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Building: Plaza of Kanagawa Institute of Technology

Location: Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Address: 1030 Shimoogino, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0292, Japan

Owner: The Kanagawa Institute of Technology

General Contractor: Kajima Corporation

Design Architect: Junya Ishigami + Associates

Executive Architect & Sustainability Lead: Junya Ishigami + Associates

Structural Engineer: Jun Sato Structural Engineering

MEP Engineer: Takasago Thermal Engineering Company Limited

Civil Engineer: Jun Sato Structural Engineering 

AE Interests: The roof is a single 12 mm steel plate supported only by four 250 mm exterior walls, reinforced by rib-like compression rings, and spanning roughly 90 meters above a floor that rises five meters from end to end. Its height ranges from 2.2 to 2.8 meters—similar to typical Japanese housing—and 59 rectangular roof openings bring daylight into the space.

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Building: Zaishui Art Museum

Location: Rizhao, China

Owner: Shandong Bailuwan

General Contractor: Beijing Yihuida Architectural Concrete Engineering Co.– responsible for reinforced concrete construction

Design Architect: Junya Ishigami+Associates

Executive Architect & Sustainability Lead: Junya Ishigami + Associates

Structural Engineer: XinY Structural Consultants

MEP Engineer: Environment-friendly solution to Building Services Engineering, Xueqin Yin

Civil Engineer: XinY Structural Consultants

AE Interests: The museum’s design features submerged columns that support a floating, sash-like roof, forming a seamless boundary between the lake and land. Glass panels between the columns allow natural light, air, and even channel lake water into the structure, blending indoor and outdoor spaces. Varying ceiling heights and reflective surfaces create shifting patterns of light and water, emphasizing the museum’s connection to its lakeside setting.

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Building: US Embassy Bangkok
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Address: 95 Wireless Road, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Owner: U.S Department of State / Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO)
General Contractor: B.L. Harbert Design-Build
Design Architect: SHoP
Local Architect: A49
Structural engineer: Thornton Tomasetti
MEP Engineer: Mason & Hanger
Civil Engineer: Langan
Landscape design: Rhodeside & Harwell
Status: Set to be completed 2025
AE Interests: 14-story, 13-acre diplomatic office complex featuring a steel and concrete structure elevated on a flood-resistant plinth. Combines a stacked office tower with a shaded village-like base, wrapped in a bronze aluminum façade inspired by Thai patterns. Houses over 1,000 personnel and 27 U.S. agencies with integrated sustainable systems and landscaped klongs (canals) for stormwater management.
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Building: Atlassian Central (New Headquarters)
Location: Sydney, Australia
Address: 8-10 Lee St, Haymarket NSW 2000, Australia
Owner: Atlassian & Dexus (co-owners)
General Contractor: Obayashi Corporation & Built Australia (BOJV – Built Obayashi Joint Venture)
Design Architect: SHoP, BVN
Executive Architect & Sustainability Lead: BVN Architecture
Structural Engineer: Eckersley O’Callaghan, Taylor Thomson Whitting (TTW)
MEP Engineer: LCI Consultants, Stantec
Civil Engineer: Taylor Thomson Whitting (TTW)
Urban Planning: Urbis
Status: Set to be completed 2027
AE Interests: 590-foot-tall, 1.2-million-sf commercial tower composed of six interconnected timber “habitats” supported by steel megafloors and an external exoskeleton. Features a carbon-sequestering hybrid mass-timber structure, natural ventilation, and energy-efficient façade design operating on 100% renewables. Includes a 137-room hostel, retail and civic spaces integrated with a preserved historic train shed, and office space for over 5,000 technology workers.
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General Contractor: Gilbane Building Company

Executive Architect: Cooper Carry

Structural engineer: Cagley & Associates

MEP Engineer: Affiliated Engineers (ME); Global Engineering Solutions/Salas O’Brien (P)

Civil Engineer: Site Resources

Landscape Architect: Mahan Rykiel Associates

Geotechnical Engineer: Schnabel Engineering

AE Interests: Living walls, solar panels, interior atrium, six stories with different functions, labaratory space, health clinic, educational areas, biophilic design, certified LEED Platinum, reclaimed wood, exposed concrete columns, brick and Pennsylvania bluestone exterior

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General Contractor: Ridgeway Valley Enterprises, Inc.

Design Architect: EDX Exhibits Seattle

Structural engineer: Datum Engineers

AE Interests: Weathering steel roof, use of solar panels, wings of roof catch rainwater, open-air, perforated metal and wooden walls, educational and historical use

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Building Name: Chengdu Tianfu Supertall
Location: Chengdu, China
Address: 98 Mengzhuiwan St, 98, Chenghua District, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, 610056
Completed: Currently under construction
Area: 350,000 m2 / 3,767,365 ft2
Height: 489 m / 1,574 ft
Design Architect: Kohn Pederson Fox
Client: China Overseas Jialong Chengdu Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Architectural work: China Southwest Architectural Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd
Vertical Transportation (Elevator): KONE Corporation
AE Interest: High strength concrete core and large steel frame system ensure lateral stability and seismic resistance for the 489m tower, sections and cutouts of the building increase environmental efficiency by reducing wind-induced motion, high-performance double-skin facade enhances energy efficiency and daylighting

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Building: Petersen Automotive Museum
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Address: 6060 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036
Completed: 2015
Area: 12,500 m2 / 135,000 ft2
Design Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox
Executive Architect: House & Robertson Architects
Construction Manager: MATT Construction
Facade Engineering: A. Zahner Company
Facade Structural Engineering: Wallace Engineering
Structural Engineering: Saiful Bouquet
Wind Engineering Consultant: A. Zahner Company
Design-Build Mechanical/Controls: ACCO Engineered Systems
Client: Petersen Automotive Museum (Walker Real Estate Service, LLC)
Award: The Historic Motoring Awards 2020 – “Museum/Collection of the Year”, “Winner” of American Architecture Awards 2017, “Finalist” of World Architecture Festival Awards 2017
AE Interest: Steel frame system provides wide column-free spaces and seismic resilience; existing concrete structure reused to reduce embodied carbon; stainless-steel ribbons function as solar shading and manage rainwater; energy-efficient LED lighting and smart HVAC controls enhance interior comfort and exhibit quality.

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Building: Soma Towers
Location: Bellevue, Washington, USA
Address: 288 106th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
Completion: 2017
Area: 40135 sqm (432,000 sqf)

Owner/Client: Sobrato Organization
Design Architect: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Executive Architect: Su Development
General Contractor: CDG Workshop, LLC
Structural Engineer: DCI Engineers
MEPF Engineer: Ocean Park Mechanical
Civil Engineer: DCI Engineers
Electrical Engineer: Stateside Power
Landscape: Fora Landscape Architects (previously Weisman Design Group)

AE Interests: Combination of angular and curvilinear aspects, illuminated plaza via curtain wall glass, canopy of glass, aluminium, & steel

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Building: Malachowsky Hall for Data Science & Information Technology
Location: Gainesville, Florida, U.S.A.
Address: 1889 Museum Rd, Gainesville, FL 32606
Completion: 2023
Area: 24155 sqm (260,000 sqf)

Owner/Client: University of Florida
Design Architect: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Executive Architect: Walker Architects
General Contractor: Ajax Building Corporation
Structural Engineer: Walter P. Moore
MEPF Engineer: Affiliated Engineers SE, Inc.
Civil Engineer: Causseaux Hewett & Walpole, Inc.
Glazing Contractors: Architectural Aluminum Techniques/C.T. Windows and Precision Glass & Storefront

AE Interests: Sustainability, LEED Platinum, photoreactive glass, textured facade, trapezoidal smart windows

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Name: Tom Bradley International Terminal

Location: Los Angeles, CA, U.S.

