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Building: Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum
Location: 9301 112 Ave, Wembley, Alberta, Canada
Architect: Teeple Architects
Structural Engineer: Fast + Epp
Electrical and Civil Engineer: AECOM
LEED Consultant: Enermodal Engineering
Contractor: PCL Construction Management
Client: Country of Grande Prairie No.1
Status: Completed in 2014

AE Interest: Exposed underground floor, organic forms, laminated plywood for structural connections [a]

[a]

Articles: [1]

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Building: The Bullitt Center
Location: Seattle, Washington
Architect: Miller Hull Partnership
Structural: DCI Engineers
MEP / Sustainability: PAE
Mechanical: PSF Mechanical
General Contractor (core & shell): Schuchart
Client: The Bullitt Foundation
Completion: 2014

AE Interest: Largest net-zero commercial building in US (as of 2016), 250-year life span design, steel/concrete construction on first two levels, glulam and sustainably harvested Douglas fir above 2nd floor, geothermal heating, radiant slabs, heat recovery ventilation, 5 aerobic composers on site, 575 panel solar array, power-generating elevators, greywater reuse, 3rd floor includes constructed wetlands, steel window shading, certified living building

Video: [1]

Full Team, Credits, and Features: [1]

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Building: Ecotone Hotel (Setre Marina Hotel)
Location: Moriyama City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Architect: Ryuichi Ashizawa Architect & Associates
Landscape Architecture: Inada Junichi(Win)
Structural Engineer: S3 Associates
Acoustic Engineer: Kousuke Nakagawa
M+E Engineer: Eiji Sato (Es Associates) and Environmental Total System
Construction: TODA corporation
Size: 1348.0 sqm (14509.75 sqf)
Completion: 2013

AE Interests: Building blends into the environment, folded plate-like slabs, oblique pillars, reinforced concrete, green platforms control solar radiation [a],consists of a chapel that allows wind from the lake to circulate [b]
[a,b ]

       
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Building: Factory on the Earth
Location: Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Architect: Ryuichi Ashizawa Architect & Associates
Landscape Architecture: Inada Junichi
Structural Engineer: Koichi Nagai Takuo
M+E Engineer: Eiji Sato (ES Associates) and Nichiei Architects
Construction: Nakano SDN BHD.
Size: 25,141.0 sqm (270,615.5 sqft)
Completion: 2013

AE Interests: Sustainable factory, an extension of an existing factory ,exterior facade covered by vegetation, uses sunlight to create a rainbow within the central area, light intersects factory through 3 layers [a], in harmony with the natural environment, minimizes the production of harmful carbon [b]
[a,b]

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Building: Mary Rose Museum
Location: Portsmouth, UK
Address: Main Rd, Portsmouth, Portsmouth PO1 3PY, United Kingdom
Architect: Wilkinson Eyre Architects
Interior Architect: Pringle Brandon Perkins+Will
Structural and M&E Engineer: Ramboll
General Contractor: Warings
Project Manager: Second London Wall

AE Interests: Museum built to host the hull of Henry VIII’s warship, designed from the inside-out to accommodate the environmental conditions needed in order to preserve the hull, the structure is like a jewel box with its most precious contents protected inside, [a] interior is completely dark with light only concentrated on objects on display and under walkway handrails, re-creates a claustrophobic atmosphere of the lower deck of a ship. [b]

[a, b]

Virtual Tour of Interior

     
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Building: Renaissance Barcelona Fira Hotel
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Address: Plaça d’Europa, 50, 08902 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Architect: Jean Nouvel, Ribas & Ribas Arquitectos
Structural Engineers: Manuel Arguijo y Asociados, S.L.
Floor Area: 22,000 m²
Completion: 2012

AE Interests:
27-stories; palm tree inspired windows[a]; Vertical garden connecting the two towers; reflective white facades to reduce sun exposure on the East, West, and South sides of the building; matte black facade on the North face to absorb the limited amount of sunlight, energy efficient design [b]
[a,b]

    
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Building:  Yapi Kredi Bank Academy
Location: Gebze, Turkey
Design Architect: TEGET
Manufacturer: Reynaers Aluminum, Nasakoma
Contractor: Ark Ínsaat
Size: 9,500 sm

AE Interest:
The Yapi Kredi Academy building is an existing; “the two program beams, stemming from the complex, stretches out on the plane of a missing cube, cannot be stopped and cantilevers as topography drops. They are covered by stretched copper panels as the outer layer of the facade, stripping it off from any hint of scale. Due to the stretching process, each panel has a doublefold direction from left to right” [a]
[a]

More images found here: [1]

    
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Building:  Bloomberg Center
Location: New York, New York
Design Architect: Morphosis
Structural Engineer: Arup
M+E Engineer: Arup
Size: 150,000 sq ft
Completed: 2017

AE Interest:
Part of the University of Cornell’s tech campus on Roosevelt Island, the Bloomberg Center provides graduate students a new facility for research and learning [a]; the building will have roof-mounted photo-voltaic systems, ground source pumps, and have flood resiliency; pursuing net-zero energy and LEED Platinum [b]
[a, b]

How the Bloomberg Center will be net-zero: [1]

Full list of consultants found here: [a]

