Link to Architectural Record article on the opening of the Burj Dubai. It would appear that Abu Dhabi's progress was more prudent in the short term. Still, I admire the "cajones" of anyone who thinks big. ...
Dwell magazine video interview regarding the Shelter Island houses. Wishing Morris Sato Studios continuing success. ...
A link to the Urbanshed Competition gallery We did not win, but had a lot of fun working on the entry. ...
Today is St. Andrew's Day, the National Day of Scotland.Scotland has contributed great engineers and inventors, in particular during the "Scottish Enlightenment" of the late 18th Century. ...
I wanted to give a big thanks to all who organized the AIA ARE bootcamp seminars, in particular Suzanne Mecs of the Center for Architecture and Serena Chen. Serena and I presented 3 structures seminars (11/8/09, 11/15/09 & 11/23/09) which were well attended. I hope the attendees find the information useful and have a 100% pass rate!I hope we are invited back to...
Some additional links to assist in study for ARE StructuresSeismic Design ..................... UBC 94 component of this link is obsoleteRetaining WallsConcrete review materialNote : at the 23rd November seminar, we noted for exam purposes only, if excluding admixtures, we can approximate a relationship between slump and concrete strength .2" slump approximates at 5000psi concrete mix or higher4" equals a 4000psi mix6" slump equals...
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Link to article about the green roof newly constructed on a USPS facility in midtown. ...
Link to Architectural Record article on Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communication.I was the project structural engineer during the design and construction of the building ( I was associated with Severud Associates at that time) ...
For those who attended the AIA seminar Serena Chen and I presented on 11/08/09 & 11/15/09, Here are some additional links that may provide additional insight.Concrete info SLUMP TEST Ratio Truss info ...
I, along with Serena Chen , AIA LEED, will be presenting the ARE Structural Exam review seminar at the Center for Architecture, La Guardia on Sunday November 8th. The seminar is fully booked up, but if you need an extra pass, give me a call. The 2nd part of the seminar is Sunday November 15th.A follow up 1 day seminar is being held...
Congratulations again to Viraline, front cover of Fabric Architecture Magazine Sept 2009 for the RDIC project. We provided structural design assistance to Viraline for this project.Read the article here ...
Incheon 2014 Asian Games StadiumIn comparison, we have 4 new stadiums in the NY region: Yankee Stadium, Mets/Citi Field , both opened this year and trading in the obligatory nostalgia common to baseball stadiums.The soon to be completed new Meadowlands Stadium for the NFL Giants and JetsThe RedBull Arena, a 25000 seater football (soccer) stadium that is part of Metrocenter, a major urban...
For those who are curious about the meaning of a degree of freedom , 1 possible explanation is given by Wikipedia:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degrees_of_freedom_(mechanics) ...
http://archrecord.construction.com/news/newsmakers/0906roche_heckscher-1.aspInteresting interview with living legend, Kevin Roche. The article includes some photos of the renovated American Wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. While working at my previous firm, I was the project engineer responsible for the structural design.The work included extending the main wing vertically, adding a new display level above and excavation of a new basement level below the...
A joint venture between Viraline and a degree of freedom submitted an entry into the Urbanshed 2009 Competition. A total of 273 entries were received by the organizers. Here's keeping our fingers crossed! ...
We assisted with James Vira of Viraline on the NYC OEM Provisional Housing Competition in 2008 (RDIC entry). The RDIC entry was one of 10 entries (out of 150) which was accepted for Phase II of the project. In addition, Viraline won honorable mention in the P/A awards in February 2009 for the concept. Way to go Viraline!http://www.viraline.com/ ...
An previous project I did for Severud Associates, this was taken at Opening Day in 2002. ...
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