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British Pavilion for Expo 92- Seville, Spain

Posted in Built by Sarah Michaels on August 26, 2011

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

Posted in Proposed Design, Under Construction by Carlos Garcia on August 26, 2011

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.

Posted in Built by Charles Beckendorf on August 26, 2011

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.

Posted in Built by Mark Rocha on August 26, 2011

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

Posted in Built by Mark Rocha on August 25, 2011

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.

Posted in Built by Jimmy Principe on August 25, 2011

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

Posted in Built by Eleanor Reynolds on June 1, 2011

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

Posted in Proposed Design by Eleanor Reynolds on April 29, 2011

Building: Garibaldi Exhibition Building
Location: Milan, Italy
Competition won: 2006
Architect: Grimshaw

AE Interest: form

Mediacite – Liege, Belgium

Posted in Built by Eleanor Reynolds on April 25, 2011

   

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’

UTL2011-E, UTL2011-A?
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London 2012 Water Polo Arena – London, U.K.

Posted in Under Construction by Eleanor Reynolds on April 25, 2011

  

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

UTL2011-E

Glasgow Museum of Transport – Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.

Posted in Under Construction by Eleanor Reynolds on April 25, 2011

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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

Posted in Built by Eleanor Reynolds on April 21, 2011

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

Article 1

Norwich Open Academy

Posted in Built by Eleanor Reynolds on April 21, 2011

 

Building: Norwich Open Academy
Location: Marryat Road, Norwich, UK
Completion: 2010
Architect: Sheppard Robson
Structural Engineering: Ramboll

AE Interests: Laminated timber structure

Article 1

Old Livestock Market in Hereford Development

Posted in Proposed Design by Eleanor Reynolds on April 21, 2011

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.

Posted in Built by Emily Lamon on April 20, 2011
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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

University Square Stratford – London, U.K.

Posted in Under Construction by Eleanor Reynolds on April 20, 2011

 

Building: University Square Stratford
Location: East London, UK
Completion: due 2013
Architect: Make Architects

AE Interest: highly flexible teaching and administrative spaces

Article 1

Sustainability Centre – London, U.K.

Posted in Built by Eleanor Reynolds on April 20, 2011

Building: Sustainability Centre
Location: London, UK (Royal Victoria Docks)
Completion: 2012
Architect: Wilkinson Eyre Architects
Engineer: Arup

AE Interest: Sustainability (BREEAM), building shell form

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Cambridge Hauser Forum – Cambridge, UK

Posted in Built by Eleanor Reynolds on April 20, 2011

Building: Cambridge Hauser Forum
Location: Cambridge, UK
Completion: 2010
Architect: Wilkinson Eyre Architects

AE Interest: Sustainability

UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation – London, U.K.

Posted in Proposed Design by Eleanor Reynolds on April 20, 2011

Building: UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation
Location: London, UK
Completion: due 2015
Architect: PLP Architecture and HOK Architects

AE Interest: roof form, advance bio-medical research facility

Article 1

Oxford Street Visitor Information Kiosk – London, U.K.

Posted in Proposed Design by Eleanor Reynolds on April 20, 2011

Building: Oxford Street Visitor Information Kiosk
Location: London, UK
Architect: PLP Architecture

AE Interest: ‘soaring’ glass roof

Article 1

Four Seasons – London, U.K.

Posted in Proposed Design by Eleanor Reynolds on April 20, 2011

Building: Four Seasons Hotel and Residences
Location: London, UK(Heron Plaza)
Completion: due 2015
Architect: PLP Architecture

AE Interest: Skyscraper in urban London

Four Seasons – Abu Dhabi

Posted in Proposed Design by Eleanor Reynolds on April 20, 2011

Building: Four Seasons Hotel and Residences
Location: Abu Dhabi at Sowwah Island
Architect: PLP Architecture

World Wildlife Fund Headquarters – Woking, UK

Posted in Proposed Design by Eleanor Reynolds on April 20, 2011

Building: World Wildlife Fund Headquarters
Location: Woking, UK
Architect: Hopkins Architects
Structural Engineers: Expedition Engineering

AE Interest: maximizes on-site sustainable features, aims for ‘Outstanding’ BREEAM rating

Article 1

Guy’s and St Thomas’ East Wing Re-cladding – London, U.K.