     
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Building:  Alcácer do Sal Residences
Client: Santa Casa da Misericordia de Alcácer do Sal
Location: Alcácer do Sal, Portugal
Address: Rua Olival do Coronel, 7580 Alcácer do Sal, Portugal
Design Architect: Giacomo Brenna, Paola Marini, Anna Bacchetta, MIguel Pereira
Architect of Record: Aires Mateus
Landscape Architect: ABAP Luis Alçada Batista
Engineering: Engitarget, Ida
M+E Engineer: Affiliated Engineers, Inc.
Construction Manager: Ramos Catarino, Sa
Size: 39180 sq. ft.
Project Year: 2010

AE Interest:
ArchDaily Healthcare Architecture Building of the Year Winner (2014); Assisted living home and hospital [a]; collaboration of public and private spaces; minimalism and simplicity [b]
[a], [b] 

 
 
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Building: Sines Center for the Arts
Location: Sines, Portugal
Design Architect: Aires Mateus
Architect of Record: Aires Mateus
Structural Engineer: Miguel Vilar – BETAR
M+E Engineer: Raul Serafim
Construction Manager: A.M.Mesquita
Size 86810 sq. ft.
Project Year: 2005

AE Interest:
Wide-ranging program complete with exhibition rooms, a library, cinema & theatre, and documentation center; minimalism [a]
[a]

     
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Building: House in Leiria
Location: Leiria, Portugal
Design Architect: Manuel Aires Mateus
Architect of Record: Aires Mateus
Project Year: 2010

AE Interest:
Separation of private and traditionally public spaces; below grade bedrooms; above grade social areas; voids allow natural light to flood space; minimalism [a]
[a]

     
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Building: Himayalas Center
Location: Shanghai, China
Address: 1188弄1号 Fangdian Rd, ShiJi GongYuan, Pudong Xinqu, China, 201204
Architect: Arata Isozaki 
Developer: Zendai Group
Theater Design: Theatre Projects
Size: 155,000 sqm
Completion: 2010

AE Interests:
Multi-functional cultural complex; hotel, theater, art mueseum, and retail center; “organic forest” facade and “crystaline cubes” [a]; combines nature with humanism [b]
[a,b]

     

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Building:  One Central Park
Location: Sydney, Australia
Address: 28 Broadway, Chippendale NSW 2008, Australia
Design Architect: Jean Nouvel
Collaborative Architect: PTW Architects
Structural: Aedis, Robert Bird Group
Botanist: Patrick Blanc
M+E Engineer: Arup
Size: 67,626 square meters
Completion:2014

AE Interests:
Multi-purpose; 34-Story residential tower and 12-story retail tower [a], exotic plant life wrap the North and East facades[b], plants act as natural sun control, 1st residential tower in Sydney to achieve a 6 Green Star rating; monumental cantilever, cantilever reflects sunlight to an overshadowed adjacent park and to the tower’s plants [c]
[a,b,c]

   
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Building:  Bill & Melina Gates Hall
Location: Ithaca, New York
Address: 343 Campus Rd, Ithaca, NY 14853
Design Architect: Morphosis
Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti Group, Inc.
M+E Engineer: Syska Hennessy Group, Inc.
General Contractor: Welliver
Size: 101,455 sf
Completed: 2014

AE Interest:
Brings together Cornell University’s Computing Science and Information science departments; recycled and renewable building materials are used throughout the building [a]; Advanced digital modeling tools used in designing the pattern, geometry, and details of the skin speak to the profound impact of computing on the arts and sciences [b]
[a, b]

More images found here: [1]

Full list of consultants found here: [a]

     
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Building:  UC Innovation Center
Location: Santiago, Chile
Address: Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Santiago, Chile
Architect: Alejandro Aravena – ELEMENTAL
Structural Engineer: Mario Alvarez – Sirve S.A.
Total Floor Area: 8176 m²
Construction phase: 2012-2014
Materials: reinforced concrete, steel, wood, glass
Cost: 18 million USD

AE Interest: Uses a large thermal mass to account for Santiago’s desert climate instead of windows which would produce a greenhouse effect, has an atrium to allow indirect light inside the building and promote a sense of openness. [a]

      
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Building: Siamese Tower
Location: Santiago, Chile
Architect: Alejandro Aravena – ELEMENTAL
Building Area: 5,000 sm
Design/ Construction Period: 2003-2005

AE interest: The building has two outer shells; the first is made of glass to protect against weathering and the second is made of fiber-cement to make it energy efficient. To account for the greenhouse effect they relied on the Venturi effect and allowed the hot air to rise through openings at the top of the building. [a]

     
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Building: Villa Verde
Location: Constitución, Chile
Architect: Alejandro Aravena – ELEMENTAL
Structural Engineer: Patricio Bertholet
General Contractor: Icafal
Site area: 8500m²

AE interest: Chilean housing project applied the principle of incrementality, the initial area is 57m² and has the potential to grow up to 85m²; There are 484 incremental houses. [a]

Video: [1]

   

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Building: “Hall F” addition to Santo Stefano Rehabilitation Institute
Location: Potenza Picena, Macerata, Italia
Architect: Archea Associati
Structural Engineers: Santarelli&Partners, Stefano Santarelli, Piergiacomo Bellini, Alessandro Di Stasi
Landscape Company: Antonietta Raffaelli, Santarelli&Partners
Contractor: CME – Consorzio Imprenditori Edili Soc. Cooperativa

