Location: Barra de Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro
Status: Under Construction (to be completed by 2016)
Development Size: 292 acres
Design: AECOM
Supporting Architects: DG Architecture, Wilkinson Eyre Architects, Pujol Barcelona Architects, IMG Sports and Expedition
SMEP Engineer: Arup
Sustainability Consultant: Arup
Local Engineer: RioMais
AEInterests: winning design of international design competition, Main Press Center will be certified LEED Silver, after the park is used for the 2016 Summer Olympics the park will then be turned into the Olympic Training Centre, as well as schools and urban housing
Video: [1]
The Grand Egyptian Museum- Cairo, Egypt
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Completion: May 2012- TBC
Architect: Heneghan Peng Architects, RMC
Structural Engineer: Arup
MEP: Buro Happold
Landscape Architects: West 8, Sites
Specialist Lighting: Bruce Mau Design
Exhibition Masterplanning: Metaphor
AE Interests: Relates to land features such as the Nile’s pathway through the desert to the Mediterranean.
The Gate Residence – Cairo, Egypt
Building: The Gate Residence
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Completion: 2015- 2019
Architect: Vincent Callebaut
Project Manager: Hill International
AE Interests: Callebaut has designed this coral reef inspired building to be a role model for green sustainable architecture in Cairo. A solar roof paneling and facades in the form of fish gills provides shadow in optimal areas in order to decrease mechanical ventilation. LEED gold plus certification.
Article: 1
Cairo Expo City – Cairo, Egypt
Building: Cairo Expo City
Completion: 2009-TBC
Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects
Structural Engineer: Buro Happold
Theatre: Theatre Projects Consultants
Lighting: Office for Visual Attraction
Landscape Architect: Gross. Max.
AE Interests: Egyptian landscape such as the Nile delta and hilly topography is used as inspiration to create a flow between curvaceous buildings and waterways.
Article: 1
Video: 1
Stone Towers – Cairo, Egypt
Building: Stone Towers
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Completion: 2008-TBC
Architects: Zaha Hadid Architects, Newtecnic, Seam Design
Landscape Architect: Gross.Max.
Construction: AECOM
Structural Engineers: Okoplan Strucures, AKT II
MEP: Integrated Consulting Group, Hoare Lea
AE Interests: Geometry of the building allows light to create shadows that highlight the curvature of each tower. A ripple effect is used on the North Edge while a ribboning pattern is used on the South Edge, both elements intertwine by an outdoor delta form.
Gallery: 1
Article: 1
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Bahá’í Temple of South America – Santiago, Chile
Building: Bahá’í Temple of South America
Location: Santiago, Chile
Architect: Hariri Pontarini Architects
Area: 1200.0 sqm
Project Year: 2016
Interests: The design consists of nine translucent wings arranged like leaves that filter sunlight through out the day. Each of the nine leaves provides its own entrance to symbolically welcome people from all directions. This temple is built over elastomeric isolators to withstand Chile’s seismic activity.
Three World Trade Center (3WTC) – Manhattan, New York, USA
Building: Three World Trade Center (175 Greenwich Street, 3WTC)
Completion: 2018
Architect: Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
Structural Engineer: WSP Cantor Seinuk
MEP Engineer: Jaros, Baum, and Bolles
Floors (above ground): 71
Height: 1079ft
AE Interests: facade has a load-bearing lattice structure, designed to achieve LEED Gold certification for energy efficiency, steel and glass exterior, reinforced concrete core, life safety systems will far exceed NYC building codes
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Aria On the Bay – Miami, Fl, U.S.
Building: Aria on the Bay
Location: Miami, Fl, U.S.
Architects: Arquitectonica
Developer: Melo Group
Height: 53 floors, 535 feet
Completion: Third quarter 2017, Construction started
AEInterests: Curvilinear, smooth, gentle lines, shaped like the ocean’s wave crests, large glass windows
Margaret McDermott Bridge – Dallas, Texas
Building: Margaret McDermott Bridge
Location: Dallas, Texas
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Structural Engineer: Calatrava, Huitt Zollars Inc.
