Balearic Innovation Centre -Mallorca, Inca, Spain

Building: Bealearic Innovation Centre
Location: Mallorca, Inca, Spain
Architect: Estudio Alberto Campo Baeza
Date Completed: 1998
AE Interests: Triangular shape and floor plan, stereotomic base in stone, continuous space
Congress Centre – Valencia, Spain

Building: Congress Centre
Location: Valencia, Spain
Architect: Foster & Partners
Consultants: Arup, Davis Langdon & Everest, Claude and Danielle Engle
Client: City of Valencia
Date Completed: 1998
AE Interests: Follows vernacular local architecture, aerodynamic roof, used mostly local materials
Museo de Bellas Artes – Castello de la Plana, Spain


Building: Museo de Bellas Artes
Location: Castello de la Plana, Spain
Architect: Mansilla & Tunon
Client: Castellon Cultural
Date Completed: 2005
AE Interests: External cast-iron rectangular shape, white/wooden interior that efficiently uses natural light
Dresden Synagogue – Dresden, Germany

Building: Dresden Synagogue
Location: Hasenberg 1, 01067 Dresden, Germany
Architect: Wandel Hoefer Lorch Architects
Completion: 2001
Structural Engineer: Schweitzer Ingenieure
Acoustical Engineer: Muller BBM
Lighting Designers: Wilms GmbH
AE interests: precast concrete stones, interior structure of metallic textile
Prisma Building – Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Building: Prisma Building
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
Architect: Auer + Weber + Partner
Completion: 2001
AE interests: atrium, double glass façade for ventilation, curtain wall system
Valleaceron Chapel – Valleaceron, Spain


Building: Valleaceron Chapel
Location: Valleaceron, Spain
Architect: Sol Madridejos & Juan Carlos Sancho
Project Leader: Luis Renedo
Date Completed: 2000
AE Interests: “Folded Box” design technique, no artificial lighting
Bodegas Ysios – La Guardia, Spain

Building: Bodegas Ysios
Location: La Guardia, Spain
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Structural Engineer: Calatrava
Client: Bodegas y Debidas
Completed 2004
AE Interests: Laminated wooded beams are used for roof, mixture of aluminum, wooden slates and precast concrete for exterior facades, rectangular-linear site plan
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De Blas House – Sevilla la Nueva, Spain

Building: De Blas House
Location: Sevilla la Nueva, Spain
Architect: Estudio Alberto Campo Baeza
Client: Francisco de Blas
Date Completed: 2000
AE Interests: Rectangular glass 2nd floor, heavy and massive stone structure, symmetrical design
Graham Square Housing – Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.
Graham Square Housing – Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Building: Graham Square Housing
Location: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Completed: Oct 2000
Architect: Mckeown Alexander Architects, Page & Park Architects, Richard Murphy Architects
Engineer: Ove Arup & Partners
Contractor: John Dickie Construction
Client: The Molendinar Park Housing Association
AE Interests: sustainable strategies, daylighting, collaborative effort to create an “urban oasis”
House and Studio at Toro Canyon – Montecito, California, U.S.
Building: House and Studio at Toro Canyon
Location: Montecito, California, USA
Completion: 1998
Architect: Barton Myers Associates
AE Interests: Recirculating pool system on pavilion roofs for fire protection and insulation, glazed garage doors for walls/windows, coiled steel shutters, clerestory windows for natural ventilation
Braun Headquarters – Melsungen, Germany

Building: Braun Headquarters
Location: Markdorfer Str. 1, 88048 Friedrichshafen, Melsungen, Germany
Architect: Sterling, Wilford, and Nageli
Completion: 2001
AE interests: stained timber structure
Biosphere and Flower Pavilion – Potsdam, Germany


Building: Biosphere and Flower Pavilion
Location: Potsdam, Germany
Architect: Barkow and Leibinger
Completion: 2001
AE interests: natural lighting, low rise building that fits on the landscape, curtain walls, long span concrete roof, pavilion is an open 200 meter long space, very natural geologic shape
W Hotel – Austin, Texas, U.S.

