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Name: Matsubara Civic Library
Location: Matsubara, Osaka, Japan
Address: 3-chōme-1-46 Taijō, Matsubara, Osaka 580-0044, Japan
Architect: MARU。architecture
Main Contractor: Konoike Construction
Structural/Civil Engineer: Arup
MEP Engineer: Arup
Lighting Design: Arup

Completion: 2020
Floor Area: 2,987.33 m2
Height: 18.55 m

AE Interest: 600mm reinforced concrete; inner steel floor framing; crack control bar method; natural ventilation from pond; earthqauke-resistant design; heat insulation from thick concrete wall

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Project: The Seventy Six
Location: 76 Second Avenue, South End, Albany, New York, U.S.

Developer: South End Development (SED) (CEO/Founder Corey Jones)
Sustainability Lead: South End Development (SED) & EnergyLink L.L.C. & Garrison Architects
Design Architect: Garrison Architects
Executive Architect: Garrison Architects
Structural Engineer: TBD
MEP Engineer: EnergyLink L.L.C. & TBD
Civil Engineer: TBD
Landscape Design: Garrison Architects
Lighting Consultant: TBD
Energy Consultant/Construction: EnergyLink L.L.C.

Status: In Progress
Total Area: 450,000 sq. ft.
Key Descriptor: World’s first triple net-zero (net-zero water, waste, and electricity) sustainable development featuring residential and mixed-use spaces

AE Interests: Passive house design (through orientation, shading, ventilation, etc.), modular construction (factory-built steel-brace-framed units with MEP built in), transformable spaces, sustainable systems, low energy lighting design, circular economy, triple net-zero (net zero-water, waste, and electricity), advanced MEP systems (flexible refrigerant flow), future-proof, solar energy (2,750 Mwh solar through monofacial and bifacial panels on roofs and car parks), urban wind energy, solar thermal water heating, sustainable materials, energy efficient (R-50 roof, triple-pane windows, R-38 walls, continuous insulation around modules), BTES borehole thermal energy storage, geothermal heat pumps, hydroelectric technology, insulation, rooftop water collection, on-site greywater and stormwater filtration, aquaponic natural water filtration, biophilic/natural design methods and materials, zero landfill (recycling, composting, incineration), project focuses on the advancement of society (environmental, social, and economic) while providing affordable housing and employment to the local area

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Project: The Sustainable City
Location: Al Qudra Road, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Developer: Diamond Developers (CEO Faris Saeed)
General Contractor: Jeet Building Contracting, L.L.C.
Sustainability Lead: Faris Saeed & Wassim Adlouni
Design Architect: Wassim Adlouni & Baharash Architecture
Executive Architect: Baharash Architecture
Structural Engineer: Diamond Developers
MEP Engineer: Diamond Developers
Civil Engineer: Faris Saeed
Landscape Design: Baharash Architecture
Lighting Consultant: Umaya Lighting
Energy Consultant/Construction: City Solar

Completion Date: 2015
Total Area: 46-hectares
Key Descriptor: Residential and mixed-use sustainable property development with 3,000 residents, spread across 500 villas, and 89 apartments

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AE Interests: Passive house design (through Northern orientation, shading, and a minimum reflective index of 78 on hardscaping), urban planning, reduced light pollution, sustainable systems, circular economy, zero-waste, advanced MEP systems (variable refrigerant flow), simple/smart construction (precast wall panels), modularity, future-proof, sustainable materials, evaporative cooling, energy efficiency, insulation, net-zero, construction waste reused, 10MW peak solar production, greywater filtration, biofiltration, biophilic/natural design methods, urban farming, larger buildings (such as the SEE Institute) are net energy positive (assisting the grid), project focuses on the advancement of society (environmental, social, and economic) while costing less than a traditional development project of this size

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Building: One57 

Address: 157 West 57th Street
Design Architect: Christian de Portzamparc
Executive Architect: SLCE Architect LLP
Structural Engineer: WSP Cantor Seinuk
MEP Engineer: AKF Group LLC
Civil Engineer: Langan Engineering
General Contractor: Lend Lease Project Management & Construction (formerly Bovis Lend Lease)
Environmental Engineer: Langan Engineering
Façade Engineer: Permasteelisa Group
Interior Design: Residential: Thomas Juul-Hansen, LLC, Hôtel: Yabu Pushelberg
Zoning Consultant: Michael Parley, Development Consulting Services Inc

Completion: 2014
Program: Residential, Luxury
Floors: 75 floors above ground, 2 floors below ground level
Total Construction Floor Area: 79,299 sq.m. (853,567 sq ft) 
Height: 1004’5’’ ft 

AE Interests: 
High-performance concrete of 12,000psi (83MPa) was used for the shear walls | Liquid damping system to mitigate lateral movements | Facade imitates a waterfall design | Lower ¼ of facade ‘ripples’ through louvres and windows that alternate a curved metal place with a blue tinted glass | Rippled cantilevers/porch roofs at the bottom, the ‘splash’ of the waterfall | Sides are randomly alternated with lighter, whiter shades with darker, blue shades, imitating the color patterns of a genuine waterfall.

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Building: Museum of the Future
Address: Sheikh Zayed Rd – Trade Centre – Trade Centre 2 – Dubai – United Arab Emirates
Design Architect: Shaun Killa, Killa Design
Executive Architect: Killa Design
Structural Engineer: Tobias Bauly, Buro Happold
MEP Engineer: Marko Ruljanovic
General Contractor: Bam Higgs & Hill, BAM International for the Dubai Future Foundation
Civil Engineer: Danjie Flores
Facade Engineer: Affan Innovative Structures
Calligrapher: Emirati artist Matar Bin Lahej
Steel Structure contractor: Danem Engineering Works
Structural Steel fabricator: Eversendai Engineering

Completion: February 22, 2022
Program: Museum, exhibition space, promotion of technological innovations
Floors: 7 Floors, 6 exhibit floors, 1 administrative floor, above a 3 story podium
Height: 252 ft.
Area: 17000 m²
LEED: Platinum Rating
Facade: Arabic Poem by Dubai’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al.

