Atelier One

Atelier One is a British structural engineering company, established in 1989 with offices in London and Brighton. The company has collaborated with architects, designers and artists (including Anish Kapoor and Rachel Whiteread), and is consistently experimental^{[according to whom?]}.

Past projects include a large number of large international projects including the shell structures of the , the development of Federation Square in Melbourne, Australia, and in the UK the Baltic Gallery in Gateshead and three buildings for White Cube in London. 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 and Stage Sets for U2, Rolling Stones and Take That. Atelier One recently completed a large project in Slovenia; the National Stadium and another one in Singapore called the Gardens by the Bay, which was recently awarded the 'World Building of the Year 2012' at the World Architecture Festival .

Projects[]

2013: Cloud | Meteoros, Lucy Orta, St Pancras International, London
2012: Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
2012: Big 4, City at Night, London
2012: Antony Gormley Model, White Cube Bermondsey, London
2012: Big 4, Monument to the Unintended Performer, London
2012: London Olympics, Opening and Closing Ceremonies, London
2012: Diamond Jubilee Concert stage, London
2012: Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant Queens Barge canopy, London
2012: Hooke Park Big Shed, Architectural Association School of Architecture, Dorset
2011: White Cube Bermondsey Gallery, London
2011: , Blackpool
2011: Progress Live OM Man, Take That Tour
2009: U2 360° Tour
2007: Big 4, London
2006: Cloud Gate, United States
2006: Federation Square, Melbourne
2002: White Cube Gallery, London
1993: House, London

History[]

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 , Environmental Engineers. 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.

References[]

Atelier One (2009), Liquid Threshold: Atelier One, ISBN 0-9562563-0-9
AA (March 2010), Why Not, http://www.aaschool.ac.uk/VIDEO/lecture.php?ID=1186
Christopher Hight (2005), Dangerous Liaisons: The Art of Engineering after Truth and Beauty, M’ARS Magazine of the Museum of Modern Art Ljubljana, http://archive.balticmill.com/index.php?itemid=27442&fromtermid=6226&position=0&numresults=17&start=&tab=
Sunday Telegraph, (1996), House and Home, Thomas the Swank Engineer’

External links[]

Atelier One official website