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Building: W Hotel
Location: Austin, Texas: 200 Lavaca Street (Block 21)
Completion expected: 2010
Design Architect: Andersson-Wise Architects
Structural: Thornton Thomasetti
MEP: JJA
Executive Architect: BOKA Powell
Contractor: Austin Commercial
AE Interest: Concrete structure, mixed-use: new Austin City Limits studio location, luxury hotel and residential.
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Downland Gridshell, Weald and Download Open Air Museum – Chichester, England, U.K.
Building: Downland Gridshell, Weald and Downland Open Air Museum
Location: Chichester, England, UK
Completion Date: 2001
Architect: Edward Cullinan Architects
Structural Engineer: Buro Happold
AE Interests: complex modern reflection of traditional rural buildings (the museum’s focus) through complex geometry and curvilinear wood 3D trusses
Bandstand, De La Warr Pavilion – East Sussex, England, U.K.
Building: Bandstand, De La Warr Pavilion
Location: Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, England, UK
Completion Date: 2001
Architect: Niall McLaughlin
Acoustic Engineer: Paul Gillieron
AE Interests: shaped for acoustics, sound and light; structure is mobile to accommodate different types of shows; thicker plywood skeleton with thinner plywood veneer, covered with fiberglass
Letterfrack Furniture College – Connemara, Ireland
Building: Letterfrack Furniture College
Location: Connemara, Republic of Ireland
Completion Date: 2001
Architect: O’Donnell + Tuomey Architects
Structural Engineer: Christopher Southgate & Associates
AE Interests: connecting to nature, drawing design inspiration from the site and the history of the area
National Maritime Museum – Cornwall, UK
Building: National Maritime Museum
Location: Falmouth, Cornwall, UK
Completion Date: 2002, then added onto in 2003 and 2007
Architect: Long & Kentish Architects
Structural Engineer: Arup
AE Interests: daylighting, connecting to waterfront environment, natural materials
Faith House – Dorset, England, U.K.
Building: Faith House
Location: Holten Lee, Dorset, England, UK
Completion Date: 2002
Architect: Tony Fretton
Structural Engineer: Price and Myers
GC: Unicorn Construction
AE Interests: focus on nature, sustainability
European Institute of Health and Medical Sciences – Surrey, England, U.K.
Building: European Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey
Location: Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
Completion Date: 2000
Architect: Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners
Structural Engineer: Alan Baxter Associates
Landscaping: Mark Westcott
Acoustic Engineer: Tim Smith
AE Interests: quality building on a low budget, natural lighting, exposed materials
After School Club, Westborough Primary School – England, U.K.
Building: After School Club, Westborough Primary School
Location: Westcliffe-on-Sea, England, UK
Completion Date: 2001
Architect: Cottrel + Vermeulen Architecture
Structural Engineer: Buro Happold
AE Interests: building made almost entirely from cardboard, made from 90% recycled materials
University Library – Magdeburg, Germany
Building: University Library
Location: 39576 Stendal Magdeburg, Germany
Started: 2001
Completed: 2003
Cost: € 31.1 million
Area: 30,000 m²
Architect: Auer and Weber
Construction: Industriebau Wernigerode
Structural Engineer: Leonhardt, Andra, and Partner
MEP Engineer: Ebert Ingenieure
AE interests: Built on a triangular site based on a continuous concrete strip that was folded in size time to create each level of the library. The library features laminated timber staircases and a central atrium that creates a spatial continuum via its long, exposed, and uninterrupted diagonal steelwork on the floors and walkways. The atrium of the library contains a series of daylight spaces and central ventilation which creates a sense of transparency eliminating the boundary between the inside and outside of the building.
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River and Rowing Museum – Oxfordshire, England, U.K.