AE Interests: Columnless interior | Parametric Design and BIM | Steel framework known as diagrid aka diagonally intersecting beams | lightweight facade instead of steel or concrete shell | reinforced concrete ring beam and tower to support diagrid | 1024 total unique fiberglass panels | passive solar architecture | fire retardant glass and carbon fiber reinforced epoxy prepreg | 2400 steel members | Designed through Rhino, AutoCAD, Tekla BIM, CATIA | Double Helix Fire stairs

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Building: 220 Central Park South

Address: 220 Central Park South
Design Architect: Robert A.M. Stern Architects
Executive Architect: SLCE (Schuman, Lichtenstein, Claman & Efron) Architects
Structural Engineer: DeSimone Consulting Engineers
MEP Engineer: Cosentini Associates
General Contractor: Lendlease Corporation
Environmental Engineer: Langan Engineering
Facade Engineer: Enclos Corp.
Client/owner: Vornado Reality trust

Completion: 2019
Program: Luxury, Residential
Floors: 65 floors above ground, 3 floors below ground
Height: 950 ft tall, though only 906 ft is occupied for intended use
Dimensions: 53 ft wide, 128 ft long, with plan area approximately 7500 ft²
Slenderness ratio: exceeds 18:1Square footage: 430,000 ft²

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Facade Material: Alabama silver shadow limestone | Slab concrete strength: not exceeding 10ksi for slabs | Concrete for moment frames and shear walls strength: 10-14ksi | Reinforcing Steel grade: Grade 75 #11 to grade 80 #20 | Damper system: mass damper system of 1100 tons, 25 ft³, 6.5% damping | Steel elements are hidden in spandrel beams | emphasis on stiffer base, seen in how lower floors share shear walls as well as moment frames | upper floors use only moment frames | Architectural reasons push the building to have four columns for the moment frame.

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Client: Mentamalaradid, Landsverk
General Contractor: Landsverk
Design Architect: Høgni Laksáfoss
Executive Architect: BIG
Structural engineer: Martin E. Leo SP/F
MEP Engineer: Lemming and Eriksson
Civil Engineer: KJ Elrad Radgevandi Verkfroendingar
Completed: 2018

AE Interests: 19,200m², 206,667 sq-ft, colorized space, large percentage of glazing, exposed structure, radial design, central atrium, multipurpose space, cantilevers, large wind loads, harsh climate considerations, designed to sit comfortably against the hillside, three colleges of the university in one building.

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Client: Castel & Fromaget
General Contractor: GTM Vinci
Design Architect: BIG
Executive Architect: Laurent de Carnière
Structural engineer: Incide Engineering
MEP Engineer: Alto Ingenierie
Civil Engineer: Khephren Ingenierie
Environmental Engineer: Alto Ingenierie
Completed: 2019

AE Interests: 18000 sq-m, concrete facade, sandblasted, multipurpose museum/opera/dance space, designed to connect the various areas of creative arts, exposed interior structure, honeycombed concrete slabs, pedestrian oriented.

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Name: Arnhem Central Station
Location: Stationsplein 38, Arnhem, Netherlands

General Contractor: Besix-Welling
Design Architect: UNStudio
Executive Architect & Sustainability Lead: BAM/Ballast Nedam
Structural engineer: Arup Associates
MEP Engineer: Arcadis
Civil Engineer: Arup Associates
Lighting Consultant: Arup Associates, Atelier LEK
Client: ProRail, Ministry of Infrastructure & the Environment
Completion date: 2015
Area: 40,000 m²

AE Interests: Lightweight steel twisting central support, Klein bottle inspiration for daylighting and form, Seifert shell-roof, column-free underground car park

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Developer: Machete Group
General Contractor: Turner Construction
Design Architect: Populous
Executive Architect & Sustainability Lead: Populous
Structural engineer: Buro Happold
MEP Engineer: ME Engineers, Plumbing- Elevar
Civil Engineer: Kleingers

AE Interests: Structurally supportive system of 50 huge cantilever trusses supporting roof system. Skew-sloped horizontal-chevron brace system. Facade the adapts to the skylight levels.

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Name: Moody Center
Location: Austin, Texas, United States
General Contractor: AECOM/Hunt
Design Architect: Gensler
Executive Architect & Sustainability Lead: Gensler
Structural engineer: Martinez Moore Engineers
MEP Engineer: Jose I. Guerra, Inc., Henderson Engineers
Civil Engineer: Stantec
Client: Oak View Group
Construction Finish: April 2022

AE Interests: The building has a very sustainable construction approach, diverting 95% of construction waste from landfills through recycling. LEED Gold certification. Cantilever Pavilion, louvers for structure and shading.

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Name: College of Liberal Arts
Location: Sabah Al-Salem University City, Farwaniya, Kuwait
Architect: SSH International
General Contractor: Al Hani Group
Structural Engineer: Setec Group Consulting Engineers
MEP Engineer: dsa ENGINEERING
Civil Engineer: SSH International
Interior Design: SSH International
Developer: Amiri Diwan of Kuwait
Completion: February 2016
Area: 214,000 km²

AE Interests: Expressionist architecture leading to unique placement of columns and beams, unique curtainwall

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Name: College of Liberal Arts
Location: Sabah Al-Salem University City, Farwaniya, Kuwait
Architect: Perkins + Will
General Contractor: Arabtec Construction L.L.C
Structural Engineer: SSH International
MEP Engineer: SSH International
Civil Engineer: SSH International
Interior Design: Perkins + Will
Developer: Kuwait University
Completion: 2019
Area: 50,000 km²

AE Interests: Façade which allows glass curtainwall in intense desert climate, lateral stability designed to allow irregular form.

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Name: Arrive East Austin Hotel
Location: Austin, TX, U.S.A.
Address: 1108 E 6^th St, Austin, TX 78702
Architect: baldridge ARCHITECTS
General Contractor: Austin Commercial
Structural Engineer: LEAP! Structures
MEP Engineer: EEA Consulting Engineers
Civil Engineer: Big Red Dog (WGI)
Landscape Design: dwg.
Interior Design: Chris Pardo Design
Developer: Arrive Hotel Group

Completion: 2019

Area: 77,338 ft²

AE Interests: Cantilevered to cover the sidewalk according to code, dynamic structure to fit into neighboring structures

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http://baldridge-architects.com/work/arrive/
https://www.world-architects.com/en/architecture-news/reviews/arrive-hotel-east-austin
https://www.cntraveler.com/hotels/austin/arrive-east-austin
https://www.archdaily.com/965024/arrive-east-austin-hotel-baldridge-architects