Address: 380 World Way Los Angeles, CA 90045

Client: City of Los Angeles

Architect: Fentress Architects

Structural Engineer: John A. Martin & Associates

Construction Manager at Risk: Austin Industries 

General Contractor: Walsh Group, Austin Commercial 

Area: 850000 ft²

Construction Cost: $1.9 Billion

Completion: 2013

AE Interests: LEED Gold certification, parametric wave-form design, passenger flow, curtain wall system, natural lighting, retrofit integration

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Name: Miami Beach Convention Center

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Location: Miami Beach, FL, U.S.

Address: 1901 Convention Ctr Dr, Miami Beach, FL 33139

Client: City of Miami Beach

Architect of Record: Fentress Architects

Design Architect: Arquitectonica

Structural Engineer: Bliss & Nyitray 

Geotechnical Engineer of Record: UES 

General Contractor:Clark Construction Group 

Consultants: ME Engineers

Civil Engineer: Kimley Horn

Landscape Architect: West 8   

Area: 1,435,000 ft²

Construction Cost: $640 million 

Completion: 2020

AE Interests: LEED Silver certification, seismic engineering, long span steel trusses, phased construction

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Building: Children’s Surgical Hospital
Location: Entebbe, Uganda
Address: Plot 120-122 Bishop Dunstan Nsumbuga Road, Entebbe, Uganda
Area: 104,000 SF
Completion: 2021

Design Architect: Renzo Piano
Owner: EMERGENCY
Structural Engineer: Milan Ingengneria
MEP Engineer: Prisma Engineering
Landscape Architect: Studio Giorgetta
Fire Engineer: GAE Engineering
Project Management: J&A Consultants

AE Interests: Hospital with three operating theaters, 72 beds, medical laboratories, outpatient clinics, locally sourced materials – rammed earth structure, stacked load-bearing walls, 3,700 meters of photovoltaic panels for solar canopy, responds to topography for access to natural viewing.

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Building: FONDATION JÉRÔME SEYDOUX-PATHÉ
Location: Paris, France
Address: 73 Av. des Gobelins, 75013 Paris, France
Completed: 2014
Area: 23,000 SF

Design Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Executive Architect & Sustainability Lead: Tribu
Structural Engineer: VP Green
MEP Engineer: Inex
Civil Engineer: Bollinger + Grohmann
Acoustical Engineer: Peutz Group
Lighting Consultant: Cosil/Peutz Group
Facade Engineer: Ferner and Reifer
Interiors: Leo Berellini Architecte

AE Interests: A 2200 Square foot historical exhibition and tribute with a 70-seat screening room, office spaces, and a 100ft long skylight; structural elements include 32 exposed wood arches, 7000 aluminum panels, a concrete shell, and a double-curved steel and double-curved glass superstructure.

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Building: Dot.ateliers
Location: Accra, Ghana
Address: 254a Third Kaadjano St, Accra, Ghana
Completion: 2023
Design Architect: Adjaye Associates
Executive Architect: Adjaye Associates
Owner: Amoaka Foundation
Structural Engineer: ESPCO LTD
MEP Engineer: Synergy MEP Limited
General Contractor: RACEG
Area: 560 sq. m/ 6,030 sq. ft.
Façade and Rammed Earth Consultant: Hive Earth
Lighting Consultant: Steensen Varming
Landscape Architect: Kristodia Ntorinkansah Landscaping
Cost Consultant: SKOL

AE Interests: Façade engineering, rammed earth construction, green construction, double envelope, sawtooth roof design, north facing skylight, community space

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Building: Abrahamic Family House
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
Address: GCJ4+84F – Jacques Chirac St – Al Saadiyat Island – Cultural District – Abu Dhabi – United Arab Emirates
Completion: 2023
Design Architect: Adjaye Associates
Executive Architect: Pascall + Watson
Owner: UAE Government
Structural Engineer: Arcadis
MEP Engineer: B&W Engineering
General Contractor: Zublin Construction
Area: 6,500 sq. m/ 70,000 sq. ft.
Façade Engineer: ARUP

AE Interests: Façade engineering, building acoustics, colonnades, screens, vaults, curvilinear design language, religious buildings

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Building: Cofco Cultural & Health Center

Location: Shanghai, China

Address: Fengxian District, Shanghai

Owner: Chinese Food Processing Company (Cofco)

Design Architect: Steven Holl Architects

Executive Architect & Sustainability Lead: East China Architectural Design & Research Institute

Structural Engineer: East China Architectural Design & Research Institute

MEP Engineer: East China Architectural Design & Research Institute

Envelope, Roofing, & Waterproofing: Winda Facade

Lighting Consultant: L’Observatoire International

Area: 7520 sqm / 80,945 ft

Completed: 2021

AE Interests: Shanghai Silver Green Certification, exoskeletal concrete construction, geothermal cooling, rainwater recycling, sedum roof, 30% recycled materials, CO2 monitoring, thermal storage, cast-in-place load bearing concrete facades, prefabricated steel interior, geometric and organic cutouts

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Building: Meander Housing

Location: Helsinki, Finland

Address: Merikannontie, 00260 Helsinki, Finland

Developer:  Newil & Bau Oy

General Contractor:  SSA

Design Architect: Steven Holl Architects

Executive Architect & Sustainability Lead: ARK-house Architects

Structural engineer: A-Insinöörit Suunnittelu Oy

MEP Engineer: SitoWise Oy 

Landscape design: VSU Maisema-arkkitehdit Oy

Envelope, Roofing, & Waterproofing: (facade): Stamper Solutions

Acoustical Engineer: A-Insinöörit Suunnittelu Oy

Area: 8,886 sqm / 95,650 sqft

Completed: 2024

AE Interests: Maximized views and sunlight, load-bearing perpendicular concrete walls, glazed with horizontally hinged glass panels, locally sourced wood, 16 geothermal wells, natural ventilation, green roof, solar array, rainwater collection, smart building automation, radiant floor heating, energy efficient windows

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Building: Resnick Sustainability Center
Location: Pasadena, California
Completion: 2024
Owner: California Institute of Technology
Design Architect: Yazdani Studio of CannonDesign
Executive Architect: Yazdani Studio of CannonDesign
Landscape Architect: MIG 
General Contractor: Hensel Phelps
Structural engineer: Saiful Bouquet
MEP Engineer: Affiliated Engineers (AEI)
Civil Engineer: KPFF
Facade Consultant: Simpson Gumpertz and Heger
Acoustical Engineering: Veneklasen Associates
Wind Engineering Consultant: RWDI
Area: 80,000 ft²
Address: 1200 East California Boulevard, Pasadena, California 91125

