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Building: Gothenburg Museum of World Culture
Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
Status: Completed 2004
Architect: Brisac Gonzalez Architects
Structural Engineer: Battle McCarthy
Environmental Engineer: Battle McCarthy
Landscape Architect: Jennifer Coe

AE Interest: Underground labyrinth for cooling and heating, seasonal atrium that responds to climate changes, large open transparent facade to see exterior from different vantage points

Articles: 1

Building: Corus Entertainment Building
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
Architect: Diamond and Schmitt Architect
Advising Company: exp Global Inc.
Building Developers: Toronto Economic Development Corporation (TEDCO)
Mechanical engineer: Dan Curley of Smith & Anderson

AE Interest: Achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold status for the project’s environmental sustainability.

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Building: UNO Charter Schools Soccer Academy
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Completed: 2011
Architect: JGMA
Structural Engineer: Ghafari Associates
Electrical & Mechanical Consultants: Primera
Landscape Architect: Terry Guen Associates

AE Interests: Dynamic form with a mixture of a glass and steel exterior to allow plenty of natural light for the students. The school was designed to achieve LEED Gold Certification and incorporates sustainable features, such as a green roof system, site cleanup, lighting and HVAC  systems with photocells, occupancy sensors, and manual controls.

Articles: 1, 2

Building: Kansai International Airport Terminal
Location: Osaka, Japan
Architect: Renzo Piano
Status: Completed 1994
Engineer: Arup

AE Interest: Built on an artificial island, arches designed according to dynamic lines of air flow

Building: GE Renewable Energy Global Headquarters
Location: Schenectady, NY
Completed: April 2010
Architect: EYP Architecture & Engineering
Engineer: EYP Architecture & Engineering
Construction Manager: LeChase Construction

AE Interest:  sustainable design, powered by renewable energy, four-story atrium with scale wind turbine model, LEED Silver Certification, sun shades control solar gain

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Building: Winspear Opera House
Location: 2106 Boll Street, Dallas, TX 75201
Architect: Foster + Partners (Spencer de Grey)
Architect of Record: Kendall/Heaton Associates, Inc.
Design Engineer: Buro Happold (Mike Cook)
Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti
Acoustical Engineer: Sound Space Design
Construction: Linbeck
Completed 2009

AE Interests: Grand shading structure at entrance, aluminum cladding, red glass facade, 2,200 seat auditorium, acoustic isolation strategies, white gold-leaf balcony acoustic baffles, l.e.d. giant chandelier – retracts into ceiling.  

Video of chandelier retracting into ceiling

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Building: Aperture Center at Mesa Del Sol
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Architect: Antoine Predock
Status: Completed 2008
General Contractor: Klinger Constructors
Engineers: KL&A Inc.; Paradigm Engineering

AE Interest: LEED certified and designed for minimal environmental impact and maximum social interaction, Glass facade functions as an extra insulating layer to save energy and as a giant movie projection screen, apertures on glass facade resemble bone’s lattice structure and brings an ancient presence to the building

Articles: 1

Building: Central Los Angeles Area High School #9
Location: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Completed in 2008
Architect: Coop-Himmelb(l)au
Structural Engineer: Taylor and Gaines
Civil Engineer: A.C. Martin Partners
Construction: PCL Construction Services, Inc.

AE Interests: Large cantilevers on both lower and upper floors. top end performing arts center, and tower with spiral ramp

Building: Beukenhof auditorium and crematorium
Location: Schiedam, The Netherlands
Architect: Asymptote Architecture
Status: In Construction Since 2014
Client: Beukenhof Foundation

AE interests: The building will  celebrate the many diverse religions and cultures of the region while addressing the unique traditions, rituals and sensibilities of the different faiths that it will accommodate.

Article: 1

Building: Capitol Hill Residence
Location: Moscow, Russia
Status: Completed 2011
Architect: Zaha Hadid
Structural Engineering: Arup
Construction: Enka

AE Interests: Made of pre-cast and in-situ cast concrete, steel and glass. Uses a 22 meter tower to give master bedroom and lounge a 360 degree view of the surrounding forest.