General Contractor: American Bridge
Completion Date: Summer 2017
AE Interests: steel arches span 275 feet, suspended arch bridge
Taipei Performing Arts Center (TPAC) – Taipei, Taiwan
Building: Taipei Performing Arts Center (TPAC)
Location: Shilin, Taipei, Taiwan
Architect: Rem Koolhaas and David Gianotten of OMA
Local Architect: Artech Architects
Structural Engineers: Arup, Evergreen
Geotechnical Engineer: Sino Geotech
MEP Engineers: Arup
Scheduled Completion: 2015
AE Interests: the winner of a design competition in January 2009, 3 theater spaces steming from a transparent cube, 1500-seat Grand Theater, 800-seat Multiform Theater, and 800-seat Proscenium Playhouse, the Grand Theater and Multiform Theater can be combined into a Super Theater, the cube’s facade is corrugated glass and aluminum panels cover the 3 theaters
One Ocean South Beach, Miami Beach, Fl, U.S.
Building: One Ocean South Beach
Location: Miami Beach, Fl, U.S.
Architects: Ten Arquitectos, Sieger-Suarez
Builder: Sieger-Suarez
Interior Design: Yabu Pushelburg
Completion: Late 2015
AeInterests: Curvilinear, smooth, continuous lines, modern style, wrap around windows
Faena House – Miami-Beach, Fl, U.S.
Building: Faena House
Location: Miami- Beach, USA
Architects: Foster and Partners
Structural Engineer: Permasteelisa
Developer: Molteni Group
Height: 18 floors
Completion: By the end of 2015
AEInterests: Curvilinear, sleek smooth lines, designed to reduce need for cooling during the summer, large balconies with glass everywhere, built to withstand hurricanes
One Thousand Museum – Miami, Florida, U.S.
Building: One Thousand Museum
Location: Miami, Florida, U.S.
Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects
Structural Engineers: DeSimone Consulting Engineers, PLLC
Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing: Huffsey Nicolades Garcia Suarez (HNGS)
General Contractor: Plaza Construction
Developers: 1000 Biscayne Tower LLC
Height: 709 ft, 62 floors
Completion: To be completed by late 2017, construction has started
AEInterests: Rectilinear, web like exoskeleton to brace against hurricane winds, every floor has unique dimensions.
Vietnamese Community Center – Thuy Hoa, Vietnam
Administrative Building of FPT University – Hanoi, Vietnam
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Building Name: Administrative building of FPT University
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
Principal Architect: Vo Trong Nghia Architects
Completed: 2017
AE interests: checkerboard greenery integrated into facade will provide shade and improve air quality through natural ventilation
Articles: 1
Vincom Landmark 81 – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Name: Vincom Landmark 81
Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Architect: Atkins
Structural Engineer: Arup
Status: expected completion in 2017
AE Interests: Vietnam’s tallest building, 1,509 ft. (461 m.) tall, 81 floors, 25 extruded cubes, will comprise of retail, residential apartments, a hotel, and rooftop gardens, sustainable design, entire glass facade
Articles: 1
Headquarters National Cement Corporation – Hanoi, Vietnam
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Building: Headquarters National Cement Corporation
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
Architect: KSP Jürgen Enegel Architekten
Local Subcontractors: VNCC
Mechanical & Electrical Engineers: Iproplan
Status: Completed in 2014
AE Interests: 31 story, hi-rise office building, large windows, lamella limestone facade
Articles: 1
One Blackfriars – London, England, U.K.
Building: One Blackfriars
Location: London, England, U.K.
Architect: SimpsonHaugh and Partners
Structural Engineer: WSP
Services Engineer: Hoare Lea
Contractor: Brookfield Multiplex
Completion: under construction, anticipated 2017
AE Interests: 170 m tall (558 ft), 50 floors, aiming for BREEAM “Very Good” rating and Level 4 rating from the Code for Sustainable Homes, minimized footprint, double-skin facade, outer transparent glass facade, 152-room hotel, 271 residential apartments, retail space, health and fitness centre, restaurants and bars, viewing lounge
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Fangshan Tangshan National Geopark Museum – Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Building: Fangshan Tangshan National Geopark Museum
Location: Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Architect: Studio Odile Decq
Landscape Architect: HASSELL
Completion: 2014
AE Interest: shape of the museum originates from the slope of the site, landscape architecture,
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Manhattan Loft Gardens – London, England, U.K.
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Building: Manhattan Loft Gardens
Location: London, England, U.K.
Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
Structural Engineer: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
Services Engineer: Hoare Lea
Construction: Bouygues UK
Completion: under construction, anticipated 2016
AE Interests: 143 m tall (469 ft) building includes 2 large cantilevers in the tower mass, 3 sky gardens, 248 residential apartments, a 150-room hotel, 42 levels, a spa, two restaurants, and a triple-height lobby. Designed with sustainability in mind, the hotel portion will earn the BREEAM “Outstanding” ranking, while the residential component of the tower will earn a Level Four ranking from the Code for Sustainable Homes. Recycled concrete and steel are to be utilized in the construction of the tower.
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Graz Central Station – Graz, Austria
Building: Graz Central Station
Location: Graz, Austria
Completion: Under Construction
Architect: Zechner & Zechner
Structural Engineer: Zenkner Consulting Engineer
Concrete Engineer: Schimetta Consult Ziviltechniker
AE Interests: dynamic curved roof system, long two-span beam, reflects natural light, LED atmospheric lighting system for evening, prefabricated steel structure
Musée des Confluences – Lyon, France
Building: Musée des Confluences (Museum of Knowledge)
Location: Lyon, France
Completion Expected: 2014
Architect: Coop Himmelb(l)au
Architect of Record: Patriarche & Co
Structural Engineering (Design): Bollinger + Grohmann
Structural Engineering (Executive): Coyne et Bellier; Van Santen
Acoustics: Cabinet Lamoureux
Lighting Consultant: Har Hollands
AE Interests: Complex geometry, cantilever `
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Updated 3/2015 by G.Brooks
Garden Bridge – London, England, U.K.
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Building: Garden Bridge
Location: London, England
Completion: 2017
Architect: Thomas Heatherwick (Heatherwick studio)
Landscape Architect: Dan Pearson
Engineers: Arup
AE Interest: Pedestrian bridge over the river Thames, catalyst for urban renewal, elevated garden.
Updated 12/2014 by GB.
See 3rd image for announcement of final approval – ref. BDOnline.
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Chaoyang Park Plaza – Beijing China
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Building: Chaoyang Park Plaza
Architects: MAD Architects
Location: Beijing, China
Estimated Year of Completion: 2016
Directors In Charge: Ma Yansong, Dang Qun, Yosuke Hayano
Design Team: Zhao Wei, Kin Li, Liu Huiying, Lin Guomin, Bennet Hu Po-Kang, Julian Sattler, Nathan Kiatkulpiboone, Li Guangchong, Fu Changrui, Yang Jie, Zhu Jinglu, Younjin Park, Gustaaf Alfred Van Staveren
Client: Junhao Real Estate Beijing Jingfa Properties Co., Limited.
Construction Engineers: China Construction Design International Group Co., Ltd
Facade Design & Optimize Consultant: RFR
Landscape Design Consultant: Greentown Akin
Lighting Design Consultant: GD Lighting Design Co., Ltd
AE Interest: Facade designed to mimic traditional shan-shui paintings (shan-shui = mountain-water). Air purification system and ventilation system are integrated into the facade of the building. LEED Gold.
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Honeycomb – New Providence, Bahamas
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Building: Honeycomb
Architects: BIG, HKS, Michael Diggiss Architects
Location: New Providence, Bahamas
Estimated Year of Completion: 2016
Partners In Charge: Bjarke Ingels, Thomas Christoffersen
Project Leader: Sören Grünert
Design Team: Benzi Rodman, David Spittler, Jenny Shen, Karen Shiue, Lujac Desautel, Romea Muryn, Brian Foster
Local Architect: HKS architects
Executive Architect: Michael Diggiss Architects (MDA)
Client: Tavistock Group / New Valley LLC
Developer: Howard M. Lorber, Tavistock Group
AE Interest: Honeycomb facade mimics the natural design of coral formations. Vertical columns of the honeycomb structure supports pools in each condo.
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Torre Reforma – Mexico City, Mexico
Building: Torre Reforma
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Status: Under Construction (Expected Completion: 2015)
Architect: LBR&A
Structural Engineer: Arup
Sustainability & LEED Certification Consultant: Arup
AE Interests: Mixed-use building; Column free; Tallest Building in Latin America (245m, 800ft); Slim design contributes to energy efficiency; First LEED Platinum (pre)certified building in Latin America; Designed to withstand a 2500yr seismic event making it one of the most secure buildings in the region
Articles: 1
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