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Name: Block 185
Location: Austin, TX, U.S.A.
Address: 601 W 2^nd St, Austin, TX 78701
Design Architect: Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects
Executive Architect: STG Design
General Contractor: DPR Construction
Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti
Civil Engineer: Civilitude
Lighting Consultant: One Lux Studio
Acoustical Engineer: JE Acoustics
Developer: Trammell Crow Company

Completion: May 2022
Area: 800,000 ft² office space

AE Interests: Curved façade shaped like a sail, 35 stories, 594 feet tall office building, nearly 800,000ft²of office space, 70ft deep diaphragm wall, cantilevered crown structure `

Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpkAqMTaV3w&t=56s

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https://www.dpr.com/projects/block-185
https://austin.towers.net/googles-future-home-at-block-185-has-already-transformed-austins-skyline/
http://www.downtownaustinphoto.com/block-185-google-tower
https://www.thorntontomasetti.com/project/block-185

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Name: Japan National Stadium
Location: Shinjuku City, Japan
Completion: 2019
Design Architect: Kengo Kuma & Associates, Azusa Sekkei, Taisei Corporation
Construction: Taisei Corporation, Azusa Sekkei
Structural Engineer: Taisei Corporation
Civil Engineer: Taisei Corporation, Azusa Sekkei
MEP Engineer: Taisei Corporation, Azusa Sekkei

AE Interests: steel and timber roof truss, natural air circulation, sustainability, lateral stability for natural disasters
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Name: Sky Green Residential and Retail Tower
Location: Taichung, Taiwan
Completion: 2019
Design Architect: WOHA
Architect of Record: Archiman Architects Planners Associates
Construction: Golden Jade Construction & Development Corporation
Structural Engineer: DAYAN Engineering Consultant CO.LTD
Civil Engineer: DAYAN Engineering Consultant CO.LTD
MEP Engineer: Jin Ding Electrical Machinery Industry Technician’s Office
Landscape Design: Feng Chia University Architecture Research Design Centre
Lighting Consultant: LHLD Lighting Design LLC

AE Interests: Low environmental impact, sustainability, lateral stability for natural disasters, deep glass cladding and sun shading
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Name: Huanancheng Exhibition Centre (Also known as Nanning China South City Convention & Exhibition Centre)
Location: Nanning, China
Address: China, Guangxi, Nanning, Jiangnan District
Architect: Aedas
Structural: Aedas
Civil/Constructor: Aedas
Client: China South International Industrial Material City (Shenzhen) Co Ltd

Completion: 2015
Number of Stories: 5-story shopping mall with exhibition space
Gross Area of Development: 911,098 square meters

AE Interests: Abstract design of a folding chair, façade separate from the shell of the building, baffles curve toward center of the building, parametric design principles used to create the façade

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Name: Bó Mon Preschool
Location: Tú Nang Commune, Yên Châu District, Sơn La Province, Vietnam, Southeast Asia
Architect: Kientruc O
Structural: Kientruc O
Builder: Hung Phat Tradeco – (Bimexco)

Completion: 2019
Site Area: 237 square meters

AE Interests: Layered onduline roof, building oriented to maximize ventilation from valley breeze, windows in every room for cross ventilation, roof dips low to the ground in wave like pattern to shade occupants, functionality above aesthetics

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Name: WE3 at Water’s Edge
Location: Playa Vista, California, U.S.A.
Year Completed: 2021
Architect: SPF:architects
Developer: Rockwood Capital
General Contractor: McCarthy Building Companies
Structural Engineer: Saiful Bouquet
MEP Engineers: Buro Happold
Civil Engineers: KPFF
AE Interests: Construction required a creative redistribution of portions of the inudstrial complex, external skin/facade that filters light, open-air corridors to take advantage of ocean breeze, uses locally sourced recyled steel and concrete, LEED Gold Certification.

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Name: River Center Branch Library
Location: Baton Rouge, Lousiana, U.S.A.
Year Completed: 2020
Design Archtitect: Schwartz/Silver
Executive Architect: WHLC Architecture
Developer: City of Baton Rouge
General Contractor: Buquet and LeBlanc
Structural Engineer: SCA Consulting
MEP Engineer: Assosciated Design Group, Inc.
Civil Engineer: CSRS
AE Interests: Catilevered top half, recycled steel and concrete used, modular layout, ribbon-like steel sunshades, rooftop oper-air terrace.

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Name: T3 Bayside
Location: 261 Queens Quay E, Toronto, ON M5A 1B6, Canada
Architect: 3XN
Local Architect: WZMH Architects
Client: Hines
Civil/Structural Engineers: Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Engineering Consultant: TMP Engineering
Landscape Design: Janet Rosenberg & Studio
Completion Date: 2023 (Estimated)
Cost: Not finalized
Area: 45,000 m²

AE Interests: Tallest office/mixed-use space constructed fully out of timber. Targeting LEED Gold Certification.

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Name: Green Solution House
Location: Strandvejen 79, 3700 Rønne, Denmark
Architect: 3XN
Client: Green Solution House
Manufacturer: Velux Commercial
Architectural Detailing: Steenbergs Tegnestue
Landscape Design: SLA
Engineering Consultant: Ramboll
Client Advisor: COWI
Sustainability Consultant: GXN innovation
Completion Date: 2015
Cost: 8 700 000 €
Area: 4,500 square meters

AE Interests: This project was a renovation focused on sustainable building practices and materials. All materials used are either recycled, reused, or reusable (and can be disassembled for use in other projects). There is an emphasis on using natural light and being integrated with nature.

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Name: Sunac Guangzhou Grand Theater
Location: Huadu, Guangzhou, China
Architect: Steven Chilton Architects (SCA)
Client: Sunac China Holdings Ltd.
Architecture and Design Management: Sunac China Holdings Ltd.
Auditorium Concept Designer and Technical Consultant: Dragone
Theatre Consultant: Auerbach Pollock Friedlander
Local Design Institute: Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (BIAD)
Concept Engineer: Buro Happold
Artist: Zhang Hongfei
Façade Consultant: King Glass Engineering
Facade Manufacturer: Golden Curtain Wall Group
General Contractor: China Construction Eighth Engineering Division
Completion Date: 2021

AE Interests: distinctive facade is made up of 14,600 red aluminum panels, a detailed 3-D model, curved panels

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Name: Salt Lake City Public Library
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Address: 210 East 400 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84111
General Contractor: Big-D Construction
Design Architect: Safdie Architects
Executive Architect: VCBO Architects
Structural Engineer: Arup and Reaveley Engineers
MEP Engineer: Arup and Colvin Engineering Associates
Landscape Design: Civitas Inc.
Lighting: Lam Partners Inc.