Building: River and Rowing Museum
Location: Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Completion Date: 1998
Architect: David Chipperfield
Structural Engineer: Whitby Bird & Partners
GC: Norwest Holst Construction
AE Interests: modern reflection of a boathouse
Yerba Buena Lofts – San Francisco, California, U.S.
Building: Yerba Buena Lofts
Location: San Francisco, California, USA
Address: 855 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94107-1179
Completion: 2001
Architect: Stanley Saitowitz Office/Natoma Architects Inc.
Project Architects: John Winder, Michael Luke
Structural Engineers: Watry Design Group
General Contractor: Pankow Residential Builders
AE Interests: Modern style using glazed translucent glass, steel, and concrete. Extruded vertical grids.
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Chihuly Bridge – Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Building: Chihuly Bridge of Glass
Location: Tacoma, Washington (spanning highway to Museum of Glass).
Completed: July 2002
Owner: City of Tacoma & Museum of Glass
Architect: Andersson•Wise Architects
Design Team: Arthur Andersson, AIA (Principal-in-Charge), Chris Wise, AIA (Managing Principal), Adam Pyrek (Team Leader)
Glass Artist: Dale Chihuly
Consultant Firms:
Architectural metal: A. Zahner Company
Structural/Bridge: Andersen, Bjorstad, Kane & Jacobs
Structural/Pavilions: Putnam Collins Scott Associates
Mechanical Engineering: Energy Engineering Associates
Electrical Engineering: Hultz/BHU Consulting Engineers
CA Architect: Thomas Cook Reed Reinvald Architects
Lighting Design: Horton Lees Brogden Lighting Design
Specifications: Eskilsson Architecture
Photos: Tim Hursley
Section: Andersson Wise Architects
Construction Cost: $12 Million
Gross SF: 10,000 SF
AEInterests: pedestrian bridge, steel/concrete, glass pavilions.
Dundee Contemporary Arts Centre – Dundee, Scotland, U.K.
Building: Dundee Contemporary Arts Centre
Location: Dundee, Scotland, UK
Completed: March 1999
Architect: Richard Murphy
Engineer: ARUP Scotland
M&E Engineer: ARUP
Acoustic Engineer: Sandy Brown Associates
Contractor: Torith Construction Ltd Construction
Client: Dundee City Council
AE Interests: day lighting, urban views, extension of old brick building
Paint Rock Camp – Hyattville, Wyoming, U.S.
Buildings: Paint Rock Camp
Location: Hyattville, Wyoming, USA
Address: 5332 Co Road 49 1/2, Hyattville, WY 82428
Completion: 2001
Architect: Charles Rose Architects
Project Architects: Eric Robinson, David Gabriel, David Martin
Structural Engineers: ARUP
MEP: Patterson, Weber & Associates
Civil Engineers: Steedley & Associates
General Contractor: Groathouse Construction, Inc
Client: The Alm Foundation
AE Interests: 16 residential buildings built on steel platforms supported by stilts, communal buildings have extended concrete foundations to make terraces, fissures in the roofs, recycled heavy timber framing
Sports Centre – Zug, Switzerland
An Turas – Tiree, Scotland, U.K.
Building: An Turas
Location: Tiree, Scotland, UK
Completed: Feb 2003
Architect: Sutherland Hussey Architects
Client: Tiree Arts Enterprise
Structural: David Narro
Contractor: Inscape Joinery
Concrete: Arthur Elliot
AE Interests: reflect on qualities of the island, materials reflect vernacular architecture of island, intended as shelter
Guglielmini House – Pregassona, Switzerland
Ferretti Arnaboldi House – Locarno, Switzerland
Dance Base: National Centre for Dance – Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K.
Building:
Dance Base: National Centre for Dance
Location:
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Completed: June 2001
Architect: Malcolm Fraser Architects
Structural Engineers: Cundall Johnston and Partners
Mechanical and Electrical: KJ Tait
Client: Dance Base
AE Interests: nested within rugged topography, capturing views of Edinburgh’s old town, courtyards and passageways reflect mediaeval pattern of the city
Oratorio Di Porta: Brissago, Switzerland
Napa Valley Museum – Yountville, California, U.S.
