Projects

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


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


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


Bard College, Center for Science and Computation

The Bard Center for Science and Computation is a dynamic, interactive workspace located in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. The stunning curved structure is the new academic hub of the campus, with facilities that will draw...

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Categories: Scientific, Building services engineering, Computational analysis, United States


Transbay Transit Center

San Francisco’s Transbay Transit Center will sit as a multi-modal transit hub linking bus, rail and light rail systems within the west coast state of California. It will provide the terminus for the future California High Speed...

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Categories: Rail, Sustainability, Building services engineering, United States


Brandeis University, Carl J. Shapiro Science Center

High on a hilltop, just nine miles from Boston, lies the state of the art Brandeis Science Center. This recent addition to Brandeis University opened in 2009, and is a research and teaching centre of excellence which connects new...

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Categories: Education, Scientific, Structural engineering, Building services engineering, Fire engineering, United States


Lynn University Masterplan

Lynn University is one of the most ambitious universities in North America. Independent, co-educational and innovative, the mainly residential 3,500 students at Lynn benefit from one of the finest 21st century learning...

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Categories: Energy, Education, Sustainability, Building services engineering, Asset management, United States


Smithsonian Institution Patent Office Building

The Smithsonian Institution occupies the former United States Patent Building, the finest example of Greek revival architecture in the US. The building, once slated for demolition in 1958, is now designated as a national historical landmark. Rescued by President Eisenhower and transferred to the Smithsonian Institution, the building now serves as the National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum.

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Categories: Culture, Facades, Structural engineering, United States


Santa Monica Palisades Garden Walk

Providing a pivotal link between the Santa Monica Civic Center and its major natural, cultural, and economic assets, the 7-acre Santa Monica Palisades Garden Walk and Town Square Project will focus on the city’s unique cultural...

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Categories: Urban development, Structural engineering, Building services engineering, Sustainability, United States