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Name: Shanghai Nanpu Bridge
Location: Shanghai, China
Design Architect: the Tongji Architectural Design and Research Institute
Structural Engineer:Shanghai Municipal Engineering Design Institute
Cost:  $131 million U.S.
Completion: December, 1 1991
Dimensions:
Length: 8,346 m (9,127 yards) in length with the longest span being 420 meters (1388 ft.)

AEinterests:  At the time of its construction it was the 4^th largest cable-stayed bridge in the world
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Building: The Porter School of Environmental Studies
Architects: Geotectura, Chen Architects, Axelrod Grobman Architects
Location: Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Architect In Charge: Dr. Joseph Cory, Dr. Yasha Grobman, Nir Chen
Year: 2014
Contractor: Shitufit LTD
Structural Engineer: Avivi Axelrod LTD, Gabi Trachtenberg

AEInterest: PSES hopes to achieve LEED platinum status upon completion later this year, due to its cost-effective chilled beam cooling system, EcoWall and green roof, 50 kw solar panels, biological pools and grey water harvesting that will prove vital in the drought-prone region.

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Building: L Tower
Location: Toronto, Canada
Design Architect: Studio Daniel Libeskind
Architect of Record: Page + Steele, IBA Architects
Structural Engineer: Jablonsky, Ast and Partners
Contractor: Dominus Construction Group
Status: under construction
Completion Estimate: 2014

AE Interests: concrete structure with glass curtain wall; 58 stories, 583 units; part of redevelopment of the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts; designed to be an architectural transition between the nearby towers of the financial district and the historical residential St. Lawrence neighborhood
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Building Name: Campbell Sports Center for Columbia University
Location: Manhattan, New York
Architect: Steven Holl
Structural Engineering: Robert Silman Associates
Construction: Structuretone and Pavarini McGovern
Completed: 2012

AE Interest: mimics the nearby subway line, the Broadway Bridge, and the drawings in a sports playbook, exposed steel structure throughout building

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Building: The Blade
Location: Sky Island, Seoul, Korea
Design Architect: Dominique Perrault Architecture
Architect of Record: Samoo
Structural Engineer: Bollinger + Grohmann
Status: under construction
Completion Estimate: December 2016

AE Interest: faceted glass that ripples across the surface; 300 meters tall; diamond shape; shops will be housed in the lower levels with offices in the remaining floors; part of the master plan for the Yongsan International Business District, designed by Daniel Libeskind; 64 stories
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Building: CTF Tianjin Tower also known as Tianjin Chow Tai Fook Binhai Center
Location: Tianjin, China
Design Architect: SOM
Architect of Record: ECADI
Structural Engineers: SOM
Wind Consultants: BMT Fluid Mechanics Ltd.
Status: under construction

AE Interests: the tower houses offices, 300 apartments, and 350 hotel rooms; second tallest building in Tianjin at 1739 ft; 96 stories; aerodynamic shape reduce vortex shedding and therefore reduce wind forces; designed to meet LEED Gold specifications

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Building Name: National Tennis Centre
Architect: Jackson Architecture
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Design Team: Daryl Jackson, Matt Drysdale, Stewart Lock, Peter Cole, Aaron Paris, Kon Iakovidis, Elaine Quek
Structural Engineers: Winward Structures
Construction: Watpac Construction
Year: 2012

AEInterest: Triangular steel trusses reflect the aerofoil form of the roof to define each court bay. Modulated glazing and south facing roof lights natural daylight reducing reliance on artificial lighting. Louvres and air exhaust shafts to the north of the hall deliver a natural flow of air across all courts.