Posted in Proposed Design by Eleanor Reynolds on April 20, 2011

Building: Guy’s and St Thomas’ East Wing
Location: London, UK
Architect: Hopkins Architects
Engineering Consultant: Arup

AE Interest: creates a thermal buffer zone and two new triangular atria

Article 1

Paperhouse Newspaper Kiosks – London, U.K.

Posted in Built by Eleanor Reynolds on April 20, 2011

Installation: Paperhouse Newspaper kiosks
Location: London, UK at Sloane Square and Earl’s Court
Completed: 2009
Architect: Heatherwick Studio (Thomas Heatherwick)

AE Interest: ergonomic arrangement of magazine shelves, roof sections made of toughened glass

Article 1

Guys Approches at Guy’s Hospital – London, U.K.

Posted in Built by Eleanor Reynolds on April 20, 2011

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Building: Guys Approches at Guy’s Hospital
Location: London, UK (by London Bridge)
Completed: 2007
Architect: Heatherwick Studio (Thomas Heatherwick)

AE Interest: tiled cladding system wrapping around the boiler house fabricated from high grade stainless steel frames, with braid woven through as the “warp”

The building was built on a raft that allows it to sit above the soft clay in a more efficient manner than traditional foundation piles.
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Vents at Paternoster Square – London, U.K.

Posted in Built by Eleanor Reynolds on April 20, 2011

Installation: Vents at Paternoster Square
Location: London, UK
Status: Completed 2000
Architect: Heatherwick Studio (Thomas Heatherwick)

AE: Interest: Space-saving mechanical system, two raised outlet vents with inlet vents flush with the ground, folded stainless steel structure

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Royal Shakespeare Theatre Transformation – Stratford-upon-Avon, UK

Posted in Built by Eleanor Reynolds on April 19, 2011

Building: Royal Shakespeare Theatre Transformation
Location: Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
Architect: Bennetts Associates
Engineering: Buro Happold

AE Interest: new basement under the stage is in a flood zone next to the River Avon

UTL2011-A, UTL2011-E

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Elizabeth II Court for Hampshire County Council – Winchester, U.K.

Posted in Built by Eleanor Reynolds on April 19, 2011

Building: Elizabeth II Court for Hampshire County Council
Location: Winchester, UK (just outside of London)
Architect: Bennetts Associates

AE Interests: retrofit (open plan upgrade), sustainability

Article 1

Mint Hotel Tower of London – London, U.K.

Posted in Built by Eleanor Reynolds on April 19, 2011

 

Building: Mint Hotel Tower of London
Location: London, UK
Architect: Bennetts Associates

AE Interests: Living walls, cantilevered structure

UTL2011-A, UTL2011-E

Article 1, Article 2

New Street Square – London, U.K.

Posted in Built by Eleanor Reynolds on April 19, 2011

Building: New Street Square
Location: New Street Square, London EC4A 3BF, UK
Architect: Bennetts Associates Architects

AE Interests: urban renewal, living wall, high level of sustainability for an office space, complementary collection of buildings, urban planning

UTL2011-A, UTL2011-E

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Monsoon Headquarters – London, U.K.

Posted in Built by Eleanor Reynolds on April 18, 2011

 

Building: Monsoon Headquarters [Yellow Building]
Location: Paddington Basin, London, UK
Architect: Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM)
Structural Engineer: Adams Kara Taylor (AKT)

AE Interst: Structural System, no vertical columns

UTL2011-E, UTL2011-A?
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Adelaide Wharf – London, U.K.

Posted in Built by Eleanor Reynolds on April 18, 2011

Building: Adelaide Wharf
Location: Shoreditch, London, UK
Date of Project: 2007
Architect: Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM)
Structural Engineer: Adams Kara Taylor (AKT)
Client: First Base Ltd & English Partners
Construction: Faithful + Gould
Other Consultants: Bovis Lend Lease (Main Contractor), Richard Woods (Artist)

AE Interst: Sustainability (brown roof), featured in the ‘Sustainable London’ series by The Building Centre

Victoria & Albert Museum Extension – London, U.K.

Posted in Proposed Design by Eleanor Reynolds on April 15, 2011

Building: Victoria & Albert Museum Extension
Location: London, UK
Architect: Amanda Levete Architects

AE Interests: complex geometry

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Cultural Centre – Lisbon, Portugal

Posted in Proposed Design by Eleanor Reynolds on April 15, 2011

Building: Cultural Centre
Location: Lisbon, Portugal (on Tagus River)
Architect: Amanda Levete Architects

AE Interests: complex geometry

Globe Academy – London, U.K.