AE Interest: “the final piece to complete the historic complex of the Santo Stefano Institute of Rehabilitation in Porto Potenza;” in-patient and out-patient care; long narrow shape determined by boundary constraints (highway and railroad); two underpasses for vehicles and pedestrians; “the external facade on the first and second floors uses lightweight concrete panels that are assembled with a cantilever system to serve as sunbreakers and an acoustic barrier”
[a]

     
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Building: Main Buildings of The International Grape Exhibition Garden
Location: Yanqing (Beijing) – China
Architect: Archea Associati
General Contractor: China Construction Engineering Design Group Corporation Limited
Mechanical Engineer: Beijing Mechanism Construction Limited Company
Structural Engineer: China Construction Engineering Design Group Corporation Limited
Landscape Company: Green Landscape Planning and Designing Affairs Office Co., Ltd

AE Interest:  “In 2012, Archea won the competition, held between invited teams, to develop 200 hectares of Beijing’s Yanqing County for a wine show that would be part of the 11th International Conference on Grapevine Breeding and Genetics [a];” master plan includes artificial lakes, greenhouses, museums, gardens, a visitor center, landscape towers and bridges; a lot of curvilinear structures – reflecting the shape of grapes; traditional Chinese bricks, corten steel, and concrete surfaces shaped into bas-reliefs and sculptures [c]; “The entire project was designed following the criteria of sustainability, respect for the environment and the preservation of natural resources [b].
[a, b, c]

   
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Building: Antinori Winery
Location: Bargino, San Casciano Val di pesa, Florence, Italy
Architect: Archea Associati
Mechanical Engineer: Stefano Mignani, Paolo Bonacorsi – M&E S.r.l.
Structural Engineer: Massimo Toni – AEI Progetti
Building Site Supervisor: Paolo Giustiniani – HYDEA
Oenological System (winemaking system): Stefano Venturi – Emex Engineering
General Contractor: Inso
Area: 49.000 sq. m
Completed in 2012

AE Interest: ArchDaily Building of the Year for Industrial Architecture 2016; roof is covered with a plot of farmland [a];  naturally insulated by energy produced by the earth to maintain the ideal climate for the production of wine; large cantilever structures; underground terracotta vaults [b]
[a, b]

      
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Building: Reggio Emilia Stazione Mediopadana (Mediopadana Station)
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Address: Piazza Guglielmo Marconi, 42100 Reggio Nell’ Emilia
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Structural Engineer: Santiago Calatrava
Construction completed 2013

AE Interest: 457 steel frames make up structure spaced about one meter apart from one another [a], spaced by translucent glass to provide protection, sinusoidal wave-like shape [b]
[a,b]

   
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Building: Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos
Location: Oviedo
Address: Calle de Policarpo Herrero, s/n, 33006 Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Structural Engineer: Santiago Calatrava
Construction from 2003 – 2011

AE Interest: elliptical shape aids in building’s acoustics to increase sound quality, cantilevered roof and façade [a]
[a]

     
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Building: Northern Lights Cathedral
Location: Alta, Norway
Address: Markedsgata 30, 9510 Alta, Norway
Architect: Schmidt/Lassen/Hammer
Partner Architect: Link Arkitektur A/S
Engineer: Rambøll AS, Alta
Main Contractor: Ulf Kivijervi AS
Completed: 2013
Size: 20634 sf

AE Interests:
Tall spire (approximately 154 ft), titanium facade reflects northern light phenomena off of the building, raw concrete interior [a]
[a]

Interesting articles: [a, b]

     
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Building: Halifax Central Library
Location: Halifax, Canada
Address: Spring Garden Rd, Halifax, NS B3J 1E9, Canada
Architect: Schmidt/Hammer/Lassen
Local Architect: Fowler Bauld & Mitchell (prime consultant)
Concept Design: Ove Arup
Structural & Civil Engineer: SNC Lavalin, Inc.
MEP: CBCL Limited
Completed: 2014
Size: 156077 sf

AE Interests:
Targeting LEED Gold certification, rainwater collection and distribution system, all landscaping is watered only by natural rainfall [a], open green terrace roof
[a]

Videos: 1, 2

  
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Building: Cloud Pavilion
Location: West Bund District, Shanghai, China
Architect: Schmidt/Hammer/Lassen
Local Architect: Tongji Architectural Design Institute
Size: 1615 sf

AE Interest:
Permanent version of cloud pavilion in the 2013 Shanghai West Bund Biennial for Architecture and Contemporary Art [a], multi-purpose space, ceiling lights up at night to create cloud-like shape [b]
[a, b]

Videos: 1

      
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Building: Stacking Green
Type: Residential
Location: Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam
Architect: Vo Trong Nghia Architects
Environmental Engineer: Trong Dao Khoai
Structural Engineer: Xuan Luu Thai

AE Interests: Green façade and roof top garden protect its inhabitants from the direct sunlight, street noise and pollution, natural ventilation and top-lights help save energy costs, automatic irrigation pipes inside planters for convenience [a]
[a]

      
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Building: Vietnam Pavilion in Milan EXPO 2015
Location: Via Giorgio Stephenson, 107, 20157 Milano, Italy
Architect: Vo Trong Nghia Architects
General Contractor: Proger Spao
Engineering and management: Proger Spao, BMS Progettio
Dynamic modeling of internal mobility: Systematica Srl
Fire safety: Zomraude Chantal Chalouhi
Main contractor: Proger Spao
Bamboo contractor: Vo Trong Nghia Architects
Area: 571.0 sqm
Site Area: 887 sqm
Completed: 2015