Building: Napa Valley Museum
Location: Yountville, California, USA
Address: 55 President Cir, Yountville, CA 94599
Completion: 1998
Architect: Fernau & Hartman Architects
Developer: Napa Valley Museum
AE Interest: Curved aerodynamic roof, exposed industrial component interior and exterior, cantilevering observation deck
Falkirk Wheel (Millennium Wheel) – Falkirk, Scotland, U.K.
Building: Falkirk Wheel
Location: Falkirk, Scotland, UK
Completed: 2002
Architect: RMJM, Nicoll Russell
Contractors: Bachy/Soletanche and Morrison Construction Joint Ventrue
Engineer: Butterley Eningeers
Structural: Tony Gee and Partners
Mechanical/Electrical: Bennett & Associates
AE Interests: reconnect canals connecting Glasgow and Edinburgh, 24m (79ft) difference in level, rotating wheel to raise boats, uses very little power to rotate
Heaven House (Himmelhuset), Hummingen, Lolland Island, Denmark
Building: Heaven House (Himmelhuset)
Location:
Hummingen, Denmark
Completed: 1999
Architect: Flemming Skude
AE Interests: geometrical layout, natural light for lighting and climate, desire to connect internal spaces and the sky, louvered panels used to control sunlight
Sjællandske Newspaper Printing House – Slagelse, Sjælland, Denmark
Building:
Sjællandske Newspaper Printing House
Location:
Slagelse, Denmark
Completed: 2001
Architect: Søren Robert Lund
Landscape: Professor Steen Høyer
Consultant: Rambøll A/S
AE Interests: use of raw materials left to stand alone, building expresses transformation of paper mass to printed newspaper
Billund Airport Car-Park – Billund, Denmark
Building: Billund Airport Car-Park
Location: Billund, Denmark
Completion: 2002
Architect: C.F. Moller Architects
AE Interests: Movable vertical aluminum louvers give the appearance of a solid wall when viewed from the side, but reveal an openness and transparency when viewed from the front.
House Willimann – Sevgein, Switzerland
Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Marcia and John Price Museum Building – Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Building: Utah Museum of Fina Arts, Marcia and John Price Museum Building
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Address: University of Utah, 410 Campus Center Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0350
Completion: 2001
Architect: Machado and Silvetti Associates
Structural Engineer: ARW Engineers
Mechanical Engineer: Van Boerum & Frank Associates
Electrical Engineer: BNA Consulting Engineers II
Civil Engineer: Great Basin Engineering
General Contractor: Layton Construction Company
AE Interests: Continuous stepping of prismatic volumes wrap around and ascend the tall Grand Gallery creating a spiral of volumes with protruding windows
School – Paspels, Switzerland
Summer House – Dyngby, Jylland, Denmark
Building: Summer House
Location: Dyngby, Jylland, Denmark
Completion: 1999
Architect: Claus Hermensen
AE Interests: Expanded metal panels cover the exterior surfaces of the house, over which ivy has been trained to grow.
Liner Museum – Appenzell, Switzerland
Production and Office Facility – Baar, Switzerland
Kronjylland Savings Bank – Randers, Denmark
Building: Kronjylland Savings Bank
Location: Randers, Denmark
Completion: 2002
Architect: 3XN
Engineers: Ramboll A/S
Contractor: NCC
AE Interests: The receding bottom storey makes the top 3 storeys appear like a hovering mass of glass windows and indiviually controlled louvers.
Museum of Glass – Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Building: Museum of Glass
Location: Tacoma, Washington, USA
Address: 1801 Dock St. Tacoma, WA 98402
Completion: July 2002
Architect: Arthur Erickson with Nick Milkovich Architects
Structural Engineer: Skilling, Ward, Magnusson, Barkshire
Mechanical Engineer: Notkin Engineering Inc.
Electrical Engineer: Sparling
General Contractor: Baugh Construction
AE Interests: Tilted 91 foot cone wrapped in stainless steel, Tiered horizontal terraces with rimless reflecting pools
“The Hotel” – Luzern, Switzerland

