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Ushibuka Bridge-Ushibuka, Japan

Posted in Built by Carlos Garcia on August 26, 2011

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

Posted in Built by Joshua Meade on August 26, 2011

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

Posted in Built by brogannic on August 26, 2011

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.

Posted in Built by Sarah Michaels on August 26, 2011

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

Posted in Proposed Design by Robbie Kolovson on August 26, 2011

Image courtesy of Morphopedia

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

Posted in Built by Monica Quintanilla on August 26, 2011

    

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

Posted in Built by Carlos Garcia on August 26, 2011

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.

Posted in Built by Charles Beckendorf on August 26, 2011

Building: Apple Store
Location: New York City, New York
Completion: 2006
Architect: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Structural Engineer:  Eckersly O’Callahan

AE Interest: glass, structure

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Puerta America Hotel – Madrid, Spain

Posted in Built by brogannic on August 26, 2011

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

Posted in Built, Proposed Design by Grant Mitchell on August 26, 2011

          

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.

Posted in Built by Sarah Michaels on August 26, 2011

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.

Posted in Built by Robbie Kolovson on August 26, 2011

Image courtesy of Morphopedia

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.

Posted in Built by Monica Quintanilla on August 26, 2011

  

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

Posted in Built by Grant Mitchell on August 26, 2011

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

Posted in Built by Carlos Garcia on August 26, 2011

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

Posted in Built by Joshua Meade on August 26, 2011

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

Posted in Built by Monica Quintanilla on August 26, 2011

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

Posted in Under Construction by Grant Mitchell on August 26, 2011

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.

Posted in Built by Sarah Michaels on August 26, 2011

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

Posted in Built by Monica Quintanilla on August 26, 2011

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.

Posted in Built by Charles Beckendorf on August 26, 2011

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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

Posted in Built by Grant Mitchell on August 26, 2011

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

Posted in Built by Robbie Kolovson on August 26, 2011

Image courtesy of Morphopedia

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

Posted in Built by Joshua Meade on August 26, 2011

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

Posted in Built by Monica Quintanilla on August 26, 2011

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

Posted in Built by Carlos Garcia on August 26, 2011

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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

Posted in Built by Grant Mitchell on August 26, 2011

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.

Posted in Built by Charles Beckendorf on August 26, 2011

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.

Posted in Proposed Design by Michael Cobb on August 26, 2011

  

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

Posted in Built by brogannic on August 26, 2011

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.

Posted in Under Construction by Robbie Kolovson on August 26, 2011

Image courtesy of Morphopedia

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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
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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
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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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