While I am open to suggestions for case study projects, there are certain types of projects that I have found rarely make interesting studies. There are also some buildings which have been done enough during the past few years. So, the following is a list of buildings to avoid, as well as suggested subject types to be careful about.

Older landmark skyscrapers

In older skyscrapers, the structural issues are often either too simple to make an interesting report, or too complex to explain well within the limits of the case study format. If you are interested in a building that is not on this list, but fits in this category, let me know right away and we can talk about it.

• The Empire State Building, New York
• The Sears Tower, Chicago
• The Hancock Tower, Chicago
• The Hancock Tower, Boston
• Citicorp Center, New York
• The Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur
• Etc.

Buildings where other issues dominated structural concerns

I only have one building on this list, but it is a classic. Any discussion of this building quickly moves to the problems of fill and foundation, which overpower other concerns. Try to pick a subject where issues of dynamic loads are part of the balance with other issues.

• The Kansai Airport

Buildings I am working up for case studies

The following are buildings that are pretty good buildings, in fact I am working on some of them as case studies to include in lectures, but I have already seen at least three times in the past five years, and so need a rest.

• Prada Aoyama, Tokyo
• Tod's Omotesando, Tokyo
• Sendai Mediateque, Sendai Japan.