Jalisco State Public Library-Guadalajara, Mexico
Building: Jalisco State Public Library
Location: Guadalajara, Mexico
Completion: Proposal 2005
Architect: Asymptote
Structural Engineer: –
AE Interest: Glass facades on all sides. Tree structure, with a base that expands outward. Glass and supports create a ‘skeletal’ feel.
Queens Museum of Art – Queens, New York, U.S.
Building: Queens Museum of Art
Location: Queens, New York
Completion: 2001
Architect: Eric Owen Moss
AE Interest: It appears that a sea of glass is flowing from the building facade.
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Education Executive Agency & Tax Office – Groningen, Netherlands
Building: Education Executive Agency & Tax Office
Location: Groningen, Netherlands
Completed: 2011
Architect: UNStudio
Structural Engineer: Arup
AE Interests: minimized energy and material use, design inspired by sun and wind management, minimal effect on surrounding green space
Dance Palace – St. Petersburg, Russia
Building: Dance Palace
Location: St. Petersburg, Russia
Status: Competition winner
Client: Petersburg City LLC
Architect: UNStudio
Structural Engineer: Arup
AE Interests: curved exterior facade, mixture of opaque and transparent panels causes the building to emit scattered light
Ponte Parodi – Genoa, Italy
Building: Ponte Parodi
Location: Genoa, Italy
Scheduled Completion: 2013
Architect: UNStudio
Structural Engineer: Arup
AE Interests: blends nicely into old harbor area, green roof
The Lighthouse – Aarhus, Denmark
Building: The Lighthouse
Location: Aarhus, Denmark
Status: Completed 2022
Architects: UNStudio, 3XN, Jan Gehl
Engineers: Grontmij, Carl Bro
AE Interest: Mixed-use facility including housing and social function, facade designed to mimic light reflected off water
Flagstore Louis Vuitton – Japan
Building: Flagstore Louis Vuitton
Location: Japan
Completed: 2007
Architect: UNStudio
Structure/Lighting/Facade Engineers: Arup
AE Interest: Natural ventilation patterns circulate fresh air through gardens and throughout the building, leaf shape emphasized in floor plan, section, and elevation
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Low Energy Office Building – Ballerup, Denmark
Building: Low Energy Office Building
Location: Ballerup, Denmark
Architect: Henning Larsen Architects
Engineers: Hansen, Carlsen, & Frolund Consulting Engineers
Completion: Projected 2011
AE Interests: Very open lower floor that encourages group work and creativity. The second-floor boasts curving slats that mimic tidal waves, as well as allows for natural light to enter easily. With the first floor’s use of columns and windows instead of a traditional facade, the second floors “tidal wave” illusion is more evident.
Photo: http://www.henninglarsen.com/projects/1000-1099/1051-low-energy-office-building-for-energinetdk.aspx
Mariinsky Cultural Center, New Mariinsky Theater – St. Petersburg, Russia
Building: Mariinsky Cultural Center, New Mariinsky Theater
Location: St. Petersburg, Russia
Completion: 2003
Architect: Eric Owen Moss Architects
AE Interest: A representation of the old Russia going into a new stage of architecture.
Villa Storingavika – Bergen, Norway
Building: Villa Storingavika
Firm: Saunders Architects
Architects: Todd Saunders with Joakim Skajaa and Geneviéve Charbonneau
Structural Engineer: Node AS
Location: Bergen, Norway
Completed: 2007
Size: 302 m²
AE Interests: The house looks out on the west coast archipelago of Norway. The downstairs is designed for the kids (university students) and the upstairs is designed for the parents.
Dubai International Financial Center – Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Building: Dubai International Financial Center
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Completion: 2006
Architect: Asymptote
Structural Engineer: Arup
AE Interest: Bold, red color conveys dominance. Enormous size relates power and significance, themes that relate to the idea of finance.
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Conjunctive Points Theater Complex – Culver City, California, U.S.
Building: Conjunctive Points Theater Complex
Location:Culver City, California
Architect: Eric Owen Moss Architects
AE Interest: This building has multiple uses from office, retail and restaurants, the shape transforms as its goes along the horizontal.
Canadian Museum for Human Rights – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Building: Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Location: Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada|
Completion Time: Projected for 2012
Design Architect: Antoine Predock
Engineers: Smith Carter Architects and Engineers
AE Interest: Glass cloud encapsulating building, average 5.2 meter floor-to-ceiling height, spiraling glass tower, four anchoring talons
Windsor Castle (St. George’s Hall) – Bekrshire, U.K.
