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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

Zaha Hadid ArchitectsZaha Hadid Architects

1980 · London, England, United Kingdom

Typeworkbureau
Year / years19581980
PlaceBrussels, Brussels-Capital Region, BelgiumLondon, England, United Kingdom
Place contextBrussels, Brussels-Capital Region, BelgiumRepresentative site: City of Westminster, City of Westminster, United Kingdom
Climate19°C · 14.0h daylight · 11 km/h wind15°C · 14.0h daylight · 15 km/h wind · via Serpentine Galleries
FocusLandmark, museum, and exhibition structure24 works in corpus
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  • Zaha Hadid
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Notable works

  • Serpentine Galleries
  • Vitra Fire Station
  • Contemporary Arts Center
  • BMW Central Building
Typologies
  • landmark
  • museum
  • exhibition structure
  • landscape
  • fire station
  • deconstructivism
  • industrial building
  • museum
  • building
  • performance venue
  • education
Materials
  • steel
  • aluminium
  • concrete
  • glass
  • steel
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 accessible12 of 12 recorded works are publicly accessible
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