AE Interests: Use of bamboos as construction materials, low-carbon and sustainable materials, shadows to drop solar radiation, microclimate inside building, energy-saving building [a], interesting geometry
[a]

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Building: Farming Kindergarten
Location: Biên Hòa, Vietnam
Architect: Vo Trong Nghia Architects, Takashi Niwa, Masaaki Iwamoto
Project Team: Tran Thi Hang, Kuniko Onishi
Completed: 2013
Green building consultant: Melissa Merryweather
Analysis: Environment Simulation Inc.
Size: 3800.0 sqm

AE Interests: Solar water heating, green roof as insulation, green facade as shading and solar water heating, factory wastewater used for flushing toilet water and irrigating greenery, shading instead of air conditioning, local materials and low-tech construction methods to save costs, farming on roof, green façade, windows maximize the cross ventilation and natural lighting, reduced running costs [a], interesting geometry
[a]

   
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Building:  Jardines de Mexico
Location:  Morelos, Mexico
Architect:  Vo Trong Nghia Architects
Size:  4,500 sm
Completed:  2011

AE interests:  Two restaurants and a circular events center; Largest bamboo dome ever created, 30 meter diameter [a]; entire structure is made of pure bamboo as if in the midst of a bamboo forest [b]
[a, b]

     
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Building:  Miu Miu Aoyama
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Design Architect:  Herzog & De Meuron
Executive Architect:  Takenaka Corp.
Structural Engineer:  Takenaka Corp.
M+E Engineer:  Takenaka Corp.
Construction Manager:  Takenaka Corp.
Facade Engineering:  Emmer Pfenninger Partner AG
Building Footprint: 2,895 sf
Completed:  2014

AE Interest:
ArchDaily Building of the year (2016) for commercial architecture; thought provoking facade: sharp steel panels lined with soft, perforated, rounded copper; opaque windows impose reflection; roof becomes a canopy that masks the building except for in a few places; canopy juts out from building; cultural message at play: calm and welcoming interior juxtaposes sharp reflective exterior [a]
[a]

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Building: Rhein 740
Architect: Jürgen Mayer
Structural Engineers: AWD, Pelle-IDN, Schüßler-Plan u.a.
Construction: Düsseldorf Rheinblick GmbH, Rheinwohnungsbau GmbH, RheinCor GmbH
Project Manager: Höhler + Partner
Location: Dusseldorf, Germany
Size 26,000 sqm
Projected Completion: 2017

AE Interests: Curved aluminum sheets along the exterior wall create a cloud like appearance; panels provide both aesthetics and solar shading. Structural elements are cast concrete; mixed use complex; [a] no air conditioning required; all cooling is done by pumping cool water through the walls. Located adjacent to the Rhine River; micro climate terraces throughout the upper floors. [b]

Sources: [a,b]

       
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Building:  School of Architecture at the Royal Institute of Technology
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Address: Brinellvagen 8, Stockholm, Stockholm County 100 44
Architect: Tham & Videgard Arkitekter
Builder: Academic House
Building Contractor: PEAB
Completion: 2015
Size: 9140 sqm

AE Interest: ArchDaily Building of the Year for Educational Architecture 2016; Stockholm Building of the Year 2016; Kasper Salin Prize 2015 [a]; oval six-story structure for 600 architecture students [b]; red pre-weathered steel exterior used to blend in with the surrounding brick buildings; free-flow of space and curving walls to encourage movement and openness; glass window façade to allow sunlight [c]
[a, b, c]

     
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Building:  Wooden Highrise Apartments
Location: Frihamnen, Stockholm, Sweden
Architect: Tham & Videgrad Arkitekter (Martin Videgard, Bolle Tham)
Construction Developer: Folkhem

AE Interest:
mixed-use development; four 20-story apartment buildings housing 240 apartments; constructed completely out of Swedish solid wood; gaps between towers allow visibility of the sea; wood-framed facades, finishes, and windows; renewable and sustainable materials; minimizes total energy consumption and maximizes solar angles; angled buildings provide direct sunlight to the north-facing facades; roofs of all four towers fitted with solar panels; sedum plants on the lower rooftops to take care of rainwater [a]
[a]

      
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Building:  Tree Hotel in Harads (The Mirrorcube)
Location: Harads, Sweden
Address: Edeforsvägen 2A, Harads, Norrbotten 960 24, Sweden
Architect: Tham & Videgard Arkitekter
Completion: 2010
Construction Contractor: Bomek AB
Lighting Consultant: Atelje Lyktan
Hotel Owner: Brittas Pensionat Tree Hotels
Size: 64 sqm

AE Interest:
lightweight aluminum structure; 4x4x4 meter tree house cube; plywood interior; 360 degree view; reflective mirrored glass exterior; ultraviolet laminate coating visible only to birds to prevent harm; access by rope bridge; space for two people; roof terrace, alludes to how man relates to nature [a]
[a]

 
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Building:  Galindez Slope and Pau Casals Square
Location: Bilbao, Spain
Address: Jesús Galíndez Avenue Bilbao, Spain
Design Architect: ACXT-IDOM
Structure: Javier Duran (ACXT-IDOM)
Electrical Engineer: Alvaro Gutierrez (ACXT-IDOM)
Lighting: Antón Aman
Size 115,819.7 sf

AE Interest:
urban space eliminates district barriers, lessens steep natural slopes, increases land stability, planes intermingle existing resources with concrete [a]
[a]

