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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


Photo Courtesy gkkworks

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.

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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

Image Source: [1]

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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Gaylord National Hotel – National Harbor, Maryland, U.S.

Posted in Built by Nick Dassow on February 1, 2011

Building: Gaylord National Hotel
Location: 201 Waterfront Street, National Harbor, MD 20745
Architect: Gensler
HVAC and Electrical Engineering: WSP Flack + KurtzCompletion: April 2008
Client: Gaylord Entertainment
Project Value: $800,000,000 (US)

AEInterest: radiant heating/cooling floor; displacement ventilation; high performance glass; advanced daylighting controls; complies with strict state energy codes

John Hancock Center – Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Posted in Built by Josh Massey on February 1, 2011

John Hancock Center, Chicago, Illinois
Building: John Hancock Center
Location: Chicago, Illinois

Structural Engineer: Fazlur Khan of SOM
Architect: Bruce Graham

AE interests: iconic X bracing, second tallest building in world when built, rapid construction

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Gardens by the Bay – Singapore

Posted in Built by Almendra Zarazua on February 1, 2011

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Building: Gardens by the Bay
Location: Singapore, Singapore
Completion: Phase I in November 2011
Structural Engineer: Atelier One
Environmental Engineer: Atelier Ten

AE Interest: sustainable green infrastructure, research on energy modeling and the latest cooling technologies

Connecticut Science Center – Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.

Posted in Built by Jordan Miller on February 1, 2011

Building: Connecticut Science Center
Location: Hartford, Connecticut
Completion: 2008
Architect: César Pelli
Client: Connecticut Science Center
Post-Occupancy Consulting: WSP Flack + Kurtz Inc.

AE Interest: on-site fuel cell power generation, Gold Level LEED Certified green building

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2000- London, England, U.K.

Posted in Built by Sarah Turner on January 31, 2011


Building: Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2000
Location: London, England
Completion: July 2000
Dismantled: October 2000
Architect: Zaha Hadid
Client: Serpentine Gallery
AE Interest: folding form of angular flat planes, triangulated roof, tensile-fabric structure

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2001(Eighteen Turns) – London, England, U.K.

Posted in Built by Sarah Turner on January 31, 2011


Building: Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2001(Eighteen Turns)
Location: London, England
Completion: July 2001
Dismantled: October 2001
Architect: Daniel Libeskind
Structural Engineer: ArupCecil Balmond
Client: Serpentine Gallery
AE Interest: references origami, angled planes, 4 interlocking sections, took less than 3 weeks to build

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2002- London, England, U.K.

Posted in Built by Sarah Turner on January 31, 2011


Building: Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2002
Location: was London, England, now St. Tropez Island
Completion: July 2002
Dismantled: October 2002
Architect: Toyo Ito
Structural Engineer: Arup Advanced Geometry Unit
Client: Serpentine Gallery
AE Interest: complex pattern derived from algorithm of cube that is expanding as it is rotated

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2003- London, England, U.K.

Posted in Built by Sarah Turner on January 31, 2011


Building: Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2003
Location: London, England
Completion: July 2003
Dismantled: October 2003
Architect: Oscar Niemeyer
Structural Engineer: Arup
Client: Serpentine Gallery
AE Interest: flowy concrete form, basement that provides worm-eye view

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2005 – London, England, U.K.

Posted in Built by Sarah Turner on January 31, 2011


Building: Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2005
Location: London, England
Completion: June 2005
Dismantled: October 2005
Architect: Alvaro Siza and Eduardo Souto de Moura
Structural Engineer: ArupCecil Balmond
Client: Serpentine Gallery
AE Interest: dynamic curvaceous form, seems to fade into nature, solar-powered electrical lamps

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2006- London, England, U.K.

Posted in Built by Sarah Turner on January 31, 2011


Building: Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2006
Location: London, England
Completion: July 2006
Dismantled: October 2006
Architect: Rem Koolhaas
Structural Engineer: ArupCecil Balmond
Client: Serpentine Gallery
AE Interest: ovel shaped inflatable canopy that rises and falls depending on the activity, a “non-structure”

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2007, London, U.K.