Building: Windsor Castle (St. George’s Hall)
Location: Windsor, Bekrshire, UK
Restoration Architect: Sidell Gibson Architects
AE Interests: St. George’s Hall, in one of the most well known and historically sensitive castles in the UK, was completely gutted by fire in 1992. Restoration included modern techniques (laminated hardwood, etc.) without affecting the historic feel of the hall.
Reflection of Mineral – Tokyo, Japan
Building : Reflection of Mineral
Location : Tokyo, Japan
Architect : Yasuhiro Yamashita of Atelier Tekuto
AE Interests : 480-square-foot, “combine abstract properties (conceptual object) with nonfigurative properties”, simple elements.
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Hardanger Retreat – Hardanger Fjord, Norway
Building: Hardanger Retreat
Firm: Saunders Architecture
Architects: Todd Saunders and Tommie Wilhelmsen
Location: Kjepsø, Hardanger Fjord, Norway
Completed: 2003
Size: 20 m²
AE Interests: The building is designed to show respect for the landscape. It was one of Saunders first buildings, completely self-financed and self-initiated.
Univers Multimedia Theater-Aarhus, Denmark
Building: Univers Multimedia Theater
Location: Aarhus, Denmark
Completion: 1997
Architect: Asymptote
Structural Engineer: Ingenieurburo Teschner, Hamburg
AE Interest: White, sharp, and minimalist design display contemporary urbanism. Supports extend from small pins and expand into large, triangular walls and concavities.
Westendtower – Frankfurt, Germany
Building: Westendtower
Location: Frankfurt, Germany
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox
Completion: 1993
AE Interests: The facade consists of granite and the shape of the building is reminiscent of the statue of Liberty
Meiso No Mori Municipal Funeral Hall – Kakamigahara,Japan
Building : Meiso No Mori Municipal Funeral Hall
Location : Kakamigahara,Japan
Architect : Toyo Ito & Associates
AE Interests : spaces that impart emotions, “fluid spaces that give a tangible sense of dynamic force, spaces that recall organic forms like trees and caves.”
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Aurland Outlook – Aurland, Norway
Building: Aurland Outlook
Firm: Saunders Architecture
Architects: Todd Saunders and Tommie Wilhelmsen
Location: Aurland, Norway
Completed: 2006
Size: 2200 m²
AE Interests: The skywalk was the winning entry in a national competition held by the Norwegian Highway Department. It is designed to give a seamless view of the landscape.
Arena da Amazônia – Manaus, Brazil
Building: Arena da Amazônia
Location: Brazil, Manaus
Scheduled for Completion in 2013
Architect: GMP Architekten
Lighting Design: Conceptlicht, Traunreut
AE Interest: The stadium significantly symbolizes a soccer net, it’s surroundings rain forest and sea (fishing net). Roof structure has fiberglass fabric which reflects radiation and cools the spectators in a hot Amazon climate.
Capacity of 45,000 and LEED Certified.
Lotte Super Tower 123 – Seoul, Korea
Building: Lotte Super Tower 123
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox
Project Manager: Lotte
Completion: 2015
AE Interests: Among the tallest skyscrapers in the World. The unusual geometry and color of the facade represent traditional Korean ceramics.
The Patent Office – London, England, U.K.
Building: Former Patent Office
Location: London, England
Restoration Architect: Sidell Gibson Architects
AE Interests: Originally built in the 1850s, the Patent Office created technical challenges with the “integration of high-grade servicing into the historic fabric”. Features original glass and cast iron library (shown above); converted into 4 developments of commercial floor space.
Spiegel HQ – Brooktorkai, HafenCity, Hamborg
Building: Spiegel HQ
Location: Brooktorkai, HafenCity, Hamborg
Architect: Henning Larsen Architects
Completion: Projected 2011
AE Interests: The two structures draw people into the central courtyard, which is surrounded by water on 3 sides. The sunken facades facing the water softens the transition from waterfront to the buildings.
Photos: http://www.henninglarsen.com/projects/0800-0899/0833-spiegel-hq.aspx
Samitaur Tower – Culver City, California, U.S.
