Andrew Bromberg

Andrew Bromberg
Born (1968-01-26) 26 January 1968
Denver, Colorado, USA
Nationality American
Occupation Architect
Awards See below
Practice Aedas
Buildings

The Star Performing Arts Centre, Singapore West Kowloon Terminus,[1] Hong Kong, PRC
Pentominium, Dubai, UAE

Sandcrawler (Fusionopolis 4), Singapore[2]

Andrew Bromberg[3] (born January 26, 1968 in Denver, Colorado) is an American architect. He works in Hong Kong with international architectural practice Aedas. Bromberg’s designs are balanced between humanistic influences of perception and culture, along with more contextual influences of location, climate and geography.

Early career

Andrew Bromberg studied Environmental Design at the University of Colorado and the Arizona State University; he also studied Architecture at the Southern California Institute of Architecture and the University of Washington where he received his master’s diploma in 1994. Bromberg won his first award while studying architecture in 1988.

From 1994 to 2000, he worked for NBBJ Architects in Seattle, following his passion for traveling that started at an early age he migrated to Asia in 2001.

In 2002, Bromberg joined the international architectural practice Aedas. Bromberg's team at the company attained significant accomplishments in a short span of time, winning multiple design competitions and receiving prestigious national and international awards. Brombergs most noteworthy achievement was winning the design competition for the Express Rail Link West Kowloon Terminus in 2009 that will connect Hong Kong to Beijing.

Andrew Bromberg comments about his work:

“ Central to my work is an underlying philosophy valuing “Human Sustainability” as vital to the success of a project and important as an extension of the public realm. I aspire toward “Enrichment” recognizing it as fundamental to the viability of the project and its influence with its surroundings".[4][5]

Selected projects

Pentominium, Dubai Marina, UAE

Pentominium is the tallest residential tower in the world at a height of 518m. It comprises luxurious penthouse apartments. Bromberg is the Design Director, 2006–present. Pentominium has won an array of awards including:

Dance and Music Theatre, The Hague, Netherlands[6]

A concept design for a 48,000 sq m of gross floor area, consists of a theatre hall with 1,000 seats; a concert hall with 15,000 seats; a theatre hall with 350 seats and a concert hall with 500 seats, a jazz hall and exhibition facilities. This project received the World Architecture Festival (WAF) Award 2010.

Star Performing Arts Centre (CCRC), Singapore[7]

A 62,000 sq m development comprising civic, cultural, community, commercial and mixed-use, residential, retail, education, hospitality and leisure, sports, technology and labs, transportation and healthcare located at the heart One North, Singapore; the project is the finalist of the MIPIM Awards 2013, Best Shopping Centre category;[8] the Future Projects Leisure Led Development Category, the World Architecture Festival Award 2012; shortlisted in the Chicago Athenaeum, International Architecture Awards 2012; commended and received the MIPIM Architectural Review Furture Project Awards 2010. Received Cityscape Asia Award 2010 and Asia Pacific Commercial Property Awards 2009.

Arabian Performance Venue, Dubai, UAE[9]

A complex development consists of a museum, an events exhibition hall, opera platform and a 2,500 seats performance venue, Design Director, 2006. MIPIM Award, Commended 2008.

West Kowloon Cultural District Development, Hong Kong - Shortlisted

Forty ha integrated cultural venues with mixed use developments consists of an art exhibition centre, a large theatre, a concert hall and a performance venue, Design Director, 2004

World Tallest Twin Towers, Chongqing, PRC - Competition Winner

Competition. A 1,400,000 sq m mixed-use development consisting of residential, retail, hotel and office tower, Design Director, 2010–Present

Express Rail Link West Kowloon Terminus, Hong Kong[10]

The project scheme in Hong Kong comprises the underground West Kowloon Terminus (WKT), from WKT to the Hong Kong / Shenzhen Boundary, which will link up with the mainland section, Design Director, 2009–present. World Architecture Festival (WAF). Winner, Future Projects Infrastructure.

Pazhou Mixed-use Development, PRC[11]

A 180,000 sq m mixed use riverfront development comprising hotel, office, exhibition and convention centre; the project is highly commended by 2010 International Property Awards, Asia Pacific and received the Architecture Award (Mixed-use) China; Design Director, 2007–Present

Sandcrawler (Fusionopolis 4), Singapore[12]

A regional headquarters, for a major entertainment related company, and a revenue generating office building. Combining this with a strong civic intent within the One-North master plan in Singapore, the design for this project not only enjoys this ambiguity but also seeks a solution which celebrates the diversity. It is a 22,500 sq m Grade A+ office building. Greenmark Gold Plus, Design Project Director, 2009–present. Asia pacific Property Awards 2010 Winner.

Empire Tower, Abu Dhabi, UAE[13]

A 60-storey residential development with a GFA of 95,411.5 sq m; the project received The International Architecture Award for 2010 - The Chicago Athenaeum; Design Director, 2006

Ubora Towers Business Bay, Dubai, UAE

An award winning design (currently implemented) for the proposed mixed use development comprising retail, office and serviced apartments, 2006–2010

Dancing Towers of Abu Dhabi, UAE[14]

An 81,000 sq m mixed-use development comprising retail, office, serviced apartment & hotel, Design Director, 2005–2008

Boulevard Plaza, Dubai[15]

Two towers Grade A+ office at the gateway into the Burj Dubai development, Design Director, 2005–2009

DAMAC Ocean Heights I at Dubai Marina, UAE

An 82-storey super high luxurious residential development in Dubai, Design Director, 2005–2008

DAMAC Ocean Heights II at Dubai Marina,UAE

The competition winning design for a 106-storey residential development, Design Director, 2006–2010

The Legs, Abu Dubai, UAE[16]

A concept design of a mixed-use project consists of four distinct programs: hotel, serviced apartments, residential and offices, Design Director, 2006

North Star,[17] PRC

This mixed use project is part of a larger masterplan in Beijing close to the Olympic site. Design Director - Cityscape Awards for Architecture in the Emerging Market. Highly Commended, Commercial/Mixed Use Built

Competitions

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Awards

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1988

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ West Kowloon Terminus (pdf, opens in a new window)
  2. ↑ Lucasfilm to house its Singapore arm in "Sandcrawler Building", Singapore Builder, 2011
  3. ↑ Andrew Bromberg's page on Aedas.com
  4. ↑ Interview with Alex McMillan, Hong Kong
  5. ↑ a+u Magazine issue featuring and interview and the work of Andrew Bromberg
  6. ↑ Finalists in Hague competition announced
  7. ↑ Vista Exchange page on Aedas.com
  8. ↑
  9. ↑ ArcWorld album on Facebook Arabian Performance Venue
  10. ↑
  11. ↑ Pazhou page on Aedas.com
  12. ↑ Today online article about Lucasfilm production facility in Singapore
  13. ↑ Article about Empire Tower, Abu Dhabi
  14. ↑ archiportale page about the Dancing Towers
  15. ↑ Andrew Bromberg Cityscape award for Boulevard Plaza, Dubai
  16. ↑ archiportale page about The Legs
  17. ↑ North Star Aedas official site
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