Posted in Built by Eleanor Reynolds on April 15, 2011

Building: Globe Academy
Location: London, UK
Architect: Amanda Levete Architects
Completion: 2010

AE Interests: expressed structure

Barts and the Royal London New Hospital – London, U.K.

Posted in Under Construction by Eleanor Reynolds on April 14, 2011

Building: Barts and the Royal London New Hospitals Programme
Location: London, UK
Project Manager: Skanska
Completion: due 2016

AE Interests: Construction in urban London
Article 1

Heron Tower – London, U.K.

Posted in Built by Eleanor Reynolds on April 14, 2011

  

Building: Heron Tower (110 Bishopsgate)
Location: London, UK
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox
Project Manager: Skanska
Completion: 2010

AE Interests: Skyscraper, Construction in urban London

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More London Development – London, U.K.

Posted in Built, Under Construction by Eleanor Reynolds on April 14, 2011

Building: More London Development
Location: London, UK
Completion: under construction
Architect: Norman Foster (masterplan)
Construction Delivery/Construction Management: Mace
Client: More London Development

AE Interest: BREEAM outstanding rating

100 East Road – London, U.K.

Posted in Built by Eleanor Reynolds on April 14, 2011

Building: 100 East Road
Location: Hoxton, London, UK
Architect: Feilden Clegg Bradley
Program & Project Management: Mace
Client: JG Land

AE Interst: BREEAM Excellent rating

King’s Cross St Pancras Station – London, England, U.K.

Posted in Built by Eleanor Reynolds on April 14, 2011

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Building: King’s Cross St Pancras Station
Location: London, England
Completed: 2009
Architect: John McAslan + Partners
Structural Engineer: Arup
Construction: Balfour Beatty
Client: Transport for London

AE Interest: Complex double curvature canopy entrance. Structure is supported by radial arms that meet in a funnel in front of the subway entrance. Redevelopment and design of the interior station as well.

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Evelyn Grace Academy – London, U.K.

Posted in Built by Eleanor Reynolds on April 14, 2011

Building: Evelyn Grace Academy
Location: London, UK
Status: Completed 2010
Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects
Project Manager: Capita Symonds
Structural Engineer: Arup
Quantity Surveyors: Davis Langdon
Landscape: Gross Max
Acoustic: Sandy Brown Associates
Fire Engineer: SAFE

AE Interests: natural lighting and ventilation, low project cost and fast construction schedule, energy-efficient glazing system sculptural use of concrete

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Nunawading Station – Melbourne, Australia

Posted in Built by Eleanor Reynolds on April 14, 2011

Building: Nunawading Station
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Architect: Grimshaw
Completion: 2010

AE Interests: cantilevered roof
Article 1

Newport Station – Newport, Whales, UK

Posted in Built by Eleanor Reynolds on April 14, 2011

  

Building: Newport Station
Location: Newport, Whales, UK
Architect: Grimshaw
Structural Engineer: Atkins
Building Services Engineer: Atkins
Quality Surveyor: Faithful + Gould (Atkins)
Completion: 2010

AE Interests: complex geometry
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Perryn Road Footbridge – London, U.K.

Posted in Built by Eleanor Reynolds on April 14, 2011

Building: Perryn Road Footbridge
Location: Acton (west London), UK
Architect: Grimshaw
Main Contractor: Carillion/SH Structures
Completion: 2010

AE Interests: structural expression

The St. Botolph Building – London, U.K.

Posted in Built by Eleanor Reynolds on April 14, 2011

Building: The St. Botolph Building
Location: London, UK
Architect: Grimshaw
Structural Engineer: ARUP
Services Engineer: Roger Preston and Partners
Quantity Surveyor: Sense Cost Consultancy
Main Contractor: Skanska
Completion: 2010

AE Interests: large development in urban London
Article 1

ExCel Exhibition Center – London, U.K.

Posted in Built by Eleanor Reynolds on April 13, 2011

Building: ExCel Exhibition Center Phase II
Location: London Borough of Newham, UK
Architect: Grimshaw
Structural Engineer: McAlpine Design Group
Services Engineer: Hoare Lea
Quantity Surveyor: Gardiner & Theobald LLP
Main Contractor: Sir Robert McAlpine
Project Manager: Gardiner & Theodbald LLP
Completion: Phase I (2000), Phase II (2010)

AE Interests: complex geometry, external lighting strategy
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Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2011- London, U.K.

