The following list gives a selection of the projects Ron Cookson has been involved with during his career as a building services engineer. These are arranged according to building type, with his level of involvement is indicated alongside each project with the key; IE (intermediate engineer), PE (project engineer), DL (discipline leader), C/SS (Project admin, commissioning and site supervision), TL (M&E team leader/design manager), Dir (Director responsible, Hong Kong), and consultant (C).
OFFICE BUIDINGS
Longmans Green Publishing House Headquarters, London. (IE/C/SS) British Petroleum Headquarters, London. (IE/C/SS) Guardian Royal Exchange Headquarters, Leeds (PE) Oxford Mail and Times offices and production facility. (DL) HK Telephone Company Offices and Exchange, Hong Kong. (DL) Exchange Square Tower 3, Central, Hong Kong. (TL) Exchange House office development, Jakarta, Indonesia. (TL) Plaza 888 Tower (88 storeys), Hainan, China. (Dir) Cyberport Development at Telegraph Bay, Hong Kong. (C)
INSTITUTIONAL BUIULDINGS
Salford University Student Village, accommodation blocks and district heating, (TL) Leicester University Arts Faculty, tower, tutorial building, and lecture theatre. (DL) Leckhampton House, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. (DL) George Thompson Building, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. (DL) British High Commission, Lusaka, Zambia. (DL) The Hong Kong Bank and Government Main Treasury, Kai Tak. (DL) The Hong Bank EDP Centre, Hong Kong. (Dir) The British Consulate, Hong Kong. (Dir) Hong Kong Schools Refurbishment (1,200 Schools). (Dir) MAFRI Seawater Project technical review, Queenscliffe, Victoria, Australia. (C)
HOTELS
Kunduchi Beach Hotel, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. (PE/C/SS) Tropicana Hotel, Mombasa, Kenya. (DL) Holiday Inn, Dalian, China. (TL, Dir) Eaton Hotel and Astor Plaza, Kowloon, Hong Kong. (Dir) Evergreen International Hotel, Wanchai, Hong Kong. (Dir) Shangri-La Hotel, Surabaya, Indonesia. (Dir) Grand Hotel, Malta. (Dir)
SPORT and RECREATIONAL BUILDINGS
Parc de la Courneuvre Exhibition Greenhouses prelim design, Paris. (DL) Hong Kong Telephone Company Sports Centre, Kowloon, Hong Kong. (TL) RHKJC Members Clubhouse, Shatin, Hong Kong. (TL) RHKJC Grandstand and Infield Redevelopment, Happy Valley, Hong Kong. (TL) RHKJC Members Clubhouse, Happy Valley, Hong Kong. (TL,Dir) Hong Kong Stadium, Happy Valley, Hong Kong. (TL/ Dir) Al Janadriyha Racecourse, preliminary design. (TL/C) Claudelands Indoor Sports Stadium and Events Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand. (C)
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
Kariakoo Central Market, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. (DL) City Plaza 2 feasibility studies and outline design for Swire Properties, Hong Kong. (DL) Western Market Restoration and Redevelopment, Hong Kong. (TL,Dir) Peak Tram Commercial Development, The Peak, Hong Kong. (TL,Dir) Cyberport Development at Telegraph Bay, Hong Kong. (C)
INDUSTRIAL BUIULDINGS
Oxford Mail and Times Production Facility, UK. (DL) LC 10 Feasibility Study for British Leyland, Cowley, UK. (DL) Automatic Bakery for the National Milling Corporation, Dar es Salaam Tanzania (DL) Hoover Factory Development preliminary design, Merthyr Tydfil, UK. (DL) Hoover Factory Development Offices, Merthyr Tydfil, UK. (DL) ICL Computer Development/ Microprocessor Production facility, West Gorton, UK. (DL) China Sun Oil marine terminal, Shenzen, China. (DL) Integrated Circuit Assembly Plant for Swire Technologies, Hong Kong. (TL,Dir)
TRANSPORTATION and RAILWAY PROJECTS
Engineering workshops and stabling for MTRC Tseun Wan Extension, Hong Kong. (Resident Engineer) Tuen Mun Light Rail Depot and Stations, Tsen Mun Hong Kong. (DL) Peak Tram Redevelopment, Hong Kong. (TL) Fire Safety Studies for MTRC Lantao and Airport Railway Stations, Hong Kong. (Dir) Fire Safety Studies for existing MTRC Stations, Hong Kong. (Dir) Engineering workshops for MTRC Tseung Kwan O Extension, Hong Kong. (TL, C) Delhi Metro Contract MC1A Stations and tunnels. (C)