More images found here: [1]

     
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Building:  KPN Telecom Office Tower
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Address: Wilhelminakade 123
Design Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Structural Consultant: Royal HaskoningDHV (previously Corsmit Consulting Engineering)
Graphic Design Consultant (for screen): Studio Dumbar
Height: 96.5 m (316 ft)
Completion: 2000

AE Interest: central vertical core, taller tower has 5.9° incline (same angle as suspension cables of nearby Erasmus Bridge), lateral stability of tower secured by 45 m (148 ft) high steel arm connecting to center point of screen facade, facade is curtain wall of 3600 sm (38750 sf), facade has grid of 896 24V lights capable of being seen from as far as 2 km (1.24 mi) [a]
[a]

     
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Building: Lowara Offices
Location: Montecchio, Italy
Address: Via Vittorio Lombardi, 14 36075
Design Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Structural Consultant: Favero & Milan
Size: 17.5 m by 120 m (57 ft by 394 ft)
Completion: 1986

AE Interest: catenary curve (lightweight roof, helps alleviate noise problems), aerodynamic form allows micro-climate to be maintained [a], structure clearly visible (front support stands determine window shape, raised foundations seen in decorative floor pattern, corrugated iron roof painted and used as interior) [b]
[a (below), b]

Article + More Pictures: [a]

       
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Building:  The Great Wall of WA
Location: North Western Australia
Design Architect: Luigi Rosselli
Project Architects: Kristina Sahlestrom, Edward Birch, David Mitchell
Builder: Jaxon Construction
Rammed Earth Contractor: Murchison Stabilised Earth Pty Ltd
Structural Consultant: Pritchard Francis
Environmental Consultant: Floyd Energy
Area: 230 sm (2476 sf)
Completion: 2015

AE Interest: rammed earth construction, naturally cooled, Cor-Ten steel cyclonic shade frame, sliding curved glass windows on chapel protect from sand storms, gold anodized aluminum sheets on chapel ceiling, skylight at apex of chapel, rear walls of residences buried by meter-deep sand dune [a]
[a]

More Pictures: [1]

         
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Building: Sheraton Huzhou Hot Spring Resort
Location: Zhejiang, China
Architects: MAD Architects
Structural Engineer: China Majesty Steel Structural Design Co., Ltd.
MEP Engineer: China Majesty Steel Structural Design Co., Ltd.
Developer: Feizhou Group
Height: 335 ft/ 102.2 m
Tower GFA(Gross Floor Area): 30,799 sqm/ 331,518 sqm

AE Interest:
Reinforced concrete-core tubes that are earthquake resistant, Annular shape, bracing steel structure to connect structure at top floor, thin shape allows maximal ventilation to various rooms and suites.[a]
[a]

    
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Building: 8600 Wilshire
Location: Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California
Architects: MAD Architects
Structural engineer: John Labib & Associates
Environmental Engineer: Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.

AE Interest:
first US residential structure for firm, Core design philosophy: to coalesce nature and community into a living environment among high-density cities[a]; living wall, integrating nature and architecture by being “able to put them together.”[b].
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Building: Weston Library
Location: Oxford, UK
Address: Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BG, United Kingdom
Original Exterior Architect: Sir Giles Gilbert Scott
Interior Renovations Architect: Wilkinson Eyre Architects
Structural Engineer: Pell Frischmann
Environmental Engineers: Hurley Palmer Flatt
General Contractor: Mace
Size: 18,828 sq. meters

AE Interests: one of the Bodleian libraries, contemporary interior renovations, new arcaded entryway and restored façade, construction while library still in use, saved time and money by re-using foundation,  [a] architect’s goal to preserve and update original design while also creating easier access to materials and encouraging the public inside. [b]

[a, b]

Construction Time-Lapse Video
Tour Inside the Building with Architect’s Commentary

     
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Building: Superkilen
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Address: Nørrebrogade 210, 2200 København, Denmark
Design Architect: BIG Architects
Landscape: Topotek
Artist: Superflex
Size: 320,000 sf
Completed: 2012

AE Interests:
0.50 mile long park, objects from 60 different countries, located within one of the most ethnically diverse neighborhoods in Denmark, reminiscent of garden history, and multi-functional rubber surface [a]
[a]

   
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Building: Amager Resource Center
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Design Architect: BIG Architects
Structural and Facade Engineer: AKT, MOE
Landscape: Topotek, Man Made Land
Construction Manager: NCC Construction A/S, Ed. Züblin AG, Hosena
Size: 1.02 million sf building; 344,500 sf roof and slope
Currently under construction; scheduled to be completed by 2017

AE Interests:
1,500 m long ski run, Denmark’s first ski slope, waste-to-energy treatment plant, 60 megawatt power station fueled by city’s garbage [a], emits a giant smoke ring when one ton of CO2 is accumulated, and projects a pie chart of the quote of fossil CO2 with a heat tracking laser light [b].
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Building:  Nine Bridges Country Club (Haesley Nine Bridges Golf Clubhouse)
Location: Yeoji-gun, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Complete: 2009
Architect: Shigeru Ban Collaborator
Collaborating Architect: KACI International, Inc.
Contractor: C.J. Engineering & Construction
Site Area: 1,132,871.00m2  Bldg. Area: 5,420.21m2

