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Building: Taller de Arquitectura Headquarters
Location: Sant Just Desvern, Barcelona, Spain
Architect: Ricardo Bofill
Architecture and Engineering Firm: Taller de Arquitecture
Completion Date: 1975

AE Interests: Renovation of a rundown factory into a beautiful, functional building
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Building: Liège Guillemins TGV Railway Station
Location: Liège, Belgium
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Engineer: Santiago Calatrava
Completed: 2009

AE Interests: Monumental vault constructed of glass and steel; Use of bridge construction techniques; Transparency is allowed between the interior and exterior
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Building: Liberty Bell Center
Location:  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Completion: 2003
Architect: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Structural Engineer: CVM

Building: Kafka’s Castle
Location: Sant Pere de Ribes, Barcelona, Spain
Architect: Ricardo Bofill
Completion Date: 1968

AE Interests: Use of the cube in design, vertical development based on an equation of vertical growth
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Building: Meritxell Shrine
Location: Principality of Andorra, Andorra
Rebuilding Architect: Ricardo Bofill
Completion Date:1974

AE Interests: Rigorous compositional geometry, a new structure that contrasts with the ruins of the old sanctuary and fits in with the landscape where it is built

Building: Funder Factory 3
Location: St. Veit/Glan, Austria
Architectural Firm: Coop Himmelb(l)au
Design: Coop Himmleb(l)au
Wolf D. Prix, Helmut Swiczinsky + Partner
Project Architect: Markus Pillhofer
Landscape Architect: J.B. Koppandy
General Planner: Achammer & Tritthart
Client: Funder Industries
Status: Completed (1989)
Building Costs: EUR 6.74 Mio

Building:Xanadu
Location:Calpe, Spain
Architect:Ricarado Bofill
Completion Date: 1971

AE Interests: Use of cubes as rooms, combined with arches and curving handrails and roofs. This building is a modern interpretation of a nearby castle

Building: Quatro Ponte Sul Canal Grande Bridge (Footbridge)
Location: Grand Canal, Venice, Italy
Completed: September 18, 2009
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Engineer: Santiago Calatrava

AE Interests: all-steel structural elements; use of tempered security glass and traditional Istria stone; connects an important transportation hub, the railway station, to the Piazzale roma
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Building: Rising House
Location: Beijing, China
Currently Under Construction
Architect: MAD

AE Interest: The hilly landscape offers a challenge for the foundation systems of the building.  Also, large open windows and an open courtyard area need to be considered carefully when designing the structural framework.

Building: Martin Luther Church
Location: Hainburg, Austria
Architectural Firm: Coop Himmelb(l)au
Structural Engineering: Bollinger Grohmann Schneider ZT GmbH
Design Principal: Wolf D. Prix
Project Architect: Martin Mostbock
Design Architect: Sphie-Charlotte Grell
Client: Protestant Church Lower Austria
Status: Completed (2008-2011)

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Structure: Designed for a show at the amusement park
Location: Japan
Completion: 2008
Architect: Mark Fisher

AE Interest: These structures have oblique and interesting shapes that also have moveable parts

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Structure: Theater built for the show
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Architect: Mark Fisher
Completion: 2004

AE Interest: Fisher’s unique structural design of the stage really compliments the mesmerizing performance of Cirque Du Soleil very well.

Structure: Temporary stage built for the tour
Location: All over the world (U2 tour dates)
Completion: 2009
Architect: Mark Fisher
Video Screen kinetic design- Chuck Hoberman
Structural and membrane engineering – Neil Thomas, Atelier One
Video screen structural engineering – Buro Happold
Membrane form finding – Gavin Sayers, David Dexter
Membrane fabrication – Architen Landrell Associates
Polyp mushroom- Steel Monkey Engineering
Primary steelwork fabrication – StageCo

AE Interest:  Massive portable architecture that is used to entertain thousands at a time

Building: The Azzano: San Paolo Complex
Location: Bergamo, Italy
Completion: 2008-ongoing
Architect: Asymptote
Structural Engineer: –
AE Interest: Smooth, curved and planar shapes. Heavy glass on facades allow for plenty of natural lighting.

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Building: Osaka Maritime Museum
Location: Osaka, Japan
Completion: 2000
Architect: Paul Andreu

Structural Engineer: ARUP, Tohata

AE Interests: With an Edo Period trading ship replica as its centerpiece, this dome creates the symbolic impression of protecting and preserving the historiacal culture from the eroding physical elements and time.

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Building: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Location: Birmingham, UK
Restoration Architect: Sidell Gibson Architects and John Miller & Partners

AE Interest: Historical redesign to improve public access, provide high profile entrance, increase amount of collection on display, and address conservation, lighting, and environmental issues for the Grade II* listed building.

Building: 333 Wacker Drive
Location: Chicago, Il
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox
Manager: Hines Interests Limited Partnership
Completion: 1983

AE Interests: The first project from KPF.  Features a combination of circular and linear geometries in the structural framework.

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.

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

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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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

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.

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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Building: Modern Museum of Art
Location: New York, NY
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox
Construction Manager: AMEC
Lighting Consultant: George Saxton
Completion: 2004

AE Interests: Serves as one of the most iconic modern art museums in the world.  The building itself resembles modern art and culture.

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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.

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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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.

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.

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

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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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.

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.

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

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

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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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.

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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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

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.

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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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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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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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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

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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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

Article – rendnerings, construction photos, plans

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

    
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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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