Projects
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...
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.
Categories: Building services engineering, Structural engineering, United States
Forum Steglitz
Originally built in 1974, the Forum Steglitz shopping centre is situated in one of Berlin’s busiest multi-functional shopping and service areas. With a footfall of approximately 10 million visitors a year the shopping centre also...
Categories: Retail, Building services engineering, Germany
Louvre Abu Dhabi
In March 2007, the Tourist Development and Investment Company of Abu Dhabi announced that a new Louvre Museum would be completed in the city of Abu Dhabi by 2012. The new museum’s dramatic domed roof is undoubtedly the strongest...
Categories: Culture, Structural engineering, Building services engineering, IT communications & control, Acoustics, Fire engineering, SMART solutions, Coastal and marine, Geotechnical, Geoenvironmental, Environment, UAE
Riverside Museum
The new Riverside Museum, Scotland’s Museum of Transport and Travel, is located on a dramatic site at the point where two rivers, the Clyde and the Kelvin meet, close to Glasgow Harbour. As well as providing a permanent home for collections not previously on public display, the new museum exhibits the contents of the old Glasgow Museum previously held at Kelvin Hall. Kelvin Hall was the second most visited attraction of its type in the UK, with half a million visitors a year, so the new Riverside Museum is well placed to become a world-class cultural destination.
Categories: Culture, Structural engineering, Building services engineering, Fire engineering, Acoustics, Lighting, Asset management, Computational analysis, Geotechnical, United Kingdom
Polish Pavilion at the Shanghai Expo 2010
Inspired by folklore, the Polish Pavilion has a striking façade that features a number of inclined surfaces designed to resemble folded paper, cut out in a folk art design. Reflecting the main theme of the Expo – ‘Better City,...
Categories: Culture, Building services engineering, Structural engineering, Lighting, Poland
Clarence Dock
Dating from the 19th Century. Clarence Dock was originally constructed to transport goods to and from the centre of Leeds, particularly coal from the collieries in Wakefield and Rothwell, which was then distributed to heavy...
Categories: Commercial residential, Building services engineering, Structural engineering, Geotechnical, United Kingdom
Salford University
The University of Salford is committed to the Campus Plan 20-year vision that is contributing to the wider regeneration of the city of Salford. The plan aims to provide a sustainable, accessible place for students and staff to...
Categories: Education, Energy, Building services engineering, Sustainability, Utilities engineering, United Kingdom
Palestra
Completed in July 2006, Palestra was constructed as a speculative commercial office building, aimed to appeal to the high end of the London office market. The original project was designed by Alsop architects, with Buro Happold...
Categories: Commercial office, Structural engineering, Building services engineering, United Kingdom
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