The curved form of this 160m commercial tower, designed by Rafael Vinoly Architects, tapers elegantly outward from a small footprint. Above the office floor is a spectacular public SkyGarden offering panoramic views to the north over the city of London and to south over the Thames. The enclosure for the SkyGarden series of doubly-curved steel portal frames which span the full distance of the floor plate and are a continuation of the building’s signature fin expression. Glass panels enclose the zones between the portals and a 15m tall curved glass walls at the north and south ends are suspended from the roof portals above.*
The Prayer Hall roof is the largest of the feature elements of this $150 million building. Enclosing a 900 square meter column-free area, the steel roof structure supports translucent glass on the exterior and interior surfaces. The design intent from architect Charles Correa was to create a glowing crystalline volume which could be experienced from both the exterior and interior of the facility.*
Crystals is part of CityCenter, the largest, most significant privately funded project in the United States. The building designed by Studio Daniel Libeskind provides more 500,000 square foot for high-end retail, entertainment and dining complex in Las Vegas, Nevada and is the largest LEED Gold Retail Building in the world. Key the signature architectural expression is the undulating roofscape. The roof spans column-free above the Retail Arcade below and includes a 75ft cantilever over the entrance on Las Vegas Boulevard. Clad in stainless steel shingles, the roofscape features skylights integrated into the undulations.*
This $350 million project is the largest human rights institution and education centre in the world. It is the first Canadian national museum created since 1967, and is located outside of the National Capital Region. Complex structures including sloped and curved concrete walls, long span and cantilever diagrid trussed walls, double curved glass and steel façade. An organically inspired long-span roof structure is required to transfer a 50m tall faceted glass and steel tower.*
Stage III, the Gallery's expansion and renovation project, was the final phase of a 3 phase expansion program that was planned in the mid-1960s. Stage III is architecturally-sensitive to its traditional surroundings, and successfully integrates all the original designs of the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), which spans some 175 years, and incorporates Georgian Beaux-Arts and Modernist styles. This extension of the existing AGO facilities and addition includes a new gallery, administrative, storage vaults, prints, feature stair, and drawings centre. The space proportion and scale of the rooms provide for flexibility within the spaces to allow for adjustments over time and changes in the collections. A 12m high interior court permitting sculpture exhibition, concerts, openings and special events was added, as was a 6m by 18m cantilevered entrance canopy. A double tier of gallery shops having street access provides vitality and commercial activity. A continuous glass canopy provides covered access into the shops and directs visitors to the main entrance.*