Building: Songjiang Shimao Hotel
Location: Shanghai, China
Completed: November 2018
Design Build: Atkins

AE Interest: Located in abandoned quarry, use geothermal heat for electricity and heat, green roofing, sunken artificial lake

Building: Van Andel Institute
Location: 333 Bostwick Avenue Northeast  Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Status: Completed 2001
Architect: Rafael Vinoly Architects
Structural Engineer: Dewhurst MacFarlane & Partners
Construction Manager: Erhardt/McCarthy
Glazing Subcontractor: Architectural Glass & Metal, Inc./ Visionwall

AE Interest: Curved glass canopies light laboratory levels, dramatic stepped silhouette enspired by the sloping topography of its surroundings, natural light, originally built as a phased-growth facility to allow for expansions and adapt to needs of researchers inhabiting the building, second phase expansion along the vertical concrete service core has three sky-lit floors for offices.

Building: Farringdon East Cross Rail Offices
Location: London, UK
Completed: 2024
Architect: PLP Architecture (formerly KPF)

AE Interest: features a concrete exoskeleton with colored glass panels

Article: PLP

 
Building Location: London, UK
Completed: 2012
Architect: Hopkins Architects
Structural Engineer: ARUP
Contractor: Skanska Construction
AE interest: green roof, photovoltaic panels for producing energy, innovating glazing system for energy efficiency
Articles: 1

Building: The Cutty Sark Conservation Project
Location: London, UK
Status: Completed in 2012
Architect: Grimshaw Architects
Construction Management: Gardiner & Theobald

AE Interest: A new supporting structure cradles the lifted ship’s hull, an enveloping glass canopy is attached along the ship’s waterline

Article: 1

Building: Museum of Tomorrow
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Constructed: December 2015
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Project Developer: Fundação Roberto Marinho

AE Interest: powered by photovaltaic panels on the rooftop; sustainability; steel, cantilevered roof; concrete building structure

Articles: 1,2,3

Building: Hybrid House
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Completion: March 2013
Architects: Bieling Arcchitects, Hamburg
Structural Engineer: Bollinger + Grohmann 
Client: Wernst Immobilien, Hamburg

AE Interest: wooden frame; prefabricated frame – mountable in modular construction; sustainability; environmentally sound technology; daylighting/natural lighting; rooms have flexible utilization

Articles: 1

Building: Keltenmuseum am Glauberg
Location: Glauberg, Germany
Status: Finished construction August 2010, opened in May 2011
Architect:  kadawittfeldarchitektur, Aachen
Structural Engineer: Bollinger + Grohmann

AE Interest: corten steel structure; large cantilever over the ground; no interior supporting pillars; ventilated facade

Articles: 1

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Building: Louvre Lens
Location: Lens, France
Completed: 2012
Architectural Team: SANAA, Imrey Culbert 
Structural Engineer: Betom Ingenierie
Structural Engineering and Facade Engineering: Bollinger + Grohmann
Artificial and Natural Day Lighting: Arup
Acoustical Engineers: Avel Acoustique

AE Interest: Five low, curving pavilions compose main structure; roof made up of glazed, angled louvers; large brushed aluminum panels alternating with clear glass reflecting panels to create facade; transparency to incorporate environment

Articles: 1,2

Building: The Liberty Hotel
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Status: Completed September 2007
MEP Engineer: WSP Flack + Kurtz
Architect: Cambridge Seven Associates
Preservation Architect: Ann Beha Architects

AE Interest: what was once a notorious prison is now a 5-star luxury hotel, marries historic architecture with contemporary design

Article: Press Release

Building: Chartres Expo Centre
Location: Chartres, France
Status: Project Canceled
Design Team: Zaha Hadid Architects
Local Architect: SRA Architects
Structural Engineering: Bollinger + Grohmann
Building Services: Setec Batiment
Landscape Architect: La Compagnie du Paysage

AE Interest: complex geometry, green roofs, flexible spaces

Building: Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2012
Location: London, United Kingdom
Comlition: Jun 2012
Dismantled: October 2012
Architect: Herzog & de Meon and Ai Weiwei
Structural Engineer: Arup – Stuart Smith
Client: Serpentine Gallery
AE Interest: The building is 1.4 meters underground and meant to have this invisible feeling from far away.