Building: “The Hotel”
Location: Sempacherstrasse 14, CH-6002 Luzern, Switzerland
Architect: Jean Nouvel
Construction Cost: $4.9 Million
Owner: Urs Karli
Project Manager: D.Laurent, M.Raasch, AJN
Inauguration: August 7, 2000
Original Construction of Building: 1907
AE Interests: Rennovation, Extensive use of metal and wood panels, Projections on all room ceilings
FIH (Finance for Danish Industry) – Copenhagen, Denmark
Building: FIH Domicile
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Completion: 2002
Architect: 3XN
Contractor: NCC Danmark
AE Interests: This building has a unique, ever-changing facade, consisting of a pattern of red brick tiles and large glass windows that are equal in size. Huge shutters of the same size move either in front of the windows or in front of the bricks, depending on the amount of sunlight outside.
Museum of Contemporary Art – Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Building: Museum of Contemporary Art
Location: Denver, Colorado
Completed: October 2007
Architect: David Adjaye
Client: Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver
Structural Engineer: Martin/Martin Inc
Mechanical Engineers: M-E Engineers Inc
Contractor: M A Mortenson Company
Contract value: $11.3 m
Gross internal area: 2508 sq m
AE Interests: Structural form, building envelope technology, natural light, integrated design.
Unibank Headquarters – Copenhagen, Denmark
Building: Unibank Headquarters
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Completion Date: 1999
Architect: Henning Larsens Tegnestue
Engineers: Cowiconsult A/S
AE Interests: The facades that face city are covered in sandstone and equal in height to the building across the street, so that the area looks cohesive and the church at the end of the street remains the central focus. In contrast, the buildings along the harbor are open, with a lot of glass and copper as the main material, which is expected to turn green with time.
The Royal Library Extension (The Black Diamond) – Copenhagen, Denmark
Building: The Royal Library Extension (The Black Diamond)
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Completion Date: 1999
Architect: schmidt hammer lassen K/S
Engineers: Moe & Brødsgaard Rådg. Ingeniører A/S
AE Interests: The building is inclined in both directions, supported by 4 towers, one at each corner, that are stuck 12 meters into the ground.
The black granite exterior looks like it’s floating above the ground because the entire first floor is a giant band of windows held in place with prehensile claws and wires attached to pillars on the floor and the girder at the ceiling. The weight is supported not by the exterior walls, but by interior columns.
Lloyd’s Building – London, U.K.
Building: Lloyd’s Building
Location: 1 Lime Street, London, United Kingdom
Completion: 1986
Architect: Richard Rogers
Contractor: Bovis
AE Interests: This office space building is similar to the Pompidou Centre by Renzo Piano, this structure has the staircases, electrical conduits, water pipes and elevators on the exterior of the façade. It also has a large barrel-vaulted glass roof above the galleries
Archipelago 21 – Seoul, Korea
Building: Archipelago 21 (Yongsan Business District Riverfront Master Plan)
Location: Seoul, Korea
Architect: Studio Daniel Libeskind
Completion: to begin in 2011/completed by 2016
AE Interests: Urban planning, Commercial & Residential Design, International Design Competition, Riverfront Design
Anara Tower- Dubai, UAE
Building: Anara Tower
Location: Dubai, UAE
Architect: Atkins
Completion: project cancelled in 2009
AE Interests: Second largest building in the world, 655 meters, two towers connected with a central glass shaft
Okhta Tower- St. Petersburg, Russia
Building: Okhta Tower
Location: St. Petersburg, Russia
Completion: no set completion date
Architect: RMJM
Structural Consultant: Jane Wernick Associates
AE Interests: Will be the tallest building in Europe, 396 meters. Double glass enclosure, concrete core, frame made of steel and stainless steel cladding, as the light hits the building at different angles throughout the day the tower gives the appearance of changing color.
DIFC Lighthouse Tower – Dubai, U.A.E.