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Building Name: Minnesota Viking’s Stadium
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Architect: HKS
Structural Engineering: Thornton Tomasetti
Construction: Mortenson Construction
Scheduled Completion: 2016

AE Interest: Use of sloped roofs to account for large amounts of snow, steeper slope in north side because of less sunlight exposure, use of ETFE on roof for natural light and it has strong corrosion resistance and strength over wide temperature range
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Building Name: Bishan Public Library
Location: Singapore
Architect: LOOK Architects
Structural Engineer: Meinhardt (Singapore) Pte Ltd
Year Completed: 2006

AE Interests: Concrete Structure, floor slabs minimize use of columns, skylights and colored-glass filter daylight into many colors.

Other Interesting Info: Main faςade contains cubical pods above street, large atrium connects all floors to spark conversation.
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Building Name: Golden State Warrior’s Arena
Location: Mission Bay, San Francisco, USA
Architects: Snøhetta
Pavilion Seating Capacity: 18,064
Expected Completion: 2017
Project Manager and Arena Architect: Manica Architecture
Landscape Architect of Record: SWA

AEInterest: Unique glass window design on eastern side of arena will allow fans to view the Bay Bridge from their seats inside the arena during games or events.

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Building Name: Imperial War Museum
Location: Manchester, U.K.
Architect: Foster and Partners
Structural Engineer: Buro Happold
Interiors: Casson Mann
Year Completed: 2014

AE Interests: Connected with surrounding park, barrel vaulted roof, aircraft held by concrete fins that widen at the top.
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Building: Les Quinconces Cultural Center
Location: Le Mans, France
Completed: 2014
Design Architect: Babin+Renaud
Associate Architect: Oab
Landscape Architect: Michel Desvigne
Structural Engineer: Grontmij Sechaud Bossuyt
Acoustical Engineer: ASE

AE Interest: Two separate volumes under one roof, the municipal theatre enveloped in a vertically striated glass curtain and the cinema multiplex clad in white stone, big pivoting shutters allow for a communal public space and interaction with the surrounding historic architecture.
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Building: Iceberg
Location: Aarhus, Denmark
Architects: SeARCH, CEBRA, JDS, Louis Paillard Architects
Completed: 2013
Engineer: Taekker
Structural Engineer: Hami Consult
Construction Company: NCC Construction
Construction Manager: Andy Vann, Edna Luddecke, Heechan Park, Kristoffer Harling

AEInterests: won Mipimaward for “Best Residential Project,” “peaks” and “canyons” allow natural lighting and waterfront views into as many apartments as possible, balconies feature glass panels in gradations of deep blue to transparent offering a shimmering appearance

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Building Name: Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
Location: Mumbai, India
Architect: SOM
Structural Engineer: Preetam Biswas of SOM
Engineer of Record: Larsen & Toubro Limited
Year: 2014

AEInterest: longest cable wall system in the world; structural design uses modular construction; one of the world’s largest roofs without an expansion joint; structural innovative

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Structure: Point Resolution Pedestrian Bridge
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Architect: Warren & Mahoney
Completed: 2013
Structural Engineer: Peters & Cheung
Contractor: Hawkins Infrastructure
Concrete Etching Artist: Henriata Nicholas

AE Interest: Supporting steel columns split fluidly into branches to create archways along the bridgeway, bridge design had to be modeled using Rhinoceros with parametric plug-in (Grasshopper) due to complex geometry of steel structure, concrete deck has artist-designed etchings
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Structure: Incheon International Airport: Terminal 2
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Design Architect: Gensler
Began Construction: 2013
Expected Completion: 2017
Architect of Record: Heerim-Mooyoung-Gensler-Yungdo (HMGY) Consortium
Engineer: ADPI

AE Interest: Aiming to achieve LEED Platinum rating; roof to be covered in solar photovoltaic cells to reduce energy consumption; gardens, streams, waterfalls, aviaries and koi ponds inside building will reduce HVAC costs by improving air quality through natural processes
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Building Name: Pulkovo International Airport
Location: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Architect: Grimshaw Architects, Ranboll, Pascal + Watson
Structural Engineer: Arup
Services engineer: Buro Happold
Year: 2014