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Building: Akron Art Museum (Knight Building Expansion)
Location: Akron, Ohio
Status: Completed in 2007
Architect: Coop Himmelb(l)au
Structural Engineer: B + G Ingenieure
Mechanical Engineer: IBE Consulting Engineers

AE Interests: Large Cantilevers across two of the main masses, building designed to create microclimates for more efficient heating and cooling

Articles: 1
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Building: The Gate – Doha, Qatar
Location: Doha, Qatar
Completed: 2011
Architect: MZ Architects and Partners
Structural Engineer: Halcrow Yolles
Main Contractor: Ammico Contracting Co. (First Phase)

AE Interest: Mixed-use space with glass/energy technologies; use of smart technology to automatically optimize power usage.

Articles: 1

Building: CNY Philanthropy Center
Location: Syracuse, New York
Completion: November 2012
Architect: King and King Architects LLP
Construction Manager/Engineer: C and S Companies

AE Interest: 91% construction waste recylced, green roof, rain garden, natural lighting, pervious pavement parking lot

Articles: 1, 2

Building: Syracuse Greek Theatre
Location: Syracuse, Italy
Completed: 2012
Architect: OMA Rem Koolhaas
Project Architect: Francesco Moncada
Local Architect: Emanuela Reale
Structural Engineer: Sebastiano Floridia

AE Interests: Simple structure with concrete seating and floors with an emphasis toward wooden structure on stage. Designed in three parts: the Ring, the Raft, and the Machine.

Articles: 1

Building: Plantahof Auditorium
Location: Landquart, Switzerland
Status: Completed October 2010
Architect: Valerio Olgiati
Structural Engineer: Patrick Gartmann of Conzett Bronzini Gartmann AG

AE Interests: Result is a hybrid of pillars and walls, structure combines in equal measure a frame and solid construction

Building: Portia Winery
Location: Burgos, Spain
Status: Completed 2010
Architect: Foster + Partners
Structural and Mechanical Engineer: ARUP
Contractor: FCC
Project Manager: Pointec
Lighting Consultant: Claude Engle

AE Interest: Uses natural topography to aid wine process, reducing building’s energy use and maximizing efficiency,  concrete structure of Corten steel, roof has photovoltaic cells and concrete to cool interior.

Building: Al Bayt Stadium
Location: Al Khor, Qatar
Completed is 2021
Architect: Albert Speer and Partners
Engineers: CH2M HILL

AE Interests: Seashell inspired design, flexible roof, 45,00 seating capacity

Articles: 1

Building: The American University in Cairo
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Engineer: Fluor
Co-prime Architect(USA): Sasaki and Associates
Co-prime Architect(Egypt): Abdel-Halim Community Design Collaborative

AE Interest: design of “in-between” spaces creates architectural unity and a sense of community, visually connected to gardens and landscapes which showcase Egypt

Articles: 1

Building: Resnick Pavilion (Expansion of the LA County Museum of Art)
Location: Los Angeles, California, U.S.A
Status: Completed 2010
Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Collaborating Architect: Gensler Associates
Engineers: Arup

AE Interests: Saw toothed roof allows natural sunlight, most functions moved outside to preserve art space.

Building: Chanel Travelling Pavilion
Location: Greater China, Japan, United States of America
Status: Completed 2008
Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects
Project Architect: Thomas Viewtzke, Jens Borstelmann
Structural and Mechanical Engineer: ARUP
General Contractor/Tour Operator: ES Projects

AE Interest: Molded fiber glass panels for facade, PVC roof and ETFE roof lights, Skeletal steel frame, Taken apart and transported around the world, Packed into sea containers.