Posted in Built by Sarah Turner on January 31, 2011


Building: Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2007
Location: London, England
Complition: August 2007
Dismantled: November 2007
Architect: Olafur Eliasson and Kjetil Thorsen
Advisors:ArupCecil Balmond
Structural Engineer: Switbert Greiner
Clinet: Serpentine Gallery
AE Interest: complex geometric pattern, plays with vertical circulation,

Mercedez-Benz Arena – Stuttgart, Germany

Posted in Built by Makenzie Kuntz on January 31, 2011


Building: Mercedez-Benz Arena (Gottlieb Daimler Stadium)
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Renovation Completed: 1993
Architect: Planungsgemeinschaft Neckarstadion, Stuttgart; Schlaich Bergermann und Partner; Weidleplan; ‘asp’ Architekten – Arat – Siegel – Schust

AE Interests: The roof spans the entire spectator area of the converted athletics stadium. 40 radial cables connect the roof’s inner tension ring with the two outer compression rings. The cables and consequently the roof consistently span 58 m. A PVC-coated polyester-membrane covers the roof, making it durable enough to withstand 1,000 kg of weight per square decimeter. The covers double curvature is maintained by a secondary structure. The spoked-wheel-type construction principle chosen for this structure proved to be extremely economic especially with the existing foundation problems [1].

Allenby Connought – Salisbury Plain, UK

Posted in Built by Erica Ortiz on January 31, 2011

Project: Bahrain Masterplan
Location: Salisbury Plain, UK
Completion: conceptual stage
Engineer: Christopher McCarthy
Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Inc.
Sustainable Masterplanning and Landscape Architecture: Battle McCarthy Limited

AE Interests: This plan contains 3 phases which will ultimately protect the island’s air, land, and water. Land assignments for all construction, seen and unforeseen, within the next 20 years will be laid out.

New Home Office Headquarters – London, U.K.

Posted in Built by Erica Ortiz on January 31, 2011

Building: New Home Office Headquarters
Location: London, UK
Completion: Post Construction
Architect: Terry Farrell & Partners
Environmental Design & Building Services Engineering: Battle McCarthy Limited

AE Interests: Local temperature controls achieved through reverse cycle heat pumps in offices. Previously existing building materials utilization was maximized.

Hamburg Television Tower, Hamburg, Germany

Posted in Built by Makenzie Kuntz on January 31, 2011


Building: Hamburg Television Tower
Location:Hamburg, Germany
Completed: 1968
Architect: F. Trautwein
Consulting Engineers: Jörg Schlaich and Leonhardt of Leonhardt & Andrä

AE Interests: Hamburg’s tallest building, standing at 280 meters high. Supporting structure for foundation, towerheads, antenna platforms consists of conical shells [1].

Holloway Circus Tower- Birmingham, UK

Posted in Built by Erica Ortiz on January 31, 2011

Building: Holloway Circus Tower
Location: Birmingham, UK
Completion: Completed in 2005
Architect: Ian Simpson Architects
Landscape Architecture, Structural, Environmental & Building Services (MEP) Engineering: Battle McCarthy Limited

AE Interests: Car park deck landscape; twin stair cores resist wind loads and provide additional stability to steel frame structure; maximum utilization of recycled materials.

Endesa Headquarters – Madrid, Spain

Posted in Built by Erica Ortiz on January 31, 2011

Building: Endesa Headquarters
Location: Madrid, Spain
Completion: Completed in 2003
Architect: Kohn Pederson Fox Associates
Structural, Building Services & Environmental Engineering: Battle McCarthy Limited

AE Interests: AIA New York Chapter Design Awards, solar/wind flues, full heat recovery throughout, large span column grid, photovoltaic atrium roof, displacement ventilation, concrete frame.

Time Warner Center – New York City, U.S.

Posted in Built by Mike Carrell on January 31, 2011

Building: Time Warner Center
Location: New York City, United States
Completed: 2004
Architect: Skidmore Owings and Merrill
Structural Engineer: Schlaich Bergermann and Partner
Client: Time Warner Cable
Developer: Related
Project Manager: Studley

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Moses Mabhida Stadium – Durban, South Africa

Posted in Built by Mike Carrell on January 31, 2011

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Building: Moses Mabhida Stadium
Also Known As: Durban Stadium
Location: Durban, South Africa
Completed: 2009
Architect: Ibhola Lethu Consortium – Theunissen Jankowitz Durban, Ambro-Afrique Consultants, Osmond Lange Architects & Planners, NSM Designs and Mthulisi Msimang
Structural Engineer: Schlaich Bergermann and Partner
Owner: eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality

