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Building: Temple
Location: Kagoshima, Japan
Completion: 2007
Architect: Thomas Heatherwick

AE Interest: Steel and timber structure, thick layers of glass inside the whole building for lighting.

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Building: Napp Laboratories
Location: Cambridge Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge, UK
Completion: 1983
Architect: Arthur Erickson

AE intersts: exterior glass curtain wall, sloping design blends with landscape, linear shape allows for expansion and flexibility.

Building: Exhibition Pavilion, Norwegian Museum of Architecture
Location: Oslo, Norway
Completion: 2008
Architect: Sverre Fehn
Contractor: Kare Hagen AS
Construction: Statsbygg

AE interests: curved concrete roof, concrete column supports, glass facade for natural effect, glass louvers for sun screening.

Building: Nordic Pavilion
location: Venice, Italy
Completion: 1962
Architect: Sverre Fehn

AE interests: balance of nature and building, crossing concrete beams comprise roof canopy, beams and tree branches diffuse harsh light, large windows for natural light

Building: Class of 1959 Chapel
Location: Harvard Business School, Boston, Massachusetts
Completion: 1992
Architect: Moshe Safdie
Structural Engineer: Weidlinger Associates
Construction: Richard White Sons, Inc.

AE Interests: Exterior cylinder is composed of oxidized copper, pyramidal glass greenhouse houses a below-ground tiered garden and koi pond; interior is a two-story stone cylinder with several semi-circular concrete constructions scalloping the walls, and large-scale prisms fixed in skylights; exterior marble tower is a functioning clock

Building: Step Up on 5th
Completion Time: 2009
Architect: Pugh + Scarpa Architects
Structural Engineer: JAMA
MEP Engineer: IBE
General Contractor: Ruiz Brothers

AE Interest: 75% recycling rate in overall project, custom water jet anodized aluminum panels on the main façade, double-pane windows, insulation made from recycled newspapers, water-saving dual flush toilets

Building: Dwell House II
Completion time: 2004
Architect: Pugh + Scarpa Architects
Structural Engineer: Gwynne Pugh
MEP and Sustainability Engineer: IBE Consulting Engineers

AE Interest: low budget, lightweight Structural Concrete Insulated Panels (SCIP) made by Green Sandwich Technologies, R-40 average insulation value, a small number of solar panels, ground source heat pump, high quality heating and cooling, nearly or completely energy neutral

Building: First Nations Garden Pavilion
Location: 4101, rue Sherbrooke Est, Montreal Botanical Gardens, Montreal, Quebec
Completion: 2001
Architect: Saucier + Perrotte
Structural Engineer: Genivar
Mechanical & Electrical Engineer: Genivar
Landscape: Williams Asselin Ackaoui and Associates Inc.

AE Interests: Minimal intrusion in the Montréal Botanical Garden, vertical surfaces minimized to limit visual impact, mostly outdoor space, materials left in an unfinished state, including the poured-in-place concrete of the roof that expose the rough wood formwork and corten steel in some walls

Building: Vancouver Library Square
Location: 350 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia
Completed: 1995
Architect: Moshe Safdie partnered with Downs/Archambault
General Contractor: PCL Construction
Stonework: Architectural Precast Structures
Rooftop Garden Landscape Architect: Cornelia Oberlander
Greenroof System: American Hydrotech

AE Interests: Occupies a complete city block, consists of the Vancouver Public Library’s Central Branch, Federal Office Tower, and retail and service facilities; free-standing, elliptical, colonnaded wall accessed by bridges spanning skylit light wells, the library’s internal glass facade overlooks an enclosed concourse formed by a second elliptical wall that defines the east side; Roof serves as a large garden, an effort to combine garden elements with urban settings

Building: Office Building
Location: Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Completion: 2008
Architect: Allmann Sattler Wappner Architekten
Structural Engineer: CBP Tragwerksplanung GmbH
Landscape Design: West 8

AE Interests: Cantilevers, Glass Facade

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Building: Aying Primary School
Location: Bavaria, Germany
Completion: 2005
Architect: Allmann Sattler Wappner Architekten
Structural Engineer: Hagl A. Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH
Landscape Design: Realgrün Landschaftsarchitekten

