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Atomium in Brussels, Belgium
Atomium

1958 · Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium

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Seed wave 47 image for the Atomium.

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Atomium

Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium · Exact work coordinates

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AtomiumAtomium

1958 · Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium

Typeworkbureau
Year / years1958Unrecorded
PlaceBrussels, Brussels-Capital Region, BelgiumDoha, Qatar
Place contextBrussels, Brussels-Capital Region, BelgiumRepresentative site: St. Louis, St. Louis, United States
Climate8°C · 14.2h daylight · 13 km/h wind13°C · 13.5h daylight · 14 km/h wind · via Saint Louis Art Museum
FocusLandmark, museum, and exhibition structure13 works in corpus
Architects

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  • David Chipperfield
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Notable works

  • Saint Louis Art Museum
  • Foundation E. G. Bührle
  • 1 Cobham Mews Studios
  • Ciutat de la Justícia de Barcelona i l'Hospitalet de Llobregat
Typologies
  • landmark
  • museum
  • exhibition structure
  • museum
  • landscape
  • office
  • building
  • house
  • gallery
  • hospitality
  • hotels
Materials
  • steel
  • aluminium
  • stone
  • glass
Carbon signals

Aluminum and Steel look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Aluminum
  • Steel

Glass and Stone look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Glass
  • Stone
Lower-carbon levers
  • Focus on recycled content, lighter assemblies, and careful facade-specification choices.
  • Prioritize recycled content, efficient sections, and procurement-specific EPD comparisons.
  • Compare system-level facade options, reduce overspecification, and pair glass choices with structural reductions.
  • Check source geography, fabrication intensity, and whether stone is structural, cladding, or finish-only.
AccessibilityPublicly accessible7 of 7 recorded works are publicly accessible
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