AE Interests: Central arch suspends roof by tension cable, roof is a Teflon-coated, glass-fiber membrane

Cloud 360 – Sungnam, South Korea

Posted in Proposed Design by Eleanor Reynolds on January 31, 2011

Building: Cloud 360
Architect: Kyungam Architects (Changki Yun)
Partner: Jaeyoo Yoo
Designer: Taehyung Lim, Kyeongmin Kim, Yunmi Kang
Client: Sungam District

AE Interests: complex geometry, glass technology

Footbridge Sassnitz – Sassnitz, Germany

Posted in Built by Makenzie Kuntz on January 31, 2011


Building: Footbridge Sassnitz
Location: Sassnitz, Germany
Completed: 2007
Architect: Schlaich Bergermann und Partner, Stuttgart
Structural engineering: Schlaich, Bergermann und Partner sbp gmbh
Steel construction: Donges Stahlbau GmbH
Concrete construction: Mölders Betonbau und Instandsetzungs GmbH

AE Interests: Mono-cable suspension bridge with a curved deck. The center part of the overpass consists of a curved suspension bridge, and ramps are designed in elevated steel composite girders.

Berlin Hauptbahnhof (Main Station) – Berlin, Germany

Posted in Built by Makenzie Kuntz on January 31, 2011


Building:Berlin Hauptbahnhof (Main Station)
Location: Berlin, Germany
Completed: 2006
Architect: Meinhard von Gerkan of Gerkan, Marg and Partners
Structural Engineers, Roof Design: Jörg Schlaich and Hans Schober of Schlaich Bergermann and Partner

AE Interests: largest and most modern crossing station in Europe. The main station hall is spanned by a curved glass roof with a surface area of about 85 meters by 120 meters. A photovoltaic system was integrated into the glass surface. Cable trusses with cables following the form of the bending moment diagram due to permanent loads stiffen the filigree grid shell structure, transforming the basket arch into the thrust line.

Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2009- London, England, U.K.

Posted in Built by Sarah Turner on January 31, 2011


Building: Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2009
Location: London, England
Comlition: July 2009
Dismantled: October 2009
Architect: Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa
Structural Engineer: SAPS/Arup Advanced Geometry Unit
Client: Serpentine Gallery
AE Interest: won Institution of Structural Engineers 2010 Small Projects award, changing appearance with the weather

Anaheim Community Ice Stadium – Anaheim, California, U.S.

Posted in Built by Anna Hernandez on January 31, 2011

Building: Anaheim Community Ice Stadium
Location: 300 W Lincoln Ave, Anaheim, California
Completion: 1995
Architect: Frank Gehry
Structural Engineer: John A. Martin & Associates, Inc.

AE Interests: Exposed plywood ceilings, curved supporting columns made of steel, encased in concrete, arched glulam girders, roof sheathing bent by hand

First National Bank Stadium – Johannesburg, South Africa

Posted in Built by Makenzie Kuntz on January 31, 2011

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Building: First National Bank Stadium
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Renovation and Expansion Completed: 2010
Architect: Boogertman & Partners, Populous
Consulting Engineer, Roof and Facade Design: Schlaich Bergermann and Partner
Contractor: Grinaker-LTA and BAM

AE Interests: Design inspired by the shape of an African pot, the calabash. The upgrade included an extended upper tier around the stadium to increase the capacity, an additional 2 executive suites, an encircling roof, new changing room facilities and new floodlights. No spectator is seated more than 100 meters (330 ft) from the field and there are no restricted views in the stadium.

Suvarnabhumi Airport- Bangkok, Thailand

Posted in Built by Caleb Holobaugh on January 31, 2011


Building: Suvarnabhumi Airport
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Completion: 2005
Architect: Murphy/Jahn
Structural Design: Werner Sobek Ingenieure
Building services: Flack and Kurtz Consulting Engineers
Acoustics: Laboratory for Optics and Dynamics, Dr. Blum
Climate Engineers: Transsolar

German Historical Museum Expansion – Berlin, Germany

Posted in Built by Mike Carrell on January 31, 2011

Building: German Historical Museum Expansion
Location: Berlin, Germany
Completed: 2001
Architect: Ieoh Ming Pei
Structural Engineer: Schlaich Bergermann and Partner
Client: German Historical Museum