AE Interests: Timber cladding, ‘Bubbledeck’

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Building: Südwestmetall Reutlingen
Location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Completion: 2002
Architect: Allmann Sattler Wappner Architekten
Structural Engineer: Werner Sobek Ingenieure
HVAC/Plumbing/Refrigeration: Schreiber Ingenieure

AE Interests: Metal trellis work, double skin facade (thermal glass & stainless steel), thermal expansion

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Building: Rice University South Plant
Location: 6100 Main Street Houston, TX 77005
Completion Time: 2008
Design Architect: Antoine Predock Associates, Morris Architects, Michael Graves
Engineers: Bridges & Paxton Consulting Engineers Inc.
Contractors: Miner-Dederick Constructors Inc., Project Control, Capp Electric, Cardinal Mechanical, Gowan Inc. (Mechanical Services), Choate Plumbing
Project Manager: Erik Knezevich

AE Interest: brick and limestone, glazed facades, steel armature clad with dichroic glass curtain wall, partial green roof, low-maintenance vegetation roof on drainage and aeration material insulation

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Structure: Celosia Housing
Location: Sanchinarro, Madrid, Spain
Completion: 2009
Architect: MVRDV
Co-architects: Blanca Lleó asociados, Madrid, Spain
Structural Engineer: Estudio José Luis de Miguel, Madrid ES
Technical architect: Apartec Colegiados S.L. Madrid ES; Enrique Gil
Constructor: BEGAR, Madrid ES

AEInterest: Six-story-high blocks; blocks of houses seen as separate prefabricated figures; blocks positioned in checkerboard pattern leaving openings for gardens in between.

Building: The Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center
Location: Dallas, Texas
Completed: 1989
Architect: I. M. Pei & Partners services
Structural Engineer: Leslie E. Robertson Associates
Mechanical/ Electrical Engineer: Edwards and Zuck
Acoustical Engineer: Artec Consultants, Inc
Lighting Engineer: Jules Fisher & Paul Marantz

AE Interest: Circular glass and metal lobby, 2000 seat shoebox style concert hall, curvilinear forms, adjustable acoustical canopies, outdoor garden and sculpture court

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Building: Bank of China Tower
Location: Hong Kong, China
Completed: 1989
Architect: I.M. Pei, L.C. Pei, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners services
Associate Architect: Kung & Lee Associate Architects
Structural Engineer: Leslie E. Robertson Associates, Valentine, Laurie, and Davies
Mechanical/ Electrical Engineer: Jaros, Baum and Bolles, Associated Consulting Engineers

AE Interest: asymmetrical tower, four vertical shafts, incremental levels of lessening mass from ground to roof, reflective glass facade

Building: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Completed 1995
Architect: I.M. Pei, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners services
Associate Architect: Robert P. Madison International, Inc.
Structural Engineer: Leslie E. Robertson Associates
Mechanical/ Electrical Engineer: Altieri Sebor Wieber Consulting Engineers
Lighting Engineer: Fisher Marantz Renfro Stone

AE Interest: simple geometric forms, cantilevered theater, 165 foot high orthogonal tower, tetrahedral glass tent, fiber optics chamber, crisscrossed escalators and stairs

Building: Buck Institute for Age Research
Location: Marin County, California
Completed: 1999
Architect: I.M. Pei, L.C. Pei, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners services
Associate Architect: Office of Dan Kiley
Structural Engineer: Leslie E. Robertson Associates
Mechanical/ Electrical Engineer: John L. Altieri

AE Interest: 355,000-square-foot, five buildings connected by arcade, hexagonal courtyard, travertine exterior, skylit exhibition space, 230 seat auditorium, focus on natural lighting for interiors

Building: Musée d’Art Moderne
Location: Kitchberg, Luxembourg
Completion: 2006
Architect: I.M. Pei, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners
Associate Architect: Geroges Reuter Architectes
Structural Engineer: Schroeder & Associés
Mechanical Engineer: Jean Schmit Engineering
Electrical Engineer: Felgen & Associés Engineering
Lighting Engineer: Arup, Fisher Marantz Stone
Landscape Architect: Michel Desvigne Paysagiste DPLG