Completed: 2003

AE Interest: Glass curtain walls were designed to be flexible and move when stressed. All the glass in the building is a hybrid tempered laminate that disintegrates into pebbles if broken. The skylights are designed to pull apart into sections rather than break and fall. The Crescent Wall tilts inward 21 feet at its center to keep it from moving back and forth.

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Name: Gary L. Thomas Energy Engineering Building
Location: Austin, Texas, U.S.
Address: 210 E 24th St, Austin, TX 78712
Developer: Capital Planning and Construction – UT
General Contractor: Beck Group
Design Architect: Ennead
Executive Architect: Jacobs Engineering
MEP Engineer: Affiliated Engineers Inc.
Landscape Design: CleanScapes, LP
Roofing and Waterproofing: Chamberlin Roofing & Waterproofing
Elevator Consultant: EMR Elevator Inc.
Concrete Construction: United Forming

Completion: 2022

AE Interest: The third fire stair is open to the rest of the building and has doors that shut around it when a fire does occur. The purpose of this is to allow the building to feel more open because of how narrow it already is.

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Name: Aston Martin Residences
Location: Miami, Florida, U.S.
Address: 300 Biscayne Blvd Way, Miami, FL 33131
Developer: G&G Business Developments in collaboration with Aston Martin
General Contractor: Coastal Construction
Design Architect: Bodas Miani Anger (BMA)
Architect of Record: Revuelta Architecture International
Structural Engineer and Site Engineer: DeSimone Consulting Engineers
MEP Engineer: PGI Engineering
Civil Engineer: Shamrock Engineering

Groundbreaking: 2017
Estimated Completion: 2022

A/E Interest: sail-shaped, tallest residential building in Miami, FL, curvilinear glass and steel façade, reinforced concrete structure, biggest concrete pour in Miami’s history (foundation)

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Name: Waldorf Astoria Hotel & Residences
Location: Miami, Florida, U.S.
Address: 300 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33131
Developer: PMG & Greybrook Realty Partners
General Contractor: John Moriarty and Associates (JMA)
Design Architect: Carlos Ott
Architect of Record: Sieger Suarez Architects
Structural Engineer: CHM Structural Engineers
MEP Engineer: MG Engineering
Civil Engineer: GRAEF
Landscape Architect: EGS2
Sitework Contractor: Keller North America
Interior Designer: BAMO

Groundbreaking: 2022
Estimated Completion: 2026

A/E Interest: tallest building in Miami, FL, reinforced concrete structure, spiraling offset glass cubes, cantilevers every ~10 levels, curtain wall windows, aluminum and mirrored glass façade, metal louvers

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Name: Harvard Science and Engineering Complex (SEC)
Location: 150 Western Avenue, Allston, MA, USA
Design & Executive Architect: Behnisch Architekten
Landscape Architect: Stephen Stimson Associates
General Contractor: Turner Construction Company
Structural Engineer: Buro Happold
Façade Engineer: Knippers Helbig
Climate Engineer: Transsolar
Civil Engineer: Nitsch Engineering
MEP Engineer: Van Zelm Engineers
Geotechnical Engineer: Buro Happold

Completed 2021

AE Interest: World’s first hydroformed stainless-steel façade which cuts back CO2 emissions by ~42%. Air cascade system, heat recovery system and hydronic heating. Steel framework and building materials LBC (Living Building Challenge) “Red List” approved.

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Name: The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design
Location: 422 Ferst Dr NW, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Design Architect: The Miller Hull Partnership
Executive Architect: Lord Aeck Sargent, A Katerra Company
Landscape Architect: Andropogon Associates
Structural Engineer: Uzun & Case
MEP Engineer: PAE Engineers and Newcomb & Boyd
Civil Engineer: Long Engineering
Geotechnical Engineer: Professional Services Industries, Inc.
General Contractor: Skanska USA Building Inc.

Completed 2019

AE Interest: One of 28 “living buildings” in the world. 900+ PV panels collect over 100% of building energy usage. Rainwater capture and purification system that provides for building’s water usage. Mass timber structure. Rooftop honeybee apiary and blueberry orchard.

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Name: Kampung Admiralty
Location: 676 Woodlands Drive 71, Singapore
Architect: WOHA
Client: Singapore Housing and Development Board
Construction Dates: 2013-2017
Total Area: 350,000 sq. ft
Floors: 11
Consultants: AECOM
Civil and Structural Engineer: Ronnie & Koh Consultants
Mechnical and Electrical Engineer: AECOM

AE Interests: heavy use of vegetation causing crucial need for filtration systems, geometric grid of concrete columns used through every floor, asymmetrical plans

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Name: Bruder Klaus Field Chapel
Location: Mechernich, Germany
Architect: Peter Zumthor
Contractor: Local Farmers
Structural Engineers: Jurg Buchli, Claus Jung
MEP Engineer: N/A
Completion date: 2007

AE Interests: Concrete structure poured in 24 layers, internal formwork made from wigwam using 112 logs, after concrete pour the wigwam was burned to give the charred internal finish, floor made from molten lead, complex geometry creates organic interior shape, sharp geometric exterior shape, reminiscent of cave worship, constructed by local farmers using the design from Zumthor, teardrop oculus lets light into main sanctuary


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Name: Abu Dhabi Performing Arts Centre
Location: Saadiyat Island, United Arab Emirates
Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects
Client: Tourism Development and Investment Company of Abu Dhabi
Construction Dates: 2007-TBC
Total Area: 62,770 m^2
Floors: 14 (10 above, 4 underground)
Consultants: WSP Group

AE Interests: facade is comprised of concrete, but still creates a curved and smooth look, the bridge into the structure follows the structural design, heavy usage of glass

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Name: Shenzhen Rural Commercial Bank Headquarters
Location: Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Address: Guang Dong Sheng, Shen Zhen Shi, Luo Hu Qu, Ta Kwu Ling, Yanfang Rd, 罗芳村63-1, China
Architect: SOM
Architect of Record: Bejing Institute of Architectural Design
Civil Engineer: SOM
Structural Engineer: SOM
Mechanical Engineer: SOM
Electrical Engineer: SOM
Fire Consultant/Engineer: Arup
Completion: 2020
Area: 94,049 m2
Height: 158 m (33 Stories)