Building: DIFC lighthouse tower
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Completion Date: 2011
Project Team: Hill International Architects & Lead
Architects: Atkins
Consultant: Atkins
Owner: DIFC
AE Interest: Aspires to be a LEED platinum rated for low-carbon commercial building that will aim to reduce its total energy consumption by up to 65% and water consumption by up to 35% compared to the current Dubai standard design. Will contain 150 solar water collectors to meet the hot water requirements for the whole building. 3- 225KW wind turbines and 4000 solar panels will be used to generate electricity. Designed as two towers connected by bridge from the 10th floor up to about 300 meters up the building.

Building: DIFC lighthouse tower
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Completion Date: 2011
Project Team: Hill International Architects & Lead
Architects: Atkins
Consultant: Atkins
Owner: DIFC
AE Interest: Aspires to be a LEED platinum rated for low-carbon commercial building that will aim to reduce its total energy consumption by up to 65% and water consumption by up to 35% compared to the current Dubai standard design. Will contain 150 solar water collectors to meet the hot water requirements for the whole building. 3- 225KW wind turbines and 4000 solar panels will be used to generate electricity. Designed as two towers connected by bridge from the 10th floor up to about 300 meters up the building.
Bahrain World Trade Center- Manama, Bahrain

Building: Bahrain World Trade Center
Location: Manama, Bahrain
Completion Date: 2008
Architect: Atkins
Engineers: Atkins, Norwin A/S as turbine specialists and Ramboll A/S bridge engineering experts.
Contractor: Murray & Roberts; Nass
Developer: Mori Building Co.
AE Interest: Two towers are linked via three sky bridges each holding a 225KW wind turbine (95 ft in diameter) with a total of 675kW of wind power production. Aligned to the north, which is the direction from which air from the Persian Gulf blows in, the sail-shaped is designed to funnel wind through the gap creates a negative pressure zone behind the buildings that draws more air through the gap in order to accelerate wind passing through the turbines by up to 30%. The shape also redirects wind gusts hitting the tower by up to 45 degrees off center so that they hit the turbines at a nearly perpendicular angle for optimal electricity generation. 11% to 15% of the towers’ total power consumption is provided.
Leatop Lotus Tower – Guangzhou, China
Building: Leatop Lotus Tower
Location: Guangzhou, China
Architect: Leo A Daly
Structural Design: Leo A Daly
Owner: Guangzhou Leatop Tower Corporation
AE Interest: Master Planning, Programming, Architecture, Organic design, curtain walls,
Dublin National Conference Centre – Dublin, Ireland


Building: Dublin National Conference Centre
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Architect: Leo A Daly
Structural Design: Leo A Daly
AE Interest: Conceptual Master Planning, Conceptual Design, intelligent skin, cantilever
Shanghai World Financial Center – Shanghai, China
Building: Shanghai World Financial Center
Location: Shanghai, China
Completion Date: 28 August 2008
Design Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox
Architect of Record: East China Architectural Design & Research Institute
Structural Engineers: Leslie E. Robertson Associates
Contractor: China State Construction Engineering Corp. and Shanghai Construction (Group) General Co.
Developer: Mori Building Co.
Façade Engineer: ALT Limited, Permasteelisa Group
Fire Engineer: Rolf Jensen and Associates
Wind Engineer: Alan G. Davenport Wind Engineering Group
AE Interest: Three primary structural systems, mega structure includes main corner columns and smaller perimeter columns, corner columns composites with steel and concrete, reinforced concrete core connected to mega structure through outrigger trusses, lateral stability accomplished through diagonal columns on mega structure and service core shear walls, additional service lateral stability form two 150 ton dampers on 90th floor, structure designed to minimize obstruction of views from office space, large keyhole in the structure decreases wind load on building, designed to withstand typhoon level wind loads
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Petronas Towers-Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Building: Petronas Towers
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Completion Date August 28, 1999
Architect: Cesar Pelli & Associates
Engineers: Thornton Tomasetti
Contractor: Mayjus and SKJ Joint Ventures
Systems Design: WSP Flack + Kurtz Inc.
AE Interest: Height: 1,483 ft (452 meters), high-strength concrete twice as effective as steel in sway reduction, 75-by-75-foot concrete cores and an outer ring of widely-spaced super columns, 14,000 to 22,000 square feet of column-free office space per floor, curtain wall of glass and stainless steel sun shades to diffuse the intense equatorial light
King Abdulla Financial District – El Seif Engineering