AE Interests: LEED Platinum, mass timber, aluminum fins for solar shade, designed for 40-50 trees to be planted around,

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Building: CJ Blossom Park
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Completion: 2016
Owner: CJ Corporation
Design Architect: Yazdani Studio of CannonDesign
Executive Architect: Heerim Architects & Planners
Landscape Architect: PARKKIM 
General Contractor: CJ E&C
Structural engineer: Arup
MEP Engineer: CannonDesign
Civil Engineer: Duksung Alpha Civil Eng & Consulting
Acoustical Engineer: Korea Soltech Co
Wind Engineering Consultant: RWDI
Interior Designer: CannonDesign
Lab Fume Cupboard & Furniture Manufacturer: Waldner
Area: 1.2 million ft²
Address: 1356 Iui-dong, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

AE Interests: Building embodies the company’s logo, first mullionless curtain wall applied to a skyscraper, sunshades to control solar power, open lab, 2018 best laboratory award, central atrium, winter garden, water garden

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Location: Engelberg, Switzerland

Project Timeline: 2023-2029

Address: 6390 Engelberg, Switzerland

Owner:  Titlis Bergbahnen, Hotels & Gastronomie

Design Architect: Herzog and De Meuron

Executive Architect : Architektur & Baumanangement Clavadetscher u. Scherer AG

Sustainability Lead:  Transsolar Energietechnik

Structural engineer: Schnetzer Puskas International AG

Civil Engineer: Marti Zentralschweiz

Wind Engineering Consultant: Institut fur Industrieaerodynmaik IDI

AE Interests: $180 million project with around 210,000 sqft, high-performance facade system, Glass facade, and steel beam structure, steel truss system, alpine landscape inspiration, multi-use building, exposed truss

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Location: Bellevue, Geneva, Switzerland

Project Completion : 2017-2025

Address: 480 Lombard Odier New Headquarters, Bellevue, Geneva, Switzerland

Owner: Lombard Odier

Developer: Lombard Odier and Cie SA

General Contractor: Construction Perret SA

Design Architect: Herzog and De Meuron

Executive Architect: Favre & Guth SA

Sustainability Consulting: Transsolar Energietechnik GmbH, Tobas Fiedler

Structural Engineer: Nicolas Fehlmann Ingénieurs Conseils SA

MEP Engineer: SRG Engineeering

Civil Engineer: T.Jundt(concept),Nicolas Fehlmann Ingénieurs Conseils SA (executive)

Landscape Architect : Oxalis architectes paysagistes associes Sàrl

Facade Engineering: Werner Sobek AG

Acoustical Engineer: BATJ, Acouconsult Sàrl, Kahle Acoustics 

Lighting Consultant: Licht Kunst Licht AG

AE Interests: eight stories with two subterranean floors, curved concrete structure, slender column grid, glazed facade, cantilevered slab, one roof concept, collaborative spaces, open atrium

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Building: Red Sol Resort
Location: Dhërmi, Albania
Size: 12,750 sqm
Completion: 2025
Owner: Spiro Bardhi
General Contractor: Drymades Gallery
Design Architect: Bofill Taller de Arquitectura
Executive Architect: ARQUEHA
Technical Consultant: SOCOTEC
Technical Design: Barbara Gimeno
Landscape Design: Vivian Rotie

AE Interests: Grid-based layout to accommodate to the topography of the site; labyrinthine network of outdoor staircases, bridges, and walkways to promote community; sequence of identical squares that shift in volume by varying in height.

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Building: Saint Teresa Sanctuary
Location: Tirana, Albania
Completion: 2023 – On going
Size: 18,600 sqm
Client: Government of Albania
Design Architect: Bofill Taller de Arquitectura
Design Principal: Hernan Cortez
Landscape Designer: Vivian Rotie

AE Interests: Reinforce concrete applied for durability and seismic resistance, the tall bell tower acts as a shear core resisting lateral loads; the topography required soil stabilization, bearing capacity, and retaining walls; cross-shaped plan allows cross ventilation; tiered drains and permeable paving use in gardens.

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Building: Arizona State University, Biodesign Institute C
Location: Tempe, Arizona
Address: 797 E Tyler St, Tempe, AZ 85281
Completed: 2018
Area: 189,759 SF
Owner: Arizona State University
Developer: Arizona State University
General Contractor: McCarthy Building
Architect: ZGF Architects
Structural Engineer: KPFF Consulting Engineers
MEP Engineer: Affiliated & Associates Consulting Engineers
Civil Engineer: Dibble & Associates Consulting Engineers

AE Interests: A $120 million project featuring 189,759 SF of research facilities, five stories plus a basement, a dual-skin façade with a copper screen for solar shading, LEED Platinum certification, a design for flexible lab and office space, advanced research equipment, and a concrete and steel structure optimized for vibration control.

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Building: The Mark/F5 Tower
Location: Seattle, Washington
Address: 801 5th Avenue, Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Completed: 2018
Area: 785,000 SF
Owner: Daniels Real Estate
Developer: Daniels Real Estate
General Contractor: JTM Construction
Architect: ZGF Architects
Structural Engineer: Arup and Coughlin Porter Lundeen
MEP Engineer: Syska Hennessy Group, The Rushing Group, Auburn Mechanical, Cochran, Hermanson Company
Civil Engineer: Coughlin Porter Lundeen

AE Interests: A $450 million project featuring a 44-story high-rise, 660-foot-tall, 785,000 SF of mixed-use space, sleek glass curtain wall with a tapered form, includes Class A office space, 189-room luxury hotel, and event facilities, a below-grade parking garage, high-performance glazing for energy efficiency, steel and concrete structural system, and LEED-Silver certification.

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Name: Gare de Mons
Location: Mons, Belgium
Address: Pl. Léopold, 7000 Mons, Belgium
Owner: SNCB/NMBS (Belgian National Railways)
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
General Contractor: CIT Blaton
Steel Construction: Metal Yapi
Façade System: Aluman
Design Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Structural Engineer: Santiago Calatrava
Project Dates: 2006 – December, 2024
Cost: €332 million
Area: 65,000 square feet
AE Interests: Multi-modal hub, city-linking bridge structure, 165-meter raised gallery, exposed triangular steel truss, large-span glass and steel roof, rhythmic structural ribs, branching supports, operable skylight, high-performance glazing, curved glass façade, underground parking integration
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Name: Calatrava Boulevard
Location: Düsseldorf, Germany
Address: Königsallee 40, 40212 Düsseldorf, Germany
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
General Contractor: CENTRUM Group
Design Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Structural Engineer: Santiago Calatrava
MEP Engineer: INGENIEURBÜRO DR. BLEIKER GmbH
Project Dates: 2023-2028
Cost: about 1 billion Euros
AE Interests: sustainable modernization, 135-foot curved and vaulted roof, large-span structure, opening glass roof, integrated solar panels, landscaped roof terraces, sinusoidal inner façade, complex façade geometry, triangular footprint, mixed-use retail/office, historic façade preservation, seamless connection
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Building: Beijing Performing Arts Centre
Location: Beijing, China
Client: China National Centre for the Performing Arts
Architect: Schmidt Hammer Lassen
Structural Engineer: Schlaich Bergermann Partner
MEP Engineer: Schlaich Bergermann Partner
Landscape Architect: SLA
Lighting Design: Gala Lighting Design Studio
Acoustics Engineer: Kahle Acoustics
Area: 1,349,255 sqft
Completed: 2023