Building: Naberezhnaya Office Towers
Location: Moscow, Russia
Status: Completed 2007
Architect: Arcadis/Malcolm Pirnie/RTKL & ENKA Architectural Office
Structural Engineer: Thornton-Tomasetti Engineers & ENKA Design Office
General Contractor: Enka İnşaat & Sanayi A.Ş

AE Interests: The tower has a sound-insulated façade that provides a healthy noise-free work environment. Moreover, the building has various heights that allow the visitor to enjoy spectacular views on Moscow’s city center and the River.

Articles: 1

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Building: Ritz-Carlton Hotel
Location: Toronto, Canada
Status: Completed February 2011
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox
Architect of Record: Page + Steele
Construction Manager: Ellis Don

AE Interest: upper floors cantilever over 20 feet, as roof angles the upper floor plates increase to add more area, modern architecture style

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Building: Sentinel Building – Glasgow, United Kingdom
Location: 103 Waterloo Street, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Completed: 2005
Architect: Gordon Murray and Alan Dunlop Architects
Structural Engineer: Halcrow Yolles
Main Contractor: CBA

AE Interest: LED lighting integrated into glazing, allowing façade to cycle through colors at night. Floor-to-ceiling glass box.

Article: 1
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Building: Tata Consultancy Services, Banyan Park
Location: Mumbai, India
Status: In progress
Architect: Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects
Structural Engineer: Sterling Engineering Consultancy Services Private Limited
Construction Manager: Kiran Trivedi Group

AE Interest: Massive cantilevers, Complex staircases, Large exterior granite panels, Horizontal solar shading, Skylight, Shelter from heat and monsoons, Underground Parking Garage and MEP systems

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Building: China Telecom Office and Technical Buildings B12 & B13
Location: Shanghai, China
Status: Completed in 2007
Architect: GMP Architekten
Design: Meinhard von Gerkan

AE Interest:  Glass facade, glass “skin” suspended beyond exterior building wall, circuit graphics on “skin”, socle at each story, vertical slats,  technical facility and office space

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Building: Amway Events Center
Location: Orlando, Florida
Status: Completed 2010
Architect: Populous
Structural Engineer: Walter P. Moore Engineers and Consultants
General Contractor: Hunt Construction
Estimated Cost: $480 million

AE Interests: First LEED Gold arena in the NBA, LED light tower, expansive glass curtain wall, sustainable design

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Building: New Science Building
Location: City University of New York, Lehman College, Bronx, New York
Completion of Phase I: October 11, 2012
Architect: Perkins+Will
MEP Engineer: Syska Hennessy Group
Construction Manager: Gilbane Construction

AE Interest: LEED Silver, Water recycling system, Innovative wrap-around heat pipe, Solar hot water panels, Rooftop greenhouse, Radiant floor heating

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Building: Christ Pavilion
Location: Volkenroda, Germany (Expo 2000) and Thuringia, Germany (Re-erection 2001)
Status: Completed in 2001
Architect: GMP Architekten
Design: Meinhard von Gerkan and Joachim Zais

AE Interest:  structurally simple and clear, limited to a few materials, marble, coated steel, fair-faced concrete, glass, simple post-and-frame construction, roof is pre-fabricated stainless steel cladded elements

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Building: Niels Bohr Science Park
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Architects: Vilhelm Lauritzen
Engineering Services: Ramboll Group
AE Interest: Advanced (transparent) facade design, Site integration, Space use exploration (“tropospheres”), Natural lighting, Sustainability

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Building: Yueda 889
Location: Shanghai, China
Status: Completed January 2010
Architect: Callison
Real Estate Developer: Yueda Real Estate Development Company

AE Interests: Aluminum and glass façade, curtain wall system, transparent glass canopy which connects a shopping center, a plaza, and an office tower.