Building: Samitaur Tower
Location: Culver City, California
Completion: 2011
Architect: Eric Owen Moss Architects
Structural Engineer: Arup—Bruce Danziger
AE Interests: A great way to showcase art, the structure can be used to view the surrounding city
Moriyama House – Tokyo, Japan
Building : Moriyama House
Location : Tokyo, Japan
Architect :Ryue Nishizawa+ SANAA
AE Interests : particular perspective on space, personal and the public realm
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Kaohsiung Marine Gateway-Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Building: Kaohsiung Marine Gateway
Location: Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Completion: Commissioned 2010
Architect: Asymptote
Structural Engineer: Knippers Helbig
AE Interest: Twin towers stand strong, prominent, and bright. Triangular beams give the building an elevated feel. Use of glass allows for natural light.
C-1 House – Tokyo, Japan
Building : C-1 House
Location : Tokyo, Japan
Architect : Gwenael Nicolas- Curiosity+ Tomoyuki- Milligram Studio
Project Year : 2005
AE Interests : geometric spiral, relationship between closed and open segments of the facades, design of the space
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Fogo Island Studios – Newfoundland, Canada
Building: Fogo Island Studios
Firm: Saunders Architecture
Architects: Todd Saunders with Ryan Jørgensen, Joseph Kellner, Attila Béres, Ken Beheim-Schwarzbach, Colin Hertberger, Rubén Sáez López, Soizic Bernard, and Nick Herder
Structural Engineer: DBA Associates
Location: Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Canada
Completion: 2010-2012
Size: 102 m²
AE Interests: Maximizing ocean views; minimalist design that works with landscape; works to preserve the landscape of Fogo Island
Ashford ZED Homes – Kent, England, U.K.
Building: Ashford ZED Homes
Location: Kent, England
Architect: Sidell Gibson Architects
AE Interests: First major zero fossil fuel commercial development in the UK – set to headline the government’s intentions for future housing development in the country. Heavy landscaping designed to bring together the natural world and built environment.
Villas in the Sky – Riyahd, Saudi Arabia
Building: Villas in the Sky
Location: Riyahd, Saudi Arabia
Architect: Henning Larsen Architects
Structrual Engineers: Thornton Tomasetti
MEP: Hoare Lea Consulting Engineers
Completion: Projected 2013
AE Interests: Edges become jagged and deformed as they approach the top which breaks up the skyline, as well as differentiates it from the other skyscrapers. Designed to achieve LEED certification.
Photos: http://www.henninglarsen.com/projects/1000-1099/1025-villas-in-the-sky.aspx
Suntory Museum of Art – Tokyo, Japan
Building: Suntory Museum of Art
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Architect: Kengo Kuma & Associates
Completed: 2007
AE Interests: Transparent feeling, new method of reinforcing thin ceramic panels with aluminum extrusion, “A Japanese-style room in the city”
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Palacio de Congresos – Lanzarote, Spain
Building: Palacio de Congresos
Location: Lanzarote, Spain
Architect: Henning Larsen Architects
Completion: Projected 2013
AE Interests: Even with the building’s large geometric shapes and structure, the lighting installations gives a sense of depth and weightlessness. An elevated, grand entrance into the building creates a dramatic entry. Very energy efficient sporting the latest solar cells in order to reduce carbon footprint.
Photo: http://www.henninglarsen.com/projects/0900-0999/0965-palacio-de-congresos.aspx
CityLife Milano – Milan, Italy
Building: CityLife Milano
Location: Milan, Italy
Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects
Completion Date: 2013
Structural Engineers: Adams Kara Taylor, Redesco, Cap Engineering
Fire Engineer: Silvestre Mistretta
Transport Engineer: Systematica, Studio Corda, Alpina
Project Director: Gianluca Racana
Tower Project Architect: Paolo Zilli
Residential Project Architect: Maurizio Meossi
AE Interests: Structural, environmental, geometric
TOTO Seminar House – Awaji, Japan
Building: Toto Seminar House
Location: Awaji, Japan
Architect: Tadao Ando
Completed: 1997
AE Interests: Exposed concrete design. Ando inspired the building to be “at one” with the sea, and built it to integrate the surrounding nature. Unique design of the elevator which is placed outside of the building.
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Porta Volta Fondazione Feltrinelli – Milan, Italy
Building Name: Porta Volta Fondazione Feltrinelli
Location: Milan, Italy
Completion: 2014
Architects: Herzog and de Meuron
Project Architects: Mateo Mori Meana, Thomasine Wolfensbergec
AE Interest: reflect Milanese history and tradition with its resemblance of a gate to the city, inspired by long linear Cascina buildings
Youth Wellness Center – Bremerton, Washington, U.S.