AE Interests: China 3 Star, Solar Shading Facade, Large Glass Faces, Deep Cultural Significance, Aluminum Panels, Curvilinear Forms, Angular Forms, Sloped Roof,

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Building: Shenzhen Energy Ring
Location: Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
Client: Shenzhen Energy Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd
Architect: Schmidt Hammer Lassen, & Gottlieb Paludan Architects
Structural Engineer: Schlaich Bergermann Partner
MEP Engineer: Schlaich Bergermann Partner
Landscape Architect: Shenzhen Landscape Co.
Area: 2,003,635 sqft
Completed: 2024

AE Interests: LEED Gold, Solar Shading, Low Emission, Public Access, Passive Ventilation, PV Array, Daylighting, Steel Lamellas, Water Collecting, Features Gardens

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Location: Bordeaux, France

Expected Completion: 2027

Address: Rue de Belcier, 33800 Bordeaux, France
Owner: Pitch Promotion 

Architect: Sou Fujimoto Architects
Developer: Pitch Promotion 

General Contractor: Mathis 

Design Architect: Sou Fujimoto Architects, Laisne Roussel 

Executive Architect: Laisne Roussel 

Sustainability Lead: Le Sommer Environment 

Structural engineer: Arcadis 

MEP Engineer: Arcadis 

Civil Engineer: Arcadis
Urban Planning: ZAC Bordeaux Saint – Jean Belcier, under EPA Bordeaux Euratlantique 

Landscape design: Etablissement 

Acoustical Engineer: Emacoustic 

AE Interests: 50 m timber mixed-use tower; approx. 17,000 m² total program with 199 homes, 3,770 m² offices, and 500 m² retail; silver fir/spruce floor plates with glulam post-and-beam frame (Mathis ATEX high-rise timber system); network of collective roof gardens and skywalks, targeted HQE/BREEAM and “Biosource” certifications. (ArchDaily, world-architects.com)

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Location: Haikou Bay, China

Address: 3865+2RX, Meilan District, Haikou, Hainan, China, 570228

Architect: Sou Fujimoto Architects

Completed: March 2023
Owner: Hainan Provincial Tourism Investment Holding Group
Developer: Hainan Provincial Tourism Investment Holding Group

General Contractor: China Construction Eighth Engineering Division

Design Architect: Sou Fujimoto Architects 

Executive Architect & Sustainability Lead: China Southwest Architectural Design & Research Institute (CSADRI)

Structural engineer: CSADRI

MEP Engineer: CSADRI

Civil Engineer: CSADRI

Landscape design: Lab D + H

AE Interests: Ring-shaped seaside pavilion with a walkable, terraced roof; approx. 3,600 m² project area (gross floor area approx. 1,600 m²); completed 2023; deep roof overhangs creating self-shading and covered promenades; perimeter spaces with large glass facades; interior program includes cafe, bookshop/exhibition gallery, reading area, and public amenities; central amphitheater with crescent-shaped pond; conceived to link city and shoreline via a continuous rooftop path. 

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Building: Tencent Shenzhen Headquarters Project (Net City)
Location: Shenzhen, China
Address: No. 33, Haitian Second Road, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, 518054, China
Architect: NBBJ
Client: Tencent
Design Architect: MAD Architects
Executive Architect & Sustainability Lead: NBBJ & Arcadis
Structural engineer: Meinhardt (Shenzhen) Ltd
MEP Engineer: WSP Engineering Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Civil Engineer: Meinhardt (Shenzhen) Ltd

AE Interests: About 21 million sf waterfront district-scale master plan, accommodates, around 80,000 people, mixed-use program with offices, residential areas, public entertainment venues, and parks, largely car-free with strong public transit/bicycle/pedestrian network.

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Building: Samsung America Headquarters
Location: San Jose, CA
Address: 3655 N First St, San Jose, CA 95134
Architect: NBBJ
Owner:  Samsung
Developer:  Samsung AHQ
General Contractor:  Webcor Builders
Design Architect: NBBJ
Executive Architect & Sustainability Lead: NBBJ
Structural engineer: Arup North America Ltd.
MEP Engineer: Arup North America Ltd.
Civil Engineer: Arup North America Ltd.

AE Interests: About 1.1 million sf twin-tower campus in San Jose; two 10-story buildings linked by skybridges; garden floors, courtyard, and roof terraces bring nature inside; offices, R&D, clean room, data center, fitness, and cafés; high-performance glass and shading control daylight and heat.

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Name: Al-Ahly Stadium

Location: Sheikh Zayed City, Egypt

Address: Off Axis 75, near Sphinx International Airport – New Zayed City, Giza Governorate

Architect: Gensler

Structural Engineer: Buro Happold

MEP & Service Engineer: Not yet listed

Civil Engineer: Not yet listed

Contractor: Not yet listed

Engineer Consultant: Buro Happold

Project Dates: 2025-2028

Capacity: 42,000 seats

Cost: $177.7 Million (USD)

AE Interest: Ground-up stadium, structural arch, recognizable from all viewpoints, embedded technology, sunken pitch, asymmetric bowl, leverage cooler earth temperatures, reduce ambient heat, sustainability, passive design measures, digital facade, double-tiered stands

Source: [1, 2, 3, 4]

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Name: 110 The Queen’s Walk

Location: London, England

Address: 110 The Queen’s Walk, London SE1 2AA, United Kingdom

Architect: Gensler

Developer: St Martins

Structural Engineer: Waterman Group

MEP & Service Engineer: Not yet listed

Civil Engineer: Not yet listed

Contractor: Not yet listed

Engineer Consultant: Buro Happold

Planning Consultant: DP9

Community Consultant: Comm Comm UK

Project Manager: B&CO

Landscape Design: LDA Design

Project Dates: 2025-2028

Cost: $200 Million (USD)

AE Interest: 

Curved silhouette, mixed-use accommodation, sustainable, rounded terraces, flat roof, existing building, straight south facade, vertical elements enclosing balconies, curvature, fostering a morde dynamic environment, embodied carbon is minimised, passive and active sustainability, recyclability

Source: [1, 2, 3, 4]

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Site: Grand Green Osaka
Location: Osaka, Japan
Address: 5-54 Ofukacho, Kita Ward, Osaka, 530-0011, Japan
Client: Mitsubishi Estate
Overall Design Architects: Nikken Sekkei, Mitsubishi Jisho Design Inc.
Landscape Design Lead: GGN
Area: 553,046 sqm
Completion: 2027

AE Interests: Large-scale mixed-use development, district heating and cooling, sewage-heat reuse, aquifer thermal storage, LEED-ND Gold, green infrastructure large canopy, sustainable urban systems.

