Atelier One is a British structural engineering company, established in 1989 and based in London.[1] 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]

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, and in the UK the Baltic Gallery in Gateshead [6] and three buildings for White Cube in London.[7]

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 Anish Kapoor's Cloud Gate in Chicago [3] and stage sets for U2,[8] The Rolling Stones[9] 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.[10]

In 2022, the gymnasium at the Green School (Bali), a project by Atelier One, was awarded the Supreme Award for Structural Engineering Excellence from the Institute of structural engineers.[11]

Projects

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Gardens by the Bay Supertree Grove, Singapore

History

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Atelier One was founded in 1989 by director Neil Thomas. Aran Chadwick joined the company in 1992, becoming a director in 1997. Neil 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.[28]

Neil Thomas was awarded an MBE for services to architecture, design and engineering in 2016.[18]

References

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  1. Atelier One (2009), Liquid Threshold: Atelier One, ISBN 0-9562563-0-9
  2. AA (March 2010), Why Not, [1]
  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'
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  8. ^ "Famous Concert Stage Structure Becomes New Landmark for Utah Aquarium Expansion | 2019-11-13 | Engineering News-Record". www.enr.com. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  9. ^ a b McHugh, Catherine (1998-03-01). "Bridges to Babylon: The Rolling Stones' tour connects stadium rock to operatic extravagance". Live Design Online. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  10. ^ a b "World Building of the Year winner announced". Dezeen. 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  11. ^ "The Arc, Green School - The Institution of Structural Engineers". www.istructe.org. 2022-11-11. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  12. ^ Wilson, Rob (2022-06-09). "Stufish completes demountable venue for ABBA virtual concert". The Architects' Journal. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  13. ^ "Tate+Co uses "supertexture" to enliven teaching space at York St John University". Dezeen. 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  14. ^ Pearson, Andrew (8 July 2022). "Hassell Studio and Atelier One on building the First Light Pavilion at Jodrell Bank". www.ribaj.com. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  15. ^ "Ibuku completes "unprecedented" bamboo building in the Balinese jungle". Dezeen. 2021-07-24. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
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  19. ^ world, STIR. "Revolutionary ABBA Arena becomes the world's largest demountable venue". www.stirworld.com. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
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  21. ^ "Big 4 Tony Heaton". millimetre. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  22. ^ a b "HM Queen Diamond Jubilee". atelier one. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  23. ^ "HOOKE PARKE - AA School's Woodland Campus". Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  24. ^ "Graduate Eva MacNamara wins IStructE Young Structural Engineer of the Year 2012". Department of Engineering. 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  25. ^ "Take That". atelier one. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  26. ^ "U2 360º Space Station: Mark Fisher's Futuristic Set Design". Live Design Online. 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  27. ^ "Creative Review - Nick Knight First To Tackle Big 4". 2012-12-02. Archived from the original on 2012-12-02. Retrieved 2023-01-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  28. ^ "About". atelier one. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
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