Building: Youth Wellness Center
Location: Bremerton, Washington
Architect: Steven Holl Architects
Project Architect: Filipe Taboada
Currently in Design Phase
AE Interest: Structural, Environmental, and Space Management
Actelion Business Center – Allschwil, Switzerland
Building Name: Actelion Business Center
Location: Allschwil, Switzerland
Architect: Herzog and de Meuron, Stefan Marbach
Completed: 2010
Project Architects: Martin Fröhlich, Michael Fischer
Structural Engineering: WGG Schnetzer Puskas Ingenieure AG, Basel, Switzerland
AE Interest: structured with series of k- and x-shaped bracers, spacing and arrangement of the structures allows for various views as well as the generation of courtyards and roof terraces, building focuses on a transparent work environment
Queens Library – Queens, NY
Building: Queens Library
Location: Queens, NY
Architect: Steven Holl Architects
Project Architect: Filipe Taboada
Completion Date: November 2013
Engineer: Robert Silman Associates and ICOR Associates
AE Interest: Exposed concrete design, complex geometry, and energy efficient design
Miami Art Museum – Miami, Florida, U.S.
Building Name: Miami Art Museum
Location: Miami, Florida
Architect: Herzog and de Meuron, Christine Binswanger
Project Architects: Kentaro Ishida, Charles Stone, Stefan Hörner
Executive Architects: Handel Architects
Completion: 2013
AE Interest: triples the old facility’s current space, integrates the out- and indoor experience of Florida with its hanging columns of plant life throughout the structure
Walden 7 – Sant Just Desvern, Spain
Building: Walden 7
Location: Sant Just Desvern, Spain
Architect: Ricardo Bofill
Completion Date: 1974
AE Interests: The 18 towers curve from the base, allowing 7 interconnecting courtyards, creative solution to housing crisis
House at Martha’s Vineyard – Martha’s Vineyard, MA
Building: House at Martha’s Vineyard
Location: Martha’s Vineyard, MA
Architect: Steven Holl Architects
Completion Date: 1988
Structural Engineer: Robert Lawson
General Contractor: Doyle Construction
Custom Steel/Brass Work: Alvin Cooke Metal Works
Fake Hills – Beihai, China
Building: Fake Hills
Location: Beihai, China
Currently: Phase 1 Completed
Architect: MAD
Associate, Structural and Mechanical Engineering: Jiang Architects & Engineers (JAE)
AE Interest: This building will significantly reduce energy consumption by allowing natural air and light to filter through the building.
Stretto House – Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Building: Stretto House
Location: Dallas, Texas
Architect: Steven Holl Architects
Completion Date: 1992
Structural Engineer: Datum Engineering
Mechanical Engineer: Interfield Engineering
General Contractor: Thomas S. Byrne Construction
Landscape Consultant: Kings Creek Landscaping
Plaza de España – Canary Islands, Spain
Complex: Plaza de España
Location: Canary Islands, Spain
Client: Cabildo Insular de Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Architects: Herzog & de Meuron
Completed: 2008
Photo Credit: Iwan Baan
AE Interest: features the past of the area while promoting a hopeful future, incorporates nature as the central theme
Daeyang Gallery and House – Seoul, Korea
Building: Daeyang Gallery and House
Location: Seoul, Korea
Architect: Steven Holl Architects
Completion Date: June 1, 2012
Structural Engineer: SQ Engineering
Mechanical Engineer: Buksung HVAC+R Engineering
Lighting Consultant: L’Observatoire International
General Contractor: Jehyo
AE Interest: Natural lighting of gallery through underwater skylights, heated and cooled with geothermal wells.
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4m × 4m House Ⅰ – Kobe, Japan
Building: 4m × 4m House
Location: Kobe, Japan
Architect: Tadao Ando
Construction: Nakata Construction
Completed: March 2003
AE Interests: Exposed concrete design, construction on compact and limited space, simple box-structure, the design allows for occupants to survey the Setonai Sea from their room.
