Projects

M8 Harthill Pedestrian Bridge

The M8 Harthill footbridge is a landmark structure situated approximately halfway between Edinburgh and Glasgow, crossing Scotland’s busiest motorway.  Connecting the M8 Motorway’s first ever service station to the town of Harthill, it replaces an existing overbridge that has fallen into a state of disrepair. The M8 is the main East-West corridor through Scotland with the Heart of Harthill Services providing a well known midway point.  Several interesting sculptures line the route, the new structure will add to this providing an iconic gateway for motorway users passing from one side of the country to the other.

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Categories: Bridges & civil structures, United Kingdom


Sackler Crossing

The Sackler Crossing plots a serpentine path over the Lake at Kew Gardens. Buro Happold was commissioned to design a crossing in collaboration with John Pawson Architects, this project was completed in May 2006. Clear visual connections are established between the bridge and the repeating natural forms of its setting – the gently rounded contours of the land, the smooth expanse of water and the powerful vertical lines of the trees.

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Categories: Bridges & civil structures, United Kingdom


Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center

HOK, Parsons Brinkerhoff and Buro Happold are designing the major new transit center in downtown Anaheim that’s envisioned as a hub for the California’s future high-speed rail network, as well as for Amtrak, commuter rail and other regional transit lines. The station will accommodate passenger arrivals, departures and transfers with supporting retail, restaurants and passenger services within the building. Buro Happold is providing mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering as well as sustainability and LEED consulting services.

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Categories: Rail, United States


Tuwaiq Palace

Located in the Diplomatic Quarter on the northwest perimeter of Riyadh stands Tuwaiq Palace, a complex originally designed as a diplomatic club but now used by the Saudi government as a hospitality centre. The demands of the...

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Categories: Civic, Building services engineering, Fire engineering, Structural engineering, Saudi Arabia


Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

Elegantly placed in the rural Arkansas landscape, the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is a series of seven concrete, glass and wood pavilions set along a stream bed. Within the complex are permanent and temporary galleries, a library, meeting areas, an auditorium, indoor and outdoor areas for public events, sculpture gardens and walking trails.

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Categories: Building services engineering, Structural engineering, United States


Stratford Town City Link

Stratford Town City Link was a proposal for a new state of the art pedestrian bridge over a railway that links Stratford station in east London to a new shopping complex developed by Westfield.

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Categories: Transport, Rail, Urban development, Civic, Transport, Urban development, Environment, Flood risk, Transport planning, Drainage and storm water management, Highway engineering, Geotechnical, Geoenvironmental, Earthworks, Bridges & civil structures, United Kingdom


Hawaii Preparatory Academy Energy Laboratory

The Hawaii Preparatory Academy Energy Laboratory is the third project in the world to receive “Living” status under the Living Building Challenge, showcasing a cost-effective passive design approach that facilitates...

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Categories: Energy, Sustainability, Computational analysis, United States


Savoy Hotel

Designed by architect Thomas Edward Collcutt, The Savoy Hotel opened in 1889 as the dream of Richard D’Oyly Carte who funded his world-class hotel venture with the profits from staging Gilbert and Sullivan in the Savoy Theatre...

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Categories: Hospitality, Structural engineering, United Kingdom


Mediacité

The addition of a stunning roof to the Mediacite retail centre in Liège was a late addition to the architectural design, added by a brave client with the vision and determination to create a landmark for the community. Mall...

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Categories: Retail, Structural engineering