AE Interests: Timber columns and glass curtain wall at the upper portion of the main building while base is made of stone (rubble masonry). [a] Unusual tree-like timber columns in atrium reach to a height of three stories. [b] Ecological and naturally ventilated. Fire-resistant roof and columns exposed in the interior spaces as well.
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Project: Paper Partition System 4
Location: Various
Architects: Shigeru Ban
Completed: 2011
(Built by Shigeru Ban Architects Voluntary Architecs’ Network)

AE Interest: disaster relief. Paper tubes and canvas curtains. Fast and easy assembly and disassembly. Easy transported materials.Functionality, simplicity, easy to build, easy to replace, low impact on environment. [a] The evacuees of the great Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. They first suffer from the lack of privacy and high density, which cause damages both mentally and physically. This project was the resolution to the problem, providing privacy. 1,800 individual units of PPS paper partition system were assembled in 50 provisional shelters for evacuees after by the disaster.3 [b]
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Building: Cardboard Cathedral
Location: 234 Hereford Street. Christchurch, Canterbury 8011, New Zealand
Completed: 2013
Architect: Shigeru Ban Architects
Cost: $6 million
Capacity: 700 individuals
(Shigeru Ban office engineered and constructed this building.)

AE Interests:
Disaster Relief. World’s only cathedral made substantially of cardboard. [a] Gradual change in each angle of the paper tubes. Quake-proof, fireproof, and water-proof.  Wood beams inside cardboard tubes to provide additional support. [b]
[a, b]

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Building:  Bamboo Wing
Location:  Vinhphuc, Vietnam
Architect:  Vo Trong Nghia Architects
Contractor:  Hong Hac-Dai Lai JSC
Size:  1,600 sm
Completed:  2010
Awards:  Green Good Design 2012, FuturArc Green Leadership Award 2012, Vietnam Green Architecture Award 2012, International Architecture Award 2011

AE Interests: Bamboo serves as the finishing material and the structural material, bird’s wing: a pure bamboo cantilever (12 meters) [a]; balances itself on one leg without any columns on the edge, suitable to take in cool wind through the pond [b]; comfortable thermal environment without air-conditioning [a]; the structure and openness allows people inside to feel as if they are in nature [c]
[a, b, c]

     
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Building:  Arena do Morro
Location: Natal, Brazil
Architect: Herzog & de Meuron
Structural Engineer: PLANTAE ( Planejamento Téchicoem Arquitetura e Engenharia LTDA., Natal-RN,Brazil)
General Contractor: AR Construções LTDA., NAtal-RN,Brazil
Completed 2014

AE Interest: Open roof structure to allow light in but keep water out, concrete blocks designed to create various levels of transparency and privacy, fully naturally conditioned building, gymnasium sports field with tiered seating for 420, multipurpose rooms, terrace with ocean views [a]

Sources [a]

  
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Building:  IDOM Headquarters
Location: Bilbao, Spain
Address: Av Zarandoa Etorbidea, 23, 48015 Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain
Design Architect: ACXT-IDOM
Structural Engineer: IDOM
M+E Engineer: IDOM
Construction Manager: BALZOLA
Size 155,000.3 sf

AE Interest:
“green carpet” roofs hide mechanical systems and rainwater storage tanks, reduce noise pollution, and absorb CO2 emissions, sun protection slats and photovoltaic panels manage solar impacts, cold beams integrate lighting and HVAC, estimated 60% energy savings [a]
[a]

More images found here: [1]

  
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Building:  Bilbao Arena
Location: Miribilla, Bilbao, Vizkaia, Spain
Address: Askatasuna Etorb., 13, 48003 Bilbo, Bizkaia, Spain
Design Architect: ACXT-IDOM
Structural Engineer: IDOM
M+E Engineer: IDOM
Construction Manager: CYCASA
Size 331,614.6 sf

AE Interest:
modern sports complex, structure imitates tree, permeable steel facade and large skylights allow natural ventilation and lighting [a];  organized to limit disturbances to surrounding residential area, “Aligator Scale” rhombus shaped steel sheets designed by architects [b]
[a, b]

More images found here: [1]

Full architectural and engineering teams found here: [a]

   
 
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Building:  Farming Kindergarten
Location:  Biên Hòa, Dong Nai, Vietnam
Architect:  Vo Trong Nghia Architects
Green Building Consultant:  Melissa Merryweather
Contractor:  Wind and Water House JSC
Size:  3,800 sm
Completed:  2013
Awards:  International Architecture Awards 2015, Green good Design, USA 2015, National Architecture Prize (Vietnam) 2015, Building of the Year 2015 Archdaily

AE interests:  continuous narrow strip with windows that open to maximize lighting and cross ventilation, can operate without air-conditioning [a], Green roof is a continuous vegetable garden designed for children’s relationship with nature [b], many architectural and mechanical energy saving methods: green roof serves as insulation, green façade for shading, solar water heating, experimental garden, recycle wastewater from nearby factory [c]
[a, b, c]

   
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Building: Memorial Bridge
Location: Mrtvi kanal, Rijeka, Croatia
Address: 51000, Rijeka, Croatia
Design Architect: 3LHD
Structural Engineer: Ces, UPI-2M d.o.o.
Size: 262 square meters

AE Interests:
The 150 tons steel bridge was built in a local shipyard and brought by boat to the site; Extremely thin (65 cm) for a bridge spanning over 40 meters [a]
[a]

A complete list of the team can be found here: [a]