AE Interest: Diagrid structural facade made out of steel; LEED Platinum and China Green Star certifications; flexible mechanical system based on preference of inhabitants; green building practice that saves nearly 10% in annual energy costs; double skin wall for environmental comfort and visual privacy; entirely column-free floor plan; perimeter glass curtain wall on every floor and automated solar control blinds

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Name: Three New Bailey
Location: Salford, United Kingdom
Address: New Bailey St, Salford M3 5AX, United Kingdom
Architect: Make Architects
General Contractor: Bowman + Kirkland
Structural Engineering: Cundall
Mechanical Engineering: Hannan Associates
Facade Consultant: Wintech
Fire Consultant: DFC
Completion: 2021
Area: 14,733 m2
Height: 7 Stories

AE Interest: Facade is made entirely out of precast brick panels, interwoven in basket-like fashion; expedited construction process due to pre-fabricated panels; structure comprised of long-span, steel-frames; future service and circulation adaptation permitted; material construction was drastically reduced through floor-to-floor optimization that maximized sustainable recovery.

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Name: Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Location: Houston, Texas
Architect: Steven Holl
Associate Architect: Kendall / Heaton Associates
Structural Engineer: Guy Nordenson & Associates and IMEG
MEP: ICOR
Climate Engineers: Transsolar
Lighting Consultant: L’Observetoire International
General Contractor: McCarthy
Project Manager: Legends
Civil Engineering: Walter P. Moore & Associates
Landscape Architect: Deborah Nevins & Associates

Completion: November 2020
Cost: $153.7 million
Area: 237,213 sf

AE Interests: facade reduces solar gain, complex geometry of roof and roof structure, concrete structural walls, steel floor structures

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Name: University Center – The New School
Location: New York City, New York
Architect: Skidmore Owings & Merrill
Resident Architect: SLCE Architects
Structural Engineer: Desimone Consulting Engineers
MEP Engineers: Cosentini Associates
Construction Manager: AECOM Tishman
Sustainability, Energy Consulting: Buro Happold
Geotechnical, Site/Civil, Environmental: Langan Engineering & Environmental Services
Lighting Design: Brandston Partnership Inc.
Vertical Transportation: Van Deusen Associates
Acoustics: Cerami & Associates

Completion: January 2014
Area: 370,000 sf

AE Interests: LEED Gold Certified, super-efficient lighting systems, intricate structures

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Name: LUMA Arles
Location: Arles, France
Address: 35 Av. Victor Hugo, 13200 Arles, France
Design Architect: Gehry Partners
Project Management: MYAMO
Executive Architect: Studios Architecture
Structural Engineer: Terrell Group
MEP Engineer: Terrel Group
Landscape Architect: Bureau Bas Smets

Completion: 2021

AE Interests: 16-acre art campus with a 56 meter tall tower. Sustainability provided through use of renewable energy in the form of solar panels. $175 Million budgeted for the tower construction alone. Tower consists of three sub-towers that are joined at each level by central slabs.

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Name: The National Museum of Art, Osaka
Location: Osaka, Japan
Address: 4 Chome-2-55 Nakanoshima, Kita Ward, Osaka, 530-0005, Japan
Design Architect: Pelli Clarke & Partners Architects
Structural Engineer: Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei
MEP Engineer: Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei
Architect of Record: Jun Mitsui & Associates

Completion: 2004

AE Interests: 145,000 square feet of subterranean exhibit space. Built in waterlogged terrain and completely under flood level. 2,600 meters tall. Recipient of the 2005 AIA Connecticut Design Award.

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Name: EPIQ Tower
Location: Quito, Ecuador
Architectural Firm: Bjarke Ingles Group (BIG)
Developer: Uribe Schwarzkopf
Executive Architect: Uribe Schwarzkopf
Structural Engineer: Rene Lagos Engineers
Local Structural Engineer: Fernando Romo
MEP Engineer: Jaros Baum & Bolles (JB&B)
Civil and Geotechnical Engineering: Geo Estudios
Construction Year: Late 2022
Area: 44000 m²

AE Interests: curved facade, multi-story terraces, sustainable design, mixed-use design

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Name: Powerhouse Telemark
Location: Porsgrunn, Norway
Architectural Firm: Snøhetta Architects
Owner: R8 Property
General Contractor: Skanska Norge
Executive Architect: Asplan Viak
Landscape Architect: Asplan Viak
Manufacturers: SageGlass (Glass), Thermory (Thermally – Modified Pine), STENI AS (façade panels), SolarLab (Solar Panels)
Construction Year: 2020
Area: 8313 m²

AE Interests: Sustainable architecture, thermal glass, innovative design, wood façade.

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Name: 30 Hudson Yards
Location: New York, New York, United States
Address: 500 West 33rd Street, New York, NY 10001
Design/Local Architect: Bill Pedersen and Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
Formwork Design: Thornton Tomasetti
Client: Oxford Properties Group and many others…
Area: 2.6 million square feet
Floors: 73 stories and 1,122 feet tall
Developer: Tishman Construction
Completion Date: 2019
Cost of Completion: 25 billion; cost for all of Hudson Yards

AE Interests: LEED Gold, Concrete Core and Steel Core, Built over Railway Tracks, Cantilevered Observation Deck

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Name: One Manhattan West
Location: New York, New York, United States
Address: 395 9th Ave, New York, NY 10001
Design/Local Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Formwork Design: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Client: Brookfield and Qatar Investment Authority
Area: 2.1 million square feet
Floors: 67 stories and 995 feet tall
Developers: Brookfield Property Partners and QIA
Completion Date: 2019
Cost of Completion: 530 million

AE Interests: LEED Gold, Concrete Core, Exterior Steel Moment Frame, Built over Railway Tracks

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Building: UNIC

Location: Parc Clichy-Batignolles – Martin-Luther-King, 147 Rue Cardinet, 75017 Paris, France

Architect:  MAD Architects

Executive Architect: BIECHER architectes

Structural Engineer: BECIP – BET structure

Construction Company: vinci sicra ile-de-france

MEP consultant: ESPACE TEMPS – BET fluides

Completed 2019

Area: 71,041 ft²

AE Interest: diverse socio-economic neighborhood, built on top of a former railway site, upward-growing organic arrangement, sustainable community development, asymmetrical, cantilevered, and tapered, curvaceous white concrete, a simple double core, connected to an adjacent public housing project.

