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The Royal Atlantis / KPF / Dubai

The Royal Atlantis Architects:  Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, PC Location:  Dubai, United Arab Emirates Client:  Kerzner International (KID); Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD)   Architect of Record:  Dynamic Engineering Consultants  Dynamic Engineering Consultants  Interior Designer:  GA Design, SM Design Project Size:  193,600 m2 / 2,083,600 ft2   Units:  794 Rooms / 231 Residences   Project Type:  Civic + Cultural, Hospitality, Mixed-Use, Residential  Main Contractor:  Ssangyong Engineering & Construction Landscape Consultant:  WET Project Dates:  2014 - 2019 Structural Material:  Concrete Building Height:  193 m / 43 stories Structural Engineer:  ARUP / WSP (Building Phases) MEP Engineer:  ARUP / WSP (Building Phases) The Royal Atlantis innovates on typical high-rise hotel and residential design by introducing substantial areas of true open space into all areas of the tower - redefining the concept of urban indoor - outdoor living, vertically. Th

Abu Dhabi International Airport / KPF / UAE

Abu Dhabi International Airport Midfield Complex Terminal Architects:  Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates,  Location:  Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Client:  Abu Dhabi Airport Company Structural Engineer:  ARUP Type:  New Passenger Terminal/Transportation Size:  735,000 m2 / 7,900,000 ft2   Project Dates:  2012 - 2019 Project Cost:  AED 10.8 Billion ($ 2.94 Billion) Contractors:  Parsons, AECOM Technology Corporation, joint venture of TAV, CCC and Arabtec, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates   Abu Dhabi International Airport Midfield Complex is integral to the Abu Dhabi 2030 plan - transforming the desert into the 'Garden of the Gulf' through a design that responds to its natural environment, while meeting the needs of the rapidly expanding capital. Dominating a key position in the global race of fast-expanding luxury air travel and transfer points, the new Midfield Terminal Complex will process up to 80 million passengers each year to meet the needs of the

Leeza SOHO / ZHA / China

Leeza SOHO - World's Tallest Atrium Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects Architecture Firm:   Zaha Hadid Architects Design Architect:   Zaha Hadid and Patrik Schumacher Project Director:   Satoshi Ohashi Structural Engineers:   Bollinger + Grohmann (Competition), CABR (China Academy of Building Research), BIAD (Beijing Institute of Architectural Design) Facade:   KWP, Krighton facade, Yuanda MEP:   Parsons Brinkerhoff, BIAD Lighting:   Light Design, Leuchte Landscape:   ZHA, Ecoland Interiors:   ZHA, Huateng Executive Architect:   BIAD (Beijing Institute of Architectural Design) General Contractor:   China State Construction Engineering Corporation #3 Facade Contractor:   Lingyun, Yuanda Site Area:   30,688 m2 Gross Floor Area:   172,800 m2 (1,860,000 Sq feet) Height: 200 meters (50 levels - 46 above ground, 4 below ground) Above Ground:   124,000 m2 Estimated Year of Construction: 2015 - 2019 Construction Cost:   $288 million USD Alternative Name:   SOHO Li Z

CCTV Headquarters / OMA

CCTV Headquarters Architects:  OMA  Location:  Beijing, China Client:  China Central Television (CCTV) Project Manager:  Dongmei Yao Associate Architect / Engineer:  ECADI (East China Architectural Design & Research Institute) Structure, Services, Fire, Security:  ARUP London/Hong Kong/Beijing Facade Engineering, Design Consultancy:  Front Lighting Consultancy:  Lighting Partners Associates Acoustics Consultancy:  DHV Building & Industry   Theatre Consultancy:  dUCKS Sceno Vertical Transportation Consultants:  Lerch, Bates & Associates   High-Rise Consultant:  DMJMH+N   Landscape:  Inside/Outside   Partners:  Rem Khoolhas, David Gianotten, Ole Scheeren, Ellen Van Loon Construction Year:  2002-2012 Status:  Completed Program:  Office  (352,100m2)  Parking  (61,500m2);  Services:  (15,000m2) Gross Floor Area:  473,000m2 Designed By OMA as a reinvention of the skyscraper as a loop, construction on the building began in 2004. At approximately 473