Sources: [1, 2, 3, 4]

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Building: Co-op Kyosai Plaza
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Address: 4-1-13 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0051, Japan
Client: Japanese Consumers’ Co-operative Union
Architect: Nikken Sekkei
Site Area: 1,556.8 sqm
Total Floor Area: 8,652.86 sqm
Completion: 2016

AE Interests: Seismic resilience, low-energy, user-responsive building systems, underfloor air distribution, advanced natural ventilation, and green facade.

Sources: [1, 2, 3, 4]

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Building: Air Water Forest
Location: Hokkaido, Japan
Address: 28-21, Kita 8-jo Nishi 13-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
Architect: Takenaka
Client: Air Water Hokkaido Co.
Structuarl Engineer: Takenaka
MEP Engineer: Takenaka
Landscape Design: YAMACHI
Garden Design: Miki Garden Design Office & Kino Garden Project
Completed: 2024

AE Interests: The structure of Air Water Forest is made out of wood with steel frames that are used across the 90,654 sqft building. It is four stories tall and features exposed wooden supports that are made from fire-resistant laminated lumber sourced from Hokkaido larch.

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Building: Rever Holdings Ryogoku Office
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Address: Chome-4-19 Midori, Sumida City, Tokyo 130-0021, Japan
Architect: Takenaka
Client: Rever Corporation
Structural Engineer: Takenaka
MEP Engineer: Takenaka
Landscape Design: YAMACHI
Completed: 2020

AE Interests: This four story, 23,013 sqft building is made of reinforced concrete. Through the integration of natural light and air, the building is designated as energy-saving ZEB Ready. Takenaka decided to reduce the environmental load by using recyclable materials for interior and exterior finishes of the building. Since the structure had to make use of its peripheral walls, the engineers used rebar to release the building from lateral loads.

Sources: [1,2,3]
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Site: Xi’an CCBD
Location: Xi’an, China
Status: Completed December 2024
Owner/Developer:  China Resources Land (CRL)
General Contractor:  CCSD, Jangho 
Design Architect: Heatherwick Studio, Goettsch Partners (towers A&B), Lacime (towers B&C)
Executive Architect & Sustainability Lead: Heatherwick Studio 
Structural engineer: RBS, KFT (tree)
MEP Engineer: WSP 
Civil Engineer: Undocumented
Facade Engineering: Arup, CFT (tree)
Retail Planning: 10 Design 
Landscape design: Heatherwick Studio 
Lighting Consultant: Speirs Major
Size: 1668406 sqft podium, 828821 sqft landscape

AE Interests:  fast-tracked construction, glazed ceramic tiles lining facade, stepped roofs with garden terraces, 8 unique leaf-like skylights, curved beams, stone paving, detailed timber for accents and handrails

Sources: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
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Site: UCB Windlesham
Location: Windlesham, Surrey, UK
Status: Under Construction; Appointed 2021
Owner/Developer:  UCB Celltech 
General Contractor:  Walter Lilly 
Design Architect: Heatherwick Studio 
Executive Architect & Sustainability Lead: Veretec 
Structural engineer: AKT II 
MEP Engineer: Arup 
Civil Engineer: Undocumented
Landscape design: Erlam Studio 
Facade Engineering: Define Engineers 
Lighting Consultant: Speirs Major 
Size: 31215.34 sqft new build, 387500.78 sqft lab refurbishment, 2045142.98 sqft landscape

AE Interests: reuse of existing materials, uses both GLT and CLT, some partially exposed CLT, organic forms requiring curved geometries, steel beams limiting reliance on internal columns, zinc cladding system

Sources: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

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Building: Gjai Kindergarten
Location: Gøtugjógv, Faroe Islands
Address: 57R2+HJP, við Gjónna, Gøtugjógv 511, Faroe Islands
Client: Eystur Municipality
Status: Completed 2019
Architecture Firm: Henning Larson
Area: 1,320 sqm
Height of Building: 2 stories

Primary materials & structural notes: Above-grade structure in Siberian larch timber; reinforced concrete frame where embedded in hillside; triple-glazed timber-framed windows; green roof; wooden pillars supporting portico.

Key design features: Built into a hillside slope facing the sea; two stories with daycare above and kindergarten below; offset volumes to allow roof gardens/play areas; portico with obliquely set wooden pillars.

Articles: [1, 2]

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Building: The Wave in Vejle
Location: Vejle, Denmark
Address: Ved Bølgen, 7100 Vejle, Denmark
Client: Bertel Nielsen
Status: Completed 2018
Architect: Henning Larson Architects
Structural Engineer: Grontmij Carl Bro
Area: 15,000 sqm
Height of Building: 9 stories

AE Interests: Inspired by the fjord landscape with wave-shaped geometry, using prefabricated concrete and steel systems, advanced 3D modeling, white terracotta and glass facades, natural light integration, sustainable materials, energy efficiency, and modern Danish architectural expression.

Articles: [ 1, 2, 3]

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Building: Doha Metro Network Stations
Location: Doha, Qatar
Address: Msheireb Downtown Doha, Qatar 
Architect: UNStudio
Client: Qatar Railways Company
Structural Engineer: Haskoning DHV
MEP Engineer: Haskoning DHV
Landscape Design: AECOM
Acoustical Engineer: Arup
Lighting Consultant: AG Licht
Completed: 2019

AE Interests: Modular vault-inspired stations with parametric design, daylight-lit interiors and luminous “oyster” effect, strong branding across network/lines/stations, blending monolithic exterior forms with open social interiors as cultural landmarks.

Sources: [1, 2, 3, 4]
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Building: Echo
Location: Delft, Netherlands
Address: Van Mourik Broekmanweg 5, 2628 XE Delft, Netherlands
Client: TU Delft
Architect: UNStudio
General Contractor: BAM Bouw en Techniek
Executive Architect: BBN
Structural Engineer: Arup
MEP Engineer: Arup
Civil Engineer: Stevens van Dijck
Envelope, Roofing, and Waterproofing: Octatube
Acoustical Engineer: FELTOUCH
Completed: 2022

AE Interests: Energy-positive teaching building with rooftop solar and underground thermal storage, transparent facade with shading and living plants, circular steel structure designed for reuse, passive displacement ventilation, column-free flexible interiors with divisible 700-seat hall, reused furniture, and public ground floor as campus connector.

Sources: [1, 2, 3]
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Building: David H. Koch Center for Cancer care at memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Location: New York City, NY

Project Address: David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 530 E 74th St, New York, NY 10021

Status: Completed (2020)

Owner / Client: Memorial Kettering Cancer Center

Developer: MSK design + Construction

General Contractor: Turner Construction Company

Design Architect: Perkins Eastman Architects

Executive Architect: Ennead Architects

Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti

Civil Engineer: Phillip Habib & Associates (Now AKRF)

MEP Engineer: Jaros, Baum, & Bolles

AE Interests: 750,000 sf with 25 floors, largest free standing cancer care facility, Approximately holds 3000 people including patients and employees, built with design features to withstand a 500-year flood event. 

