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Contemporary Jewish Museum Project Portfolio

January 19, 2009

Project Specs Contemporary Jewish Museum San Francisco, California Studio Daniel Libeskind << Return to article the People Architect Studio Daniel Libeskind 2 Rector Street 19th Floor NY, NY 10006 Carla Swickerath, Michael Brown, Joe Rom, Michael Vanreusel, Sascha Manteufel, Omar Toro Architect of record: WRNS Studios Associate Architect(s): Sam Nunes, Principal in Charge George Klumb, Project Architect David Shiwotsuka Donna Gold Roberts Henrike Yama Melinda Rosenberg Interior Designer: JoAnne Powell, In-Design Engineer(s): Structural: ARUP (San Francisco); OLMM Consulting Mechanical and Plumbing: Ajmani & Pamidi Electrical: Silverman & Light Consultant(s) Lighting: Auerbach Glasow French Acoustical: Shen Milsom Wilke IT: Telecom Design

California Academy of Sciences

Renzo Piano designs a living, breathing building in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park for the California Academy of Sciences.

Clifford A. Pearson

January 19, 2009

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Renzo Piano calls his new building for the California Academy of Sciences a “soft machine.”

California Academy of Sciences

Renzo Piano designs a living, breathing building in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park for the California Academy of Sciences.

Clifford A. Pearson

January 19, 2009

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To support the expansive roof, RPBW designed a set of four masonry structures—one at each corner—incorporating two of the original academy’s Neoclassical limestone walls in the northeast structure and using poured concrete for the others.

Clifford A. Pearson

January 19, 2009

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Project Specs California Academy of Sciences San Francisco, California Renzo Piano Building Workshop << Return to article the People Architect Renzo Piano Building Workshop in collaboration with Stantec (formerly Chong Partners Architecture) 2000-2008 California Academy of Sciences San Francisco, California Client: California Academy of Sciences Renzo Piano Building Workshop, architects in collaboration with Stantec Architecture (San Francisco) Design team: M.Carroll, O.de Nooyer (senior partner and partner in charge) with S.Ishida (senior partner), B.Terpeluk, J.McNeal, A.De Flora, F.Elmalipinar, A.Guernier, D.Hart, T.Kjaer, J.Lee, A.Meine-Jansen, A.Ng, D.Piano, W.Piotraschke, J.Sylvester; and C.Bruce, L.Burow, C.Cooper, A.Knapp, Y.Pages, Z.Rockett, V.Tolu, A.Walsh; I.Corte, S.D’Atri, G.Langasco, M.Ottonello (CAD

Museum of Arts and Design

History haunts a (non)landmark.

Suzanne Stephens

January 16, 2009

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When I was a kid (though not a mere child), I defended Edward Durell Stone’s much maligned Gallery of Modern Art at 2 Columbus Circle when it opened in 1964.

Clifford A. Pearson Ruth Verde Zein

November 19, 2008

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Project Specs Ibere Camargo Museum Porto Alegre, Brazil Álvaro Siza Vieira << Return to article the People Architect Álvaro Siza Vieira Principals in charge Barbara Rangel (until 2001) Pedro Polónia (after 2001) Project team Michele Gigante Francesca Montalto Atsushi Ueno Rita Amaral Consultants Structural engineers Gop, Lda Eng. Jorge Nunes da Silva Eng. Ana Silva Eng. Raquel Dias Eng. Filipa Abreu Mechanical engineers Climatization/HVAC Gop, Lda Eng. Raul Bessa Electrical Gop, Lda Eng. Raul Serafim Eng. Maria da Luz Eng. Alexandre Martins Hidraulic Gop, Lda Eng. Raquel Fernandes Acoustical Gop, Lda Dr. Higini Arau the Products

Kanagawa Institute of Technology Workshop

Junya Ishigami distills architecture to its bare minimum at the Kanagawa Institute of Technology Workshop.

Naomi Pollock, FAIA

November 19, 2008

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Occasionally a building emerges that seems to transcend architecture’s inherent limitations.

Parque Biblioteca Espa'a

Giancarlo Mazzanti builds an icon to foster optimism in Medell'n, Colombia, with his Parque Biblioteca Espa'a.

Beth Broome

November 19, 2008

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Although Medellín, Colombia, a valley metropolis of more than two million in the northern reaches of the Andes, is sometimes called the City of Eternal Spring, it is better known for its erstwhile reputation as Murder Capital of the World.

Parque Biblioteca Espa'a Project Portfolio

Beth Broome

November 19, 2008

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Project Specs Parque Biblioteca España Medellín, Colombia Giancarlo Mazzanti Arquitectos << Return to article the People Architect Giancarlo Mazzanti Arquitectos Calle 29 #6-94 Bogotá, Colombia Phone/fax: (571)2326309/3406564 E-mail: gmazzanti@gmail.com www.giancarlomazzanti.com Giancarlo Mazzanti, Registered Andrés Sarmiento Juan Manuel Gil, Registered Fredy Pantoja, Registered Pedro Saa, Registered Gustavo Vasquez , Registered Iván Ucros, Registered Architect of record Giancarlo Mazzanti Interior designer: Giancarlo Mazzanti Arquitectos Engineer(s): Sergio Tobon, Structural Engineer Alberto Aschner, Structural Engineer Consultant(s) Landscape: Mesa y Uribe Paisajistas Lighting: Scheder Lighting Acoustical: Raul Dario Franco, Architect Other: Raul Dario Franco, Architect. (Bioclimatic Design) General contractor: Arquitectura y

Ewha Womans University Campus Center

Dominique Perrault blends built and natural environments in a new campus center for the growing student body of Seoul's Ewha Womans University.

Robert Ivy, FAIA FAIA

November 19, 2008

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Blurring the line between construction and topography, French architect Dominique Perrault’s campus center for Ewha Womans University in Seoul, South Korea’s trendy Sinchon district is seamlessly integrated into the sloping hillside it intersects.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU; 1 IIBEC CEH

Evaluate advanced PVC solutions that improve fire resistance, support WUI compliance, and enhance resilience in residential and commercial building design.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU

Upon course completion, participants will possess a deeper understanding of glass railings to help ensure that safety, aesthetic, and performance objectives are achieved.