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Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center – Baku, Azerbaijan
Building: Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center
Location: Baku, Azerbaijan
Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects
Completion Date: September 2011
Project Engineer: Werner Sobek
Main Contractor: DIA Holding
AE Interests: Structural, acoustical, seismic, construction, materials
Napoli Afragola Railway Station – Naples, Italy
Building: Napoli Afragola Railway Station
Location: Napoli Afragola, Italy
Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects
Structural Engineer: Adams Kara Taylor
Environmental Engineer: Max Fordham
Completion Date: 2013
AE Interests: Inter-seasonal ground water cooling and heating, solar hot water generation, rainwater recycling, north light day lighting, mixed-mode ventilation
CMA CGM Tower – Marseille, France
Building: CMA CGM Tower
Location: Marseille France
Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects
Structural Engineer: Arup
Completion Date: 2010
AE Interests: Complex geometry, space management, high wind loads, chilled beam air conditioning system, natural lighting, dual-skin facade, energy efficiency
National Museum of Qatar – Doha, Qatar
Building: National Museum of Qatar
Location: Doha, Qatar
Expected Completion: December 2014
Architect: Jean Nouvel
Client: Qatar Museums Authority
AE Interests: The interlocking disks that compose the building are of varying curvature and diameter, both the exterior and interior are made up of interlocking disks, seeks LEED Silver certification relying mostly on creating shady and cool areas with thermal buffer zones within the disks
100 11th Avenue – New York, New York, U.S.
Building: 100 11th Avenue
Location: New York, New York
Completion: 2010
Client: Cape Advisor Inc., Alf Naman Real Estate Advisors
Design Architect: Jean Nouvel
Executive Architect: Beyer Blinder Belle
Structural Engineer: DeSimone Consulting Engineers
MEP Engineer: AKF Engineers
Geotech Engineer: Langan Engineering
Construction: Gotham Construction
AE Interests: Curtain wall contains over 1,650 individual glass panes, all sized, shaped, and angled differently, LEED certified, the curtain wall captures daylight differently throughout the day and the year
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Oxford Ice Rink- Oxford, U.K.
Building: Oxford Ice Rink
Location: Oxford, United Kingdom
Architect: Grimshaw
Structural and Services Engineer: Arup
Completion: 1984
AE Interest: spine beam hung from high masts
Ushibuka Bridge-Ushibuka, Japan
Building: Ushibuka Bridge
Location: Ushibuka Japan
Completion: 1996
Architect: Renzo Piano
Structural Engineers: ARUP
AE Interests: Harbor connecting bridge, great form of traveling through a wide span of water.
China Wood Sculpture Museum – Harbin, China
Building: China Wood Sculpture Museum
Location: Harbin, China
Currently Under Construction
Architect: MAD
Director in Charge: Ma Yansong, Dang Qun
Project Leader: Daniel Gillen
AE Interest: Having such a unique profile and fluid form, the engineers must be able to custom fit steel beams, glass, concrete, and other building materials into the curved shape of the building.
Culture and Convention Center – Lucerne, Switzerland
Building: Culture and Convention Center, “KKL”
Location: Lucerne, Switzerland
Completion: 2000
Architect: Jean Nouvel
Acoustic Engineer: Russell Johnson
AE Interests: the overhang that reaches 45 meters on the diagonal with a height of 21 meters, the structure is aligned with the environment rather than dominating it
Millennium Point- Birmingham, U.K.
Building: Millennium Point
Location: Birmingham, United Kingdom
Architect: Grimshaw
Structural Engineer: Buro Happold
Services Engineer: Arup
Design & Build Contractor: Galliford Try
Completion: 2001
AE Interest: beam and hub
King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Building: King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Design: 2008-2009
Architect: Morphosis
Structural and MEP Engineer: Burp Happold
Empire Riverside Hotel- Hamburg, Germany
Building: Empire Riverside Hotel
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Completed: 2007
Client: Empire Riverside GmbH & Co. KG
Architect: David Chipperfield Architects
Structural Engineer: Planungsgruppe Droeg, Baade Nagaraj
AE Interests: new urban industrial type design well incorporated into an older area of commerce, window use
Potsdamer Platz- Berlin, Germany
Building: Potsdamer Platz
Location: Berlin, Germany
Completion: 2000
Architect: Renzo Piano
Structural Engineer: Arup
AE Interest: Eighteen new buildings constructed by Arup and designed by RPBW.
Apple Store, Fith Avenue – New York City, New York, U.S.
Building: Apple Store
Location: New York City, New York
Completion: 2006
Architect: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Structural Engineer: Eckersly O’Callahan
Puerta America Hotel – Madrid, Spain
Building: Puerta America Hotel, “Museum for a night”
Location: Madrid, Spain
Completion: 2000
Architects: Jean Nouvel, Zaha Hadid, Ron Arad, David Chipperfield, Kathryn Findlay
Engineers: Rosskopf & Partner
Client: Silken Group
Budget: $94 Million
AE Interests: 19 architects and designers, ‘flowing’ three-dimensional shapes in the rooms
Coolsingel- Rotterdam, Netherlands
Building: Coolsingel
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Completed: Scematic Design
Architect: OMA Rem Koolhaas
Structural Engineer: ABT
AE Interests: Combination of Simple and Complicated Exterior Geometry, Lighting
25 Gresham Street- London, U.K.
Building: 25 Gresham Street
Location: London, United Kingdom
Architect: Grimshaw
Structural Engineer: Whitby Bird & Partners
Services Engineer: Waterman Gore
Completion: 2002
AE Interest: ten floors of office space without columns, one floor of roofplant
Wayne Lyman Morse United States Courthouse – Eugene, Oregon, U.S.