Sources: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7]

Images:  [1], [2], [3], [4]   

Building: Nature and Culture Museum of Wisconsin

Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Project Address: 1310 N 6th St, Milwaukee, WI 53212

Status: Under Construction (expected finish 2027)

Area: 200,000 sf

Owner / Client: Milwaukee County

Developer: Thinc Design

General Contractor:  Mortenson & Allcon Construction

Design Architect: Ennead Architects

Executive Architect: Khaler Slater

Structural Engineer: Element30

MEP Engineer: BeLongGru (Grunau Company & BeLonger Corporation) and Lee Mechanical

Landscape Design: GGN

AE Interests: 100 ft tall Museum, Approximately 200,000 sf across 5 stories, it as 50,000 sf of additional storage and research collections, It will have an underground parking structure, final cost is approximately $240 Million, it has about 670 precast concrete panels. 

Sources: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5]

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Site: The Point at ABHA
Location: Abha, KSA, King Fahad St.
Client(s): Red Sea Markets Company Limited, Asir and the Tourism Development Fund
Developer: SEDCO Holding
Architects: DLR Group, Spectrum Design Studio (under previous association with DLR)
Engineers: DLR Group, HAK Engineering
Area: 75,000 sqm
Status: Ongoing Construction
AE Interests: Recreational, Commercial, mixed-use construction, aquatic landscape design.

Sources: [DLR Group, The Point ABHA, HAK Engineering, Spectrum Design Studio]

Video: [The Point 3D Model]

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Site: Baoshan Long Beach Complex
Address: Fujin Road, Baoshan
Location: Shanghai, China
Client: Ruitai Development Co., Ltd.
Developer: Ruitai Development Co., Ltd.
Architects: DLR Group, Leon Qiu, Yu Tsai
Engineers: DLR Group
Area: 2,000,000 SF
Completed: 2024
AE Interests: Waterfront construction, master planning, landscape architecture, lighting design, ventilation.

Sources: [DLR Group, ArchDailyCN, SkyscraperCenter(CTBUH)]

Video: [DLR Group Grand Opening]

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Building: Diamond Offices
Location: Ghent, Belgium
Address: Kon. Fabiolalaan 190, 9000 Gent, Belgium
Developer: Global Estate Group and Life Tree Group
Status: Completed 2019
Design Architect: Asymptote Architects
Executive Architect: Bontinck Architecture and Interior
General Contractor: AB-Eiffage
Structural Engineer: COBE
Structural Steel Contractor: De Wandeler
Area: 14,000 sqm office, 1,100 sqm common area (150,695 sqft, 11,840 sqft)
Height of Building: 7 stories

AE Interests: BREEAM Certified, prefabricated modular glass fiber reinforced concrete panels, advanced computer printing, gothic architecture, modern sustainability and energy efficiency, focus on lowered CO2 emissions, lighting

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Building: Missioni Baia
Location: Miami, Florida
Address: 777 NE 26th Terrace, Miami, FL 33137
Owner/Creative Direction: Missioni
Developer: OKO Group LLC
Completion: June 2023
Design Architect: Asymptote Architects
Executive Architect: Revuelta Architecture International
General Contractor: Ant Yapi-Civic Construction
Structural Engineer: DeSimone Consulting Engineering
Mechanical and Electrical Engineer: Korda/Nemeth Engineering
Landscape Designer: Enea GMBH
Interior Designer: Paris Forino Interior Design
Square Footage: 855,602 square feet (249 Residences)
Height of Building: 57 stories (649 feet)

AE Interests: Contemporary minimalistic architecture, luxury multi-family residence, post tensioned concrete, aluminum facade, bayside frontage waterfront views, layered landscaping, natural lighting

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Building: Museum of the Bible
Location: Washington, DC
Address: 400 4th St SW, Washington, DC 20024, US
Renovation Completed: 2017
Area: 430000 ft²
Design Architect: SmithGroup
Executive Architect: SmithGroup
Civil Engineer: Kline Engineering and Consulting
General Contractor: Clark Construction
Lighting Design: SmithGroup
MEP Engineering: SmithGroup
Landscape: Michael Vergason Landscape Architects
Structural Engineering: Tadjer Cohen Edelson
Historic Preservation: SmithGroup
Fire Protection Engineering: SmithGroup
Client: Museum of the Bible

AE Interests: Originally built in 1922, renovated to eight levels with selective floor demolition, structural retrofit of existing concrete columns with steel plate reinforcement, floors doubled to approximately 20 ft in height, 7,072 linear ft of driven piles for MEP systems, two-level glass and steel roof addition with visible structural rib, curved aluminum-framed glazed curtain wall with channel glass infill, skylights, zinc batten panel roofing, and green roof system

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Building: Taiping Financial Tower
Location: Hangzhou, China
Address: China, Zhejiang, Hangzhou, Jianggan District, 新城商圈 邮政编码: 310016
Completed: 2023
Area: 1,614,586 ft² (156,000 m²)
Executive architects: Zhejiang University Architectural Design and Research Institute (UAD)
Design Architects: SmithGroup & UAD
Structural Design: UAD
HVAC Design: UAD
Electrical Design: UAD
General Contractor: China Construction Third Engineering Bureau
Client: Taiping Realty (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd.

AE Interests: Butterfly-inspired design with four towers at the site’s corners, connected by two-story podiums and corridors forming graceful “wings,” stone street-facing facades for stability, transparent interior facades for lightness, varied stone-to-glass ratios for energy efficiency, two-story glass lobby, surrounded by public green space and mixed-use retail, LEED Gold certified

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Building: Il Teatro at Aljada
Location: Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Address: Aljada, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Architect: Tadao Ando
Owner/Developer: Arada
Completion: 2027
Area: 24,155 sq. meters

AE Interests: 24,155 sq. meter performing arts center with 2,000 seat auditorium, restaurant, and gallery, concrete cylindrical building with stacked disc shaped roof, water feature, part of residential development master plan with 19 buildings in total

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Building: Armani Beach Residences at Palm Jumeirah
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Address: 44QW+8JX – The Palm Jumeirah – Dubai – United Arab Emirates
Architect: Tadao Ando
Owner/Developer: Arada
General Contractor/Civil Engineer: China Tiesiju Civil Engineering
Completion: 2026
Area: 8,361 sq. meters

AE Interests: 8,361 sq. meters, 53 homes, glass and concrete facade, semi-circular opening, curved terraces, large water feature/pool, play on light and shadows, partnership with Giorgio Armani

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Building: Baiziwan Social Housing
Location: Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
Design Architect: MAD Architects
Executive Architect: BIECHER Architectes
MEP Engineer: Beijing Architectural Design and Research Institute Co. Ltd.
Main Structural Material: Prefabricated panel system + cast-in-place concrete core
Completion Year: 2021
Area: 473,300 m²
AE Interests: Y-shaped tower footprints to maximize daylight exposure; elevated “floating park” linking blocks; 47% green coverage despite high density; stepped-mountain topography in plan and elevation.
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Building: One River North
Location: Denver, Colorado
Address: 3930 Blake St, Denver, CO 80205
Design Architect: MAD Architects
Executive Architect: Davis Partnership Architects
General Contractor: Saunders Construction  
Structural Engineer: Jirsa Hedrick
MEP Engineer: ME Engineers
Main Structural Material: Cast-in-place concrete
Completion Year: 2024
Area: 31835 m²
AE Interests: Biophillic “Vertical Canyon” Design to mimic landscape. Combination of glass curtain wall and sculpted EIFS panels (100 ct, 3-4 stories high each).
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Building: United States Embassy
Location: Beirut, Lebanon
Construction Start: 2017
Area: 1,001,043 ft²
Address: Awkar – Facing the Municipality Main Street Beirut, Lebanon
General Contractor: B.L. Harbert International
Architect: Morphosis Architects
Structural & MEP engineer: Arup
Civil Engineer: Mason & Hanger
Landscape design: Sasaki Associates
Geotechnical: Schnabel Engineering
Lighting Consultant: Arup
Interior Design: Karn Charuhas Chapman & Twohey (KCCT)