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Building: Australia 108
Location: 70 Southbank Blvd, Southbank VIC 3006, Australia
Architect: Fender Katsalidis Architects
Lead Architect: Fender Katsalidis
Structural Engineer: Robert Bird Group
Contractor: Brookfield Multiplex Australasia
Mechanical Engineers: Norman Disney & Young
Completed 2020

AE Interest: tallest building in Australia by the roof height, concrete core with 900mm thick outrigger walls, golden starburst cantilevered six meters, glass panels oscillating while lined up by white wireframes, low environmental impact, canary palms and trees blanketed parking garage of 10 floors.

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Name: Mausoleum of the Martyrdom of Polish Villages
Location: Michniów, Poland
Address: DW751, 26-130, Michniów, Poland
Design/Local Architect: Nizo Design International
Formwork Design: Peri
Client: Kielce Countryside Museum
Area: 16,200 sq. meters
Completion Date: 2016

AE Interests: Hidden MEP Systems, No Column Support, Complex Pentagonal Form, Reinforced Concrete

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Name: 1000 Trees
Location: Shanghai, China
Address: 600 Moganshan Lu, Putou, Shanghai, China
Design Architect: Heatherwick Studio
Local Architect: MLA Architects
Structural Engineer: Arup
Main Contractor: Shanghai Construction No. 1 Group Co. Ltd
Facade Contractor: Shanghai Liaosheng Curtain Wall Engineering Co. Ltd / EFC
Landscape Consultant: Urbis
Lighting Designers: Speirs and Major, LEOX Design Partnership
MEP Consultant: Palmer and Turner
Interior Contractor: Shanghai Dong Ni Architectural Decoration Co. Ltd
Client: Tian An China Investments Company
Construction Year: 2021 (Phase 1)
Area: 300,000 sq. meters

AE Interests: Green Space, Mountain-Like, Columns Outside of Frame, Planters on top of Columns, Historical Building Integration

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Name: Ilulissat Icefjord Centre
Location: Ilulissat, Greenland
Completion date: 2021
Architectural Firm: Dorte Mandrup A/S
Engineer: Søren Jensen Rådgivende Ingeniørfirma A/S
Exhibition design: JAC Studios
Landscape Architect: Kristine Jensen Landscape & Architecture
City Planning: Niels Bennetzen
Geologist: Minik Thorleif Rosing

AE Interests: Environmental planning to have a low impact on the environment, lighting & MEP systems, energy efficiency, and the form of the building increase the functionality of the building.

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Name: Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Completion date: 2020
Address: Melkkoppad 15, 3015 CR Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Architectural Firm: MVRDV
Executive Architect: Winy Maas
Contractor: BAM Bouw en Techniek
Structural: IMd Raadgevend Ingenieurs
Cost engineering: BBN
Installations: RHDHV
Facade Consultants: ABT
Building Physics: Peutz
Landscape Architect: MTD Landschap architecten
Restaurant Designer: Concrete

AE Interests: Sustainability design, energy neutral, mirrored façade, storage capacities, and MEP systems for specific climate control

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Facts:
– Office and Collaboration Center for the PGA Tour
– Completed in Spring 2021
– Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082, United States

– General Contractor: Sidney Jordan
– Design Architect: Foster + Partners
– Executive Architect: Wakefield Beasley
– Structural Engineer: Atlantic Engineering Services
– Civil/MEP Engineer: Jordan & Skala Engineers
– Lighting Engineer: Lumen
– Landscape Architect: Prosser

– 187,000 square feet
– 3 Stories
– Open Floorplans for Collaboration
– 1,000 Staff Capacity
– LEED Gold Rating
– Integrates Nature into Design
– Gym and Social Components for New-Age Workspace
– Surrounded by TPC Sawgrass Golf Course
– Centralized, Open-Air Atrium
– Glazed Facades

AE Interests:
– Design embraces collaborative working; LEED Gold Rating; Symmetric Design; Atrium used to fill building with natural light; Natural wood materials; Large 3 story exposed columns; $290,000 MEP Budget; MEP design to accommodate renovations; Comfortable environment on balconies, in the naturally humid climate; Exterior lighting to maintain natural light atmosphere during the night

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Facts:
– Athletic Training and Performance Center for Northwestern University
– Completed in Summer 2018
– 2240 Campus Dr, Evanston, IL 60201

– General Contractor: Walsh and Barton Marlow
– Design and Executive Architect: Perkins and Will
– Structural Engineers: SR+A and WSP
– MEP Engineer: Affiliated Engineers
– Civil Engineer/Landscape Architect: SmithGroupJJR
– Steel Fabricator: Cives Steel Co.

– 420,000 square feet
– $13 million average Work-In-Place per month
– 4 Stories of Office Space
– 8 Locker Rooms for Varsity Athletics
– Full Length Turf Field
– Nutrition Center
– Athletic Performance and Health Center
– 2 Athletic Training Centers

AE Interests:
– Located on shores of Lake Michigan; 420,000 square foot recreation complex; curved interior truss system; 87 foot peak ceiling height for field dome; 3,409 tons of steel framing used; 112 kW of solar energy produced by 374 roof-mounted panels; 45 foot tall suspended glass curtainwall façade; composite slab gravity system; aluminum and limestone exterior

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Name: Lebron James Innovation Center
Location: Beaverton, Oregon, U.S.
Address: 1 Bowerman Dr, Beaverton, OR 97005 United States
General Contractor: Mortenson Construction
Design Architect: Olson Kundig Architecture
Executive Architect: Tom Kundig
MEP Engineering: Studio Matthews
Civil Engineering: WSP
Structural Engineer: NV5

Completion: 2020

AE Interests: The waffle slab design. The MEP sustainability throughout the building. Open and collaborative design. Use of shade screens and renewable energy.

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Name: Wetland Research and Education Center
Location: Shanghai, China
Address:Shanghai Chongming Dongtan National Nature Reserve, Shanghai, China
Project Architects: Yanlin Jin, Yue Xu
Structure Design: Zhun Zhang
General Contractor: Shanghai Hydraulic Engineering Group Co. Ltd.
Structure Consultant: AND Office for Architecture & Structure

Completion: 2019

AE Interests: Y cantilever structure present throughout the project. Saw-tooth roofs and differentiation of structural plan and height. Weather-proof and maintenance in an area with high humidity and salinity conditions, and the different concrete structures used in each building.