Posted in Built by Eleanor Reynolds on April 12, 2011

Building: Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2011
Location: London, UK
Completion: Summer 2011
Dismantled: Fall 2011
Architect: Peter Zumthor
Client: Serpentine Gallery

AE Interest: temporary pavilion in central London
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Metropol Parasol – Seville, Spain

Posted in Under Construction by Mark Rocha on April 6, 2011

Building: Metropol Parasol
Location: Seville, Spain
Completion: 2012
Architect: Jürgen Mayer H
Structural Engineer: ARUP
AE Interests: Upon completion, the Metropol Parasol will be the largest wooden structure in the world

The Open Parliament of Albania, Tirana, Albania

Posted in Built by Gregory Brooks on April 5, 2011


Images: Coop Himmelblau

Project: The Open Parliament of Albania
Location: Tirana, Albania

Design/Planning: COOP HIMMELB(L)AU | Wolf D. Prix / W. Dreibholz & Partner ZT GmbH
Client: The Republic of Albania, The Parliament
Structural Engineering: B+G Ingenieure, Bollinger Grohmann Schneider ZT-GmbH, Vienna, Austria
Energy Design: Prof. Brian Cody, Berlin, Germany

AE Interest: symbolism of “fundamental democratic values such as openness, transparency and public co-determination”, complex geometry, perforated steel second skin, natural daylighting.

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Grand Teton Discovery and Visitor Center – Moose, Wyoming, U.S.

Posted in Built by Oliver Chang on March 5, 2011

Building: Grand Teton Discovery and Visitor Center
Location: Moose, Wyoming
Completion: 2007
Architect: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Structural: Beaudette Consulting Enginners, Inc.
MEP: GPD, P.C.
Lighting: Renfro Design Group, Inc.
Landscape: Swift Company
Acoustic: The Greenbusch Group Inc.
Contractor: Intermountain Construction Inc.

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Roland Garros tennis stadium- Paris, France

Posted in Built by Noura Memarmakhsous on February 3, 2011

Building:Roland Garros tennis stadium
Location: Paris, France
Structural Engineer: Marc Mimram
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Fenghua Bridge- Tianjin, China

Posted in Built by Noura Memarmakhsous on February 3, 2011

Building:Fenghua Bridge
Location: Tianjin, China
Completion: 2007
Structural Engineer: Marc Mimram

Footbridge -Strasbourg, France & Germany, kehl.

Posted in Built by Noura Memarmakhsous on February 3, 2011

Building: footbridge
Location:Strasbourg, France & Germany, kehl.
Structural Engineer: Marc Mimram

Solferino footbridge- Paris,France

Posted in Built by Noura Memarmakhsous on February 3, 2011

Building: Solferino footbridge
Location: Paris,France
Completion: 1999
Structural Engineer: Marc Mimram
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Japan Pavilion, EXPO 2000 – Hanover, Germany

Posted in Built by Laurel Johnson on February 2, 2011


Building: Japan Pavilion, EXPO 2000
Location: Hanover, Germany
Completed: 2000
Client: EXPO 2000 Trade Fair
Architecst: OHO Joint Venture: Frei Otto and Buro Happold
Structural Engineer: Stefan Polonyi
Materials: SONOCO europe

AE Interests: The theme of the building was to create more efficient use of resources and reduceCO2 emissions. The structure can be completely recycled when dismantled. The foundation was created by wooden boxes and sand and the interior partitions were created from honeycomb board.

Tuwaiq Palace – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Posted in Built by Laurel Johnson on February 2, 2011

Building: Tuwaiq Palace
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Completed: 1985
Client: Arriyadh Development Authority
Architects: OHO Joint Venture: Frei Otto and Buro Happold

AE Interests: Won the Aga Khan Award for Architecture for the design in 1998.

Olympiapark – Munich, Germany

Posted in Built by Laurel Johnson on February 2, 2011

Building: Olympiapark
Location: Munich, Germany
Completed: 1972
Client: City of Munich, 20th Summer Olympic Games
Architects: Behnisch & Partners
Roof Engineer: Frei Otto

AE Interests: Transparent tensile roof

German Pavilion, Expo ‘67 – Montreal, Canada

Posted in Built by Laurel Johnson on February 2, 2011

Building: German Pavilion, Expo ‘67
Location: Montreal, Canada
Completed: 1967
Architects: Frei Paul Otto and Rolf Gutbrod
Engineers: Leonhardt + Andrä

AE Interests: Is an exhibition hall created through tensile structures, a prestressed membrane with a translucent (polyester) skin.