AEInterest: design responds to the climate and atmosphere of the city; consists of distinct zones to echo the layout of the city; more about form and space rather than structure; third largest airport in the world

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Building: Baku Flame Towers
Location: Baku, Azerbaijan
Completion: 2013
Architect: HOK
Collaborators: Azinko MMC and Dia Holdings
Mep Engineers: DINAMIK, HB TEKNIK
Structural Engineers: BALKAR
Project Managers: Hill International

AE Interest: flame-shaped towers; prominent feature of the Baku skyline; apartment, hotel, and office buildings; completely covered with LED screens that display the movement of a fire.
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Building: RW Concrete Church
Location: Byeollae-myeon, Namyangju–si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea (Byeollae, South Korea)
Completion: 2013
Architects: NAMELESS Architecture
Architect in Charge: Unchung Na, Sorae Yoo
Collaborating Architect: Jplus (Jungtaek Lim, Hwataek Jung)
Structural Consultant: Mido Structural Consultants
Mechanical Consultant: One Engineering
Client: RockWon Church

AE Interest: Interesting Geometric Facade. Lighting Design. Modern Brutalism
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Structure: The Helix Bridge
Location: Marina Bay, Singapore
Architects: Cox Architecture, Architects 61
Completed: 2010
Project Engineer: Arup
Concrete Structure: Sato Kogyo Pte Ltd
Stainless Steel Helix Structure: TTJ Design and Engineering Pte Ltd

AE Interest: First ever use of helix structure in bridge design, inspired by DNA structure, uses 5 times less steel than traditional box girder bridge design, glass and perforated steel canopy
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Building: Singapore National Stadium
Location: Kallang, Singapore
Architect: DP Architects
Structural Engineer: Arup
Contractor: Dragages Singapore
Environmental Engineer: Phoenix Solar
Completed: June 2014

AE Interest: At 1,023 ft in diameter, Singapore National Stadium exceeds the span of Texas Cowboys Stadium (902 ft) as the largest dome structure in the world. Phoenix Solar installed over 75,000 sq. ft of solar arrays, resulting in 60% less total energy consumption than traditional stadiums. Also, the only venue in the world custom-built for soccer, rugby, and cricket.  Also: world’s largest retractable roof at 680,000sf – can be opened / closed in 12 minutes.

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Building: Landesgartenschau Exhibition Hall (also known as LaGa Exhibition Hall)
Location: Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
Completed: 2014
Architect: ICD/ITKE/IIGS University of Stuttgart
Project Team: ICD Institute for Computational Design, ITKE Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design, IIGS Institute of Engineering Geodesy, müllerblaustein Bauwerke GmbH, KUKA Roboter GmbH, Landesbetrieb Forst, Landesgartenschau Schwäbisch Gmünd 2014 GmbH

AE Interest: Robotically prefabricated beech plywood plates and digital prefabricated insulation, waterproofing and cladding, lightweight biomimetic design inspired by skeletal systems of sea urchins, successful structural stability due to finger joint interlocking connections.
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Building: 1111 Lincoln Road
Location: Miami Beach, Florida
Year: 2008
Design: Herzog & de Meuron
Architect of Record: Charles H. Benson & Associates Architects
Structural Engineering: Optimus Structural Design LLC
General Contractor: G.T. McDonald Enterprises Inc.
HVAC, Plumbing, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering: Franyie Engineers Inc.
Landscape Design: Raymond Jungles
Civil Engineering Consultant: Kimley Horn and Associates

Size: 26,486 square feet

AE Interests:  Parking structure / multi-purpose, angular columns, ambitious concrete flat-plate structure.
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Location: Turin, Italy
Architects: Silvio D´Ascia
Design Team: Silvio d’Ascia Architecture with AREP and Agostino Magnaghi
Client: RFI, Rete Ferroviaria Italiana SpA
Cost: 65 million €
Area: 30,000 sqm
Year (completed?): 2013

AE Interests: Train station, complex form, steel structure, photovoltaic skin, passive ventilation stratiegies.

