Engineering Industry

The Crystal Palace - Purpose: Design and build a temporary and inexpensive structure to house the Great Exhibition of 1851 in Hyde Park, London

Apr 30, 1851

Executed by: Design: Joseph Paxton, Construction: Fox, Henderson and co.
Uniqueness: This was a one-off design and build specifically for the Great Exhibition.
Temporary: Exhibition was planned to open on 1 May 1851, and it did.
Outcome: Beautiful glasshouse (92,000 m2 of exhibition space), built on time and within budget. The structure was later relocated.
https://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/hyde-park/things-to-see-and-do/the-great-exhibition-virtual-tour

Horten 229 - Purpose: To build an aircraft capable of carrying 1000kg payload at 1000 kmph for 1000km.

Feb 2, 1945

Executed by: Design: Horten Brothers
Uniqueness: First jet powered flying wing
Temporary: Beginning in 1943, after the final prototype was built, the manufacture was handed over to another company in 1945.
Timeframe: 1943 - 2 Feb 1945
Outcome: 2 aircraft capable of meeting the spec.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horten_Ho_229

Hamilton Waterjet Jetboat and Propulsion unit - Purpose: design and build a boat capable of carrying people up the swift flowing rivers of the Mackenzie country

1954

Executed by: Sir William (Bill) Hamilton
Uniqueness: First jet propulsion system and jetboat constructed of it's kind.
Temporary: Conceptualized in 1953 and first trip up the Waitaki river in 1954.
Outcome: A jet propulsion unit and jetboat that used a mechanism above the waterline that could navigate shallow, fast flowing rivers.
https://www.engineeringnz.org/programmes/heritage/heritage-records/hamilton-jet-unit/

Auckland Harbour Bridge - Purpose: to provide a link between the two sides of Waitematā harbour

Apr 1, 1959

Executed by: Dorman Long, Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Company
Uniqueness: Only bridge crossing the Waitematā harbour (longest bridge crossing a harbour in New Zealand)
Temporary: beginning in construction in 1954, the bridge was opened in 1959.
Timeframe: 1954 - April 1959
Outcome: A 4 lane bridge crossing the Waitematā harbour
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auckland_Harbour_Bridge

Kansai International Airport -Purpose: Increase economic and social activity and develop the economy of Osaka.

Sep 4, 1994

Executed by: Shinichi Obayashi by Obayashi Chronicle, FLUOR JAPAN, Shimizu group, Toda group and more
Uniqueness: Ocean airport built on an artificial island.
Temporary: It was started in 1987 and finished in 1994
Outcome: International airport serving the local area
Kansai airport link

The Springfree Trampoline - Purpose: Design and bring to market a trampoline that is safer in three key areas than traditional trampolines

2004

Executed by: Dr Keith Alexander, lecturer at UC
Uniqueness: Iterative design process resulted in this unique patented design.
Temporary: The design phase finished in 2004 with the shipment of the first trampolines to Canada.
Outcome: A Springfree trampoline, which prevents users from injuring themselves on springs or steel rods, and from falling off.
https://www.smh.com.au/business/small-business/no-regrets-for-inventor-of-50m-springfree-trampoline-who-sold-out-years-ago-20171215-h051f3.html

Huntly Power Station- Purpose: The objective is to update the power plant to produce high mega watt energy.

2004

Executed by: Aurecon group of constructions.
Temporary : The construction process started in 1998 and the plant was opened for production in 2004.
Uniqueness: The uniqueness is that it is the first combined cycle gas turbine power plant in New Zealand.
Deliverable: High mega watt producing power plant.
https://www.google.com/search?q=huntly+power+station&rlz=1C1GCEA_enNZ927&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjdqJ6fr_vsAhWEX3wKHYohBkEQ_AUoAXoECA8QAw&biw=1920&bih=922#imgrc=MODR7R_lM9PMOM

The Large Hadron Collider at CERN - Purpose: the super acceleration of particle beams resulting in collisions that aim to describe the fundamental particles of Physics and their interactions.

Sep 10, 2008

Executed by: CERN (European Council for Nuclear Research)
Uniqueness: Largest and fastest particle accelerator ever built.
Temporary: Conceptualized in 1997 and turned on in September 2008.
Outcome: A 27km circumference circular ring underneath the borders of France and Switzerland that super accelerates particle beams to collide and the data collected used to justify the theory of the Standard model of Particle Physics.
https://home.cern/science/accelerators/large-hadron-collider

Cardboard Cathedral -Purpose: Build a new cathedral to unify the people after the earthquake and give people hope

Aug 6, 2013

Executed by: Murray Barrett of Miller creative group.
Uniquness: environmentally conscious made by cardboard tubes as an architectural material.
Temporary: started in 2012 and the building opened to the public on 6 August 2013 with a dedication service on 15 August.
Outcome: beautiful permanent cathedral
Cardboard Cathedral link

Christchurch Metro Sports Facility- Purpose: To provide a world class indoor stadium

2022

Executed by: Aurecon group of constructions. This building was planned by Christchurch city council to provide a world class indoor stadium.
Temporary: It was planned in the year 2017 and is set to open in 2022.

Uniqueness: The uniqueness is that this stadium has the largest water sports facility compared to any other stadiums in New Zealand.
Deliverable: The desired output is the stadium.
https://ccc.govt.nz/rec-and-sport/projects/metro-sports