     
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Building: Ski Restaurant Raduša
Location: Uskoplje / Gornji Vakuf, Bosnia and Hercegovina
Design Architect: 3LHD
Structural Engineer: Palijan
Size: 820 sqm

AE Interest: restaurant is built into the side of the Raduša mountain range; local wood used for all of interior and furniture to give a feeling of warmth; the client/investor this restaurant was designed and constructed for was also coincidentally the main contractor, Tom d.d.; from 3LHD: “Conceptually, it is based on the idea of a mountain pavilion – viewpoint, located at the ski resort, in the middle of the green hills overlooking the valley.” [a]
[a]

Full list of consultants can be found here: [a]

Additional pictures can be found here: [b]

     
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Building: Centar Zamet
Location: Rijeka, Croatia
Address: B. Vidas Street, Zamet, Rijeka, Croatia
Architect: 3LHD
Building Physics: Mateo Biluš
Electrical Engineer: Branko Čorko
Structural Engineer: Berislav Medić
Size: 16830 sqm

AE Interest:
unique ribbon style structure integrates building into the terrain, includes library, caffe, “Lokal”, and shopping centre, underground garage, auditorium has adaptable seating that can allow up to 2380 spectators for some sports [a] ArchDaily winner of Building Of The Year in sports category [b]
[a, b]

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Building: Newbern Town Hall
Location: Newbern, Alabama USA
Architect: Auburn Rural Studio, Richard Hudgens (Architect of Record)
Completed: 2013
Environmental Consultant: Paul Stoller of Atelier Ten
Structural Engineer: Joe Farruggia of GFGR
Size: 1909 sqm

AE Interests: Government and community mixed use space. Designed to remedy problems with an adjacent earlier Rural Studio project. Equal emphasis on cost effective and sustainable materials.[a] Exterior walls are built from laminated Cypress timber beams. Windows and doors are set outside of the walls. Extremely well adapted to local climate challenges. Open gable roof allows for passive cooling of the spaces below.[b]
Creates a new boundary for outdoor communal space.

Sources: [a,b]

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Building: Soe Ker Tie House
Location: Noh Bo, Tak, Thailand
Architect: TYIN Tegnestue
Client: Ole Jorgen Edna
Completion: 2009
Construction: TYIN Tegnestue, local workers from Noh Bo
Total Budget: $11,500

AE Interest: iron wood structure, foundation of poured concrete and old tires, traditional woven bamboo facades, angled roof provides ventilation and rainwater collection, almost all materials locally sourced, methods taught to local workers to facilitate spread of sustainable building techniques

Articles: [1, 2]

      
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Building:  Cape Town Stadium
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Address: Fritz Sonnenberg Road, Green Point, Cape Town, South Africa
Design Architect: GMP Architects
Collaborating Architect:  Louis Karol and Associates, Point Architects
General Contractor: Murray & Roberts, WBHO
Cost Management: AECOM
Seating Capacity: 55,000
Construction Dates: 2007 – 2009

AE Interests:
Hanging roof structure has no supports in the seating bowl and is one of most complex concrete and roof designs, its shape resembles traditional hats worn by Venda women, incorporates a translucent façade to absorb light and reduce noise [a]
[a]

   
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Building:  Lambeau Field
Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin
Address: 1265 Lombardi Avenue Green Bay, Wisconsin 54304
Design Architect: Ellerbe Becket/AECOM
Collaborating Architect: Somerville, Inc.
Structural Engineer: Graef Anhalt Schloemer & Associates + Ellerbe Becket
MEP Engineer: M-E Engineers, Inc.
Construction Manager: Turner Construction Company
Seating Capacity: 81,435
Project Dates: 2011-2015

AE Interests:Preserved the iconic Lambeau Field while adding new facilities, built new 5 story atrium “Titletown”, completed renovations in 28 months without causing any disruption to the Packers football schedule  [a]; new south end-zone upper-deck seats include heated areas to melt snow [b],
[a, b]

 
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Building:  Golden 1 Center
Location: Sacramento, California
Address: 500 David J. Stern Walk Sacramento, California 95814
Design Architect: AECOM
Collaborating Architect: Mark Dziewulski Architect
Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti/Buehler & Buehler
MEP Engineer: Henderson Engineers
General Contractor: Turner Construction
Seating Capacity: 17,500

AE Interest: LEED Gold Certified [a]; goal to be first net zero electric sports venue in North America, air vents located directly under seats to supply air directly to fans [b]; roof solar array provides 700 KW roughly 15% of power needs [c]
[a, b, c]

Video [1]

Construction Plans [2]

      
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Building: Thor Heyerdahl College
Location: Larvik, Norway
Address: Hoffs gate 6, 3262
Architect: Schmidt Hammer Lassen
Civil Engineer: Multiconsult
Size: 28,000 sm (301,389 sf)
Completion: 2009

AE Interest:
Vertically integrated design to promote interdisciplinary collaboration between the many programs offered [a]; natural light reaches far into the building and has proven to enhance the performance of students [b]

Sources: [a,b]

   
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Building:  Dokk1
Location: Aarhus, Denmark
Address: Hack Kampmanns Pl.2, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark (Mindebroen & Mindet)
Architect: Schmidt Hammer Lassen
Landscape Architect: Kristine Jensens Tegnestue
Civil Engineer: Alectia Consulting Engineers
Size: 35,600 sm (383,195 sf)
Completion: 2015

AE Interest:
City of Aarhus Architecture Prize in 2015 and the largest library in Scandinavia [a]; library built to convert Aarhus harbor from an industrial harbor to cityscape [b].