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Building: Bank of London and South America
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Completed: 1966
Architect: Clorindo Testa
Second Architect: S.E.P.R.A, Sánchez Elía, Peralta Ramos and Agostini

AE interest: Brutalist architecture, Geometric carvings, reinforced concrete building, colonnade
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Building: National Library of the Argentine Republic
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Completed: 1992
Architects: Clorindo Testa, Francisco Bullrich, and Alicia Cazzaniga

AE interest: complex concrete structure, public plaza, Brutalist architecture
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Building: Apple Computers Flagship Store
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Address: 679 North Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
Completed: 2003-2004
Client: Apple Computers/Steve Jobs
Architects: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Architects
Associate Architects: A. Epstein and Sons International
Structural Engineers: Dewhurst Macfarlane and Partners
Lead Engineer + Project Manager: Yoshiniro Nito
General Contractor: Pepper Construction Group LL
Electrical Contractors: AEC Electric Corp.
Design Consultants: Eight, Inc.
Exterior Wall System: Architectural Wall Systems
Structural Tension Elements: TriPyramid Structures, Inc.
Modular Greenroof System: GreenGrid
Green Roof Design: Doug Hoerr Landscape Architects

AE Interests: European rain screen system with open-joint stone; Limestone façade; Self standing glass stairs and bridge; Glass skylight; 2,400 ft² GreenGrid® green roof; 2005 Green Roofs Awards of Excellence
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References:
▪ Architectural Wall Systems – Apple Computer Flagship Store
▪ Yoshiniro Nito – Projects Summary
▪ Archiplanet – Apple Store – North Michigan Avenue – Chicago, Illinois
▪ AEC Electric Corp. – Clients
▪ Landscape Management – Greening Rooftops for Sustainable Communities Conference and Trade Show visits Washington, D.C. in May
▪ Greenroof Project Database – Apple Computer Store, Chicago

Structure: ICD / ITKE Resarch Pavilion 2011
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Project Year: August 2011 (Temporary)
Architects: ICD / ITKE University of Stuttgart
Project Team: Prof.  Achim Menges (Institute for Computational Design), Prof. Jan Knippers (Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design), Baden-Württemberg (Competence Network Biomimetics)
Concept and Project Development: Oliver David Krieg, Boyan Mihaylov
Scientific Development: Markus Gabler (project management), Riccardo La Magna (structural design), Steffen Reichert (detailing), Tobias Schwinn (project management), Frédéric Waimer (structural design)
Planning and Realization: Peter Brachat, Benjamin Busch, Solmaz Fahimian, Christin Gegenheimer, Nicola Haberbosch, Elias Kästle, Oliver David Krieg, Yong Sung Kwon, Boyan Mihaylov, Hongmei Zhai
Surface: 72 square meter
Volume: 200 cubic meter
Material: 275 square meter of 6.5 mm thick Birch plywood
AEInterest: biological design, computer-based design and structural analysis, computer-controlled manufacturing

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Building: Turrell Sky Space
Location: Austin, Texas
The University of Texas at Austin
Rooftop of Student Activity Center
Expected completion: 19 October 2013
Artist: James Turrell

AE Interest: Conceptual space, example of phenomenology in art/architecture.

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Building: Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Terminal East Infill
Location: Austin, TX
Completion: June 2015
Structural Engineer: Architectural Engineers Collaborative
Architect: Page
Contractor: Hensel Phelps

AE Interest:
Intended to be a signature space to host additional passenger security checkpoints, baggage handling, and customs facilities, the 55,000-sf addition is designed on an ovoid plan nestled into the north side of the existing terminal. The new building features a curved glass façade, punctuated by slender steel shading fins; the depth of the individual fins is varied by plan location, in order to maximize their efficiency. Each shading fin is mounted on a perimeter column. The exposed structural columns are comprised of slender built-up steel box sections. The roof structure utilizes the same shape in slender box beams, exposed and framed with seamless connections into a center spine. Spanning 200 feet, the spine features a curved profile that gives the main roof a distinct and complex contour.

