Adams Kara Taylor
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Adams Kara Taylor, also known as AKT and AKTII, is a London-based firm of structural and civil engineering
consultants.
, Albert Williamson-Taylor and Robin Adams. AKT has supported projects which to date have won 150 design awards including the Stirling Prize
2000 for Peckham Library
, RIBA
Manser Medal 2010 for Hunsett Mill, and the RIBA Lubetkin Prize 2010 for the UK pavilion, Shanghai Expo . The practice has also collaborated with Harvard Graduate School of Design
, Architectural Association, KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and also industry institutions such a CABE
, BCO, and the Architecture Foundation.
, Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
, FOA, Foster and Partners
, Machado and Silvetti Associates
, Thomas Heatherwick
and Zaha Hadid
. AKT designed the UK pavilion at Expo 2010 with Heatherwick Studio and Phaeno Science Center
with Zaha Hadid Architects which was awarded the 2006 Institution of Structural Engineers
' Structural Awards for Arts, Leisure and Entertainment Structures.
Civil engineering
Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings...
consultants.
Company
AKT was founded in 1996 by Hanif KaraHanif Kara
Hanif Kara is design director and co-founder of London-based structural engineering practice Adams Kara Taylor . He has taught design internationally, is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Architecture Foundation and was a commissioner for CABE from 2008-2011...
, Albert Williamson-Taylor and Robin Adams. AKT has supported projects which to date have won 150 design awards including the Stirling Prize
Stirling Prize
The Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize is a British prize for excellence in architecture. It is named after the architect James Stirling, organised and awarded annually by the Royal Institute of British Architects...
2000 for Peckham Library
Peckham Library
Peckham Library is a library and community building situated in Peckham in south-east London. It was designed by Alsop and Störmer and won the Stirling Prize for Architecture in 2000....
, RIBA
Riba
Riba means one of the senses of "usury" . Riba is forbidden in Islamic economic jurisprudence fiqh and considered as a major sin...
Manser Medal 2010 for Hunsett Mill, and the RIBA Lubetkin Prize 2010 for the UK pavilion, Shanghai Expo . The practice has also collaborated with Harvard Graduate School of Design
Harvard Graduate School of Design
The Harvard Graduate School of Design is a graduate school at Harvard University offering degrees in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Planning and Design.-History:...
, Architectural Association, KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and also industry institutions such a CABE
Cabe
Cabe can refer to:*Cabe , a tributary of the Sil River in Spain*CABE, the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment...
, BCO, and the Architecture Foundation.
Notable Projects
Since its inception AKT has contributed to projects in China, Singapore, Abu Dhabi, Ghana, Turkey, Egypt and India, with architects such as AHMM, David ChipperfieldDavid Chipperfield
Sir David Alan Chipperfield CBE, RA, RDI, RIBA is a British architect, born in London. He has offices in London, Berlin and Milan, and a representative office in Shanghai...
, Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios is a British architectural design firm, established in 1978, with offices in London and Bath, United Kingdom. The studio won the Stirling Prize in 2008, and is known for use of solar design and sustainable design....
, FOA, Foster and Partners
Foster and Partners
Foster + Partners is an architectural firm based in London. The practice is led by its founder and Chairman, Norman Foster, and has constructed many high-profile glass-and-steel buildings....
, Machado and Silvetti Associates
Machado and Silvetti Associates
Machado and Silvetti Associates is an architecture and urban design firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1985, the firm's principals Rodolfo Machado and Jorge Silvetti have been in association since 1974...
, Thomas Heatherwick
Thomas Heatherwick
Thomas Heatherwick is an English designer known for innovative use of engineering and materials in public monuments and sculptures...
and Zaha Hadid
Zaha Hadid
Zaha Hadid, CBE is an Iraqi-British architect.-Life and career:Hadid was born in 1950 in Baghdad, Iraq. She received a degree in mathematics from the American University of Beirut before moving to study at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London.After graduating she worked...
. AKT designed the UK pavilion at Expo 2010 with Heatherwick Studio and Phaeno Science Center
Phaeno Science Center
The Phaeno Science Center is an interactive science center in Wolfsburg, Germany, completed in 2005. Phaeno arose from progressive urban planning by the City of Wolfsburg. In 1998 City officials were developing a plot of vacant, public land immediately adjacent to Wolfsburg's railway station and...
with Zaha Hadid Architects which was awarded the 2006 Institution of Structural Engineers
Institution of Structural Engineers
The Institution of Structural Engineers is a professional body for structural engineering based in the United Kingdom. It has 27,000 members in 105 countries. The Institution provides professional accreditation for structural engineers...
' Structural Awards for Arts, Leisure and Entertainment Structures.
Books
Design Engineering (Actar 2008) - This publication explores the first ten years of Adams Kara Taylor’s existence, becoming one of the most innovative engineering firms working today.Relevant projects
- (TBC) Zayed National MuseumZayed National MuseumZayed National Museum is a planned museum, to be located in Abu Dhabi, UAE. It will be built on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi...
, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Architect: Foster + Partners - 2010 UK pavilion at Expo 2010, Shanghai, China. Architect: Thomas Heatherwick
- 2010 Masdar Insitute of Science and TechnologyMasdar Institute of Science and TechnologyThe Masdar Institute of Science and Technology is a graduate level, research-oriented university which is focused on alternative energy, sustainability, and the environment...
, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Architect: Foster + Partners - 2010 Ravensbourne College, Greenwich, UK. Architect: Foreign Office Architects
- 2009 Hunsett Mill, Norfolk, UK. Architect: ACME
- 2008 Highcross Quarter, Leicester, UK. Architect: Foreign Office Architects
- 2007 East Beach CaféEast Beach CafeEast Beach Café is a cafe in Littlehampton, West Sussex. It is owned by Jane Wood and Sophie Murray, who commissioned designer Thomas Heatherwick to create an iconic building for the seaside town of Littlehampton...
, Littlehampton, UK. Architect: Heatherwick Studio - 2005 Phaeno Science Centre, Wolfsburg, Germany. Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects
- 2005 Blizard BuildingBlizard BuildingThe Blizard Building is a building in Whitechapel in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It was designed by Will Alsop and completed in March 2005. It houses the Institute of Cell and Molecular Science, part of Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry...
, London, UK. Architect: Alsop Architects - 2004 Cadogan HallCadogan HallCadogan Hall is a 900-seat capacity concert hall on Sloane Terrace in Chelsea / Belgravia in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, United Kingdom...
, London, UK. Architect: Paul Davis & Partners - 1999 Peckham LibraryPeckham LibraryPeckham Library is a library and community building situated in Peckham in south-east London. It was designed by Alsop and Störmer and won the Stirling Prize for Architecture in 2000....
, London, UK. Architect: Alsop & Störmer