Sources: [a,b]

   
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Building:  The Crystal
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Address: 1562 København, Denmark (Hambrosgade/Puggaardsgade)
Design Architect: Schmidt Hammer Lassen
Structural Engineer: Buro Happold
Construction Consultants: Grontmij
Size: 6,600 sm (71,042 sft)
Completion: 2011

AE Interest:
LEAF Award for Best Structural Design of the Year in 2011 [a]; Appears to balance on one single point [b]; unique steel skeleton providing support for most of vertical load [c]

Sources: [a,b,c]

      
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Building:  Oceanwide Center
Location: San Francisco, California
Address: 50 1st Street (S. Mission St. / 1st St.)
Architect: Foster+Partners
Collaborating Architect: Heller Manus Architects
Structural Engineer: Magnusson Klemencic Associates
M+E Engineer: Foster + Partners/Taylor Engineering/Engineering Enterprise
Size 219,885sm (2,366,822sf)

AE Interest:
mixed-use high-rise, 2 towers, 605-foot tall residential tower, new public space [c], 850-foot tall hotel, residential and office tower – it will be the tallest residential project on the West Coast, 1.35 million square feet of office space and 650,000 square feet of residential units.  Open layout is supported by an innovative orthogonal structural system [d] developed for seismic stability. [a]

Sources: [a,b,c,d,e]

News:
ArchDaily16May2016-Oceanwide Center Receives San Francisco Planning Commission Approval [e]

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Project: Floating Solar Array
Location: London, U.K. (Queen Elizabeth II reservoir)
Engineering, installation:  Lightsource Renewable Energy

AE Interests:
Largest floating solar array in Europe, size of 8 soccer fields,  over 23,000 solar photovoltaic (PV) panels.

“It will have a total installed peak capacity of 6.3 megawatts and is expected to generate 5.8m kilowatt hours in its first year – equivalent to the annual consumption of around 1,800 homes.”

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Building: Palau Blaugrana (arena for FC Barcelona, basketball)
Architects: HOK, TAC Arquitectes
Completion expected: 2020

AE Interest: “The New Palau Blaugrana, which will have a capacity of 12,000 for sporting events and 12,500 for social and cultural events, is a key component of a broader project to improve FC Barcelona’s facilities, including a major renovation of the Camp Nou stadium, in creating the Espai Barça sports district. Construction on the new Palau Blaugrana is expected to begin during the 2017/2018 FC Barcelona basketball season and finish during the 2019/2020 season. It will replace the 7,500-seat Palau Blaugrana, which opened in 1971.”

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Building:  Eurasia Tower
Location: Moscow, Russia
Architect: Swanke Hayden Connell Architects
Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomesetti
MEP Engineer: Consentini
Developer: MOS City Group
Project Manager: SUMMA

AE Interests: Connected to the Moscow International Business Center (MiBC) Central Core, Eurasia Tower sits at 1,013ft, 72 stories tall. The first mixed-use steel tower in Russia houses apartments, entertainment, and office space, within a 2.2 Million sq ft GFA.
Structural Material: Composite steel/concrete core, composite steel/concrete deck floors, and steel exterior columns

Articles:
Interactive website with all 72 floor plans: 1
Firm website featuring tower: 2

  
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Building: Wangjing SOHO
Location: Beijing, China
Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects
Structure: Adams Kara Taylor UK, CCDI
Facade: Arup Facade HK, Inhabitat
MEP, Vt, Fire Safety, Sustainability: Hoare Lea UK, Arup Engineers
Construction: 2011-2014
Area: 5,610,850 sf

AEInterest: “Described as “three interweaving mountains”, the towers feature curved and tapered forms. The tallest and most slender is 200 metres high, while the other two are slightly broader, with heights of 127 and 118 metres.” (Dezeen)

Articles: 1, 2,

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Building: 111 South Wacker
Location: 111 S. Wacker Dr. Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Completion: 2005
Architect: Goettsch Partners, Inc.
Structural Engineer: Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Electrical Engineer: Gibson Electric & Technology Solutions
Height: 681.22 ft.

AE Interests: world’s first high-rise certified LEED Gold Core and Shell, cable net wall system surrounding lobby,caisson foundation, parking garage makes up first 7 floors, 53 total floors

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Building: L’Atelier Music and Dance School
Location: Normandy, France
Architects: AAVP (Atelier Architecture Vincent Parreira)
Completed: 2013
Structural Engineer: Beton Ingenerie

AE Interests: the facade is made entirely of purple slate imported from Canada usually only used for prestigious buildings, a journey into the building from the “adult rooms” at the entrance into the children’s dance and reading rooms deeper into the new building, the woodwork makes the rooms feel voluminous and large (cathedral-like), open sky windows to give natural light to the dance and reading rooms, pumice looking ceilings make the dancing room feel very “light”- (just as dancers should be light on their feet), angular form

                   
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Building: La Metaphone
Location: Oignies, France
Completed: 2014
Architect(s): Herault Arnod Architects
Sound Designer: Diasonic, Louis Dandrel
Structural Engineer: Batiserf

AE Interests: based on the theme of music and contemporary art, the Metaphone was created with the help of sound designer Louis Drandel, Drandel designed the walls of the Metaphone to generate and diffuse sound, music can be played live in front of an audience or from behind closed doors, first interactive music hall in the world