AE Interest: Design integrated with nearby fort, asymmetrical design, 45 degree geometry, limestone exterior, glass south facade, interior garden and sculpture court

Building: Community Performing Arts & Learning Center
Phase I completed: 2004
Phase II completion: 2007
Design Architect: Antoine Predock
Executive Architect: Burns Wald-Hopkins Architects Inc.
Landscape Architect: Wheat Scharf Associates
Civil Engineer: Stantec Consulting Inc.
Structural Engineer: Turner Structural Engineering Co.
Mechanical Engineer: Professional Engineering Technology
Electrical Engineer – R.A. Alcala & Associates
Theater Consultant: Fred Masino
Acoustical Consultant: Arizona Sound & Light Inc.

AE Interest: copper clad and stucco, acoustically shaped wall surfaces, large volume, edge lighting of translucent ceiling glass, public theater venue, 250-seat outdoor amphitheater.

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Building: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, UK
Completed: 2007
Architect: Foster + Partners and Populous
Structural Engineer: Mott Stadium Consortium
General Contractor: Multiplex Constructions Ltd.
Client: Wembley National Stadium Limited
M+E Engineer: Mott Stadium Consortium

AE interests: Retractable Roof, Largest covered football stadium in the world, 133 meter high arch

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Building: Torre Caja Madrid Tower
Location: Madrid, Spain
Architect: Foster + Partners
Completed: 2009
Structural Engineer: Halvorson and Partners
General Contractor: FCC and Dragados
AE interests: Largest bank in Spain, two concrete cores support the building

Building: La Llotja theatre and congress centre
Location: Lleida, Spain
Completion: 2010
Architect: Mecanoo Architecten
Structural Engineer: BOMA, ABT
Contractor: UTE Dragados + Obrum

AE Interests: Extruded Cantilevered volumes protect visitors from sun and rain, Stone walls with concrete core ties absorb heat, sustainable design: roof contains garden to help reduce heat and solar panels to absorb energy for haeting and cooling.

Building: Palace of Peace and Reconciliation
Location: Astana, Kazakhstan
Architect: Foster + Partners
Completed: 2006
Structural Engineer: Buro Happold
General Contractor: Sembol Construction
AE interests: Steel frame pyramid, 1,500 seat opera house

Building: Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics
Client: California Institute of Technology
Location: Pasadena, California
Architect: Morphosis
Completed: 2008
Structural Engineer: John A. Martin & Associates, Inc.
Project Manager: Kim Groves
MEP: IBE Consulting Engineers
General Contractor: Hathaway Dinwiddie
AE interests: LEED-gold certification, central vertical space reminiscent of telescope, façade, shape, connects north and south campus, natural lighting, laboratories

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Building: Conrad Hotel
Location: Beijing, China
Completed: Currently under construction
Architect: MAD inc
Engineer: Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (BIAD)
Façade/cladding consultants: King General Engineering, SuP Ingenieure GmbH

AE interests: The façade gives Conrad Hotel an ambitious modern design and seems to be the focal point of the architecture

Building : Almere Urban Entertainment Centre
Location : Schipperplein; Brouwerstraat, Almere, Netherlands
Completed : 2004
Architect : SMC Alsop
Client : MAB Groep BV
Contract value : £ 30 million

AE Interests : Complex organic forms; sunken square; raised buildings upon steel pilons

Building: Done House
Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Completed: 1991
Architect: Glenn Murcutt
AE interests: exposed steel, privacy, lighting, supreme court decision over exterior paint

Building: Sun Tower
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Constructed: 1997
Architects: Morphosis
Structural Engineer: Arup
Contractors: Dae Yoo Gong Young, Sejin-Tajima
AE interests: perforated aluminum second skin,  separated towers, abnormal geometry
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Building: Beijing International Airport, Terminal 3
Location: Beijing, China
Completed: 2008
Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects
Structural Engineer: Arup
Client: Beijing Capital International Airport Company Ltd.
AE Interests: World’s largest and most advanced airport, first building to break 1 million square meter barrier. `

Building: FiftyTwoDegrees Businees and Innovation Centre
Location: Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Completion: 2008
Architect: Mecanoo Architecten
Structural Engineer: ARUP
Contractor: Ballast Nedam Speciale Projecten

AE Interests: Aluminum and glass façade with pixelated pattern, lower 8 floors of 17 are tilted 10 degrees, bent structural form made possible with hybrid construction of concrete and steel.

