20140115_Case-studies

Case studies for week 1. Comparison of 2 case studies per subject in teams of 2.

Team 1 – beams

Beams. The angel building – new atrium roof beams, Islington EC1V 4AB

Beams. Bridge of Aspiration, Wilkinson Eyre, Covernt garden London

Team 2 - Trusses

Trusses. Kingsland road rail bridge , East London, E2 8DA

Vierendeel Truss Bridge at Grammene, Belgium

Team 3 - slabs

Slabs. National Gallery, Mies van de Rohe Berlin

Slabs. Queen Elisabeth hall foyer, Southbank centre, London

Team 4 - cantilever

Cantilever. Zaha Hadid Aquatic Centre – diving boards, Olympic park Stratford

Cantilever. Vauxhall bus station, London

Team 5 (cantilever extension from existing)

Cantilever. Richard Desmond Childrens Eye Clinic, Mile End hospital, Whitechapel

Palestra_Will Alsop, Architects, 197 Blackfriars Rd, London

Team 6 Balcony

“The Rucksack House by Stefan Eberstadt” Köln, Leipzig 2004

Balcony Adelaide warf – queen bridge road

Wozoco, MVrRDV, Amsterdam

Team 7 – Highrise #1 (stability frame)

Neo Bankside, Southbank, London

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Stability systems in High-rise buildings. The Gherkin (Swiss Re bank), 30 St Mary Axe , London

Team 8 – Highrise # 2 (stability core)

Stability systems in High-rise buildings. The shard, Joiner Street, London SE1

Stability systems in High-rise buildings. Leadenhall Building (Cheese grater) – 122 leadenhall street, East London

Team 9 – Frames

Frames. Paleys Upon Pilers, Aldgate, London, Studio weave

Frames. Bermondsey square bike store, London – Sarah Wigglesworth architects

Team 10 – Columns

Columns. Turbine hall columns, Tate modern, London

Columns. 02 Arena /Millennium Dome, Greenwich Peninsula, SE10 0DX London

Columns Arnos grove station, London

Team 11 – Arches

Arches. Canary wharf tube station, London

Arches. The Dodges Palace (Palazzo Ducale), Venice, Italy

Team 12 – Suspended – bridges / cable net

Tower Bridge, London

Albert Bridge, Battersea, London