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Atomium in Brussels, Belgium
Atomium

1958 · Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium

Atomium image

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

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1981 · Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico

Typeworkbureau
Year / years19581981
PlaceBrussels, Brussels-Capital Region, BelgiumMexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
Place contextBrussels, Brussels-Capital Region, BelgiumRepresentative site: Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
Climate6°C · 14.3h daylight · 11 km/h wind13°C · 12.7h daylight · 5 km/h wind · via Kurimanzutto
FocusLandmark, museum, and exhibition structure2 works in corpus
Architects

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  • Alberto Kalach
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Bureaus

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Notable works

  • Kurimanzutto
  • Biblioteca Vasconcelos
Typologies
  • landmark
  • museum
  • exhibition structure
  • gallery
  • house
  • library
  • cultural building
  • public building
Materials
  • steel
  • aluminium
  • steel
  • glass
  • concrete
Carbon signals

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

  • Aluminum
  • Steel

Concrete, Steel, and Glass look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Concrete
  • Steel
  • Glass
Lower-carbon levers
  • Focus on recycled content, lighter assemblies, and careful facade-specification choices.
  • Prioritize recycled content, efficient sections, and procurement-specific EPD comparisons.
  • Look for lower-clinker mixes, reused structure, and scope reductions before fine-grained product swaps.
  • Prioritize recycled content, efficient sections, and procurement-specific EPD comparisons.
  • Compare system-level facade options, reduce overspecification, and pair glass choices with structural reductions.
AccessibilityPublicly accessible2 of 2 recorded works are publicly accessible
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