Building: Panum Complex
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Status: Projected Completion 2014
Architects: C. F. Møller
Engineering Services: Ramboll Group
AE Interest: Urban planning, Sustainable Architecture, High rise Structure, Interior flexibility, Roof gardens, Solar Shading, Complex massing, Angular/rectilinear form

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Building: Exzenterhaus Bochum
Location: Bochum, Germany
Status: Completed 2012
Architect: Gerhard Spangenberg
Engineer: Schlaich Bergermann and Partner
AE Interests: Complex structural components, 25 cm floor slab with maximum cantilever length of 4.5 m, Geo-technical engineering solutions; built on top of WWII bomb shelter, near subway line
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Building: Texas Children’s Hospital: Pavilion for Women
Location: 6621 Fannin Street, Houston, TX
Status: Completed 2011
Architect: FKP Architects
Engineering Services: W.S. Bellows Construction Corporation

AE Interests: A two-story circular sky bridge connects the Pavilion for Women with the West Tower and Clinical Care Center. The building consists of multiple curves, no ninety degree angles, to enhance the views of and from the building.

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Building: Hamburg-Harburg Technical University
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Status: Completed in 2012
Architect: GMP Architekten
Design: Meinhard von Gerkan and Nikolaus Goetze

AE Interest:  retaining existing building substance with structural components, glass façades contrasting brickwork, vertical aluminium tubes, stainless steel cables

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Building Name: Novartis Campus
Location: Fabrikstrasse 15, Novartis Campus, Basel Switzerland
Status: Completed 2009
Architect: Gehry Partners
Structural Engineer: Schlaich Bergermann und Partner
Mechanical Engineer: Aicher De Martin Zweng
Energy Consultant: Transsolar

AE Interest: open concept, sustainability, use of natural light, extensive use of glass, photovoltaic cells on roof, shades reduce solar gain and glare, natural ventilation

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Building: The Wave in Vejle
Location: Vejle, Denmark
Architect: Henning Larsen Architects
Completion: originally expected 2009, completed 2018.
AE Interests: Organic, Contemporary, Sculptural, Residential, Inspired by surrounding landscape, Reflection onto adjacent water

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Building: Zapata Higher Education Center/Zapata HEC
Location: 607 N US Hwy. 83, Zapata, TX 78576
Status: Completed 2010
Architect: ERO Architects
Contractor: FJW Construction

AE Interest: Building keyed into the contour of the land, passive solar energy of earth shelter, open north face shielded from direct light by trellis, green roof

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Building: Forsyth Barr Stadium
Location: Dunedin, New Zealand
Status: Completed 2011
Architect: Populous
Structural Engineer: Sinclair Knight Merz
Estimated Cost: $200 million

AE Interests: The only permanently enclosed stadium with natural turf, designed to maximize sunlight, advanced Texlon ETFE roof, over 100 meter steel span, earthquake engineering, stadium space naturally ventilated, sustainable design

For more information on materials and design click here.

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Building: The Scotts Tower
Location: 38 Scotts Road, Singapore
Completion: Design Development Phase
Architect: UN Studio
Executive Architect: ONG&ONG
Structural Engineer: KTP Consultants
Mechanical Engineer: United Project Consultants
Landscape Architect: Sitetectonix
AE Interests: Residential Tower, Landscaped gardens, Sky terraces, Roof swimming facility, Angular elements, Voids in structure

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Building: Norwegian Wild Reindeer Centre Pavilion
Location: Dovre, Norway
Status: Completed 2011
Architect: Snohetta
Structural Engineer: Kristoffer Apeland, Trond Gundersen
Contractor: Prebygg
AE Interests: Steel frame and wood core, Organic wood core designed using 3D modeling and manufactured by robot-controlled milling machine

Snohetta‘s project information
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Building: Hangzhou Sports Park
Location: Hangzhou, The People’s Republic of China
Status: Set to be Completed 2013
Architect: NBBJ & CCDI
Engineer: NBBJ

Beautiful sets of parametric models by Nathan Miller  here.