Building: Leon Levy Visitor Center
Location: 200th Street and Kazimiroff Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10458-5126
Architect: Hardy Holzman Pfeifer Associates
Completion: May 2004
Partner-in-Charge: Hugh Hardy
Project Manager: Stewart Jones
Project Designer: Gabriel Hernandez
Construction Architect: Jonathan Strauss

AEInterest: trellises around supports covered with vines; “gull-winged” roofs; designed to contour with mature trees; design allows for open airflow
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Building: Roy Thomson Hall
location: 60 Simcoe Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Original Architect: Arthur Erickson and Mathers and Haldenby
Construction: 1982
Renovation: 2002
Architect: KPMB Architects
Engineering: Carruthers & Wallace Ltd

AE interests: feeling of intimacy, no seat further than 107 ft from the stage with unobstructed views. Double shell blocks external noise, renovation equipped with adjustable acoustical canopy, glass exterior transparent at night and refelctive during the day.

Building: La Rocca Winery
Location: Gavorrano, Italy
Completion: 2007
Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Consulting architect: Alvisi Kirimoto and Partners
Services: Enoconsult, Manens Intertecnica

AE Interests: Industrial inspired glass structure, Integrates well with the surrounding environment, 2,500 barrel wine cellar

Building: Heinz Galinski School
Location: Waldschulallee 73-75, 14055 Berlin
Architect: Zvi Hecker
Completion: 1995
Structural Engineer: Gerhard Pichler
Contact Architect: Inken Baller
Construction Firm: Pegel and Sohn BmbH and Co.
Client: Judische Gemeinde zu Berlin
Budget: 23,200,000 €

AEInterest: “sunflower” shape as each petal forms a classroom; no parallel walls allow building to capture sunlight; consists of painted stucco, concrete, and corrugated aluminum

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Building: MA: Andalucia’s Museum of Memory
Location: Granada, Spain
Completion: 2009
Architect: Alberto Campo Baeza
Engineer: R. Úrculo Ingenieros Consultores S.A.
Structural Engineering: Andrés Rubio Morán, Mª Concepción Gutiérrez

AE Interest: Very slim, concrete building; The building’s height and width are the same as the Caja Granada Savings Bank, and the two together create a “gate to the city”; Elliptical courtyard with spiraling, circular ramps.

Building: Spiral Apartment House
Location: Ramat Gan, Israel
Architect: Zvi Hecker
Completion: 1990
Collaborators: Gil Bernstein, Shmuel Groberman, Rina Hering
Structural Engineer: Jaakov Hai
Client: Ezra Mualem
Budget: $1,200,000

AEInterest: used materials from poor neighborhoods and broken glass; terraces open to sky; shaded area cooled by lower floors; open inner courtyard; unique spiral design

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Building: City Hall
Location: Murcia, Spain
Completed: 1998
Architect: Jose Rafael Moneo
Structural Engineer: Mariano Moneo
Mechanical Engineer: JG Asociados
AE interests: façade, reinforced concrete structure, historic location

Building: Serreria Bridge
Location: Valencia, Spain
Completion: 2006
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Engineer: Calatrava

AE Interest: Single, sail-like mast, cable bridge; mast rises to 125m; bridge length is 155m.
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Building: Rufo House
Location: Toledo, Spain
Completion: 2009
Architect: Alberto Campo Baeza

AE Interest: Narrow, concrete home built on a hill outside Toledo; emphasizes functionality given a small/narrow area; Glass room atop the jetty-like roof of the house.