Building: King Abdulla Financial District Parcels 3.04 and 3.05
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Expected Completion: 2011
Design Build Contractor: El Seif Engineering
King Abdulla Financial District – Saudi Binladin Group


Building: King Abdulla Financial District Parcels 2.09, 2.14, 4.07, and 4.08
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Expected Completion: 2011
Design Build Contractor: Saudi Binladin Group
Architect: FX – FOWLE
Structural Design: Buro Happold
Building System Design: Buro Happold
AE Interest: LEED, Environmental Modeling Analysis, Natural Lighting, Solar Shading, Fast Track, Design-Build
King Abdullah Financial District Hotel
Building: King Abdullah Financial District Hotel
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Expected Completion: 2011
Architectural Design: Goettsch Partners
Contractor: Saudi Oger Ltd.
Developer: Rayadah Investment Co.
AE Interests: LEED accredited, large opening
MOMA Tower – New York City, New York, U.S.

Building: MOMA Tower
Location: next to Museum of Modern Art – New York City, New York
Status: approved Oct 2009 by City Council, height reduction 2011
Architect: Jean Nouvel
Engineer: Emmanuel Cattani
AE Interest: 82 story, 305 meters tall, tapering curved envelope, structural steel exterior (diagonal bracing).
Contains exhibit space for MOMA + 100 hotel rooms, 150 apartments.
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Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth – Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Building: Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
Address: 3200 Darnell Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76107
Architect: Tadao Ando Architects & Associates
Architect of Record: Kendall/Heaton Associates, Inc.
Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti/Ellisor-Tanner Engineers
Mechanical Engineer: CHP & Associates
Lighting Engineer: George Sexton Associates
Acoustical Engineer: Cerami & Associates, Inc.
Construction: Linbeck
Completed 2002
Cost: $65million
Size: 153,000sf
AE Interests: 120′ span, 40′ high spaces, natural lighting, structure, building envelope, high-quality cast-in-place concrete, curtainwall. Cantilevered slabs at pavilion roofs supported by 40′ tall “Y” shapes and upturned beam at top of slab. `
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King Abdullah Financial District – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Building: King Abdullah Financial District
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Expected Completion: 2011
Architecture Master Plan: Henning Larsen Architects
Infrastructure Design: AECOM Technology Corporation
Land Owner: Saudi Public Pension Agency
Local Architecture and Engineering Adviser: Omrania & Associates
AE Interests: Fast track development of 1.6 million sq m site, to be completed in 3.5 years, no motor traffic, currently constructing 10 design build parcels
Kimbell Museum Addition – Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
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Building: Kimbell Museum Addition
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Architect of Record: Kendall/Heaton Architects
Structural Engineer: Guy Nordenson and Associates
Local Engineer: BDD BrocketteDavisDrake
Construction: H.C. Beck Group
Construction from 2010-2012
AE Interest: 104′ span laminated douglas-fir beams, Cast concrete walls, steel/glass roof, underground, context, approach/entry sequence, expressed structure/detail.
GSW Headquarters – Berlin, Germany

Building: GSW Headquarters
Location: Berlin, Germany
Status: Complete
Architect: Sauerbruch-Hutton
Engineer: Arup
AE Interests: Because building’s long side faces east-west, the west side is a double skin facade. Natural ventilation is drawn through the double skin to ventilate the building. Also, for reducing solar gains, the building has automated coloured blinds that block the afternoon sun, yet maintain excellent daylighting
Kimbell Art Museum – Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Building: Kimbell Art Museum
Address: 3333 Camp Bowie Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas 76107
Architect: Louis Kahn
Structural Engineer: August Komendant
Mechanical Engineer: Cowan, Love & Jackson, Inc.
Landscape Architect: Marshall Meyers
Begun in 1966, completed October 1972
AE Interests: Light reflector is early example of computer-analysis in design, 100′-long curved concrete post-tension long-span beams form the 2 halves of the vaulted ceilings. `
Denver Art Musuem – Denver, Colorado, U.S.