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Building: Wayne Lyman Morse United States Courthouse
Location: Eugene, Oregon
Completion: 2006
Architect: Morphosis
Executive Architect: DLR Group
Structural Engineer: KPFF
Mechanical Engineer: Glumac International
Electrical Engineer: DLR Group
Gormley Studio- London, U.K.
Building: Gormley Studio
Location: London, UK
Completed: 2003
Client: Antony Gormley
Architect: David Chipperfield Architects
Structural Engineer: Jane Wernick Associates
AE Interests: use of architecture to bridge gap between art and structure, bold form
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Chu Hai College- Hong Kong, China
Building: Chu Hai College
Location: Hong Kong, China
Completed: Proposed Design
Architect: OMA Rem Koolhaas
Civil, Geotechnical, Structural and Building Services Engineer: Mott MacDonald
AE Interests: Exterior walkways, Revealed Structure, Extremely Short Proposed Building Time
Beyeler Foundation Museum-Riehen, Switzerland
Building: Beyeler Foundation Museum
Location: Riehen, Switzerland
Completed: 1997
Architect: Renzo Piano
Structural: Arup
AE Interests: Only consists of four bearing walls running parallel to each other, and steel framed glass roof.
Meadow Clubhouse – Ulanbutong, Inner Mongolia, China
Building: Meadow Clubhouse
Location: Ulanbutong, Inner Mongolia, China
Completion: 2006
Architect: MAD
Structural Engineer: Beijing YunXiang Architectural Engineering Design Company Ltd.
AE Interest: Hilly terrain requires a complex building foundation system. There are two distinct landscapes: snow in winter and green hills in the summer. This poses several design issues, such as having an efficient, sustainable building that responds to the change in climate.
Campus Audiovisual- Barcelona, Spain
Building: Campus Audiovisual
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Completed: 2008
Client: Layetana
Architect: David Chipperfield Architects
Structural Engineer: Obiol, Maya y Associat
AE Interests: bold but simple design, use of windows as design element
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De Rotterdam- Rotterdam, Netherlands
Building: De Rotterdam
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Completed: Under Construction
Architect: OMA Rem Koolhaas
Structural Engineer: Corsmit, Rijswijk
MEP Engineering: Roodenburg, Krimpen aan den IJssel
Lighting Engineering: Arup
AE Interests: Bold and Simple Geometry, Multi-Functional Spaces
Grand Union Walk Housing- London, U.K.
Building: Grand Union Walk Housing
Location: London, United Kingdom
Architect: Grimshaw
Structural Engineer: Kenchington Little & Partners
Services Engineer: J Sainsbury plc
Completion: 1988
AE Interest: Rowhouses built on precast concrete with an aluminum facade
Am Kupferbragen 10- Berlin, Germany
Building: Am Kupferbragen 10
Location: Berlin, Germany
Completed: 2007
Client: Celine and Heiner Bastian
Architect: David Chipperfield Architects
Structural Engineer: Ingenieurgruppe Bauen
AE Interests: Building meant to personify old world buldings but be its own modern instillation to the street, urban building
Waipolu Gallery and Studio – Oahu, Hawaii, U.S.
Building: Waipolu Gallery and Studio
Location: Oahu, Hawaii
Completion: 2010
Architect: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
General Contractor: Ryan Associates
Structural Engineer: PCS Structural Solutions
Mechanical Engineer: WSP Lincolne Scott Inc.