AE Interest: Stadium, Nature Inspired, Complex Geometries, Sustainability, Urban Center,

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Building: Gateway Center
Location: Westchester Community College, Valhalla, New York
Completed: 2010
Architect: Ennead Architects
Structural Engineer: Leslie E. Robertson Associates
MEP Engineer: Thomas Polise Consulting Engineer
Construction Manager: STV Group Inc

AE Interest: LEED Gold, Solar shading, Zinc-clad tower and cantilever section, Made with locally quarried stone, Energy efficient systems, Large aluminum and glass curtain wall, Exposed structural steel, Column-free daylit space, Underground HVAC ductwork

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Building: Ordos Concert Hall
Location: Kaokoashina New District, Ordos City
Architect: Yazdani Studio of Cannon Design
Client:  Ordos Jiang Yuan Reservoir Co., Ltd.
Facilities: 1,200-seat main concert hall, 335-seat performance theatre, 100-seat black box theatre, lounges, restaurant
Design Concepts: circulation, metamorphosis, lightness, Inspired by a traditional “long-sleeve” Chinese Dance, collection of three “Villas”

AE Interests: undulating curves, multipurpose, BIM, solar controls, perforated metal building envelope, glass technology, green roof

Article: Design Concepts

Images: Autodesk

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Building: V on Shenton
Location: No. 5 Shenton Way, Singapore
Completion: Expected in 2016
Architect: UN Studio
Local Architect: Architects 61 Pte Ltd
Structural Engineer: DE Consultants Pte Ltd
M&E Consultant: J Roger Preston Pte Ltd
AE Interests: Cactus resemblance, Hexagon shape patterns on facades, Sky gardens. Lines of light on ceiling of ground floor to guide people to destinations

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Building: Marion Oliver McCaw Hall
Location: 321 Mercer Street, Seattle, Washington
Status: Completed June 2003
Architect: LMN Architects
Engineering Services: Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Landscape Consultants: Gustafson Partners, Ltd.
Lighting Consultants: Brogden Lighting Design, Inc.
Acoustical Consultants: Jaffe Holden Acoustics, Inc.

AE Interests: Acoustically tuned rehearsal hall, climate controlled rehearsal pit, lobby bounded by five story glass walls, three dimensional fields of metal are used as a medium to project lights and images in public areas.
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Building: Alexandria Library
Location: El Shatby, Alexandria, Egypt
Architect: Snøhetta
Structural Engineer: Hamza Associates
Consruction: Arab Contractors, Balfour Beatty Construction
Size: 915,000 sq. ft.
Completed 2001

AE Interests: Originally, the oldest library in the world, tragically destroyed in 48b.c. New building: Bold geometry, natural daylighting, reflective pools used for the building’s cooling and help clean the surrounding air.
In 1989, UT graduate Craig Dykers entered the international design competition with the newly founded firm, Snøhetta, and won!  Craig became a co-founder and partner in the firm. `
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Building: IT University of Copenhagen
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Architect: Henning Larsen Architects
Completion: 2004
AE Interests: Massing, Rectilinear, Drawer-like sections, Translucent

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Building: Singapore Civic & Culture Center
Location: Vista Xchange precinct of one-north, Singapore
Status: Under construction, expected completion 2012
Architect: Aedas
Mechanical and Electrical: Mott MacDonald
Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti

AE Interest: complex geometry, slanted columns and facades, floating design supported by four-story-deep wall trusses, extensive vibration analysis, sustainable design, open elevations encourage air movement, solar shading, rooftop garden

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Architect: Ricardo Bofill, Taller de Arquitectura
Location: Valladolid, Spain
Builder: UTE Auditorio (Zarzuela s.a. / Dragados)
Engineering: Proyectes (Carlos Morancho) / Eduardo Palao (structure)
Acoustic Engineering: XU Acoustique
Total Surface Area: 40,000 sqm
Completed: 2007
Cost: €40,000,000
Photographs: Courtesy of Ricardo Bofill