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Project: Mountain Resort – Changsha, China
Architect: Coop Himmelb(l)au

AE Interest: “60,000sq m hotel, indoor ski slope, a water park and 120,000sq m of restaurant and shopping facilities. The building will be built on top of a disused cement mining quarry pit and lake, spanning 170m from cliff to cliff with a sunken garden below. A cantilever outdoor swimming pool will create a 60m-high waterfall into the quarry pit. The separate 100m-tall tower will feature a 270-bedroom hotel, with 60 executive suits and a six-bedroom presidential suite looking over the lake.”
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Building: Imperial College London Business School
Location: London, UK
Status: Completed 2004
Architect: Foster + Partners
Structural Engineer: Buro Happold
Quantity Surveyor: Davis Langdon  / Mott Green Wall
M+E Engineering: Buro Happold
Landscape Architect: Charles Funke Associates
Lighting Engineer: Buro Happold

AE Interest: Dramatic Glass Panel Facade

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Building: Imperial College London Faculty Building
Location: London, United Kingdom
Completed: 2004
Architect: Foster + Partners
Structural Engineers: Buro Happold
MEP Engineers: Buro Happold
Project Manager: GTMS

AE Interest: Blue Glass Plate Facade, heated by waste heat generated by the power plant under the building, uses chilled beams for cooling

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Sculpture: Bleigiessen
Location: London, UK
Status: Completed 2006
Designer: Thomas Heatherwick

AE Interest: Built from 142,000 glass sphere and 27,000 high tensile steel wires. Every single piece was small enough to fit through a letterbox on a door.

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Building: Peckham Library
Location: London, United Kingdom
Status: Completed 1999
Architect: William Alsop
Structural Engineer: AKT II

AE Interest: Thin angled columns, irregular forms intersecting rectangular space, urban revitalization.

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Project: Alpine House at the Kew Gardens
Location: London, U.K. (Kew Gardens)
Status: Completed March 2005
Client: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Architect: Wilkinson Eyre Architects
Structural Engineer: Dewhurst Macfarlane
Environmental Engineer: Atelier Ten
Quantity Surveyor: Fanshawe

AE Interest: back to back arches, stack effect natural ventilation, glass greehouse

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Building: Idea Store Whitechapel
Location:  London, U.K.
Status: Completed 2005
Client: London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Architect: Adjaye Associates
M&E and Structural Engineer: Arup
Main Contractor: William Verry

AE Interest: curtain wall of colored and clear glazing, glass-faced aluminum panels, full height atrium, Ketro timber fins for strength

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Project: V&A Ceramic Galleries Bridge
Location: Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL
Status: Completed 2009
Client: Victoria and Albert Museum
Architect: Wilkinson Eyre Architects
Structural Engineer: Dewhurst Macfarlane

AE Interests: integrated glazed canopy, folded perforated stair plate
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Building: Stratford Regional Station
Location: Stratford, London E15 1AZ
Completed: 1999
Client: LUL Jubilee Line Extension Project, Stratford Development Partnership Limited, London Borough of Newham
Architect: Wilkinson Eyre Architects
Structural Engineer: Hyder Consulting
Civil Engineer: Arup

AE Interests: curved roof, extruded form, glazed wall, solar assisted natural ventilation

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[ 1, 2 ] Building: 10 Hills Place, London, England
Completion: September 2009
Architect: Amanda Levete Architects

AE Interest: Aluminum façade with skylights
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Building: Angel Building
Location: London, U.K.
Date Completed: 2011
Architect: AHMM
Structural Engineer: AKT II

AE Interest: Vierendeel Truss, Self-compacting concrete, building re-use/adaptation, BREEAM Excellent award, masterful concrete work