Electrical Engineer: Lighting and Engineering Integrated
Breda Carre Building-Breda, Netherlands
Building: Breda Carre Building
Location: Breda, Netherlands
Completed: 1999
Architect: OMA Rem Koolhaas
Structural Engineer: Snellen Meulemans van Schaik
AE Interests: Many Different Exterior Materials, Randomly Spaced Sun Shades for Residents
Giant Interactive Group Corporate Headquarters – Shanghai, China
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Building: Giant Interactive Group Corporate Headquarters
Location: Shanghai, China
Completion: 2010
Architect: Morphosis
Structural Engineers: Bao Ye, MAA Engineers, Thornton Tomassetti Group
Mechanical and Electrical Engineers: IBE Consulting Engineers, MAA Engineers
Hongluo Clubhouse – Beijing, China
Building: Hongluo Clubhouse
Location: Beijing, China
Completion: 2006
Architect: MAD
Project Architect: Florian Pucher
Design Team: Shen Jun, Christian Taubert, Marco Zuttioni, Yu Kui
Associate Architects & Engineers: IDEA Design Studio
AE Interest: Concrete Roof, Curved Windows, Elevated Foundation
Museum of Modern Literature -Marbach a Neckar, Germany
Building: Museum of Modern Literature
Location: Marbach a Neckar, Germany
Completion: 2006
Architect: David Chipperfield
Structural Engineer:Ingenieur gruppe Bauen
Client: Deutsches Literaturarchiv Marbach
AE Interest: form, collumn use
Maison Hérmes-Tokyo, Japan
Building: Maison Hérmes
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Completed: 2001
Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop and Rena Dumas Architecture Intérieure
Structural Engineer: Arup, Mitsuhiro Kanada
Landscape: K. Tanaka
AE Interest: Structural core design similar to a pagoda. Innovation of large dampener / stiffness reducer to allow one side of building to lift up during earthquakes.
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Musee National Des Beaux-Arts Du Quebec- Quebec City, Canada
Building: Musee National Des Beaux-Arts Du Quebec
Location: Quebec City, Canada
Completed: Under Consrtuction
Architect: OMA Rem Koolhaas
Architect of Record: Provencher Roy + Associés Architectes
Engineering: Buro Happold Consulting
Architect of Record: Provencher Roy + associés Architectes
AE Interests: Striking Design While Still Coexisting with its Historical Surroundings
Ballard Library and Neighborhood Service Center – Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Building: Ballard Library and Neighborhood Service Center
Location: Seattle, Washington
Completion: 2005
Architect: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
General Contractor: PCL Construction Services
Structural Engineer: PCS Structural Solutions
MEP Engineer: Affiliated Engineers
AE Interest: sustainability, green roof, structure
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New U.S. Embassy – London, U.K.
Building: New U.S. Embassy
Location: London, United Kingdom
Status: Designed 2009-2010, construction will be completed by 2017
Architect: Kieran Timberlake
Sustainability and MEP: Arup
Structural Engineering: Weidlinger Associates
AE Interest: Targeted to be both BREEAM Outstanding and LEED Platinum, thin PV films in the facade
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Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom – Stilwerk 2010 – Vienna, Austria
Building: Sofitel Vienna Stephansdom – Stilwerk
Location: Vienna Austria
Completion: December 2010
Architects: Ateliers Jean Nouvel
Collaborators: Pipiloti Rist, Alain Bony, Henri Labiole, Patrick Blanc
Engineers: Werner Consult Ziviltechniker, Ingenieurconsulent für Bauween, Terrell International, Altherm Engineering, Baden, Buri Müller Partner
Clients: UNIQA Praterstrasse Projekterrichtungs GmbH, ARGE bau-control UNIQA
AE Interests: Illuminated ceilings, traditional Viennese architecture, slanting/floating roof, 182 bedrooms and suites, panoramic views on the 18th floor
Emerson College Los Angeles Center – Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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Building: Emerson College Los Angeles Center
Location: Los Angeles, California
Expected Completion: 2012
Architect: Morphosis
Structural Engineer: John A. Martin Associates
Civil Engineer: KPFF
MEP Engineering: Buro Happold
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British Pavilion for Expo 92- Seville, Spain
Building: British Pavilion
Location: Seville, Spain
Architect: Grimshaw
Structural and Services Engineer: Arup
Completion: 1992
AE Interest: External skin of the structure varies to respond to climate conditions, freestanding exhibition decks, stacked steel freight containers, and circulation walkways
Ars Aevi-Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Building: Ars Aevi
Location: Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Completion: 2014
Architect: Renzo Piano
AE Interest: Ars Aevi will become a museum devoted to cultural acknowledgement that was planned out throughout a war-filled country. Started negotiations in 1992 with the Sarajevo government.
Status: Under negotiations with the Bosnia-Herzegovina government.