AE Interests: curtain walls suuporting covered plaza, continuous reddish wall through front facade; undulating roof line reflects surrounding hills and music inside; interiors encourage movement, flow, and interaction throughout building
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Building: Museum of the North Expansion
Location: Fairbanks, Alaska
Status: Completed 2005
Architect: Hammel Green & Abrahamson
Engineer: Hammel Green & Abrahamson
AE Interests: Mixture of complex curvilinear and angular geometry, custom aluminum panel cladding
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Building: London Olympic Stadium, 2012 Summer Olympics
Location: London, United Kingdom
Completed: 2011
Estimated Cost: $854 million
Architects: Populous
Engineering Consultants: Buro Happold
Construction: Sir Robert McAlpine

AE Interests: Designed to hold 80,000 spectators during the Olympics then partially disassemble to create a permanent 25,000 seat stadium, translucent fabric wrap around exterior of building allows it to breathe naturally, complex steel framework, sustainable design.

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Building: Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur Hotel
Location: 12 Jalan Pinang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Status: Completed 2010
Architect: WATG
Associate Architect: GDP Architects

AE Interest: gold tinted glass, metallic coated white glazing and cladding on exterior, one of the tallest buildings in Kuala Lumpur

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Building: Oaxaca House and Studio
Location: Oaxaca, Mexico
Completion: 2008
Architect: Taller de Arquitectura, Mauricio Rocha
Location: Oaxaca, Mexico
Construction: Francisco López
Structural: Grupo Sai
Size: 180 sqm

AE Interests: structural system of wood beams to support staggered volumes, cantilevered exterior and interior staircases, concept of “garden with a house as opposed to a house with a garden”
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Building: Ordos Museum
Location: Ordos, China
Architect: MAD Architects
Associate Engineers: China Institute of Building Standard Design &
Research
Mechanical Engineer: The Institute of Shanxi Architectural Design and
Research
Façade/cladding Consultants: SuP Ingenieure GmbH, Melendez &
Dickinson Architects
Completion: 2011
AE Interests: Curvilinear, Nature, Sandstorm resistant panels, Natural lighting

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Building: Valley Performing Arts Center
Location: Northridge, California
Status: Completed 2010
Architect: Hammel Green & Abrahamson
Engineer: Hammel Green & Abrahamson
AE Interests: Sustainable design, LEED Gold Certified, Integration of HVAC, mechanical, and acoustic systems

Valley Performing Arts Center
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Building: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Campus
Location: Seattle, Washington
Status: Completed 2011
Architect:NBBJ
Structural Engineer: KPF
Contractor: Sellen
Landscape Architect: Gustafson Guthrie Nichol

AE Interest: Platinum LEED, Green Roofing, Rain Water Harvesting, Energy Efficient Materials, Recycled Materials,Glass Facade, Cantilevers
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Building: Volkswagen Plant
Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Completion: 2010, operational 2011
Architect: SSOE Group
Structural: SSOE Group
Mechanical: W.J. O’Neil Co.
Sustainability: Vertegy
Contractor: SSOE Group
Size: 2.5 million sq-ft

AE Interests: first and only automotive manufacturing plant in the world to receive LEED Platinum; recycled 78% of construction waste; reflective roofing material
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Building: Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame
Location: 169 Canada Olympic Road SW, Canada Olympic Park, Calgary, Alberta
Completion: 2011
Architect: Stantec Architecture
Structural: Stantec Engineering
Project Manager and Design Builder: CANA Construction
Size: 44,000 sq-ft

AE Interests: innovative structural system to provide exhibition space; floating red “box” over glass entrance; elevated platorfms reflect atheletes’ status as well as integrate with site geography
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Building: Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts
Location: 915 East 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637
Status: Preview period began on March 26, 2012; Launch Festival on October 12-14, 2012
Architect: Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects
Associate Architect: Holabird and Root
Structural Engineer: Severud Associates
MEP Engineer: Ambrosino, DePinto, and Schmeider
General Contractor: Turner Construction Company

AE Interest: Skylights, Felt paneled walls (interior), LEED silver, 3 Green roofs, Building Information Modeling (BIM) project

floor plans

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