Building: Frederick C Hamilton extension to the Denver Art Museum
Location: 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, CO 80204
Completed: October 2006
Design Architect: Daniel Libeskind
Architect of Record: Davis Partnership Architects
Joint Venture Partner: Davis Partnership
Contractor: M.A Mortensen Co. (Colorado)
Civil Engineers: JF Sato and Associates
Mechanical Air: Arup (LA)
Mechanical/Electrical: MKK Engineers and Arup (LA)
Structural Engineers: Arup (LA)
Structural Connection Design: Structural Consultants, Inc.
Civil Engineers: JF Sato and Associates
Landscape Architects: Studio Daniel Libeskind with Davis Partnership
Lighting Consultant: George Sexton and Associates
Theater Consultant: Auerbach Pollock Friedlander
Acoustical Consultant: Arup (LA)
Exterior Façade Consultant: Gordon H Smith, ARUP, BCE;
Wind Tunnel Testing: CPP
Vertical Transportation: HKA Elevator Consulting
AE Interests: Complex Geometry, BIM modeling, Lateral Load Design
Mosler Lofts – Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Building: Mosler Lofts
Location: 3rd and Clay, Seattle, Washington, 98121
Completion: December 2007
Architect: Mithun
Structural Engineer: Cary Kopczynski & Company
Mechanical Engineer: Holaday-Parks, Inc.
Electrical Engineer: Veca Electric
Civil Engineer: Bush, Roed & Hitchings
Landscape Architect: Kenneth Philip
AE Interest: LEED Silver
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Seaholm District Redevelopment – Austin, Texas, U.S.
Building: Seaholm District Redevelopment.
Location: Austin, Texas
Completion Expected: NA (on hold due to economic condition)
Architect: Mithun
AE Interest: Water and Carbon-neutral
Masdar City – Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Building: Masdar City
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Completion Expected: 2016
Architect: Foster + Partners
AE Interest: Carbon-neutral, Zero-waste
Arp Museum – Rolandseck, Germany

Building: Arp Museum
Location: Rolandseck, Germany
Completed: 2007
Architect: Richard Meier
Structural Engineer: Buro Happold
AE Interests: make it a modern castle among the ancient castles of the area
Weill Hall at Cornell University – Ithaca, New York, U.S.

Building: Weill Hall at Cornell University
Location: Ithaca, New York
Completed: 2008
Architect: Richard Meier
Structural Engineer: Arup
Mechanical Engineer: Bard, Rao + Athanas
AE Interests: sustainability, making the science lab spaces flexible
Russia Tower – Moscow, Russia
Location: Moscow, Russia
Completed: canceled on 12 February, 2009
Architect: Foster + Partners
Structural Engineers: Halvorson and Partners
Contractors: Satori, Soletanshstroy
AE Interests: tallest building in Europe, green building, sustainable design, structural
Federal Chancellery – Berlin, Germany
Federal Chancellery – Berlin, Germany
Location: Willy-Brandt-Strasse 1, 10557 Berlin, Germany
Completed: 2001
Architect: Charlotte Frank and Axel Schultes
Structural Engineers: GSE Engineering, Schlaich Bergermann and Partner
Construction: Stahlbeton Sichtbeton
Façade: R+R Fuchs
AE Interests: cubic form, modernist, opposing geometry, “blinds the eye to proportion”
Weishaupt Forum – Schwendi, Germany

Building: Weishaupt Forum
Location: Schwendi, Germany
Completed: 1993
Architect: Richard Meier
AE Interests: social interaction
Rachofsky House – Dallas, Texas, U.S.

Building: Rachofsky House
Location: 8605 Preston Road, Dallas, TX 75225
Architect: Richard Meier
Structural Engineer: Arup
Landscape Engineer: Armstrong-Berger
Completed 1996
AE Interests: separating the house from the land






















































































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