AE Interest: 1,001,043 ft², 43 acre compound, made of pre-cast concrete, uses natural lighting, uses climate to limit A/C use, rigorous sustainability designs, clustered buildings to promote walkability, blends in with topography and surrounding buildings, net zero water for site irrigation, full waste-water treatment facility on site, majority of building heating supplied through heat recovery systems

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Building: Orange County Museum of Art
Location: Costa Mesa, California
Construction Start: 2019
Completion: 2022
Area: 53,000 ft²
Address: Orange County Museum of Art, 3333 Avenue of the Arts, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Owner: The University of California, Irvine (UCI)
General Contractor: Clark Construction group
Design Architect: Morphosis Architects
Executive Architect & Sustainability Lead: Buro Happold
Structural engineer: John A. Martin & Associates
MEP Engineer: Buro Happold
Civil Engineer: KPFF
Landscape design: OJB Landscape Architecture
Acoustical Engineer: Newson Brown Acoustics
Lighting Consultant: Horton Lees Brogden Lighting Design

AE Interest: 53,000 ft², 10,000 ft² of green space, curvilinear terracotta facade, stone and glass for exterior, sustainability focused, natural lighting, rectilinear interior, flexible interior for changing purposes and exhibits, dynamic interaction of light and materials, grand outdoor staircase, blends in with surrounding buildings, lots of outdoor space for visitors

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Building: Tainan Market
Location: Tainan Taiwan
Address: No. 335號, Hudong Road, Xinhua District, Tainan City, Taiwan 712
Year: 2022
Size: 12,331 m²
Client:  Tainan City Government Agriculture Bureau
Developer:  MVRDV & LLJ Architects
General Contractor: Yuh-Tong Construction Co., LTD Jiuyang Electric and Plumbing Engineering Co. Ltd
Design Architect: MVRDV
Executive Architect: Winy Maas
Sustainability Lead: The Urbanists Collaborative
Structural & Civil Engineer: Columbus Engineering Consultants Inc.
MEP Engineer: Frontier Tech Instituce Co. LTD
Landscape Design: The Urbanists Collaborative
Envelope, Roofing, & Waterproofing: Curtainwall Design Consulting (CDC)

AE Interests: Green roofed topography, simple form with natural ventilation, ecological design with ability to grow food and plants on roof, functional space with simple design for market space, promotes socialization with open layout

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Building: Gaîté Montparnasse
Location: Paris, France
Address: Centre commercial ateliers Gaîté, 80 Av. du Maine, 75014 Paris, France
Year: 2022
Surface: 108,000 m²
Project Owner: URW – Unibail Rodamco Westfield
Developer: MVRDV
General Contractor: Eiffage Construction
Design Architect: MVRDV
Executive Architect: SRA Architects & MVRDV
Structural Engineer: SCYNA4
Civil Engineer: Egis
MEP Engineer: LAFI + INEX
Landscape Design: Winy Maas
Envelope, Roofing & Waterproofing: Curtainwall Design Consulting (CDC)
Acoustical Engineer: LASA
Fire Safety Consultant: BATISS
Environmental Consultant: Artelia
Construction Engineering: Egis

AE Interests: Redesign of original 1970s center, Integrated 1970’s shopping center into urban context, counters massive scale back into human-scale, Sustainability through reusing materials already in the structure, restructured framework, open aesthetic in front facade

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Building:Charlotte-Mecklenburg New Main Library

Location: Charlotte, North Carolina

Completion: Spring 2026

Address: 310 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28202

Executive Architect: Clark Nexsen

Lead Designer: Snøhetta

Construction Manager: Rodgers Leeper

Asset and Facilities Management (AFM): Mecklenburg County AFM

Owner/Client: Mecklenburg County

Main Library Size: 108,000 SQFT

Theater Renovation Size: 44,000 SQFT

Current Construction Phase

AE Interests: Sloped wall with ceramic panels, cantilevers, rooftop terrace, heavily wooden interior

Articles [1, 2, 3]

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Building: James B. Hunt Jr Library
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Completed: 2012
Address: James B. Hunt Jr. Library
1070 Partners Way
Raleigh, NC 27606

Executive Architect: Clark Nexsen

Lead Designer: Snøhetta

Programming Consultant: Strategy Plus division of AECOM

Construction Contractor: Skanska

Automated Book System(BookBot): Dematic

AE Interests: LEED Silver, rooftop solar panels, chilled beam and radiant panel systems, glass and aluminum, vibrant interior, open floorplan
Owner/Client: NC State University
Square Footage: 230,000 SQFT

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Building Name: Al Sa’ad Plaza Towers
Location: Lusail, Qatar
Address: CG84+Q4G, Lusail, Qatar
Design Architect: Foster+Partners
Executive Architect: Heerim Architects & Planners
General Contractor: Hyundai Engineering & Construction (HDEC) 
Structural Engineer: Foster+Partners
MEP Engineer: Foster+Partners
Civil Engineer: Langan
Lighting Design: Foster+Partners
Owner: Qatari Diar Real Estates Investment Company 
Main Structural Material(Exterior): Marine-grade aluminum cladding
Main Structural Material (Interior): Reinforced concrete
Completion Year: 2025
Area: 1.1 million m²
AE Interests: Four-tower office complex (2×-301 m, 2×-219 m) with shared podium. RC cores with sixteen inclined perimeter mega-columns; outrigger/belt trusses. Elliptical plans rotate 90° to mitigate wind/torsion. Composite long-span floors; direct load paths to deep raft/piles (coastal soils). Marine-grade aluminum curtain wall with external triangular fins; high-performance glazing. Integrated LRT connection; unitized facade and jump-form cores for buildability.
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Building Name: Techo International Airport
Location: Ta Khmau, Cambodia
Address: 9W5M+WQ, Ta Khmau, Cambodia
Design Architect: Foster+Partners
Executive Architect: Foster+Partners
General Contractor: China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Group Co. Ltd
Structural Engineer: Foster+Partners
MEP Engineer: BSK MEP
Civil Engineer: Langan
Owner: Cambodia Airport Investment Co. Ltd
Main Structural Material(Exterior): Lightweight steel grid-shell roof with an outer daylight-filtering screen and glazed curtain wall.
Main Structural Material (Interior): Steel “Structural Tree”
Completion Year: 2025
AE Interests: Single-roof steel grid-shell on 36 m structural-tree columns; Reinforced Concrete cores for lateral/vertical systems. Solar-shaded high-performance glazing with strong daylighting to reduce cooling/lighting loads. Modular/phaseable bays for buildability; direct load paths to cores/foundations; on-site PV targeting near-net energy.
Articles: [1], [2], [3]
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Building: Central + Wolfe Campus (Apple Campus 3)
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Address: 222 N Wolfe Rd, Sunnyvale, CA 94085
Completion: 2018
Architect: HOK
Developer: Jay Paul Company
General Contractor: Level 10 Construction Company
Structural Engineer: IMEG
MEP Engineer: Point Energy Innovations (PEI)
Civil Engineer: https://www.bkf.com/
Geotechnical Engineer: Cornerstone Earth Group, Inc.
Lighting Design and Engineering: Clanton Associates

