Murray O'Laoire Architects Expo 2000: Drawings

Section through building

Drawing Process
We normally use PowerCADD for most of our projects, using this for all the stages from concept to construction drawings. Using the translators we could read and write DWGs and DXFs with information flying by email from Germany, England and Ireland. The construction set was drawn by Jim Hennessy, using a Mac G3 and WildTools. We could also save them as JPEGs for clients to view as the building progressed. We are currently using a mixture of Microstation and PowerCADD on Mac and PC platforms, intergrating them into 3D and rendering packages.

Detail of gabion wall and admin wing

Key Dates
Competition won 1 December 1998
Planning submitted for EXPO Initial planning approval 17 December 1998
Planning submitted to Hanover fire and planning authority 16 May 1999
Planning submitted for EXPO Implementation planning approval 18 May 1999
Start on site 1 September 1999
Practical Completion 5 May 2000
EXPO 1 June 2000- 31 October 2000
Building Dismantling from site End Feb 2001

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