BBC Scotland – Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.

Posted in Built by Eugene Polendo on February 1, 2011

Building: BBC Scotland
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Completed: 2007
Client: BBC/Land Securities
Architect: David Chipperfield Architects
Structural Engineer: Jane Wernick Associates
Acoustic and Systems Engineer: Arup

AE Interests: Central atrium made up of series of platforms for offices. Building designed to look like a television that is turned off during the day, and illuminating at night.

Incheon 151 Tower – Incheon Metropolitan City, Republic of South Korea

Posted in Under Construction by Jake Henning on February 1, 2011


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Building: Incheon 151 Tower
Location: Incheon Metropolitan City, Republic of South Korea
Architect: John Portman & Associates, Inc.
Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti
Estimated date of completion: 2014
Cost: $11 billion

AE Interests: Two interconnected trapezoidal sections after a split at the 44th floor. Wind Tunnel Analysis in consideration of wind and seismic loads while maintaining original design vision. The two halves of the tower are tied together by three pedestrian bridges comprised of “steel truss outriggers”(Thornton Tomasetti website).

More Info: Incheon 151 Tower by Cori Kwitkin at the 2009 Annual Meeting

Kingsgate Bridge – Durham, England, U.K.

Posted in Built by Alex Pena on February 1, 2011

Building: Kingsgate Bridge
Location: Durham, England
Completion: 1966
Structural Engineer: Arup

Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion – Toledo, Ohio, U.S.

Posted in Built by Aalok Bhattarai on February 1, 2011

Building: Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion
Location: Toledo, Ohio
Completion: 2007
Architects:  Ryue Nishizawa and Kazuyo Sejima (SANAA)
Structural Engineers: Guy Nordenson, Sasaki and Partners

AEInterest: elimination of right angles, transparency

The Balancing Barn – Halesworth, U.K.

Posted in Built by Eugene Polendo on February 1, 2011

Building: The Balancing Barn
Location: Halesworth, United Kingdom
Client: Living Architecture
Architect: MVRDV
Structural Engineer: Jane Wernick Associates

AE Interests: Cantilevered home

H-16, Stuttgart, Germany

Posted in Built by Carlos Estrada on February 1, 2011

 

Building: H-16 House
Completed: 2006
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Client: H. & G. Link, Balingen/Germany
Architect: Werner Sobek
Structural Engineer: Werner Sobek Engineering and Design

AE Interests: Sustainable design, fully recyclable with zero emissions and zero energy usage, design blends with landscape

Apple Flagship Store – Tokyo, Japan

Posted in Built by Garrett Jones on February 1, 2011




Building: Apple Flagship Store
Location: Tokyo Japan
Completion: 2003
Architect: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Facade Design and Energy Analysis: Atelier Ten

AE Interests: Double skin envelope, Interior environment, Facade glass joints

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Maggie’s Centre – Kirkaldy, U.K.

Posted in Built by Eugene Polendo on February 1, 2011

Building: Maggie’s Centre
Completed: 2007
Location: Kirkaldy, United Kingdom
Client: Maggie’s Centre Trust
Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects
Structural Engineer: Jane Wernick Associates

AE Interests: Irregular geometry

Comcast Center – Philadelphia, USA

Posted in Built by Garrett Jones on February 1, 2011




Building: Comcast Center
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Completion: 2008
Architect: Robert A. M. Stern Architects
Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti
Environment Design and Energy Analysis: Atelier Ten
Contractor: L. F. Driscoll Company

AE Interests: Core and frame construction, low emissivity glass facades, energy sustainability and LEED accreditation, large span structural design

Cloud Gate – Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Posted in Built by Almendra Zarazua on February 1, 2011

Building: Cloud Gate
Location: 201 E. Randolph St., between Michigan Ave and Columbus Ave
Chicago, IL 60602
Structural Engineer: Atelier One
Construction start: 2003
Construction finish: 2004
Designed by: Anish Kapoor
Cost: $23,000,000
Type: Monument
Maximum Height: 33 feet / 10 meters
Maximum Width: 42 feet
Maximum Length: 66 feet

Louvre Pyramid – Paris, France

Posted in Built by Oliver Chang on February 1, 2011

Building: Louvre Pyramid
Location: Paris, France
Completion: 1989
Architect: I. M. Pei
Associate Architects, Paris: Michel Macary
Architectes en Chef du Louvre: Georges Duval, Guy Nicot
Pyramid Structure / Design Consultant: Nicolet Chartrand Knoll, Ltd.
Pyramid Structure / Construction Phase: Rice Francis Ritchie