Seattle City Hall – Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Building: Seattle City Hall
Location: Seattle, Washington
Completion: 2003
Architect: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson and Bassetti Architects
Project Manager: Shiels Obletz Johnsen
General Contractor: Hoffman Construction
Structural Engineer: KPFF Consulting Engineers
Mechanical Engineer: Wood/Harbinger
Electrical Engineer: Sparling
Civil Engineer: SvR Design
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Milstein Hall Steel – Ithaca, New York, U.S.
Building: Milstein Hall Steel
Location: Ithaca, New York
Completion: 2011
Architect: OMA
Architect of Record: KHA Architects
Structural Engineering: Robert Silman Associates
Bao’an Stadium – Shenzen, China
Building: Bao’an Stadium
Location: Shenzen, China
Completion: 2011
Architect: GMP Architekten
Lighting Design: Schlotfeld Licht
AE Interest: Double tension ring beam, pre-tensioned cable roof, steel columns mimic bamboo forest
Taubman Museum of Art – Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.
Project: Taubman Museum of Art
Location: Roanoke, Virginia
Architect: Randall Stout Architects, Inc
General Contractor: Balfour Beatty Construction
Geotechnical Engineer: Froehling & Robertson, Inc., Roanoke, VA
Civil Engineer: Mattern & Craig
Structural Engineer: DeSimone Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Mechanical/ Plumbing Engineer: IBE Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Electrical Engineer: Kocher, Schirra & Goharizi Consulting Engineers
Rainwater Harvesting System Engineer: Rainwater Management Solutions
Lighting Consultant: LAM Partners
Status: Completed
Completed: November, 2008
AE Interests: Complex geometry, passive solar, daylighting, thermally efficient envelope, computerized building management system
Harpa Concert Hall – Reykjavik, Iceland
Building: Harpa Concert Hall
Location: Reykjavik, Iceland
Completion: 2011
Architect: Henning Larsen Architects
Architect of Record: Batteríið Architects
Facade Design: Olafur Eliasson Engineering Firms (Facade Design & Planning): Rambøll , ArtEngineering GmbH (Germany)
AE Interest: Renowned for its striking glass facade inspired by basalt columns, which reflects and refracts light to create a dynamic interplay of color and texture, showcasing a harmonious blend of modern architecture and natural elements.
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Garibaldi Exhibition Building – Milan, Italy
Building: Garibaldi Exhibition Building
Location: Milan, Italy
Competition won: 2006
Architect: Grimshaw
AE Interest: form
Mediacite – Liege, Belgium
Building: Mediacite
Location: Liege, Belgium
Completion: 2009
Architect: Ran Arad
Structural Engineer: Buro Happold
AE Interest: roof structure – ‘complex network of steel roof ribs that undulate through the mall’
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London 2012 Water Polo Arena – London, U.K.
Building: London 2012 Water Polo Arena
Location: London, UK
Completion: due 2012
Architect: David Morley Architects
Structural Engineer: Buro Happold
AE Interest: air-inflated rippling roof made of recycled PVC cushions, temporary for 2012 London Olympics
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Glasgow Museum of Transport – Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.
Building: Glasgow Museum of Transport
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Completion: 2011
Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects
Structural/Services/Facade Engineer: Buro Happold
AE Interest: dynamic form shows relationship of the city and seafaring industry; interesting zinc wall-roof structure
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Cathedral Bridge – Derby, UK
Building: Cathedral Bridge
Location: River Derwent, Cathedral Green, Derby, UK
Completion: 2009
Architect: Ramboll UK
Bridge Engineer: Ramboll
AE Interests: cable-stayed swing bridge form, 38m span
Norwich Open Academy
Building: Norwich Open Academy
Location: Marryat Road, Norwich, UK
Completion: 2010
Architect: Sheppard Robson
Structural Engineering: Ramboll
AE Interests: Laminated timber structure
Old Livestock Market in Hereford Development
Location: Hereford, Herefordshire
Completion: due 2013
Partner: Hereford Futures
Developer/Development Manager: Stanhope
Architect: Leslie Jones
Masterplanner: Allies & Morrison
Structural Engineer: Ramboll (formerly Ramboll Whitbybird)
Services Engineer: Cudd Bentley Consulting
Cost Consultant: Cyril Sweett
Construction Manager: Pinnacle Transportation
AE Interests: regeneration of the historic city of Hereford
55 Baker Street – London, U.K.
Building: 55 Baker Street
Location: 55 Baker Street, London, UK
Status: Completed 2008
Architect: Make Architects
Structural Engineer: Expedition Engineering
AE Interest: advanced glass enclosures key part of building renovation – 70% of original structure was reused, facade design, BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating
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