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Name: John W. Olver Design Building 
Location: Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S.
Address: 551 N. Pleasant St. in Amherst, MA 01003
General Contractor:  Suffolk Construction Company 
Design Architect: Leers Weinzapfel Associates Architects
Executive Architect: Leers Weinzapfel Associates Architects
Structural engineer: Simpson Gumpetz & Heger
MEP Engineer: BVH Integrated Service, P.C.
Civil Engineer: Nitsch Engineering

Completion: 2017

AE Interest: 85,000 square feet of space, cross laminated timber (CLT), Zipper Trusses, interior shading devices, audiovisual technologies, drip irrigation systems, radiant flooring, chilled beams

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Name: The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
Address: 200 S Sierra Madre St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903
General Contractor: GE Johnson
Design Architect: Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Executive Architect: Anderson Mason Dale Architects
Structural engineer: KL&A inc. in collaboration with Arup
MEP Engineer: The Ballard Group
Civil Engineer: Kiowa Engineering Corporation

Completion: 2020

AE Interest: 9,000 exterior panels of reflective-anodized aluminum, grand cantilevered truss, every floor easily accessible to everybody, exterior as main support structure, polished concrete ramps

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Name: Mandarin Oriental
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Address: 582-606 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects
Structural Engineering: Robert Bird Group
MEP Engineering: Floth Pty Ltd
Building Services Engineering: ADP Consulting
Facade Consultant: Aurecom
Landscape Designer: Oculus
Wind Engineering: Mel Consultants
Traffic Engineering: Ratio
Fire Engineering: Omnii Consulting Fire Engineers
Acoustics: Acoustic Logic Consultants
Construction Year: 2016 – 2023 (Under Construction)

AE Interests: luxury residential homes, contemporary retail and commercial space, filigreed façade, 50 per cent less energy use than other mixed-use buildings, integrated transportation infrastructure, improved pedestrian traffic flow, Gross Floor Area (GFA): 70,075 sq meters, building height: 178 meters (54 stories), high-performance glazing system, high-efficiency performance cooling.

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Name: Heydar Aliyev Center
Location: Baku, Azerbaijan
Address: 1 Heydar Aliyev Ave, Baku 1033, Azerbaijan
Cost: $250 million USD
Completion: 2012

Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects
Design: Zaha Hadid, Patrik Schumacher, Saffet Kaya Bekiroglu
Structural Engineering: AKT
Mechanical Engineering: GMD Project
Electrical Engineering: HB Engineering
Façade Engineering: Werner Sobek
Fire Engineering: Erik Fire Consultancy
Acoustic Engineering: Mezzo Stüdyo
Lighting: MBLD

AE Interests: steel space frame, glass-fibre-reinforced concrete panels, fiber-reinforced plastic, wind tunnel testing, aerodynamic and automative design, building temperature management, GFA: 57,519 sq meters,

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Name: Tulum Train Station
Location: Tulum, Mexico
Address: 77765 Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Design Architect: AIDIA STUDIO
Structural Engineer: Project & Calc
MEP Engineer: –
Civil Engineer: –
General Contractor: –
Construction Year: 2023 (not completed)

AE Interests: without mechanical ventilation, curvilinear, lattice roof, parametric design, 14,400 square meters, select glazing, reinforced concrete

Articles: [General description and renderings, Project overview]
Videos: [Project rendering]

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Name: Atrium at Sumner
Location: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Address: 57 Marcus Garvey Boulevard, Brooklyn, NY
Client: Selfhelp Community Services, RiseBoro Community Partnership, Urban Builders Collaborative/Lettire
Design Architect: Studio Libeskind
Structural Engineer: LERA Consulting Structural Engineers
MEP Engineer: FISKAA Engineering
Civil Engineer: –
General Contractor: Lettire Construction
Envelope Consultant: Steven Winter Associates
Energy Management Consultant: Bright Power
Construction Year: 2023 (not completed)

AE Interests: structural engineering, geometric, energy efficiency, parametric design, 138,418 square feet housing, 7,500 square feet community center, select glazing, affordable housing

Articles: [General description and renderings, Project overview]

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Name: Telus Stadium Université Laval
Location: Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Design Architects: Hudon Julien Associés/ HCMA / ABCP
Structural Design: BRP+
Civil Engineer: Stavibel Group
General Contractor: Pomerleau
Completion Year: 2011
Area: 99,000 sq. ft.

AEInterests: mass timber construction, glulam, sustainable design, structural wood, fast-track construction, higher education, sports facilities

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Name: Shajing Village Hall
Location: Oyster Township Lake Park, Bao’an District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Developer: Shenzhen Baoan District Shajing Street Office
General Contractor: China Resources Land Group
Architect: ARCity Office
Structural Engineer: ARCity Office
MEP Engineer: ARCity Office
Technical Consultants: Shanghai Urban Construction Design and Research Institute, Beijing Zhenghe Hengji Waterfront Ecological Environment Management Co.
Landscape Design: Reasonable Fantasy Group INC.
Year of Completion: 2020

AE Interests: sustainable design, adaptive reuse, material preservation and reinforcement, climate adaptation, passive temperature regulation, natural ventilation, insert construction

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Name: The Music Conservatory of Montpellier
Location: 13 Av. du Professeur Grasset, 34090 Montpellier, France
Area: 10000 m²
Developer: Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole, SA3M
General Contractor: Sud Infra Environment
Design Architect: Architecturestudio
Executive Architect: MDR Architectes
Environmental Engineer: Franck Boutté Consultants
Structural engineer: SARL André Verdier Ingénieurs
MEP Engineer: Bet Choulet
Civil Engineer: TKDES
Landscape design: Base
BIM Manager: ACTH
Acoustical Engineer: Acoustique Vivié & Associés (AVA)
Lighting Consultant: 8’18”
Façade Engineer: ACKA
Year of Completion: 2021

AE Interests: interconnected fragmented construction, education building, patios on each floor, suspended gardens, acoustical engineering, photovoltaic panels

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Name: iCarbonX Headquarters
Location: Shenzhen, China
Address: Baishi 3rd Road, Nanshan, Shenzhen, China, 518053
Design Architect: Steven Holl Architects
Executive Architect: Shenzhen CCDI
Structural Engineer: Shenzhen CCDI
MEP Engineer: AECOM and Shenzhen CCDI
Civil Engineer: –
General Contractor: –
International Lighting Designer: L’Observatoire International
Façade Consultant: VS-A
Local Lighting Consultant: LDPi
Construction Year: 2023 (not completed)