AE Interest: Pyramid of glass, steel, and cable.
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Tama Art University Library – Tokyo, Japan

Posted in Built by Aalok Bhattarai on February 1, 2011

Building: Tama Art University Library
Location: Hachioji City, Tokyo, Japan
Completion: 2008
Architects: Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects
Design team: Toyo Ito, Takeo Higashi, Hideyuki Nakayama, Yoshitaka Ihara
Associate Architect: Kajima Design
Structural engineers: Sasaki and Partners
Mechanical engineer: Kajima Design
Interaction design: Workshop for Architecture and Urbanism
Furniture design: Fujie Kazuko Atelier
Curtain design and fabricator: Nuno Corporation
AEInterest: minimal material, spatial forms, modern Gothic

Exemplifies how structural engineering and architectural aesthetics can work together to create a functional yet inspiring space. The arches not only define the form of the building but also symbolize the idea of knowledge as an open and continuous journey.

British Embassy – Sana’a, Yemen

Posted in Built by Richard Beeler on February 1, 2011


Building: British Embassy
Location: Sana’a, Yemen
Client: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Architects: Design Engine Architects
Structural Engineer: Ramboll Group A/S
Cost: $5,975,401
Completion: 2006

AE Interests: LEAF Award Best Environmentally Sustainable Building of the Year 2007, Seismic Resistant Features, High Security Detail

BP Pedestrian Bridge – Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Posted in Built by Josh Massey on February 1, 2011

Millennium Park - BP Pedestrian Bridge, Chicago, Illinois

Bridge: BP Pedestrian Bridge
Location: Millennium Park, Chicago, Illinois
Completed: 2004
Architect: Frank Gehry
Structural Engineer: Bill Baker of SOM
Length: 925 ft

AE interests: Winding shape, offers acoustic barrier to Jay Pritzker Auditorium


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Kohinoor Square – Mumbai, India

Posted in Under Construction by Jake Henning on February 1, 2011


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Building: Kohinoor Square
Location: Mumbai, India
Architect: GKK Works India
Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti
Date for Completion: 2012

Cabot Circus- Bristol, England, U.K.

Posted in Built by Brandon Long on February 1, 2011

Building: Cabot Circus
Location: Bristol, England
Completed: 2008
Architect: Chapman Taylor
Structural Engineer: SKM Anthony Hunts

AE Interest: 5800 square meter free-form shell-shaped glass roof

Ferrari World – Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Posted in Built by Richard Beeler on February 1, 2011


Building: Ferrari World
Location: Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Client: ALDAR Properties
Architects: Benoy
Structural Engineer: Ramboll Group A/S
Cost: approximately $843,400,000
Completion: October 2010

AE Interests: A roof that is approximately 968,752 sq ft, 19 steel frame structures for rides, glass funnel at center of the roof, Building Services, Facade Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Structural Engineering

The Lightbox – Woking, U.K.

Posted in Built by Eugene Polendo on February 1, 2011

Building: The Lightbox
Location: Woking, United Kingdom
Completion: 2007
Client: Woking Galleries
Architect: Marks Barfield Architects
Structural Engineering: Jane Wernick Associates

AE Interest: Low carbon emission, photovoltaic cells on roof, natural ventilation, gold and silver colored aluminum panels on facade

Trump Tower – New York City, NY, U.S.

Posted in Built by Trey Dondrea on February 1, 2011

Building: Trump Tower
Location: New York City, New York, US
Completion: 1983
Architect: Swanke Hayden Connell
Structural Engineer: Cantor Seinuk (Now WSP Cantor Seinuk)

AE Interest: No intermediate columns; use of reinforced concrete structure for speedy construction; 7 story atrium; bracing in core only removed need for many columns on lower levels of the buildind; girders on 3 mechanical floors support entire 38 floors of residential space

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McCormick Place Lakeside Center – Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Posted in Built by Josh Massey on February 1, 2011

McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois

Building: Lakeside Center
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Completed: 1970+
Structural Engineer: Bill Baker
Architect: Gene Summers

AE interests: Cantilevered roof, exposed trusses, largest convention center in US

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Ravensbourne College – London, U.K.

