New Amsterdam Plein in New York, United States

Designed by UNStudio, New Amsterdam Plein is located in New York, United States. New Yorkers got a real Dutch treat this week with the opening of The New Amsterdam Plein and Pavilion on May 12th. The windmill shaped pavilion, which was gifted to New York from the Kingdom of the Netherlands, celebrates the city’s Dutch heritage, marking the 400th anniversary of the founding of New Amsterdam. Located... 

Tags: Agriculture, Amsterdam, Buro Happold, Engineering, Happold, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Lower Manhattan’s Peter Minuit Plaza, New Amsterdam, New York City, Structural engineering, United States, UNStudio, Windmill

Shangri-La Hotel Paris in Paris, France

The Shangri-La Hotel Paris designed by affine design is located in Paris, France.  The construction itself was inspired by French rationalism which includes steel structure, stone decorated facades. Affine design felt committed to restore any part of the building saved, and all extensions have been developed in respect to the building. Side facades on the garden were treated as extensions of the existing... 

Tags: contemporary transparent steel, France, metal structure, Paris, Roof, Seine river, Shangri-La Hotel, steel structure, Structural engineering, Structural system, Tensile architecture

LTA go back to nature by advancing construction technologies and systems with locally-sourced wood in Vancouver, Canada

Designed by Lubor Trubka Associates Architects, Lubor Trubka Associates Architects is located in Vancouver, Canada. LTA designs concrete and steel projects, but the firm’s creative and engineering passion is awakened by challenging projects that provide the opportunity to advance the sustainable benefits of wood construction technology yet another step further. To demonstrate LTA’s commitment... 

Tags: Architect, Architecture, British Columbia, Canada, concrete and steel projects, Construction, Forestry, Structural engineering, Vancouver, Wood, wood construction technology

Xintiandi Factory Hangzhou in Hangzhou, China

Designed by Peter Ruge Architekten, Xintiandi Factory Hangzhou is located in Hangzhou, China. In order to accomplish the smooth transition of the interior structure, all the new spaces distributed across the four floors are organised along the exterior elevation, while in the central area a capacious space is retained. The length of the space is equal to the existing fabric on the horizontal level,... 

Tags: Architecture, beautiful steel roof frame structure, China, Construction, energy, Hangzhou, Peter Ruge Architekten, Roof, steel funnel, steel-frame structure, Structural engineering, Structural system, Tensile architecture, Xintiandi Factory

111 Eagle Street in Brisbane, Australia

111 Eagle Street  that located in Brisbane, Australia, was designed by Cox Rayner Architects. The ‘organic-vertical’ structure of the tower was devised as a method of transferring its weight to the edge of the site due to the existence of loading dock and carpark entrance to the wider precinct directly under the site. This strategy evolved into a distinctive architectural expression that has a... 

Tags: Australia, Brisbane, Canopy, Chilled beam, Cogeneration, energy, Engineering, Environment, gas-fired cogeneration, Green Star, Hip roof, Precinct, Roofs, Structural engineering, Terrace