Louis Kahn designed the FDR Four Freedoms Park just before he passed in 1972. His final vision was constructed 50 years later.
Designed for a 500-year service life, this green monument was constructed of reinforced granite blocks weighing 36-tons and can resist 27-foot waves!
After the team created a coffer dam to dewater the East River, over 12 Million pounds of granite was precisely placed, by Po
This unique project was a joint effort by the teams from Weidlinger Associates and Macton to develop an elegant Physical Security solution for the entrance to the New York Stock Exchange.
The Turntable rotates to move the vehicular barriers and allow passage and control access. The unobtrusive design is a credit to the architects, who blended the solution seamlessly with the historic streetscape.
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The Fort Pierce Federal Courthouse is, in fact, a bit of a fort.
The huge cast-in-place concrete structure is blast resistant and designed for a category 5 storm surge which required that the parking garage be constructed as a watertight bathtub.
This is where I want to be during the big storm!
Mount Storm Power Station
1680 MW - Dominion Power
The work here posed fascinating challenges in Forensic Structural Engineering and Remediation.
From a long span steel stair that behaved like a carnival ride... To a crusher, where the vibrations produced seemed happy to destroy the thickest welds.
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The Liberty Island Retail Pavilion was designed to withstand hurricanes and achieve a LEED Platinum rating.
It was the first LEED Platinum building in our nation's park service and an elegant addition to the National Park at Liberty Island.
Mr. Kelly served as structural engineer for the project.
Peter Koklanos, PE, SE, LEED AP was the LEED Consultant.
Department of Homeland Security Headquarters
Testing was a critical component for the Feasibility Study and Master Planning efforts for the Department of Homeland Security Headquarters Campus at St Elizabeth's.
Bomb-proofing the historic masonry structure was one of the may technical challenges the team faced during this adaptive reuse, which transformed a historic hospital into a modern federal cam