Building: Oriente Station
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Completion: 1998
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Engineer: Calatrava

AE Interest: Serves as a hub for many different kinds of transport: airplane, train, taxi, and bus; “folding” network of concrete pillars are analogous to palm trees; joins two major regions of Lisbon with railway tracks on the bridging structure.
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Building: Agave Branch Library
Location: Phoenix Arizona
Completion: 2009
Architect: Will Bruder & Partners
Structural Engineering: Rudow and Berry
Civil Engineering: Hess Rountree

AE Interest: False front constructed of galvanized steel; building contrasts opaque elements like cinder block with translucent elements; open floor plan with exposed structural/mechanical elements.

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Building: The Rock
AKA: Mahler 4 van Egeraat
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Completed: 2009
Architect: Erick van Egeraat
Developers: G&S Vastgoed
Construction Management: DVP
Client: Consortium Mahler 4
AE Interests: Stacked block structure; Sectioned facade patterns, materials, lighting and character

Building: America’s Cup Pavilion
Location: Valencia, Spain
Completed: 2006
Architect: David Chipperfield Architects
Structural Engineer: Boma. Agustín Obiol
GeneralContractor: Ute Foredeck
Client: Consorcio Valencia 2007
AE Interests: Floors are cantilevered from four cores with no columns (max 17m), floor to ceiling glass curtain walls, project was completed design through construction in 11 months

Building: Anchorage Museum Expansion
Location: 625 C Street, Anchorage, Alaska
Completed: 2009
Architect: David Chipperfield Architects
Client: Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center
Structural Engineer: Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Services Engineer: Affiliated Engineers NW Inc./RSA Engineering Inc.
Facade Consultant: W.J.Higgins and Associates Inc.
Lighting engineer: George Sexton Associates
Landscape architect: Charles Anderson Landscape Architects
AE Interests: Mirrored Glass Facade, LEED Certified

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Building: Haarlem Municipal Theatre, Renovation and Extension
Location: Haarlem, Netherlands
Architect: Erick van Egeraat
Services Engineer: ABT
Building Physics Consultant: Peutz Consulting Engineers & Associates
Client: Municipality of Haarlem
AE Interest: Historical preservation, layered facade materials and shapes, blends contemporary and historic elements

Building: Royal Danish Playhouse
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Completed: 2008
Architect: Lundgaard & Tranberg
Engineer(s): COWI
Acoustics: Gade & Mortensen
Client: Det Kongelige Teater

AE Interests: Top level is completely supported by large expansive trusses and the exterior of this level is also clad in different shades of green glass, large oak promenade extends over the water, cubic stage tower in the center of the building is clad in copper to blend it with the Copenhagen skyline which has many copper domes and towers throughout

Building: Olympic Tennis Center
Location: Madrid, Spain
Completion: 2009
Architect: Dominique Perrault Architecte
Architectural Engineering: Perrault Projets
Structural Engineering: TYPSA

AE Interests: Multi-functional buildings, “magic box” concept that serves as a skin for the entire complex, hydraulic retractable roofs, three indoor/outdoor courts

Building: William J. Clinton Presidential Center
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Completion: 2004
Architect: Polshek Partnership Architects
Associate Architects: Polk Stanley Rowland Curzon Porter Architects, Ltd.
Landscape Architect: Hargreaves Associates
Client: William J. Clinton Foundation

AE Interests: “Bridge Building”, resembles a bridge to represent the six bridges that cross the Arkansas River, 80 seat theatre, glass and steel structure, energy efficient, natural lighting

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Project: EDUCARE High School’s Sports Facility
Location: Zapopan, Jal. Mexico
Architect: TEN Arquitectos
Construction Engineer: Ing José Ibarra – Grupo Corey
Structure Engineer: Colinas de Buen
Enamel Panels Design: Alfher
Client: Jorge Vergara
Completed: 2001

AE Interests: multipurpose spaces for school ceremonies/activities, frosted glass panels for natural light and energy saving, pool, stone-clad walls protect from strong winds/dust

Building: Savannah House (Nicknamed “Giraffe House”)
Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Completion Date: 2009
Architects: LAM Architects
Structural Engineers: CAE Nederland
Contractors: Dura Vermeer Heyma Rotterdam
Clients: Rotterdam Zoo (& their giraffes!)