AE Interests: multi-use high rise, garden bridges, curvilinear, glass curtain walls, gray water and recycling system, 150m (492ft) residential tower, 200m (656ft) office tower, suspension bridges

Articles: [Sketches and conceptual planning, General description, Project overview]
Videos: [Project inspiration and conceptual models]

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Name: Gasholders London
Location: London, England
Address: 1 Lewis Cubitt Square, London N1C 4BY
Design Architect: Wilkinson Eyre Architects
Interior Architect: Jonathan Tuckey Design
Structural Engineer: Arup
MEP Engineer: Hoare Lea
Civil Engineer: Arup
General Contractor: Carillion
Developer: Argent (Kings Cross) Limited
Landscape Architect: Dan Pearson Studio
Lighting Consultant: Speirs & Major
Frames Restoration Consultant: Shepley Engineers
Construction Year: 2018
Area: 257,796 ft²

AE Interests: luxury residential apartments, cylindrical volumes, curvilinear design, perforated and motorized shutters, circular atria, repurposing and restoration project, historical preservation, 257,796 ft² and 145 apartments, precast concrete panels

Articles: [Additional pictures and plans, Detailed description, Project overview and specifications]
Videos: [Construction time-lapse]

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Name: Burkina Institute of Technology
Location: Koudougou, Burkina Faso
Architect: Kéré Architecture
Consultant: Zapata Consulting
Client: The Stern Stewart Institute
Area: 2100 sqm
Year of Completion: 2021

AE Interests: modular, orthogonal layout, stack cooling, local materials, in-situ casting

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Name: Stadium 974
Location: Doha, Qatar
Architect: Fenwick Iribarren Architects
Structural Engineer: Schlaich Bergermann Partner
Engineering Consultant: Hilson Moran
General Contractor: HBK Contracting Company
Capacity: 40,000
Year of Completion: 2021

AE Interests: modular structure, reusable materials, demountable, no mechanical cooling, transportable

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Name: International Spy Museum
Location: Washington D.C., U.S.
Address: 700 L’Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC 20024
Developer: JGB Smith
General Contractor: Clark Construction
Design Architect: Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
Executive Architect: Hickok Cole
Structural Engineer: SK+A Engineers
MEP Engineer: Vanderweil Engineers
Civil Engineer: Wiles Mensch
Landscape Consultant: Michael Vergason Landscape Architects
Glass Consultant: Roschmann Glass
Facade Consultant: Eckersley O’Callaghan
Lighting Consultant: Available Light

Completion: 2019

AE Interest: custom column connections, cantilever, double facade, stitch plates instead of mullions, spread footing enlargement, micropiles

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Name: Presence in Hormuz 2
Location: Hormuz Island, Iran
Address: Hormozgan Province, Hormuz, Unnamed Road, Iran
Architect: ZAV Architects
Structural Engineer: Behrang Bani Adam and Partners
MEP Engineer: Not found
Civil Engineer: Not found
Construction consultant: Nader Khalili

Completion: 2020

AE Interest: Superadobe, earth building methods, dome structures, locally sourced materials, passive heating and cooling, net-zero, zero-mile

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Name: Ayla Golf Clubhouse
Location: Ayla Oasis, Aqaba, Jordan
Developer: Ayla Oasis Development Company
General Contractor: Modern Tech Construction
Design Architect: Oppenheim architecture
Executive Architect: Darb Architects and engineers
Structural engineer: WMM Engineers AG and Greuter AG
Landscape Architects: Form Landscape Architects 

AE Interests: Mixed use resort, Wave-like structure, using steel substructure and shotcrete. Materials and labor sourced locally. Temperature controlled through the shotcrete and Mashrabiya steel pannels.

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Name: 405 Colorado
Location: 405 Colorado St, Austin, TX 78701 United States of America
Architect: Duda Paine Architects
Landscape Architect: Coleman & Associates
Civil Engineer: Stantec
Structural Engineer: Brockette/Davis/Drake, Inc. (bdd)
MEP Engineer: Blum Consulting Engineers, Inc.
General Contractor: JE Dunn
Size: 200,000 sq/ft
Cost: ~$80,000,000 USD

Completed: 2021

AE Interests: Water cistern above parking collects condensate from evaporators, pumps into cooling towers in the building. Skyspace lobby in center of building. Sculptural form.

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Name: International Towers Sydney
Location: 200 Barangaroo Ave, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
Architect: Roger Stirk Harbour + Partners
Collaborating Architect: Lendlease Design Architect
Structural Engineer: Lendlease Design/ARUP
MEP Engineer: Norman Disney & Young (NDY)
Façade Engineer: ARUP
General Contractor: Lendlease
Size: 3,056,000 sq/ft
Cost: $2B USD
Completed: 2016

AE Interests: Complex custom façade designed to maximize environmental efficiency using a combination of shades and blinds, while minimizing view obstructions. Built own concrete plant on site during construction to save over 300,000 truck movements and 5,000 tons of carbon emissions. Environmental Certifications: Green Star 6 Stars and WELL Certification Platinum.

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Location: San Borja, Peru
Address: Av. de la Arqueología 206, San Borja 15021, Peru
Design Architect: IDOM
Structural Design: Bernabeu Ingenieros
MEP Design: SOLVENTA
General Contractor: OAS
Area: 925,000 sq. ft

AE Interest:
Screen mesh, sun shading, great spans, minimalist, earthquake resistant.

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Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Address: H. C. Ørsteds Vej 25, 27, 1879 Frederiksberg, Denmark
Architect: Tegnestuen Lokal
Client: Salling Group
Façade Engineering: Henneby Nielsen
Consultant: CEJ
General Contractor: Amstrup & Baggesen

AE Interest:
Renovation project, sustainable, façade engineering, sun shading, incorporated vegetation, prefabrication.

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Building: Teotitlán del Valle Cultural Center
Location: Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico
Number of Stories: 3 in museum; 2 in library
Completion: 2017

Architect: Productora
Structural Engineer: Kaltia Consultants
Technical Engineer (Sustainability): BioE
Contractor: Bonarq
Landscaping: Entorno Taller de Paisaje (Environment Landscape Workshop)

AE Interests: Locally-sourced materials. 30-cm-thick pigmented concrete walls imprinted with wooden boards. Timber and brick details. Passive system due to double-slab sloping roofs, concrete walls, and controlled openings. No air conditioning system.

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