Posted in Built by Kaylyn Fenner on February 1, 2011

Building:Ravensbourne College
Location: London, UK
Completion: 2010
Architect: Foreign Office Architects (FOA)
Engineer: Adams Kara Taylor (AKT)

AE interests: Complex exterior envelope developed using three different anodised aluminium tiles to generate seven different window typologies. Perforated concrete walls and central columns provide large open spaces for use as lecture halls and other academic functions. Open-plan work spaces over four stories to house 1400 students for  interdisciplinary fields of study connected by central atria.

UTL2011-A?, UTL2011-E

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Umbrellas

Posted in Built by Anthony M. Garcia on February 1, 2011

Umbrellas

Structure: Umbrellas (for 1978 Pink Floyd concert tour)
Structural Engineer: Buro Happold (including Ted Happold)
AE Interests: Music, rock, concerts, lightweight structures

M.A.C Main Airport Center – Frankfurt, Germany

Posted in Built by Evan Reschreiter on February 1, 2011

Building: M.A.C Main Airport Center
Location: Frankfurt, Germany
Completion: 2003
Architect: ABB Architekten
Structural Engineer: Bollinger + Grohmann
General Contractor: Wayss & Freytag Schlüsselfertigbau AG
Façade Engineering: Architektur Technik Fassade

AE Interests: metal and glass façades with heat and noise insulated claddings

AIA Central – Hong Kong, China

Posted in Built by Kartik Sampath on February 1, 2011

Building: AIA Central (previously known as AIG Tower)
Location: Hong Kong, China
Completed: 2005
Architect: Skidmore Owings and Merrill
Structural Engineer: Leslie E. Robertson Associates

AE Interest: The AIA Central was designed to look like an ancient Chinese sailboat called a junk, which is still in use today.

Two Union Square – Seattle, Washington, U.S.

Posted in Built by Tyler Greeves on February 1, 2011

Building: Two Union Square
Location: Seattle, Washington
Completion: 1989
Architect: Floyd Naramore, William Bain, Clifton Brady and Perry Johanson (NBBJ)
Engineer: Skilling Ward Magnusson Barkshire

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Kocommas

Posted in Built by Anthony M. Garcia on February 1, 2011

Kocommas

Building: Kocommas (New Government Center of Saudi Arabia)
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Structural Engineer: Buro Happold (including Ted Happold)
AE Interests: Lightweight structures, masterplanning

World Financial Center – New York City, New York, U.S.

Posted in Built by Nick Dassow on February 1, 2011

Building: World Financial Center
Location: 220 Vesey Street, New York, NY 10281
Architect: Cesar Pelli
Mechanical and Electrical Engineering: WSP Flack + Kurtz
Completion: 1988
Client: Brookfield Properties
Value: $800,000,000 (US)

AEInterest: consumes 25 percent less energy than regular office building; first “free cooling” system in New York; sophisticated automation system for the complex’s energy outlets turn off lights at predetermined times

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360 London – London, U.K.

Posted in Built by Kaylyn Fenner on February 1, 2011


Building: 360 London
Location: London, UK
Architect:Rogers Stirk Harbour+Partners
Engineer: Adams Kara Taylor

AE interests: structure provides for a flexible internal layout, skyscraper in urban London

Renaissance Center – Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

Posted in Built by Josh Massey on February 1, 2011

Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan
Building: Renaissance Center
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Status: Construction Completed 1977, remodeled 2004
Structural Engineers: Morris E. Harrison & Associates
Architects:
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
John Portman & Associates
Gensler
Smithgroup
Ghafari Associates

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Pompidou Centre – Paris, France

Posted in Built by Anthony M. Garcia on February 1, 2011

Centre Pompidou

Building: Pompidou Centre (Centre Georges Pompidou)
Location: Paris, France
Address:
Place Georges Pompidou
75004 Paris, France
Opened: 1977
Architect: Renzo Piano & Richard Rogers
Structural Engineer: Arup (including Ted Happold)
Services Engineer: Arup

AE Interests: Postmodern, high-tech, steel superstructure, reinforced concrete floors, color-coding
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Asticus Building, London, U.K.

Posted in Built by Kaylyn Fenner on February 1, 2011


Building: Asticus Building
location: London, UK
completion: 2006
Architect: Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands
Engineer: Adams Kara Taylor (AKT)

ae interests: the shape and positions of the interior columns maximize the enclosed circular space.

Figge Museum of Art – Davenport, Iowa, U.S.