Image Credits: Detail Magazine (2011)

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Building: Peter Harrison Planetarium
Location: Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London
Date Completed: 2007
Architect: Allies and Morrison
Structural Engineer: Scott Wilson (Cameron Taylor)
M&E Engineer: Arup

AE Interest: Geometry defined by latitude/longitude of location

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Building: Darwin Centre Phase 2
Location: Cromwell Road, London, England
Completion: 2009
Architect: C.F. Moller Architects
Structural Engineer: Arup
M & E Engineer: Mott MacDonald Fulcrum

AE Interest: Sprayed concrete cocoon to preserve entomological and botanical collections while surrounded by offices within a larger building.

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Building: St Botolph’s Hall
Location: London, England
Completion: 2009
Architect: Matthew Lloyd Architects
Structural Engineer: Clarke Nicholls Marcel
M & E Engineer: Watkins Payne Partnership, Hoare Lee Associates

AE Interest: Mixed use buildings combined by a single story clear glass structure. Use of terracotta cladding to blend surrounding buildings.

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Building: One Hyde Park
Location: London, UK
Completed: 2009
Architect: Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
Structural: Arup
Main Contractor: Laing O’Rourke
Services Engineer: Cundall

AE Interests: High-end architectural housing, technical details, expressed structure.

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Building: The London Imax Cinema
Location: London, England
Completion Date: 1999
Architect: Avery Associates Architects
Structural Engineer: Anthony Hunt Associates
M&E Engineer: RYME
Facade Mural: Howard Hodgkin
Acoustics Consultant: Bickerdike Allen

Building: 99/101 Queen Victoria Street
Location: London, England
Completed: 2005
Architect: Sheppard Robson
Structural Engineer: Arup
Construction: Bowmer Kirkland
Landscape Design: EDCO Design London

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Name: Ropemaker Place
Location: London, England, U.K.

General Contractor: Mace Limited
Design Architect: Arup Associates
Structural/MEP engineer: Arup Associates
Civil Engineer: Arup Associates
Lighting Consultant: SAS International
Client: British Land
Completion date: May 2009
Area: 87,000 m²

AE Interests: BREEAM Excellent, first LEED Platinum core and shell office building in London, modular energy-saving facade cladding, waveform illuminated ceiling

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Building: Docklands Floating Bridge
Location: London, England
Completion: 1996
Architect: Future Systems
Structural Engineer: Anthony Hunt Associates
Lighting Engineer: Lighting Design Partnership

AE Interest: Curved aluminum deck with four sets of tubular steel legs which are attached to submerged pontoons.

Building: The Helicon
Location: London, UK (One South Place)
Completion Date: 1997
Architect: Sheppard Robson
Structural Engineer: JSA Consulting Engineers
M&E Engineer: Arup

AE Interest: One of London’s first sustainable, combined use buildings. First in chilled ceilings, environmental package (displacement ventilation, passive cooling, retractable louvres)

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Building:  London Olympic Park
Location:  London, England, U.K.
Completed: 2012, currently closed, reopens July 2013.
Design: EDAW Consortium (EDAW + Buro Happold)
Engineers: Arup, WS Atkins

The London Olympic Park contains venues such as the Olympic Village, Olympic Stadium, Aquatics Centre, Velodrome and the Copper Box. It will be renamed Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, and is part of the transformation in the post-Olympics phase in order to further regeneration in that area. It will reopen in July 2013, and will be Europe’s largest urban park. It will contain wetland habitats and native species to promote local ecology. Furthermore, a new university will be injected to make use of the abundant sporting and communication facilities.

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Location: London, England
Status: Completed 2005
Architect: Foster + Partners
Structural Engineer: Arup
M+E Engineer: Hoare Lea
Landscape Architect: Townshend Landscape Architects

AE Interest: Largest commercial photovoltaic intallation in Europe (2005).