AE Interests: “Cradle to cradle” sustainability concept/philosophy; Minimal maintenance required; Natural air ventilation (see upper left-hand diagram); Rainwater collection system; Walls & glass optimized for passive solar energy utilization; Use of non-toxic/reused/recyclable materials

Building: Nakagin Capsule Tower
Location: Ginza neighborhood of Tokyo, Japan
Completion Date: 1972
Architect: Kisho Kurokawa (黒川 紀章)
Structural Engineers: Gengo Matsui + ORS
Electrical Engineers: Electrical Equipment Planning Laboratory
General Contractor: Taisei Corporation

AE Interests: 1st capsule architecture; Steel & reinforced concrete material; 2 interconnected concrete towers (core structure); Replaceable/removable premade cubic capsules (individual units); 4 high-tension bolts hold capsules to main shafts; May be renovated or demolished

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Building: Yantai Towers
Location: Yantai, China
Completion: 2009
Architects: LAB Architecture Studios

AE Interests: Mixed-use residential and retail development; Simple infill aluminium mullion & transform framing system

Building: Nardini Distilleries
Location: Vicenza, Italy
Completion: 2004
Architect: Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas

AEInterests: underground auditorium, one bubble contains testing lab, other multifunctional hall, made of laminated glass curved in 2 directions. did not require to cut any trees, climate control system, low energy consumption.

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Building: Porta Palazzo Exhibition Hall
Location: Turin, Italy
Completion: 2006
Architect: Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas
Structural Engineer: Focchi

AEInterests: system of ramps supported by overhanging tapering columns, “glass-brick” technology, outside facade composed of overlapping layers of glass held up by steel; threshold space between facade and masonry facade envelope contains emergency exit stairs.

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Building: Tower of Winds
Location: Yokohama, Japan
Completion: 1986
Architect: Toyo Ito and Associates

AEInterests: Transformation of existing reinforced concrete structure, perforated aluminum skin, uses light as a dominant feature

Building: Kaohsiung National Stadium
Location: Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Completion: 2009
Architect: Toyo Ito and Associates
Engineer: Takenaka Corporation + Hsin-Yeh Engineering Consultants INC.

AEInterests: Power provided by solar energy, solar panels cover the external face of the stadium

Building : Row House (Azuma House)
Location : Osaka, Japan
Completed : 1979
Architect : Tadao Ando

AE Interests : Simplistic box shape, example of minimalist architecture; reinforced, exposed concrete design; situated on a compact lot; interior courtyard provides natural light; bridge over the courtyard joins the second story’s front and rear rooms

Building: Tod’s Omotesando
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Completion: 2004
Architect: Toyo Ito and Associates
Structural Engineer: Oak Structural Design Office

AEInterests: Skin of criss-crossed concrete braces and glass that reinterprets the silhouettes of the elm trees lining the street

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Building: Finlandia Hall
Location: Mannerheimintie 13 e, 00100 Helsinki, Finland
Status: Completed in 1971
Architect: Alvar Aalto

AEInterest: Acoustics errors: tower and sloped roof create cavity over slatted suspended ceiling – unsuccessful attempt to create resonance similar to tall churches; balcony overhang muffles sound; layout not ideal for musical performance space. Thin marble slabs on the exterior have begun to curve with time. Restoration began in 1998.

Building: Festival Walk
Location: Hong Kong, China
Completion: 1998
Architect: Arquitectonica
Structural Engineering: Arup Hong Kong Ltd
Client: Swire Properties

AE Interests: mixed-use: retail center, mass transit railway station, office space, and car parking; Platinum BEAM (Building Environmental Assessment Method) rating, glass curtain walls

Building: Torres Porta Fira
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Completion: 2009
Architect: Toyo Ito and b720 Architecture study
Led by: Farming Vazquez

AEInterests: Reinforced concrete, organic shape, contains energy saving devices such as a water recovery system and uses solar energy
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Building: Dior Omotesando
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Completion: 2003
Architect: SANAA

AEInterest: removable acrylic skins to change the look of the facade, double-skin glass facade, computerized mirrors