Posted in Built by Eugene Polendo on February 1, 2011

Building: Figge Museum of Art
Location: Davenport, Iowa
Completion: 2006
Architect: David Chipperfield Architects
Structural Engineer: Jane Wernick Associates
General Contractor: Russell/Pepper Joint Venture
Client: Davenport Museum of Art

AE Interests: Energy efficient, natural ventilation, exterior walkway for maintenance

London Cable Car – London, U.K.

Posted in Built by Blake McGregor on February 1, 2011

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Name: Emirates Air Line / London Cable Car
Location: Cutter Lane, Royal Borough of Greenwich, SE10 London, UK
Completion: 2012
Architect: Wilkinson Eyre Architects
Structural Engineer: Expedition Engineering

AE Interests: elegantly sculpted towers, tourist attraction, dynamic movement

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California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology – San Diego, California, U.S.

Posted in Built by Nick Dassow on February 1, 2011

Building: Atkinson Hall (Calit2)
Location: University of California, San Diego
Architect: NBBJ
Electrical and Mechanical Systems: WSP Flack + Kurtz
Completion: 2004
Value: $57,000,000 (US)

AEInterest: mechanical systems for Class-100 and Class-1000 spaces; exhaust for flammable, pyroforic and corrosive chemicals

Kingdome – Seattle, Washington, U.S.

Posted in Built by Tyler Greeves on February 1, 2011

Building: Seattle Kingdome
Location: Seattle, Washington
Status: Demolished
Structural Engineer: John Skilling
Completion: 1976

Kingdome Implosion

AE Interests: Was world’s largest thin shell concrete dome, set world record for largest building by volume demolished by implosion

111 First Street – Jersey City, NJ, U.S.

Posted in Built by Trey Dondrea on February 1, 2011

Building: 111 First Street
Location: Jersey City, NJ, United States
Architect: Rem Koolhaas
Structural Engineer: WSP Cantor Seinuk
MEP: Flack + Kurtz
Client: BLDG Management; Athena Group
Status: Not yet completed

AE Interest: Bottom section acts as large plinth which supports 2 foundations at 90 degree angle to eachother; building anchored by reinforced concrete tube located in building core; large cantilevered sections supported by “rigid frame facade” and cantilevered concrete beams.

TEDA International Convention Center Hotel – Tianjing, China

Posted in Built by Fan Feng on February 1, 2011

Building: TEDA International Convention Center Hotel,
Location: Tianjin, China
Completion Date: 2008 (not confiremed)
Engineer: Weidlinger Associate Inc.
Owner or Client: Tianjin Economic-Technology Development Area
Prime Consultant(s): Grand Architects; Lee Harris Pomeroy

AE interests: The rotating plan consists of three cylinders offset two degrees per floor; Interwoven concrete slant columns; Bracing visible at night through the pale green glass skin; Interlayer screens will shade the glass according to solar orientation.

Infinity Bridge – Stockton-on-Tees, England, U.K.

Posted in Built by Blake McGregor on February 1, 2011

Bridge: Infinity Bridge
Location: Stocktojn-on-Tees, England
Completion: 2008
Architect: Spence Associates
Engineer: Expedition Engineering
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731 Lexington Avenue – New York, New York, U.S.

Posted in Built by Jordan Miller on February 1, 2011


Building: 731 Lexington Avenue (One Beacon Court/ Bloomberg Tower)
Location: New York, New York
Completion: 2005
Architect: Cesar Pelli and Associates
Executive Architect: SLCE Architects
Interior Architecture: Studios Architecture and Pentagram
Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti
Mass Damper System: WSP Flack + Kurtz Inc.

AE Interest: tuned damper mass, semicircular glass interior walls

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Sydney Opera House

Posted in Built by Anthony M. Garcia on February 1, 2011

Sydney Opera House

Building: Sydney Opera House
Location: Sydney, Australia
Address:
Sydney Harbour Tunnel
Dawes Point 2000, Australia
(02) 9250 7111
Google Maps
Opened: October 20, 1973
Architect: Jørn Utzon (Denmark)
Structural Engineer: Arup (including Ted Happold)
AE Interests: Concrete frame, concrete ribbed roof, owner-architect dispute, iconic architecture, expressionist architecture

Museum of Modern Art – San Francisco, California, U.S.

Posted in Built by Jordan Miller on February 1, 2011


Building: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Location: San Francisco, California
Completion: 1995
Architect: Mario Botta
Mechanical/Electrical Expansion: Flack + Kurtz Inc.

AE Interest: Strong geometric forms with daylighting, monumental stair/bridge

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