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Building: Vernon Street
Location: London, England
Architect: Terry Pawson Architects
Structural Engineer: Barton Engineers

AE Interest: White cast stone façades and with asymmetrical openings
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Building: Strata SE1
Location: London, England
Completion: 2010
Architect: BFLS
Developer: Brookfield Europe
Structural Engineer: WSP
AE Interest: Three large turbines (power building’s lighting), aerodynamic form maximizes the benefits of the wind power, triangular form.
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Building Name: Golden Jubilee Bridges
Location: Victoria Embankment, London
Completion: 2002
Architect: Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands
Structural Engineers: WSP Group

AE Interest: Inclined steel pylon and steel rod footbridge.
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Building: Stockley Park (office park)
Location: West London, England
Completion: 1990

AE Interest:

“..the 140ha site accommodated a loose arrangement of low-rise, high-tech offices around lakes set within verdant parkland. Within the first five or so years buildings were completed by Arup, Norman Foster, Troughton McAslan, Ian Ritchie, SOM and Eric Parry..”  –BDOnline

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Building Name: Unicorn Theatre
Location: London, UK
Status: Completed 2005
Architect: Keith Williams
Structural Engineer: ARUP

AE Interest: Structurally cantilevered auditorium box.
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Building: Reiss HQ
Location: London, England
Status: Completed 2007
Architect: Squire and Partners
Consultant: The London Planning Practice
Project Manager: Buro 4
Structure: Fluid Structures
Services: Hilson Moran

AE Interest: unique acrylic facade with light features.

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Building: 50 New Bond Street / 14 St George Street

Location: London, UK

Status: Completed 2009

Architects: Eric Parry

Facade Engineer: ARUP

AE Interest: Project Oriel windows and faience facade. Merges a new high retail shopping building with a Grade II listed Edwardian building to revitalize a neighborhood.

  
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Building: New Court Rothschild Bank
Location: London, England
Completed: Late 2011
Architect: OMA

AE Interest: dark glass, main area built at top of building to preserve the historical area, repeated pattern of structural steel columns.

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Building Name: The Bexley Business Academy
Location: Yarton Way, London, U.K.
Status: Completed 2003
Architect: Foster + Partners
Structural Engineer: Buro Happold

AE Interest: mechanical external louvers automatically track the sun’s path to optimize light and shade, double layered East and West facades, majority of spaces are naturally ventilated, flexible floor plan, fast-track construction

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Building: BT Tower
Location: London, U.K.
Date of Project: 1966
Architects: Eric Bedford – Ministry of Public Buildings and Works

AE Interests: Originally used for radio broadcasting tower,the tower moves no more than 10 inches in 95 mph wind. The tower has the largest LED display in the world compromising of 529,750 panels.
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Building: Restoration of the London Coliseum
Location: London, England
Date of Project: January 2004
Architect: Arts Team
Structural Engineer: Arup
M & E Engineer: Arup
AE Interest: Curved-glass roof, foyers have been enlarged by 40%, major improvements to public facilities

Other Consultants: Arup Acoustics, Carr and Angier, Gardiner & Theobald

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Building Name: Royal Victoria Dock Bridge
Location: Royal Victoria Dock
Status: Completed 1999
Architect: Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands
Structural Engineering: Techniker

AE Interest: inverted Fink Truss, sender shape reduces wind resistance at the elevated height that allows ships to pass underneath, supports a 40 person gondola that travels across the river

   
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Building: London Eye
Location: London, England
Opened: 1999
Architect: Marks Barfield
Structural Engineer: Tony Gee and Partners, Beckett Rankine
AE Interest: Reduce CO2 emissions, largest tilt-up ever made, steel design, “A” shape
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Building Name: Classroom for the Future
Location: Camden, London UK (temporary installation)
Status: Built in 2007
Architect: Gollifer Langston Architects
Structural Engineers: Michael Hadi Associates

AE Interest:Public school building with advanced ICT, audio/visual equipment and a stage. The building is modular and mobile.

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