Atelier One

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Atelier One is a British structural engineering company, established in 1989 and based in London. [1] [ non-primary source needed ] The company has collaborated with architects, designers and artists (including Paul Cocksedge, [2] Anish Kapoor [3] and Rachel Whiteread [4] ), and has been described as "the most innovative engineering practice in the UK." [3]

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Past projects include a large number of large international projects including the shell structures of the Singapore Arts Centre, [5] the development of Federation Square in Melbourne, Australia, [6] and in the UK the Baltic Gallery in Gateshead [7] and three buildings for White Cube in London. [8]

In addition to both public and private buildings, Atelier One is also involved in a variety of art installation projects, touring exhibitions and stages. Some of the most notable completed projects are Kapoor's Cloud Gate in Chicago [3] and stage sets for U2, [9] The Rolling Stones [10] and Take That.

Gardens by the Bay, a collaboration between Atelier One, Atelier Ten, Grant Associates and WilkinsonEyre, in Singapore was awarded the World Building of the Year prize at the World Architecture Festival in 2012. [11]

In 2022 the gymnasium at the Green School in Bali, a project by Atelier One, was awarded the Supreme Award for Structural Engineering Excellence from the Institution of Structural Engineers. [12]

Projects

Gardens by the Bay Supertree Grove, Singapore 20190819 Gardens by the Bay Supertree Grove-4.jpg
Gardens by the Bay Supertree Grove, Singapore

History

Atelier One was founded in 1989 by director Neil Thomas. Aran Chadwick joined the company in 1992, becoming a director in 1997. Thomas was also co-founder of Atelier Ten. Both directors are visiting professors to Yale University, New Haven, University of Texas and are External Examiners at the Architectural Association School of Architecture, London. [29] [ non-primary source needed ]

Thomas was awarded an MBE for services to architecture, design and engineering in 2016. [19]

References

  1. Atelier One (2009), Liquid Threshold: Atelier One, ISBN   0-9562563-0-9
  2. AA (March 2010), Why Not,
  3. Christopher Hight (2005), Dangerous Liaisons: The Art of Engineering after Truth and Beauty, M'ARS Magazine of the Museum of Modern Art Ljubljana, Baltic Plus
  4. Sunday Telegraph, (1996), House and Home, Thomas the Swank Engineer'
  1. ↑ "Contact". Atelier One. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Paul Cocksedge's site-specific installation 'LOOP's Whitechapel's culture and history". Stirpad. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Es Devlin OBE to design UK Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai". GOV.UK. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  4. 1 2 "House". Artangel. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "TS Evening Talk, 17/10/13, Aran Chadwick – Atelier One – Open.Research.Westminster". Open Research Westminster. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  6. 1 2 Macarthur, John; Crist, Graham (1 March 2003). "Federation Square". Architecture, AU. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "Baltic Centre for Contemporary Arts". AJ Buildings Library. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  8. 1 2 3 "White Cube". AJ Buildings Library. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Famous Concert Stage Structure Becomes New Landmark for Utah Aquarium Expansion | 2019-11-13 | Engineering News-Record". Engineering News-Record. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  10. 1 2 McHugh, Catherine (1 March 1998). "Bridges to Babylon: The Rolling Stones' tour connects stadium rock to operatic extravagance". Live Design Online. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  11. 1 2 "World Building of the Year winner announced". Dezeen. 5 October 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  12. ↑ "The Arc, Green School". The Institution of Structural Engineers. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  13. ↑ Wilson, Rob (9 June 2022). "Stufish completes demountable venue for ABBA virtual concert". Architects' Journal. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  14. ↑ "Tate+Co uses "supertexture" to enliven teaching space at York St John University". Dezeen. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  15. ↑ Pearson, Andrew (8 July 2022). "Hassell Studio and Atelier One on building the First Light Pavilion at Jodrell Bank". RIBA Journal. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  16. ↑ "Ibuku completes "unprecedented" bamboo building in the Balinese jungle". Dezeen. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  17. ↑ "TG TV: How we made the Wall of Death". Top Gear. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  18. ↑ "Construction & Architecture News". Architecture & Design. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  19. 1 2 3 McLaughlin, Aimée (14 June 2016). "Margaret Calvert and Johanna Basford among those recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours". Design Week. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  20. ↑ world, STIR. "Revolutionary ABBA Arena becomes the world's largest demountable venue". Stir World. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  21. ↑ "Model, Antony Gormley". atelier one. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  22. ↑ "Big 4 Tony Heaton". Millimetre. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  23. 1 2 "HM Queen Diamond Jubilee". Atelier One. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  24. ↑ "Hooke Park - AA School's Woodland Campus" . Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  25. ↑ "Graduate Eva MacNamara wins IStructE Young Structural Engineer of the Year 2012". Department of Engineering. 11 February 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  26. ↑ "Take That". Atelier One. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  27. ↑ "U2 360º Space Station: Mark Fisher's Futuristic Set Design". Live Design Online. 14 July 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  28. ↑ "Creative Review - Nick Knight First To Tackle Big 4". 2 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2 December 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  29. ↑ "About". Atelier One. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
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