AE Interests: LEED Platinum, curvilinear, transit-accessible campus, over 1,400,000 square feet, cast-in place concrete buildings, inspired by nature, curving glass facade, interior courtyards, rooftop gardens, under-building podium parking

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Building: 10th and O Street State Office Building
Location: Sacramento, California
Address: 1021 O St, Sacramento, CA 95814
Completion: 2021
Client: State of California Department of General Services
General Contractor: Hensel Phelps
Design Architect: HOK
Associate Architects: Dreyfuss + Blackford Architecture
Structural Engineer: Martin/Martin
Mechanical Engineer: FM Booth Mechanical
Civil Engineer: Morton and Pitalo
Electrical Subcontractor: Rosendin Electric

AE Interests: Progressive Design-Build, accelerated construction schedule, facade patterning, energy efficiency, structural columns, 100% LED lighting, net zero energy emissions, net zero carbon emissions, off-site renewable power generation

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Building: Sanxiang Bank Mixed Use Development
Location: Changsha, China
Address: No.53, Binjiang Road, Changsha, Hunan, China
Size: 1.14 million sf
Completion: 2025
Client: Changsha Sanyin Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.
General Contractor: China Construction Fifth Engineering Bureau
Design Architect: PEI Architects

AE Interests: Mixed use. Architectural form reflective of adjacent river. Continuous podium. Built in contrast to neighboring structures.
Sources: [1,2,3,4,5]
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Building: Bank of China Financial Center
Location: Shanghai, China
Area: 3.1 million sf
Status: Under Construction
Address: Shengang Ave N Road, Lingang Special Area, Pudong 
Owner: Bank of China Group Investment Management Ltd. 
Design Architect: PEI Architects
Executive Architect: China Architecture Design & Research Group
Structural engineer: China Architecture Design & Research Group
MEP Engineer: China Architecture Design & Research Group
Landscape design: SWA/Balsley

AE Interests: Mixed use. All glass enclosure. Technologically advanced glazing for thermal insulation and solar heat gain protection. 7 story sky atrium.

Articles: [1]
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Building: The Ned

Location: Doha, Qatar

Project Address: BUILDING 7, STREET 910، CORNICHE, Doha, Qatar

Completed: 2022

Area: 40,000 meters (squared)

Architect: David Chipperfield Architects

Client: Oryx Corniche Developments

General Contractor: UrbaCon Trading & Contracting/Doha, Qatar

Interior: Soho House Design, London, UK & Highness HEC/Qatar

Lighting Consultant: Umaya Lighting Design

Quantity Surveyor: Tuner and Townsend

Multidisciplinary Planning: Dar Al-Handasah/ Beirut, Libanon

AE Interests: refurbished hotel structure, brutalist form, rhythmic facade, brise soleil canopy to provide shading and incorporate shadows, 90 hotel rooms over 3 upper levels, White Calacatta, green Tinos marble, and travertine material used, concrete rib exterior, sustainable reuse

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Building: Rolex Building

Location: New York City, USA

Project Address: 665 Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan

Completion: 2026

Area: 53,500 meters (squared)

Architect: David Chipperfield Architects

Executive Architect: Adamson Associates

Landscape Architect: Enea & Site Works

General Contractor: Pavarini McGovern

Quantity Surveyor: Directional Logic

Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti

Structural Engineer (glass): Eckersley O’Callaghan

Civil Engineering: Langan

MEP Engineer: Arup

Acoustic Consultant: Arup

Lighting Consultant: Arup

Lighting Design: iGuzzini & Viabizzuno

AE Interests: 30-story tower, environmentally sustainable, stacked, jagged, glass tower, planted terraces, transparent glass windows

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Building: Ecotone Antibes
Location: Sophia Antipolis, Antibes, France
Completion: 2018 – In progress
Address: Sophia Antipolis
Architect: Jean Nouvel
Associate Architects: OXO Architects, Foussat Bapt
Landscape Architect: Jean Mus
Owner/Client: Compagnie de Phalsbourg, Codeurs et Compagnie
Area: 40,000 square meters
AE Interests: biomimicry, tertiary activity space, lateral load resistance, stable biotope, harmonious, terraced, changing panels for seasonal variation
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Building: Burj Doha High Rise Office Tower
Location: Doha, Qatar
Completion: 2012
Address: 1 Al Corniche, West Bay, Doha, Qatar
Architect: Jean Nouvel
Structural Engineer: CCDI Group, Terrel Group
Construction Company: China State Construction Engineering Corporation
Owner/Client: Sheikh Saud Bin Mohammed Bin Al-Thani
Floor Area: 110,000 square meters
Height: 46 floors above ground and 3 floors below ground
AE Interests: 2012 CTBUH Skyscraper Award for the Best Tall Building Worldwide, peripheral structural system, geometric facade, structural steel frame, energy efficiency, iconic silhouette, double-height atriums
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Building: Mayo Clinic Anna-Maria and Stephen Keller
Location: Rochester, Minnesota
Address: 305 4th Ave SW, Rochester, MN 55902
Size:174,000 sq ft
Completion: 2023
Client: Mayo Clinic
General Contractor: Knutson Construction
Design Architect: HDR
Executive Architect: HDR
Structural Engineer: MBJ(Multi- Specialty Structural Design Practice)
MEP Engineering: HDR
Civil Engineer: WSB
Landscaping Design: WSB
Lighting Consulting: HDR
Climate Consultant: RWDI
AE Interest: 11 story building, convenient subway connectors to other Mayo Clinic buildings. Designed to use 30% less energy compared to other buildings. VC-A Vibration threshold. Lateral System for wind and unbalanced earth pressures. Exterior manly made out of steel and glass pannels
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Building: Almoosa Rehabilitation Hospital
Location: Almutayrifi, Al-Ahsa Saudi Arabia
Address: Dhahran Rd, Al Shuqaiq, Almutayrifi 36322, Saudi Arabia
Size: 610,000 sq ft
Completion: 2023
Client: Almoosa Health
Design Architect: HDR
Design Director: Mohammed A. Ayoub
MEP Engineer: Evolution Engineering Services of Jeddah
Landscape Design: DAR Engineering of Riyadh
Facade Contractor: PRISMA
AE Interest: Hospital holds a capacity of 300 beds. Virtual Reality(VR) was used throughout the design process. Achieved LEED Platinum. Aluminum Composite panels wrapped by Solar screens. Glazing to ensure energy efficiency( optimizes thermal insulation). Closed loop system allows the recovery of HVAC Condensate. Undulating shading device. Sinuous screen designed to change from facade to facade.
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